Essential Easy: 4 Decades of Timeless Classics

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#TitleArtistLength
1What a Wonderful World
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1967-08-16)
engineer:
Eddie Brackett and Bob Simpson
producer:
Bob Thiele
alto saxophone:
Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
baritone saxophone:
Raymond Stanfield (on 1967-08-16)
clarinet:
Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16) and Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16)
double bass:
Russ Savakus (on 1967-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1967-08-16)
flute:
Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16), Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
guitar:
Allen Hanlon (on 1967-08-16), Art Ryerson (on 1967-08-16) and Willard Suyker (on 1967-08-16)
percussion:
Warren Hard (on 1967-08-16)
piano:
Hank Jones (on 1967-08-16)
tenor saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1967-08-16) and J.J. Johnson (on 1967-08-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16), Clark Terry (on 1967-08-16) and Joe Wilder (on 1967-08-16)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong’s Orchestra and Chorus (on 1967-08-16)
conductor and chorus master:
Tommy Goodman (on 1967-08-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 171) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 283)
recording of:
What a Wonderful World (on 1967-08-16)
writer:
George Douglas and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Copyright Control, Memory Lane Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc. and Valando Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
BMC Publishing NV, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
Louis Armstrong2:18
2Oh Lori
producer:
Bones Howe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (Los Angeles) (in 1977)
recording of:
Oh Lori
writer:
Billy Alessi and Bobby Alessi
publisher:
Alessi Music, Tenyor Music and 大洋音楽
Alessi Brothers3:19
3RotterdamThe Beautiful South3:24
4Wonderful Life
recording of:
Wonderful Life
lyricist and composer:
Colin Vearncombe
publisher:
Rondor Music Ltd.
Black4:23
5The Lady in Red
producer:
Paul Hardiman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1986)
recorded at:
RDS Arena in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (on 1988-12-07) and Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (on 2004-11-06)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 54)
recording of:
The Lady in Red (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
live recording of:
The Lady in Red (on 1988-12-07)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
live recording of:
The Lady in Red (on 2004-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Chris de Burgh
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (, in 1986)
Chris de Burgh4:03
6Love Will Keep Us Together
recording engineer and mixer:
Dennis Dragon
associate producer:
Toni Tennille
producer:
The Captain
celesta, clavinet, electric bass guitar [Fender], Hammond organ, keyboard [Clavietta], Minimoog [Mini-moog], piano, synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble], synthesizer [Odyssey], wind chime and Wurlitzer electric piano:
The Captain
congas, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine
violin:
Kenneth Yerke
background vocals:
Melissa Tennille and Toni Tennille
strings arranger:
Kenneth Yerke
arranger:
The Captain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1975), A&M Records, Inc. (in 1975) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1975)
produced for:
Moonlight and Magnolia Productions
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 337)
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 & Tennille3:24
7(They long to Be) Close to YouCarpenters3:40
8I've Never Been to Me
producer:
Don Costa, Berry Gordy and Ron Miller
arranger:
Don Costa
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (in 1977) and Motown Record Company, L.P. (from 1982 to present)
recording of:
I’ve Never Been to Me
writer:
Ken Hirsch and Ron Miller
publisher:
Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Charlene3:55
9EasyCommodores4:20
10I Should Have Known BetterJim Diamond4:10
11The Girl From Ipanema
recording engineer:
Phil Ramone
producer:
Creed Taylor
bass guitar:
Tommy Williams (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
double bass [bass]:
Tommy Williams (in 1963-03)
drums (drum set):
Milton Banana (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Milton Banana (in 1963-03)
guest piano and piano:
Antônio Carlos Jobim (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
guitar:
João Gilberto (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
vocals:
Astrud Gilberto (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19) and João Gilberto (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
performer:
João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 461)
recording of:
The Girl From Ipanema (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
translator:
Norman Gimbel
publisher:
Copyright Control, Corcovado Music Corp., Duchess Music Corporation, MCA Music Ltd., New Thunder Music Co., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and Words West LLC
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
translated version of:
Garota de Ipanema
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Stan Getz / Astrud Gilberto5:23
12SunnyBobby Hebb2:48
13It's Not Unusual
recording engineer:
Bill Price
producer:
Peter Sullivan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (in 1965) and The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1965)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 393)
recording of:
It’s Not Unusual
writer:
Gordon Mills and Les Reed
publisher:
Leeds Music (ended), BMG Platinum Songs US, Copyright Control, Valley Music Ltd and Universal Duchess Music Corp. (in 1964)
Tom Jones2:02
14Monday MondayThe Mamas & the Papas3:21
15The HustleVan McCoy & The Soul City Symphony4:05
16Mas Que Nada
recording of:
Mas, que nada!
