The Wrecking Crew: We Got Good At It - The Anthology (1962-1971)

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Tracklist

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1“Most of Us Were So Fortunate…”
Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, Carol Kaye & Tommy Tedesco0:29
2Mrs Robinson
recording of:
Mrs. Robinson
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Charing Cross Music (Paul Simon’s publishing company), Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Simon & Garfunkel4:07
3Like to Get to Know You
Spanky & Our Gang3:19
4Valleri
The Monkees2:20
5MacArthur Park
recording of:
MacArthur Park (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Canopy Music, Global Musikverlage (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Richard Harris4.57:30
6Midnight Confessions
cover recording of:
Midnight Confessions
lyricist and composer:
Lou Josie
publisher:
Diagonal (US publisher) (in 1979)
The Grass Roots2:46
7“You Leave the House at 7 O’Clock…”
Bill Pittman0:21
8Classical Gas
Mason Williams3:04
9Dream a Little Dream of Me
Cass Elliot3:16
10A Little Less Conversation
cover recording of:
A Little Less Conversation
writer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor) and Billy Strange
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Elvis Presley Music
Elvis Presley2:16
11Busy Doin’ Nothin’
recording of:
Busy Doin' Nothing
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
The Beach Boys3:05
12“How ’Bout This…”
Glen Campbell & Carol Kaye0:14
13Wichita Lineman
producer:
Al De Lory
lead vocals:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1968) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2016)
additionally recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-08-14)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-05-27)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 12), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 192) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 206)
recording of:
Wichita Lineman (on 1968-05-27)
lyricist:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer) (in 1968)
Glen Campbell3.653:06
14Dizzy
Tommy Roe2:51
15Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In
The 5th Dimension4:49
16Little Woman
Bobby Sherman2:26
17Hawaii Five‐O
The Ventures1:55
18Everybody’s Talkin’
Harry Nilsson2:44
19Wedding Bell Blues
The 5th Dimension2:44
20“If You Love Your Work It’s Not Work…”
Hal Blaine0:14
21The Only Living Boy in New York
Simon & Garfunkel4:02
22Arizona
Mark Lindsay3:10
23Cracklin’ Rosie
engineer:
Armin Steiner
producer:
Tom Catalano and Neil Diamond
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 17)
recording of:
Cracklin’ Rosie (in 1970-10)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1970)
Neil Diamond43:00
24I Think I Love You
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Tunes by Made-Up Musicians (number: 22) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 366)
recording of:
I Think I Love You
lyricist and composer:
Tony Romeo
The Partridge Family2:52
25One Less Bell to Answer
The 5th Dimension3:30
26Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
cover recording of:
Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
Paul Revere and the Raiders2:57
27Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
recording of:
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
lyricist and composer:
Bob Stone (engineer, studio technician, producer, songwriter)
writer:
Bob Stone (US lyricist, producer, arranger)
publisher:
Peso Music (publisher) (in 1971)
Cher2:38
28“It’s That Simple…”
Hal Blaine4:00