100 Hits of the 70’s

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1You Are the First, My Last, My Everything
engineer:
Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer) and Barry White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1974)
recording of:
You’re the First, the Last, My Everything
writer:
Peter Sterling Radcliffe, Tony Sepe and Barry White
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), January Music Corp., Little A Music, My Baby’s Music Company, Sa‐Vette Music, Sa‐Vette Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc. and World Song Publishing Inc.
Barry White3.753:23
2Beg Steel or Borrow
part of:
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1972)
recording of:
Beg Steal or Borrow
writer:
Tony Cole, Graeme Hall and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
The New Seekers2:47
3Après Toi
part of:
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1972) and Winners of the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1972)
recording of:
Après toi (Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1972)
lyricist:
Yves Dessca and Klaus Munro (composer, songwriter and producer)
composer:
Mario Panas (Greek musician, composer and producer) and Klaus Munro (composer, songwriter and producer)
premiered at:
Eurovision Song Contest 1972 (1972-03-25)
Vicky Leandros23:32
4Caroline
recording of:
Caroline
writer:
Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo3:46
5Mexico
recording of:
Mexico (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood and Les Humphries
publisher:
Edition Opry Rose and Goldy-Musikverlag Hans Sikorski GmbH
version of:
The Battle of New Orleans
Les Humphries Singers3:46
6Sealed With a Kiss
cover recording of:
Sealed With a Kiss
writer:
Gary Geld and Peter Udell
premiered by:
The Four Voices (in 1960-05)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Suqence Music, Inc., United Artists (publisher) and Pogo Music Corp. (in 1962)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019)
Bobby Vinton52:48
7Star Wars
Meco3:46
8Sugar Me
engineer:
Pete Coleman
producer:
Lynsey de Paul
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MAM Records Ltd. (in 1972)
recording of:
Sugar Me
writer:
Barry Ian Green (singer, producer, and songwriter) and Lynsey de Paul
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and ATV Kirshner (publisher) (in 1972)
Lynsey de Paul3:53
9Now That We’ve Found Love
cover recording of:
Now That We Found Love
lyricist:
Heavy D. (US rapper)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mighty Three Music 301 /373, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Third World3:52
10You’re So Vain
recording engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass:
Klaus Voorman (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Ryan (American guitarist and singer/songwriter) (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
percussion:
Richard Perry (producer) (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
piano and lead vocals:
Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
additional background vocals:
Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10) and Doris Troy (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
background vocals:
Mick Jagger (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
strings arranger:
Carly Simon
orchestrator:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972), Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1972), Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1978), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 100), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 140) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 495)
recording of:
You’re So Vain (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music, Quackenbush Music, Ltd. (ASCAP-affiliated), Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing Group
Carly Simon4.554:16
11Maggie May
producer:
Rod Stewart
12 string guitar, bass guitar and electric guitar:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood) (in 1971)
acoustic guitar:
Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer) (in 1971)
celesta:
Pete Sears (in 1971)
cymbal and membranophone:
Micky Waller (in 1971)
Hammond organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971)
mandolin:
Ray Jackson (in 1971) and David Lindley (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Inc. (copyrights use only) (in 1971), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1971), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1971) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1971)
recording of:
Maggie May (in 1971)
publisher:
Rod Stewart
writer:
Mike Peters, Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer) and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), H. G. Music Inc, Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Rightsong Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Rod Stewart4.25:15
12When You Are a King
recording of:
When You Are King
writer:
John Roger Hill (songwriter) and Roger William Hill (versatile UK guitarist / composer)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Swan Esther Ltd.
