Very Best of the 70’s, Volume IV

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Track 10 on CD2 is incorrectly spelled "Us To Be My Girl" on the back cover and booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2020-11-14 13:53 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lady Love
recording of:
Lady Love
writer:
Yvonne Gray (Songwriter) and Sherman Marshall
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Lou Rawls3:38
2L.A. International Airport
recording of:
L.A. International Airport
lyricist and composer:
Leanne Scott
Susan Raye2:49
3Magic Fly
Space4:20
4Knock on Wood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ariola America, Inc. (in 1978)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 3) (number: 6)
cover recording of:
Knock on Wood
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, 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 (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
adaptations:
Potkraj na les
Amy Stewart53:44
5Fox on the Run
engineer:
Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
producer:
Sweet (UK glam rock band)
arranger:
Sweet (UK glam rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1973, in 1974, in 1975) and Chinebridge Ltd. (The Sweet) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Kingsway Studios in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Audio International Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fox on the Run
writer:
Brian Connolly (Scottish, member of Sweet), Steve Priest, Andy Scott (Member of Sweet) and Mick Tucker (drummer for The Sweet)
publisher:
Maxwood Music Ltd., Sweet Publishing Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
The Sweet4.553:25
6Ding a Dong
recording of:
Ding-a-Dong (1975 Eurovision song)
lyricist:
Will Luikinga and Eddy Ouwens
composer:
Dick Bakker
publisher:
Dayglow Music (publisher) (in 1975)
Teach‐In2:25
7Ring My Bell
recording of:
Ring My Bell (Anita Ward song) (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Knight
publisher:
Peermusic Pty. Ltd. (Australia), Two Knight Publishing Co. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Anita Ward2.54:07
8Love Is in the Air
producer:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1977, in 1978), Scotti Brothers Records, Inc. (company behind Scotti Bros. Records) (in 1978) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1998)
recording of:
Love Is in the Air (in 1978)
writer:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son (USA) Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
John Paul Young33:26
9Year of Decision
producer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
vocals:
Sheila Ferguson, Valerie Holiday and Fayette Pinkney
arranger:
Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973, in 1974)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
Year of Decision (in 1973)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Mighty Three Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Three Degrees32:34
10Use ta Be My Girl
recording of:
Use ta Be My Girl
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)
The O’Jays34:02
11Move On Up
recording of:
Move On Up
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Camad Music Company (ended), Curtom Publishing Co Inc (ended), EMI Tunes Ltd, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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)
Curtis Mayfield3:45
12Till I Kissed You
John Kincade2:31
13Help Me Make It Through the Night
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
John Holt3:08
14Sun of Jamaica
recording of:
Sun of Jamaica (in 1979)
writer:
Wolfgang Jass (singer-songwriter, producer, composer, bassist) and Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein
publisher:
Autobahn (publisher), Edition Antenna Musik (Germany) and Peer Musikverlag
Goombay Dance Band24:21
15Get Dancing
recording of:
Get Dancin’
writer:
Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs Ltd., Kenny Nolan Publishing Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Artemis Music
Disco Tex3:49
16Spirit in the Sky
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1969), Seven Arts Records, Inc. (not a label) (in 1969), Transtone Productions (in 1970) and Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) (in 2023)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 5), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 22) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 333)
recording of:
Spirit in the Sky (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Greenbaum
publisher:
Great Honesty Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Westminster Music Ltd.
Norman Greenbaum4.053:51

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part of:Very Best of the 70’s (number: 4) (order: 4)