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1We Will Rock You
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
assistant producer and co-producer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
electric guitar and guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
foot stomps [footstomps] and handclaps:
John Deacon (from 1977-08 until 1977-09), Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09), Freddie Mercury (from 1977-08 until 1977-09) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09), Freddie Mercury (from 1977-08 until 1977-09) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1977), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1977) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1977, in 2001, in 2011)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 25), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 338)
recording of:
We Will Rock You (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen3.752:03
2Sweet Home Alabama
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer) (in 1973-07)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson (in 1973-07)
electric guitar:
Allen Collins (in 1973-07), Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) (in 1973-07) and Gary Rossington (in 1973-07)
keyboard:
Billy Powell (in 1973-07)
background vocals:
Merry Clayton (in 1973-07) and Clydie King (in 1973-07)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant (in 1973-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1974), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1974), MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1974), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1974), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1974), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1974), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
produced for:
Sounds of the South Productions
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 398)
recording of:
Sweet Home Alabama (in 1973-07)
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter), Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Hustler Inc., Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Lynyrd Skynyrd4.14:44
3Cindy Incidentally
assistant engineer:
Phil Chapman (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Ronnie Lane
drums (drum set):
Kenney Jones (drummer for Small Faces, Faces, and The Who)
guitar:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
piano:
Ian McLagan
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Cindy Incidentally
publisher:
Rod Stewart BMI - United States of America
writer:
Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Faces42:38
4School’s Out
engineer:
Roy Cicala and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Bob Ezrin
drums (drum set):
Neil Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper)
electric guitar:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Glen Buxton (American guitarist)
guitar and background vocals:
Reggie Vincent
keyboard:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper) and Bob Ezrin
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the singer, active as a solo artist 1975‐present)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972, in 1974) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)
produced for:
Alive Enterprises Incorporated and Nimbus 9 Productions
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 35), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 293) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 319)
recording of:
School’s Out
writer:
Michael Bruce (of Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (American guitarist), Alice Cooper (the singer, active as a solo artist 1975‐present), Dennis Dunaway (original bass player for Alice Cooper) and Neal Smith (former Alice Cooper drummer)
publisher:
Bizarre Music Co. (US work publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Alice Cooper4.253:28
5Ziggy Stardust
sound engineer:
Dennis MacKay (70s–present UK producer/engineer)
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
12 string guitar and lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1971-11)
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist) (in 1971-11)
drums (drum set) and shakers:
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer) (in 1971-11)
electric guitar:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist) (in 1971-11)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1971-11) and Mick Ronson (British guitarist) (in 1971-11)
arranger:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1972), Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. (in 1976), Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie) (in 1990) and Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-11)
music videos:
Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 277)
recording of:
Ziggy Stardust (in 1971-11)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Jones Music America, Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
David Bowie4.53:14
6Shooting Star
recording engineer:
Ron Nevison (in 1974-09)
producer:
Bad Company (British blues-rock supergroup)
mixer:
Ron Nevison
drums (drum set):
Simon Kirke
electric bass guitar:
Boz Burrell (English musician)
guitar:
Mick Ralphs and Paul Rodgers
keyboard:
Mick Ralphs
piano and lead vocals:
Paul Rodgers
publisher:
Badco Music, Inc.
recorded at:
Clearwell Castle in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (in 1974-09)
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shooting Star (in 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Rodgers
publisher:
Badco Music, Inc.