version of:
Later wordt je koningin
White Plains2:51
13Le Lac Majeur
recording engineer:
Bernard Estardy
producer:
Thierry Vincent (French composer & singer Louis Locatelli)
vocals:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter) (in 1972)
conductor:
Jean‐Claude Petit (, in 1972)
recorded at:
Studio CBE in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Le Lac Majeur (in 1972)
lyricist:
Étienne Roda-Gil
composer:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
arranger:
Jean‐Claude Petit
Mort Shuman55:23
14Girls
producer:
Al Goodman (US 70s R&B singer/producer) and Harry Ray
recording of:
Girls
writer:
Venus Dodson (Jazz singer), Al Goodman (US 70s R&B singer/producer) and Harry Ray
Moments & Whatnauts23:09
15Albatross
producer:
Mike Vernon
drums (drum set):
Mick Fleetwood (on 1968-10-06)
electric bass guitar:
John McVie (on 1968-10-06)
guitar:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac) (on 1968-10-06) and Danny Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac) (on 1968-10-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Horizon Records (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 52)
recording of:
Albatross (on 1968-10-06)
composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Crosstown Songs UK Ltd., Kingstreet Media Publishing Limited and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.
Fleetwood Mac43:08
16Roll Over Lay Down
engineer:
Damon Lyon-Shaw and Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:
Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
arranger:
Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1973), Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1973), Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1975) and Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1978)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples from:
Hello! by Status Quo (UK boogie rock band) (in 1973)
recording of:
Roll Over Lay Down
lyricist:
Alan Lancaster, Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
composer:
John Coughlan, Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt (UK guitarist for Status Quo), Robert Keith Young (UK musician & author, Young & Moody; Status Quo) and Francis Rossi
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), S.Q. Publishing Eaton, Shawbury Music Ltd. (publisher), Status Quo Publishing and Valley Music Ltd (publisher)
Status Quo45:40
17Samba pa ti
engineer:
David Brown (US producer, engineer – Record Plant Studios, Wally Heider Studios) and John Fiore (engineer)
producer:
Fred Catero, Bob Irwin, Santana (US Latin, blues, & rock band) and Carlos Santana
bass guitar:
David Brown (US bassist for Santana/Allman Brothers/31st of February) (on 1970-07-19)
congas and percussion:
Michael Carabello (percussionist) (on 1970-07-19)
congas, percussion and timbales:
José “Chepito” Áreas (on 1970-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Michael Shrieve (drummer) (on 1970-07-19)
guitar:
Carlos Santana (on 1970-07-19)
keyboard:
Gregg Rolie (keyboardist and vocalist) (on 1970-07-19)
percussion:
Rico Reyes (on 1970-07-19)
tabla:
Steven Saphore (on 1970-07-19)
arranger:
Gregg Rolie (keyboardist and vocalist) and Carlos Santana
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1970), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1970) 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 1970)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1970-07-19)
recording of:
Samba pa ti (on 1970-07-19)
composer:
Carlos Santana
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Petra Music, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) and Universal Music Careers
Santana3.754:32
18The Night Chicago Died
co-producer:
Peter Callander (from 1974 to present) and Mitch Murray (from 1974 to present)
bass:
Cliff Fish (bassist for Paper Lace) (in 1974)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Phil Wright (Lead singer and drummer of Paper Lace) (from 1974 to present)
guitar:
Chris Morris (Member of Paper Lace) (in 1974) and Mick Vaughan (in 1974)
background vocals:
Cliff Fish (bassist for Paper Lace) (in 1974), Chris Morris (Member of Paper Lace) (in 1974) and Mick Vaughan (in 1974)
recorded at:
Majestic Studios in Clapham, Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974)
recording of:
The Night Chicago Died
lyricist:
Peter Callander
composer:
Mitch Murray
Paper Lace3:29
19Dirty Ol’ Man
recording of:
Dirty Ol’ Man
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mighty Three Music (in 1973)
The Three Degrees3:14
20Cokane in My Brain
producer:
JoJo Hookim
recording of:
Cokane in My Brain
lyricist and composer:
Lester Randal Bullock
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Rykomusic Ltd. (Publishing company)
Dillinger42:45
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