Cruisin’: Summer Best Songs

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Tracklist

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1On the Beach
recording of:
On the Beach (Chris Rea)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chris Rea5:06
2Lost in Love
engineer and mixer:
William Wittman
producer:
Rick Chertoff, Charles Fisher (Australian producer) and Robie Porter
bass guitar:
Criston Barker
drums (drum set):
Ralph Cooper (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
David Moyse
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Graham Russell (Air Supply)
keyboard:
Frank Esler‐Smith and Sam McNally
background vocals:
Criston Barker, Tommy Dassalo (percussionist and backing vocalist for Air Supply), Russell Hitchcock, David Moyse, Nancy Nash and Graham Russell (Air Supply)
lead vocals:
Russell Hitchcock
vocals:
Graham Russell (Air Supply)
arranger:
Air Supply and Robie Porter
orchestrator:
Frank Esler‐Smith and Robie Porter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980) and Wizard Records Pty. Ltd. (holding company - file no releases here!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Trafalgar Studios in Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
mixed at:
Soundmixers in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 295)
recording of:
Lost in Love
lyricist and composer:
Graham Russell (Air Supply)
publisher:
Nottsongs, Universal Music Careers and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
sub-publisher:
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)
Air Supply53:54
3Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
engineer and mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) and Rupert Holmes
bass [electric bass]:
Frank Gravis
drums (drum set):
Leo Adamian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Infinity Records Inc. and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
lyricist and composer:
Rupert Holmes
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), The Holmes Line of Music, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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)
Rupert Holmes3.554:37
4You’re Only Lonely
recording engineer:
Lee Herschberg
additional engineer:
Loyd Clifft
producer:
J.D. Souther
bass guitar:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt)
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch), J.D. Souther and Waddy Wachtel
lead vocals:
J.D. Souther
performer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
You’re Only Lonely
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Souther
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Ice Age Music
sub-publisher:
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)
J.D. Souther53:45
5Dance With Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ABC Records, Inc (in 1973)
recording of:
Dance With Me
lyricist:
Johanna Hall
composer:
John Hall (US guitarist/vocalist for Orleans, later US congressman)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Siren Songs, 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)
Orleans3:20
6Each Time You Pray
engineer:
Austin Godsey
producer:
Steve Cropper
mixer:
Steve Cropper and Austin Godsey
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Ned Doheny
bass guitar:
Bryan Garofalo
drums (drum set):
Gary Mallaber
electric guitar:
Ernie Corello
flugelhorn, trombone and trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player)
keyboard:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
percussion:
Steve Forman (US percussionist)
saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) and Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
brass [horns] arranger:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player)
background vocals arranger:
H.B. Barnum
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976)
produced for:
Midnight Hour Productions
recording of:
Each Time You Pray
lyricist and composer:
Ned Doheny
publisher:
Longdog Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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)
Ned Doheny3:37
7Every Kinda People
recording of:
Every Kinda People
lyricist and composer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free)
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
Robert Palmer3:16
8Sailing to Paradise
additional assistant engineer:
Greg Price (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Jim Scheffler
engineer, producer and mixer:
Bill Schnee
assistant mixer:
Gabe Beltri
bass guitar [bass]:
Bruce Day (US soft rock bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stephen Price (US drummer, founding member of Pablo Cruise)
guitar [guitars]:
David Jenkins (US guitarist for Pablo Cruise & Southern Pacific)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Cory Lerios
background vocals:
Bruce Day (US soft rock bassist), David Jenkins (US guitarist for Pablo Cruise & Southern Pacific) and Cory Lerios
lead vocals:
Bruce Day (US soft rock bassist) and David Jenkins (US guitarist for Pablo Cruise & Southern Pacific)
additionally recorded at:
Redwing Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (from 1978-02 until 1978-03)
additionally mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sailing to Paradise
writer:
David Batteau, David Jenkins (US guitarist for Pablo Cruise & Southern Pacific) and Cory Lerios
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), MPCA Plaything Music, Pablo Cruise Music, Penny Farthing Music, 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 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)
Pablo Cruise3:27
9Jamaica
producer:
Bobby Caldwell (US singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist)
lead vocals:
Bobby Caldwell (US singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1982)
produced for:
Ram Associates, Inc.
