American Dreams: The Best From the U.S.

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens2:43
2I Will Follow Him
recording of:
I Will Follow Him
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel and Jacques Plante
composer:
Paul Mauriat and Franck Pourcel
publisher:
Universal MCA Music Publishing and Universal Music Corporation
version of:
Chariot
Little Peggy March2:30
3The End of the World
recording of:
The End of the World
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee
composer:
Arthur Kent
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation and Summit Music Corp,
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス
Skeeter Davis2:40
4Eso Beso (That Kiss)
Paul Anka2:17
5Daydream
The Lovin’ Spoonful2:21
6Somebody to Love
recording of:
Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song)
lyricist and composer:
Darby Slick
publisher:
Copperpenny Music, Copyright Control, Irving Music, Irving Music, Inc., Knockout Music Company, Rondor Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
Jefferson Airplane3:00
7Light My Fire
producer:
Rick Jarrard
strings arranger:
George Tipton
cover recording of:
Light My Fire (on 1968-01-06)
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部
José Feliciano3:38
8The Letter
producer:
Dan Penn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records (in 1967), Arista Records, Inc. (in 1967), RCA Records (in 1967) and Atoll Music (in 1968)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 357) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 364)
recording of:
The Letter (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Chelsea Music Publishing, Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Concord Bicycle Assets, Copyright Control, EMI Music, Lovolar Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and Warner Chappell Music
The Box Tops1:56
9Up, Up, and Away
The 5th Dimension2:39
10Green Tamborine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buddha Records (in 1967)
recording of:
Green Tambourine
writer:
Paul Leka and Shelley Pinz
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Dominion Music Co. Ltd.
The Lemon Pipers2:26
11Yummy, Yummy, Yummy
recording of:
Yummy Yummy Yummy
writer:
Joey Levine and Arthur Resnick
publisher:
T. M. Music (, in 1968)
The Ohio Express2:22
12Get Togeather
The Youngbloods4:39
13These Eyes
audio engineer:
David Greene and Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Jack Richardson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1968)
recorded at:
A & R Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
These Eyes
writer:
Burton Cummings and Randall Bachman
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc.
The Guess Who3:44
14Grazing in the Grass
recording of:
Grazing in the Grass (vocal version)
lyricist:
Harry Elston
composer:
Philemon Hou
version of:
Grazing in the Grass (instrumental)
The Friends of Distinction2:56
15Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’
recording of:
Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’
writer:
Ritchie Cordell and Joey Levine
Crazy Elephant2:05
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#TitleArtistLength
1I 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 (number: 366)
recording of:
I Think I Love You
lyricist and composer:
Tony Romeo
The Partridge Family2:56
2Wedding Bell Blues
The 5th Dimension2:45
3The Rapper
recording of:
The Rapper
lyricist and composer:
Dominic Ierace
publisher:
Don Iris Music, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Souler Two Music
The Jaggerz2:42
4What Have They Done to My Song Ma?
Melanie4:07
5Albert Flasher
recording of:
Albert Flasher
lyricist and composer:
Burton Cummings
The Guess Who2:27
6When You’re Hot, You’re Hot
Jerry Reed2:22
7One Toke Over the Line
Brewer & Shipley3:19
8Say, Has Anybody Seen My Gypsy Rose
recording of:
Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
writer:
L. Russell Brown and Irwin Levine
Dawn2:56
9Rock the Boat
Hues Corporation3:09
10Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)
Reunion3:32
11Miracles
The Jefferson Starship6:55
12Cherchez La Femme
Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band5:48
13Back Together Again
recording of:
Back Together Again
lyricist and composer:
John Oates
Hall & Oates3:25
14Wham Bam Shang A Lang
producer:
Clive Davis and Tom Sellers
bass guitar:
Tom Leadon
drums (drum set):
Harry Stinson
guitar:
John Batdorf and Greg Collier
keyboard:
Brent Mydland
vocals:
John Batdorf, Greg Collier, Tom Leadon, Brent Mydland and Harry Stinson
arranger:
Silver and Tom Sellers
recording of:
Wham Bam Shang‐A‐Lang
lyricist and composer:
Rick Giles
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., 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)
Silver3:35
15That’s Rock ’n’ Roll
recording of:
That’s Rock ’n’ Roll
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Round Hill Works
Eric Carmen3:12
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1Midnight Train to Georgia
Gladys Knight & the Pips4:43
2Here You Come Again
vocals:
Dolly Parton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 60)
cover recording of:
Here You Come Again
lyricist:
Cynthia Weil
composer:
Barry Mann
publisher:
Dyad Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., Summerhill Music Songs and Summerhill Songs
Dolly Parton2:54
3Turn the Beat Around
recording of:
Turn the Beat Around
writer:
Gerald Jackson and Pete Jackson
Vicki Sue Robinson4:10
4Native New Yorker
recording of:
Native New Yorker
writer:
Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
publisher:
Featherbed Music, Linz Music, Three Wise Boys Music LLC, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., ピアーミュージック and ミュージック・セールス
Odyssey5:35
5Shame
Evelyn “Champagne” King3:20
6Maneater
assistant engineer:
Bruce Buckhalter, Barry Harris and Michael Somer-Abbott
engineer:
Neil Kernon
co-producer:
Neil Kernon
producer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
mixer:
Hugh Padgham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (in 1982), BMG Music (in 1982), RCA Records (in 1982), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1982)
recording of:
Maneater (in 1981-12)
lyricist:
Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and John Oates
composer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., Copyright Control, Fust Buzza Inc., Hot Cha Music Co., Irving Music, Inc., Primary Wave Brian, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Rondor Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Hall & Oates4:32
7You Should Hear How She Talks to You
Melissa Manchester4:17
8(She’s) Sexy and 17
recording of:
(She’s) Sexy and 17
lyricist and composer:
Brian Setzer
The Stray Cats3:15
9Jump (for My Love)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
drum machine and synthesizer programming:
Stephen Mitchell (in 1983)
electronic drum set programming:
Reek Havoc (in 1983)
engineer:
Gary Skardina
associate producer:
Stephen Mitchell and Gary Skardina
producer:
Richard Perry
additional synthesizer and Minimoog and electronic drum set:
Howie Rice (in 1983)
bass:
Louis Johnson (in 1983)
drum machine and synthesizer:
Stephen Mitchell (in 1983)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (in 1983)
lead vocals:
June Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Michael Brooks and James C. Tract
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Planet Records Inc. (in 1983)
recording of:
Jump (for My Love) (in 1983)
writer:
Stephen Mitchell, Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
publisher:
Anidraks Music, ATV Music, Braintree Music, Copyright Control and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Pointer Sisters4:25
10Who’s Zoomin’ Who
recording of:
Who’s Zoomin’ Who
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Bellboy Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Aretha Franklin4:41
11Broken Wings
recording of:
Broken Wings
writer:
Steve George, John Lang and Richard Page
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Copyright Control, Entente Music, Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, Poppy‐Due Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Mister5:35
12We Built This City
Starship4:37
13Make Me Lose Control
recording of:
Make Me Lose Control
writer:
Eric Carmen and Dean Pitchford
publisher:
Eric Carmen Music and Pitchford Music
Eric Carmen4:31
14Prove Your Love
producer:
Ric Wake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1988)
produced for:
Bleux Productions
recording of:
Prove Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Arnie Roman and Seth Swirsky
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Chappell Music, Inc. (in 1988), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1988) and November Nights Music, Inc. (in 1988)
Taylor Dayne3:28
15Talk It Over
Grayson Hugh4:19