No.1s & Million Sellers

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

4 CD jewel cases inside card sleeve

Note: Discogs list this as 4 separate releases but it should be a box set with 4 discs within.

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-09 09:41 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume One
2▶CD: Volume Two
3▶CD: Volume Three
4▼CD: Volume Four
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Man of the World
recording of:
Man of the World
composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Fleetwood Music Ltd. and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.
Fleetwood Mac2:51
2Go Now
cover recording of:
Go Now
writer:
Larry Banks and Milton Bennett
publisher:
Belinda Music and Trio Music Company
The Moody Blues3:11
3Love Hurts (live)
live cover recording of:
Love Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-08-30)
sub-publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Nazareth4:06
4(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice
recording of:
(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice
lyricist:
Jack Fishman
composer:
Lucio Battisti
publisher:
Cyril Shane Music
is based on:
Il paradiso della vita
Amen Corner2:50
5Cast Your Fate to the Wind
instrumental cover recording of:
Cast Your Fate to the Wind
lyricist:
Carel Werber
composer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Atzal Music, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Sounds Orchestral3:08
6Baby Jump
recording of:
Baby Jump
lyricist and composer:
Ray Dorset
publisher:
SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Mungo Jerry4:08
7Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
cover recording of:
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
Gladys Knight & the Pips43:48
8Universal Soldier
recording of:
The Universal Soldier
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
cover recording of:
The Universal Soldier
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
Donovan42:12
9You Really Got Me
producer:
Shel Talmy (in 1964-07)
additional piano:
Perry Ford (English pop singer) (in 1964-07)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1964-07)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Graham (UK pop/rock session drummer and producer, 1940–2009) (in 1964-07)
guitar:
Harry Fryer (in 1964-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1964-07)
guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica, keyboard and lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1964-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1964)
miscellaneous support:
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records) (task: Courtesy of / c/o Celebrity Licensing, Inc.)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1964-07)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 13), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 20), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 36), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 57), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 82), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 162) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 176)
recording of:
You Really Got Me (in 1964-07)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Jay Boy
The Kinks4.252:13
10Neddles and Pins
recording of:
Needles and Pins
lyricist:
Sonny Bono
composer:
Sonny Bono and Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Metric Music
The Searchers2:13
11Even Bad Times Are Good
recording of:
Even the Bad Times Are Good
writer:
Peter Callander and Mitch Murray
publisher:
Skidmore Music Ltd.
The Tremeloes2:36
12Don’t Sleep in the Subway
recording of:
Don’t Sleep in the Subway
lyricist:
Jackie Trent (English singer‐songwriter and actress)
composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music, Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Welbeck Music Ltd.
Petula Clark2:57
13That’s What Love Will Do
Joe Brown & the Bruvvers2:24
14Michelle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Michelle (in 1965-12)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
The Overlanders2:20