AM Gold: Radio Hits '69-'74: Mellow Hits

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Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sky High
engineer:
Roger Wilkinson (Engineer)
executive producer:
Chas Peate (Producer)
producer:
Des Dyer and Clive Scott (Jigsaw keyboard player)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Des Dyer
recording of:
Sky High
writer:
Des Dyer and Clive Scott (Jigsaw keyboard player)
Jigsaw4.352:50
2Hitchin' a Ride
recording of:
Hitchin’ a Ride
lyricist:
Peter Callander
composer:
Mitch Murray
publisher:
Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
Vanity Fare3:08
3The 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 Lace3:32
4Bad Bad Leroy Brown
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1972-06-02)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-06-02)
recording of:
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (on 1972-06-02)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., Blendingwell Music, Inc., Denjac Music Co., DenJac Music Company, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
Jim Croce53:00
5Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bell Records (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista) (in 1973)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 52)
recording of:
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
writer:
Lawrence Russell Brown (lyricist) and Irwin Levine
publisher:
Irwin Levine Music (BMI-affiliated), Larball Publishing Co., Inc. and peermusic (“Peermusic—the global independent”)
Tony Orlando & Dawn53:22
6Without You
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
acoustic guitar:
John Uribe (in 1971-06)
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (in 1971-06)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1971-06)
piano:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (in 1971-06)
vocals:
Harry Nilsson (US singer-songwriter) (in 1971-06)
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster (in 1971-06)
brass and strings arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1971, in 1991), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1971), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1971), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1972) and RCA Records, Inc. (this is a company, only use in companies fields such as Copyright and Manufacturer - for the label use RCA) (in 1989)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 496)
cover recording of:
Without You (in 1971-06)
writer:
Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) and W. Peter Ham
publisher:
100 % Apple Music, Apple Music, Apple Music Publishing Co., Inc., Apple Publishing Ltd. (, from 1970 to present), Essex Music, Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Imagem Music, The Estate for Peter William Ham, The Estate for Thomas Evans, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Nilsson4.33:23
7Light My Fire
producer:
Rick Jarrard
strings arranger:
George Tipton (American composer, musical arranger and conductor, born 1932)
cover recording of:
Light My Fire (on 1968-01-06)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
José Feliciano33:30
8Shannon
Henry Gross3:52
9One Less Bell to Answer
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant engineer:
Johnny Golden (mastering engineer), Larry Cox (US engineer/producer) and Rik Pekkonen
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
solo vocals:
Marilyn McCoo Davis (in 1970)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue Gordon, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo Davis and Ron Townson
engineered at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
One Less Bell to Answer (in 1970)
lyricist:
Hal David (in 1967)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1967)
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc. (ended), JAC Music Co., Inc. (ended), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
The 5th Dimension3:31
10Everybody Plays the Fool
recording of:
Everybody Plays the Fool
writer:
J.R. Bailey, Rudy Clark (US songwriter) and Ken Williams (songwriter)
publisher:
Trio Music Company, Alley Music Corp. (in 1991) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1991)
The Main Ingredient3:20
11In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
producer:
Zager & Evans
recording of:
In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Evans (US singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
ATV Music, Chelsea Music Publishing, Zelad Music and Zerlad Music Enterprises Ltd.
Zager & Evans43:16
12Oh Happy Day
recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins’ 1967 gospel arrangement)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
Edwin Hawkins Singers45:11

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part of:AM Gold (Time-Life Music) (number: M183-35) (order: 34)