lyricist and composer:
Jorge Ben Jor
Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’662:40
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1The More I See You
Chris Montez2:40
2Being With YouSmokey Robinson4:01
3You Don't Have to Say You Love MeDusty Springfield2:49
4Stuck in the Middle With You
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (in 1972) and John Mills (in 1972)
producer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
drums (drum set):
Rod Coombes (in 1972)
electric bass guitar:
Tony Williams (in 1972)
guitar:
Paul Pilnick (in 1972) and Gerry Rafferty (in 1972)
keyboard:
Joe Egan (in 1972)
vocals:
Joe Egan (in 1972) and Gerry Rafferty (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1972) and A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1972)
music videos:
Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealers Wheel
recording of:
Stuck in the Middle With You (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Rafferty and Joe Egan
publisher:
Baby Bun Music Ltd, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing
Stealers Wheel3:26
5SummertimeBilly Stewart4:57
6Say What You Want
recording engineer:
Nick Addison, Ian Grimble, Ash Howes, Kenny MacDonald and Texas
additional programming:
Paul Taylor
programming:
Eddie Campbell, Richard Hynd, Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
sound engineer:
Ash Howes
additional producer:
Boilerhouse Boys
producer and mixer:
Texas
guitar:
Johnny McElhone and Ally McErlaine
keyboard:
Eddie Campbell and Johnny McElhone
recording of:
Say What You Want
lyricist and composer:
Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
publisher:
EMI 10 Music
Texas3:56
7The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (in 1966) and PolyGram Records, Inc. (New York) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore) (in 1966)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music, Seasons Four Music and Warner Chappell Music
The Walker Brothers3:03
8Stars
Jr. Walker & the All Stars4:07
9Take That Look Off Your Face
lead vocals:
Marti Webb
vocals:
Marti Webb
recording of:
Take That Look Off Your Face
additional lyricist:
Richard Maltby, Jr.
lyricist:
Don Black
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. and The Really Useful Company Ltd.
part of:
Song & Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
Tell Me on a Sunday (full musical)
Marti Webb3:00
10My Guy
bass:
James Jamerson (in 1964)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (in 1964)
guitar:
Robert White (in 1964) and Eddie Willis (in 1964)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1964)
organ:
Earl Van Dyke (in 1964)
piano:
Johnny Griffith (in 1964)
trombone:
George Bohanon (in 1964) and Paul Riser (in 1964)
trumpet:
Russell Conway (in 1964) and Herbert Williams (in 1964)
vibraphone:
Dave Hamilton (in 1964)
background vocals:
The Andantes (in 1964), Marlene Barrow (in 1964), Louvain Demps (in 1964) and Jackie Hicks (in 1964)
lead vocals:
Mary Wells (in 1964)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (in 1964)
recorded at:
Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1964)
recording of:
My Guy (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobette Music (UK) Ltd.
Mary Wells2:50
11Love Is All AroundWet Wet Wet3:59
12Love's Theme
engineer:
Paul Elmore and Frank Kegmer
producer:
Barry White
orchestra:
Love Unlimited Orchestra
conductor:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page and Barry White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
20th Century Records (in 1973)
recording of:
Love’s Theme (instrumental version) (in 1973)
composer:
Barry White
publisher:
January Music Corp. and Sa‐Vette Music Inc.
Love Unlimited Orchestra4:11
13Can't Get Enough of Your LoveBarry White4:03
14Dreadlock Holiday10cc4:29
15The Tracks of My TearsSmokey Robinson & The Miracles3:02
16I'm Stone in Love With YouThe Stylistics3:18