The Best of Soft Rock, Volume 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Fire and Rain
engineer:
Bill Lazerus (in 1969-12)
producer:
Peter Asher (in 1969-12)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (in 1969-12)
double bass:
Bobby ‘Wild, Wild’ West (in 1969-12)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (in 1969-12)
piano:
Carole King (in 1969-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1969)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 146) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 227)
recording of:
Fire and Rain (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
James Taylor3:24
2Honey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1968)
cover recording of:
Honey (on 1968-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd.
Bobby Goldsboro3:58
3Kiss You All Over
recording of:
Kiss You All Over
writer:
Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG, BMG Songs, Inc., Downtown DLJ Songs, Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Exile3:37
4Piano Man
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Michael Stewart
accordion and keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Omartian (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Ron Tutt (in 1973)
electric bass guitar:
Wilton Felder (in 1973)
guitar:
Larry Carlton (in 1973) and Dean Parks (in 1973)
guitar [guitar overdubs]:
William Bennett (in 1973)
harmonica and piano and lead vocals:
Billy Joel (in 1973)
percussion:
Bobbi Hall (in 1973)
arranger:
Michael Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1973, in 1975), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1973), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1973)
recorded at:
Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1973)
music videos:
Piano Man by Billy Joel
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 421)
recording of:
Piano Man (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Home Grown Music, Inc., Impulsive Music, Tinker Street Tunes, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1973) and Joelsongs (in 1973)
Billy Joel5:39
5Carolina in My Mind
engineer:
Val Garay (in 1976-10)
producer:
Peter Asher (in 1976-10)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (in 1976-10)
electric bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (in 1976-10)
fiddle:
Byron Berline (in 1976-10)
pedal steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore (in 1976-10)
reed organ [harmonium] and background vocals:
Andrew Gold (in 1976-10)
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976-10)
recording of:
Carolina in My Mind (in 1976-10)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
James Taylor3:57
6Just You and Me
assistant recording engineer:
Jeff Guercio (in 1973-02)
recording engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski (in 1973-02)
producer:
James William Guercio
assistant mixer:
Richard Blakin (in 1973-02)
mixer:
Phil Ramone (in 1973-02)
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera (in 1973-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1973), Rhino Entertainment Company (in 1973, in 2002) and Warner Strategic Marketing Belgium (in 2004)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (in 1973-02)
recording of:
Just You ’n’ Me (in 1973-02)
lyricist:
James Pankow
composer:
James Pankow (in 1973)
publisher:
Moose Music and Big Elk Music (in 1973)
Chicago3:44
7Sherry
producer:
Bob Crewe
bass guitar:
Nick Massi
guitar:
Tommy DeVito
keyboard and piano:
Bob Gaudio
vocals:
Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi and Frankie Valli
vocals arranger:
Nick Massi
recording of:
Sherry
lyricist and composer:
Bob Gaudio
The Four Seasons2:33
8Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
recording of:
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Casa David, Copyright Control, MCA Music, New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
part of:
The 42nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1969 winner)
B.J. Thomas3:13
9Something in the Way She Moves
engineer:
Val Garay (in 1976-10)
producer:
Peter Asher (in 1976-10)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (in 1976-10)
electric bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (in 1976-10)
pedal steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore (in 1976-10)
background vocals:
Herb Pedersen (in 1976-10) and James Taylor (in 1976-10)
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976-10)
recording of:
Something in the Way She Moves (in 1976-10)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
James Taylor3:10
10My Eyes Adore You
recording of:
My Eyes Adored You
writer:
Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sound of Nolan Music, Stone Diamond Music Corporation and TannyBoy Music
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Frankie Valli3:31
11Love Will Keep Us Together
cover recording of:
Love Will Keep Us Together
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Don Kirshner Music Inc., Kirshner-Warner Bros Music Ltd. and Neil Sedaka Music
Captain & Tennille3:22