Pure Genius: 40 of the World’s Greatest Songwriters

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1Mr Tambourine Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Tom Wilson
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 106) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 164)
recording of:
Mr. Tambourine Man (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Sony Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Brothers Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
Bob Dylan5:30
2Wild Wood
recording of:
Wild Wood
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller
Paul Weller3:42
3Ain’t No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson (in 1971) and Bill Lazarus (in 1971)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (in 1971)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1971)
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (in 1971) and Columbia Records (in 1972)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 179), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 280) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers2:06
4Brown Eyed Girl
assistant mixer:
Matt Lawrence
mixer:
Walter Samuel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Exile Productions Ltd. (in 2008)
live recording of:
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison song) (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Artist Alliance, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Web IV Music Inc. (in 1967) and Polygram Publishing AB (in 1992)
Van Morrison3:27
5Mother and Child Reunion
recording of:
Mother and Child Reunion
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd and Paul Simon Music (in 1971)
Paul Simon2:56
6Mandolin Wind
producer:
Rod Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
bass:
Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Ronnie Wood (in 1971-01)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (in 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Micky Waller (in 1971-01)
organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971-01)
piano:
Pete Sears (in 1971-01)
slide guitar:
Sam Mitchell (in 1971-01)
violin:
Dick Powell (in 1971-01)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
vocals:
Madeline Bell (in 1971-01)
recording of:
Mandolin Wind (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Stewart
publisher:
MRC Music, Inc.
Rod Stewart5:33
7All This Useless Beauty
recording of:
All This Useless Beauty
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello4:41
8She Cries Your Name
cello:
Oliver Kraus
double bass:
Ali Friend
drums (drum set):
Will Blanchard
guitar:
Ted Barnes
keyboard:
Lee Spencer
violin:
Beki Doe, Howard Gott and Lucy Wilkins
lead vocals:
Beth Orton
arranger:
Beki Doe and Oliver Kraus
recording of:
She Cries Your Name
lyricist and composer:
William Orbit and Beth Orton
Beth Orton4:49
9Walking in Memphis
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ben Wisch
producer:
Marc Cohn and Ben Wisch
bass and organ:
John Leventhal
drums (drum set):
Dennis McDermott
guitar:
Marc Cohn and John Leventhal
Hammond organ:
Chris Palmaro
keyboard:
Eric Rehl
background vocals:
Vivian Cherry, Dennis Collins, Ada Dyer and Darryl Tookes
guest background vocals:
James Taylor
vocals:
Marc Cohn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1991), WEA International Inc. (in 1991) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 415)
recording of:
Walking in Memphis
lyricist and composer:
Marc Cohn
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control
Marc Cohn4:19
10Me and Bobby McGee
recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Kris Kristofferson4:27
11Anchorage
recording of:
Anchorage
lyricist and composer:
Michelle Shocked
publisher:
PolyGram Records, Inc.
Michelle Shocked3:26
12If I Were a Carpenter
engineer:
Doc Siegel and Val Valentin (task: director of engineering)
producer:
Charles Koppelman and Don Rubin
arranger:
Donald Peake
recording of:
If I Were a Carpenter (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Copyright Control and Faithful Virtue Music
live recording of:
If I Were a Carpenter
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Copyright Control and Faithful Virtue Music
Tim Hardin2:44
13Short People
engineer:
Loyd Clifft and Lee Herschberg
producer:
Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
bass:
Klaus Voorman (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
congas:
Milt Holland (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
guitar:
Waddy Wachtel (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
background vocals:
Glenn Frey (from 1977-07 until 1977-09), J.D. Souther (from 1977-07 until 1977-09) and Tim Schmit (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
conductor:
Randy Newman (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
arranger:
Randy Newman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1977) and WEA International Inc. (in 1977)
remixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 41)
recording of:
Short People (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman
publisher:
Copyright Control, Six Pictures Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Hightree Music (in 1977)
Randy Newman2:56
14Song From Hope Street
David Kitt4:19
15Hands
music videos:
Hands by Jewel
recording of:
Hands
writer:
Jewel Kilcher and Patrick Leonard
publisher:
No Tomato Music, WB Music Corp. and Wiggly Tooth Music
Jewel3:49
16Rainy Night in Georgia
recording of:
Rainy Night in Georgia
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Songs Limited
Tony Joe White3:36
17Time Has Told Me
engineer:
John Wood
producer:
Joe Boyd
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Nick Drake
electric guitar:
Richard Thompson
guest bass:
Danny Thompson
guest piano:
Paul Harris
recording of:
Time Has Told Me
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake
Nick Drake4:29
18Shining
assistant engineer and assistant co-producer:
Andrea Wright
engineer:
Ken Nelson
co-producer:
Ken Nelson
producer:
Badly Drawn Boy
acoustic guitar and piano:
Badly Drawn Boy
cello:
Matt McGeever
French horn:
Sam Morris
vibraphone:
Ian Smith
vocals:
Badly Drawn Boy
strings arranger:
Badly Drawn Boy
recording of:
The Shining
lyricist and composer:
Damon Gough
Badly Drawn Boy5:21
19Where the Wild Roses Grow
recording engineer:
Tony Cohen and Victor van Vugt
producer:
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen and Victor van Vugt
mixer:
Gregg Jackman
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Mick Harvey
bass:
Martyn P. Casey
bell:
Jim Sclavunos
cello:
Helen Mountfort
drums (drum set):
Thomas Wydler
guitar:
Blixa Bargeld
piano:
Nick Cave
viola:
Kerran Coulter
violin:
Jen Anderson and Sue Simpson
background vocals:
Mick Harvey and Conway Savage
lead vocals:
Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue
strings arranger:
Nick Cave and Mick Harvey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (in 1995, in 1996)
mixed at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Where the Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue
recording of:
Where the Wild Roses Grow
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave
publisher:
Mute Song and Mute Song Ltd.
Nick Cave3:58
20Perfect Day (live)
live recording of:
Perfect Day
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Lou Reed3:53