Smooth 70’s

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(As of 2020-04-04).

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Annotation last modified on 2020-04-04 12:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Street Life (edit)
recording of:
Street Life
writer:
Will Jennings and Joe Sample
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Four Knights Music, Four Knights Music Co., Fujipacific Music, Inc., Irving Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
Randy Crawford4:49
2December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!)
recording of:
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
lyricist:
Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker
composer:
Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Seasons Music Co.
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons3:21
3Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners) (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners) (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (A lead vocalist of The Spinners) (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
remixer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 221)
recording of:
Could It Be I’m Falling in Love (in 1973)
writer:
Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Spinners54:10
4She’s Gone
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1973)
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Steve Gelfand (bassist a/k/a Steve “Fontz” Gelfand) (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (in 1973)
electric guitar, mellotron and synthesizer:
Chris Bond (producer, active circa 1970s) (in 1973)
electric piano:
Daryl Hall (in 1973)
guitar:
John Oates (in 1973)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1973)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Farrell (in 1973)
lead vocals:
Daryl Hall (in 1973) and John Oates (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1973)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 336)
recording of:
She’s Gone (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
publisher:
Unichappell 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)
Daryl Hall & John Oates3.655:13
5I’d Love You to Want Me
recording of:
I’d Love You to Want Me
lyricist and composer:
Kent LaVoie (American singer-songwriter Roland Kent LaVoie)
publisher:
Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Lobo2.54:04
6(Where Do I Begin) Love Story
producer:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
arranger:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
recording of:
(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story (Love Story)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Francis Lai (French composer)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Melodie der Welt (publisher), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Windswept Music (London) Limited, 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) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
version of:
Theme From Love Story (Instrumental)
Shirley Bassey3:15
7Just When I Needed You Most
producer:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bearsville Records Inc. (in 1979) and Rhino Records, Inc. (company credits only; not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recording of:
Just When I Needed You Most
lyricist and composer:
Randy VanWarmer
publisher:
Fourth Floor Music Inc. (US publisher), Terraform Music (publisher), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Randy VanWarmer4:02
8Everything I Own
lead vocals:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)
recording of:
Everything I Own
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Laetrec Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Bread4.353:07
9Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
engineer:
Lew Hahn
producer:
Aretha Franklin, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1973-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1973-09-07)
electric piano:
Donny Hathaway (on 1973-09-07)
guitar:
Hugh McCracken (on 1973-09-07)
organ:
Richard Tee (on 1973-09-07)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1973-09-07)
solo flute:
Joe Farrell (on 1973-09-07)
synthesizer:
Ken Bichel (keyboardist) (on 1973-09-07)
background vocals:
Margaret Branch (on 1973-09-07), Ann S. Clark (on 1973-09-07) and Pat Smith (soul vocalist) (on 1973-09-07)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1973) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-09-07)
recording of:
Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) (on 1973-09-07)
writer:
Morris Broadnax (Soul and R&B music songwriter), Clarence Paul and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Blackbull Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Sawandi Music, Solo Copyright Bureau and Stone Agate Music
Aretha Franklin4.353:28
10Wishing on a Star
recording of:
Wishing on a Star
lyricist and composer:
Billie Calvin (Billie Rae Calvin)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America
Rose Royce54:53
11Year of the Cat
producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) (in 1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Davlen Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 13)
recording of:
Year of the Cat
writer:
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) and Peter Wood (UK keyboardist/pianist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Gwyneth Music Ltd., Pepper Music Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Songs (publisher), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Victoria Music Ltd., Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Al Stewart4.456:34
12Summer Breeze
producer:
Louie Shelton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972) and Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1972)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 10)
recording of:
Summer Breeze
lyricist:
James Seals
composer:
Dash Crofts and James Seals
publisher:
Dawnbreaker Mus. Co. Ltd USA, Faizilu Publishing, MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sutjujo Music, Universal Duchess Music Corp., 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)
