Fan Club & Christmas Funtime

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Annotation

A collection of fan club singles.

Tracks 19-24 are labelled as "bonus tracks". The tracklist printed on the release has several mistakes that have been corrected below.

(c) 1997 White Zinfandel, Ltd.

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-06 17:16 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Parade of the Wooden Soldier (alt. version)
cover recording of:
The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (ballad)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1922)
composer:
Léon Jessel (in 1897)
version of:
Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten, op. 123
2:19
2See No Evil
cover recording of:
See No Evil
lyricist and composer:
Tom Verlaine
publisher:
Double Exposure Music Ltd.
2:52
3Good King Wenceslas
cover recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
2:01
4Academy Fight Song
cover recording of:
Academy Fight Song
lyricist and composer:
Clint Conley (bassist in Mission of Burma)
3:13
5Ghost Reindeer in the Sky
2:19
6Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
4:58
7Baby Baby
cover recording of:
Baby Baby (The Vibrators)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Carnochan
3:04
8Christmas Griping
recording of:
Christmas Griping
2:55
9Where's Captain Kirk?
cover recording of:
Where's Captain Kirk?
composer:
Mark Coalfield and Spizz
publisher:
Orwell-Endwell and Warner Chappell
2:30
10Toyland
1:41
11Silver Bells
3:37
12Christmas Time Is Here
cover recording of:
Christmas Time Is Here
lyricist:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
composer:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer) and Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI) and Shifty Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
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)
2:22
13Sex Bomb
cover recording of:
Sex Bomb (Will Shatter song)
writer:
Will Shatter
4:10
14Christmas in Tunisia
recording of:
Christmas in Tunisia
3:40
15Wicked Game
cover recording of:
Wicked Game
lyricist and composer:
Chris Isaak
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), C. Isaak Music Publishing Co. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
4:33
16Java2:14
17Only in America
52:32
18I Will Survive
cover recording of:
I Will Survive
writer:
Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
publisher:
ATV Music, Perren‐Vibes Music, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3:08
19Ghostriders in the Sky
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
2:11
20Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (live)2:48
21Ghostrider
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
cover recording of:
Ghost Rider
writer:
Martin Rev and Alan Vega
publisher:
Revoga Music Co. (in 1977) and Stanphyl Music, Inc. (in 1977)
3:51
22Dark Globe
cover recording of:
Dark Globe (Wouldn’t You Miss Me)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Lupus Music Co. Ltd and Universal Music Careers
1:57
23Ghostriders in the Sky (live)
live cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
2:41
24Funtime
live cover recording of:
Funtime
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Iggy Pop
publisher:
James Osterberg Music and Tintoretto Music
cover recording of:
Funtime
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Iggy Pop
publisher:
James Osterberg Music and Tintoretto Music
32:13