Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records: The First Fifty Years

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1Smoke on the Water
recorded in:
Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (in 1971-12)
assistant engineer:
Jeremy Gee
engineer:
Martin Birch
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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd. (in 1973)
recorded at:
Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-12)
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 11), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 13), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 34) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Smoke on the Water (in 1971-12)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Glenwood Music Corp., HEC Music and Henrees Music co.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. 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 Purple4.15:40
2School’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 Cooper4.253:31
3Low Yo Yo Stuff
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band3:39
4Willin’
recording engineer and mixer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
bass guitar:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Richie Hayward
guest steel guitar:
Sneaky Pete Kleinow
guitar and lead vocals:
Lowell George
keyboard:
Bill Payne
background vocals:
Roy Estrada and Richie Hayward
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972)
recording of:
Willin’
lyricist and composer:
Lowell George
publisher:
Abraham Music and Naked Snake Music
Little Feat2:55
5Love Me Like a Man
recording engineer:
Kendall “Do the Dog” Pacios
engineer:
Nick Jameson and Kendall “Do the Dog” Pacios
producer:
Michael Cuscuna
acoustic guitar:
Bonnie Raitt (in 1972-06)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Whitted (in 1972-06)
fretless bass [Fender fretless bass]:
Freebo (in 1972-06)
vocals:
Bonnie Raitt (in 1972-06)
remixer:
Nick Jameson and Kendall “Do the Dog” Pacios
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (in 1972-06)
recording of:
Love Me Like a Man (in 1972-06)
additional lyricist:
Bonnie Raitt
lyricist and composer:
Chris Smither (folk musician)
publisher:
Homunculus Music and Poppy Music
version of:
Love You Like a Man
Bonnie Raitt33:10
6Heart of Gold
recording engineer:
Elliot Mazer (on 1971-02-08)
producer:
Elliot Mazer and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1971-02-08)
bass:
Tim Drummond (on 1971-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Buttrey (on 1971-02-08)
guitar:
Teddy Irwin (guitarist) (on 1971-02-08)
pedal steel guitar:
Ben Keith (on 1971-02-08)
guest background vocals:
Linda Ronstadt (on 1971-02-08) and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (on 1971-02-08)
guest performer:
The Stray Gators
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972) and Reprise Records (in 2022)
recorded at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-02-08)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 259) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 297)
recording of:
Heart of Gold (on 1971-02-08)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and Silver Fiddle Music (in 1971)
Neil Young4.33:08
7Sail Away
engineer and mixer:
Lee Herschberg
producer:
Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
piano:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
violin:
Louis Kauffman
conductor:
Emil Newman
arranger:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 264) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 275)
recording of:
Sail Away
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Randy Newman (publisher) (in 1972), Randy Newman Music (in 1972) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1972)
Randy Newman2:52
8Summer Breeze
producer:
Louie Shelton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972) and Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1972)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 10)
recording of:
Summer Breeze
lyricist:
James Seals
composer:
Dash Crofts and James Seals
publisher:
Dawnbreaker Mus. Co. Ltd USA, Faizilu Publishing, MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sutjujo Music, Universal Duchess Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Seals & Crofts4.253:23
9Blue Sky
engineer:
Howard Albert and Ron Albert
producer:
Tom Dowd
acoustic guitar and slide guitar:
Duane Allman (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
bass:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
drums (drum set):
Jai Johanny Johanson (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Butch Trucks (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
electric piano and organ and background vocals:
Gregg Allman (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Dickey Betts (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
arranger:
The Allman Brothers Band
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
recording of:
Blue Sky (from 1971-09 until 1971-12)
lyricist and composer:
Dickey Betts
publisher:
F.R. Betts Music Co., No Exit Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
The Allman Brothers Band45:10
10City of New Orleans
cover recording of:
City of New Orleans
lyricist and composer:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Arlo Guthrie4:29
11A Horse With No Name
engineer:
Robin Black (engineer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
additional producer:
America (US folk/soft rock band) and Jeff Dexter
producer:
America (US folk/soft rock band), Jeff Dexter, George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Ian Samwell
mixer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar:
Gerry Beckley (in 1971)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dewey Bunnell (in 1971)
bass guitar:
Dan Peek (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Kim Haworth (in 1971)
percussion:
Ray Cooper (percussionist) (in 1971)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1971, in 1972), Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text) (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971)
recording of:
A Horse With No Name (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
America4.254:08
12Hello It’s Me
recording of:
Hello, It’s Me
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Todd Rundgren4:40
13Suavecito
recording of:
Suavecito
writer:
Richard Bean (US singer and timbal percussionist), Pablo Tellez and Abel Zarate
Malo3:25
14China Grove
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
congas, cymbal and timbales:
Michael Hossack
guest synthesizer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”) and Patrick Simmons
harmonica:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
keyboard, organ and piano:
Bill Payne
membranophone:
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers) and Michael Hossack
percussion:
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers) and Ted Templeman
steel guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
synthesizer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”) and Patrick Simmons
vocals:
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers), Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”), Tiran Porter and Patrick Simmons
bass arranger:
Tiran Porter
strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (, in 1973) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
China Grove
lyricist and composer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) 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)
The Doobie Brothers4.653:14
15So Very Hard to Go
Tower of Power3:39
16Midnight at the Oasis
engineer:
Lee Herschberg and Donn Landee
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Lenny Waronker
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
acoustic guitar:
David Nichtern
bass guitar:
Freebo
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
electric guitar:
Amos Garrett
piano:
Mark T. Jordan
spoken vocals:
Greg Prestopino
vocals:
Maria Muldaur
strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Midnight at the Oasis
lyricist and composer:
David Nichtern
publisher:
Space Potato Music (in 1974)
Maria Muldaur43:47
17Andalucia
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
recording of:
Andalucia
lyricist and composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
publisher:
John Cale Music, Inc.
John Cale3:52
18In My Hour of DarknessGram Parsons3:43
19Tattler
recording of:
Tattler
writer:
Ry Cooder and Russ Titelman
is based on:
You Can’t Stop a Tattler
Ry Cooder4:19
20Hey Pocky A-Way (single version)The Meters4:03
21Butterfat
David Sanborn3:03
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