Seals & Crofts4.353:22
13Rainy Night in Georgia
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Harold Cowart (on 1969-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Ron Ziegler (drummer) (on 1969-09-11)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (in 1969) and Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer, b. 1969) (on 1969-09-11)
harmonica:
Toots Thielemans (in 1969)
instruments:
Cold Grits (in 1969)
organ:
Billy Carter (organ, jazz) (on 1969-09-11)
piano:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) (on 1969-09-11)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1969-09-11)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1969-09-11)
later releases:
Rainy Night in Georgia by Brook Benton
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 498)
cover recording of:
Rainy Night in Georgia (on 1969-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Songs Limited
Brook Benton43:54
14Baby What a Big Surprise
assistant recording engineer and recording engineer:
Armin Steiner (strings)
assistant engineer:
Tom Likes
engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
acoustic guitar and bass:
James William Guercio (in 1977)
additional background vocals:
Tim Cetera (in 1977) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (in 1977)
orchestrator:
Peter Cetera, Dominic Frontiere and James William Guercio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977, in 1978), Chicago Records Inc. (in 1977) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002, in 2007)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States and Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (strings)
mixed at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Baby, What a Big Surprise (in 1977)
orchestrator:
Dominic Frontiere
lyricist and composer:
Peter Cetera (in 1977)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Island Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Chicago33:06
15Supernatural Thing
Ben E. King43:24
16A Horse With No Name
engineer:
Robin Black (engineer) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
additional producer:
America (US folk/soft rock band) and Jeff Dexter
producer:
America (US folk/soft rock band), Jeff Dexter, George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) and Ian Samwell
mixer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
12 string guitar:
Gerry Beckley (in 1971)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dewey Bunnell (in 1971)
bass guitar:
Dan Peek (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Kim Haworth (in 1971)
percussion:
Ray Cooper (percussionist) (in 1971)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1971, in 1972), Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text) (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971)
recording of:
A Horse With No Name (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
publisher:
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 Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
America4.34:12
17Native New Yorker
cover recording of:
Native New Yorker
writer:
Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
publisher:
Featherbed Music, Linz Music (US work publisher), Three Wise Boys Music LLC, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Frankie Valli5:20
18Midnight at the Oasis
engineer:
Lee Herschberg and Donn Landee
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Lenny Waronker
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
acoustic guitar:
David Nichtern
bass guitar:
Freebo
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
electric guitar:
Amos Garrett
piano:
Mark T. Jordan
spoken vocals:
Greg Prestopino
vocals:
Maria Muldaur
strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Midnight at the Oasis
lyricist and composer:
David Nichtern
publisher:
Space Potato Music (in 1974)
Maria Muldaur43:50
19Love Is the Answer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recording of:
Love Is the Answer
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Earmark Music Inc., Fiction Music Inc., 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)
England Dan & John Ford Coley34:45
20Rock Your Baby
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC (Harry Wayne Casey of the Sunshine Band)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCrae6:25
21Then Came You
guest vocals:
Dionne Warwick
performer:
The Spinners (The Detroit Spinners, US R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners)
cover recording of:
Then Came You
writer:
Sherman Marshall and Philip Pugh
publisher:
Mijac Double Diamond Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Dionne Warwick4.54:01
22Breezin’
cover recording of:
Breezin’
composer:
Bobby Womack
publisher:
Unart Music Corp. (ended), ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Tracebob Music Co., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing)
George Benson5:38
23The Ghetto
recording of:
The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway)
writer:
Donny Hathaway and Leroy Hutson
publisher:
Don‐Pow and Peer International (BMI; Peer Int'l or Peer-International)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Ltd.
Donny Hathaway6:55
24Cats in the Cradle
recording of:
Cat’s in the Cradle
writer:
Sandra Campbell Chapin and Harry F Chapin
publisher:
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Story Songs, Ltd, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Harry Chapin33:32
25Love Hurts
engineer and mixer:
Hugh Davies (US recording engineer)
producer:
Gram Parsons
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Gram Parsons (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
bass:
Emory Gordy (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt (drummer) (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Herb Pedersen (in 1973)
pedal steel guitar:
Al Perkins (Texas born guitarist esp. steel guitar) (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
vocals:
Emmylou Harris (from 1973-05 until 1973-09)
cover recording of:
Love Hurts (in 1973)
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)
Gram Parsons53:42