recording of:
Jamaica
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Caldwell (US singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist)
publisher:
Bobby Caldwell Music, EMI Longitude Music and The Music Force
sub-publisher:
渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
Bobby Caldwell5:02
10Dreadlock Holiday
engineer:
Keith Bessey, Eric Stewart and Tony Spath
producer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
mixer:
Eric Stewart
agogô, congas, cowbell, marimba, timbales and triangle:
Paul Burgess (UK rock drummer)
bass guitar, cabasa and background vocals and lead vocals:
Graham Gouldman
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Stuart Tosh
electric guitar:
Rick Fenn and Graham Gouldman
electric piano and maracas:
Eric Stewart
organ:
Rick Fenn and Eric Stewart
synthesizer [Yamaha Cs80]:
Duncan Mackay (UK keyboardist/synthesizerist)
background vocals:
Rick Fenn, Eric Stewart and Stuart Tosh
arranger:
10cc
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1978) and Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc
recording of:
Dreadlock Holiday
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Man-Ken Music Ltd. and St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
10cc4.654:27
11I Can See Clearly Now
cover recording of:
I Can See Clearly Now
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Cayman Music, CP Masters B V, Dovan Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Artemis Music Limited, 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)
Jimmy Cliff3:15
12Under the Jamaican Moon
engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Tommy LiPuma and Nick DeCaro
keyboard:
Nick DeCaro
vocals:
Nick DeCaro
conductor:
Harry Bluestone
arranger:
Nick DeCaro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Thumb Records (in 1974)
recorded at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States and Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1974-02)
recording of:
Under the Jamaican Moon
lyricist:
Leah Kunkel
composer:
Stephen Bishop (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Sashay Music, Inc., 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)
Nick de Caro4:46
13Cruisin’
recording of:
Cruisin’
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
arranger:
Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
publisher:
Bertram Music Company
Smokey Robinson35:54
14Who’s Holding Donna Now
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1985) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2009)
recording of:
Who’s Holding Donna Now
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Randy Goodrum and Jay Graydon
publisher:
Foster Frees Music Inc., Garden Rake Music, Inc., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Randy Goodrum Inc., ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
DeBarge4:28
15Whatcha Gonna Do for Me?
recording of:
What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
writer:
Ned Doheny and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Joe’s Songs Inc. (publisher, ASCAP‐affiliated), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Average White Band4:10
16What Cha Doin’
assistant engineer:
Erik Zobler
engineer and mixer:
Tommy Vicari
producer:
George Duke
assistant mixer:
Wally Buck
bass guitar:
Ken Wild
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bob Wilson (drums)
guest flugelhorn and guest trumpet:
Jerry Hey
guest guitar:
Roland Bautista
guest keyboard:
George Duke
guest percussion:
Airto (percussionist) and Paulinho DaCosta (Brazilian percussionist)
guest trombone:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
guest woodwind:
Gary Herbig
guitar:
Bud Nuanez
keyboard:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
woodwind:
Kim Hutchcroft
background vocals and lead vocals:
Pauline Wilson
guest background vocals:
Carl Carlwell, Lynn Davis (vocalist), George Duke, Josie James and Greg Walker (ex-member of Santana)
brass [horns] arranger:
Seawind
strings arranger:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) and Jerry Hey
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1980)
produced for:
George Duke Enterprises
recorded at:
Le Gonks West in Los Angeles, California, United States, Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
What Cha Doin’
writer:
Mark Vieha and Bob Wilson (drums)
publisher:
Black Bandana (ended), Nth Music, Seawind Music and Victor Music Arts
Seawind4:35
17Invitations
recording of:
Invitations (Shakatak)
lyricist:
Roger Odell
writer:
Roger Odell and Bill Sharpe
composer:
Bill Sharpe
Shakatak6:12
18I Just Wanna Stop
recording engineer and mixer:
Norm Kinney
assistant engineer:
Chris Desmond
producer:
Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli (Canadian musician, composer and record producer) and Ross Vannelli
assistant mixer:
Paul Aronoff and Betsy Banghart (engineer)
bass synthesizer [synthesized electric bass]:
Leon Gaer
drums (drum set):
Mark Craney
electric piano and synthesizer:
Joe Vannelli (Canadian musician, composer and record producer)
guitar:
Carlos Rios (producer/guitarist)
percussion:
Manuel Badrena
tenor saxophone:
Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
background vocals:
Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist) and Ross Vannelli
lead vocals:
Gino Vannelli
arranger:
Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli (Canadian musician, composer and record producer) and Ross Vannelli
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1978)
recorded at:
Davlen Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Group IV Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Just Wanna Stop
lyricist and composer:
Ross Vannelli
publisher:
Ross Vannelli Publishing and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Gino Vannelli3.13:37