Bad Company4.156:16
7Radar Love
producer:
Golden Earring
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1973) and Red Bullet Productions B.V. (in 1973)
recording of:
Radar Love
lyricist:
Barry Hay
composer:
George Kooymans
publisher:
Dayglow Music (publisher), Larry Shayne Music, Inc., Louvigny-Marquee Music Ltd., New Dayglow Music, Snamyook Music (publisher associated with George Kooymans) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Golden Earring4.255:04
8Bad Motor Scooter
engineer:
Donn Landee and Steve Jarvis (American engineer and producer)
producer:
Montrose (70s US hard rock band) and Ted Templeman
bass guitar:
Bill Church (Bassist)
drums (drum set):
Denny Carmassi
guitar:
Ronnie Montrose
lead vocals:
Sammy Hagar
recording of:
Bad Motor Scooter
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Hagar
Montrose33:43
9Space Truckin’
recorded in:
Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (in 1971-12)
producer:
Deep Purple
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1971-12)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1971-12)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1971-12)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (in 1971-12)
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan (in 1971-12)
remixer:
Peter Denenberg (in 1997) and Roger Glover (in 1997)
recorded at:
Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-12)
recording of:
Space Truckin’ (in 1971-12)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
Glenwood Music Corp., HEC Music and Henrees Music co.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Deep Purple4.654:55
10Silver Machine
producer:
Doctor Technichal (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) and Hawkwind
additional bass guitar and additional guitar:
Guy Pratt (on 1972-02-13)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (on 1972-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Simon King (drummer) (on 1972-02-13)
flute and saxophone:
Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
guitar:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) (on 1972-02-13)
synthesizer:
Dik Mik Davies (on 1972-02-13) and Del Dettmar (on 1972-02-13)
vocals:
Dave Brock (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind) (on 1972-02-13), Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind) (on 1972-02-13) and Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
remixer:
The Scourge of the Earth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Roundhouse in Camden Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-13)
mixed at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edit of:
Silver Machine (12″ mix) by Hawkwind infected by The Scourge of the Earth
live recording of:
Silver Machine (on 1972-02-13)
lyricist:
Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind)
composer:
Sylvia MacManus (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music and United Partnership Ltd.
recording of:
Silver Machine
lyricist:
Robert Calvert (South African-British writer, poet, and musician, lead vocals for Hawkwind)
composer:
Sylvia MacManus (UK guitarist/synthesizer singer/songwriter, member of Hawkwind)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music and United Partnership Ltd.
Hawkwind3.654:38
11The Faith Healer
recording of:
The Faith Healer
writer:
Alex Harvey (of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) and Hugh McKenna
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band3:11
12Fire and Water
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
bass:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free)
drums (drum set):
Simon Kirke
guitar:
Paul Kossoff
lead vocals:
Paul Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Free (60s/70s UK blues rock group) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fire and Water
writer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free) and Paul Rodgers
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Catherine’s Peak Music, Irving Music, Inc. and Songs of PolyGram, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Free4.653:59
13Messin’ With the Kid (live)
Rory Gallagher4:19
14Don’t Believe a Word
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
vocals:
Phil Lynott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Don’t Believe a Word
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Thin Lizzy4.52:18
15Tush
recording engineer and mixer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Dusty Hill
drums (drum set):
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric guitar:
Billy Gibbons
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 67)
recording of:
Tush
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
ZZ Top4.652:16
16Doctor DoctorUFO42:45
17Maid in Heaven
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
bass and percussion and background vocals:
Charles Tumahai
guitar, keyboard and percussion and lead vocals:
Bill Nelson (English experimental musician)
membranophone and percussion:
Simon Fox (Be Bop Deluxe)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1975-01 until 1975-02)
recording of:
Maid in Heaven (from 1975-01 until 1975-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Nelson (English experimental musician)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
Be Bop Deluxe52:26
18House of the KingFocus2:49
19The King Will Come
engineer:
Martin Birch
producer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
bass guitar:
Martin Turner
guitar:
Andy Powell and Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash)
membranophone and percussion:
Steve Upton
lead vocals:
Andy Powell and Martin Turner
vocals:
Andy Powell and Martin Turner
recording of:
The King Will Come
lyricist and composer:
Martin Turner
writer:
Andy Powell, Ted Turner (of Wishbone Ash) and Steve Upton
Wishbone Ash47:05
20Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers
engineer:
Denim Bridges
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
guitar:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
instrumental cover recording of:
’Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
Jeff Beck0.65:42
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