US Hot 100 Hits of 1972

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Annotation

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(As of 2020-04-04).

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Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1Bang a Gong (Get It On)
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker, Malcolm Cecil, Rik Pekkonen and Martin Rushent
producer:
Tony Visconti
drums (drum set):
Bill Legend (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Currie (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Marc Bolan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
percussion:
Mickey Finn (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
background vocals:
Howard Kaylan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06) and Mark Volman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Essex Music International Ltd. (in 1971), Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. (in 1971, in 2001) and Tarantula Productions (in 1971)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 22), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 41)
recording of:
Get It On (Bang a Gong) (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Essex Musikförlaget, Essex Musikvertrieb GmbH, The Richmond Organization, TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
T. Rex4:22
2You’re So Vain
recording engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Richard Perry
bass:
Klaus Voorman (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Ryan (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
percussion:
Richard Perry (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
piano and lead vocals:
Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
additional background vocals:
Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10) and Doris Troy (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
background vocals:
Mick Jagger (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
strings arranger:
Carly Simon
orchestrator:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (in 1972), Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1972), Elektra Entertainment (in 1978), WEA International Inc. (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2015)
recorded at:
Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 100), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 140) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 495)
recording of:
You’re So Vain (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
lyricist and composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music, Quackenbush Music, Ltd., Universal Music Corporation and Universal Music Publishing Group
Carly Simon4:18
3Don’t Let Me Be Lonely TonightJames Taylor2:35
4A Horse With No Name
engineer:
Robin Black and Ken Scott
additional producer:
America and Jeff Dexter
producer:
America, Jeff Dexter, George Martin and Ian Samwell
mixer:
George Martin
12 string guitar:
Gerry Beckley (in 1971)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dewey Bunnell (in 1971)
bass guitar:
Dan Peek (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Kim Haworth (in 1971)
percussion:
Ray Cooper (in 1971)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1971, in 1972), Warner Music (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2011)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios in Willesden, Brent, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1971)
recording of:
A Horse With No Name (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
America4:12
5School’s OutAlice Cooper3:30
6I’d Love You to Want Me
recording of:
I’d Love You to Want Me
lyricist and composer:
Kent LaVoie
publisher:
Famous Music Corp.
Lobo4:04
7Everything I OwnBread3:06
8Summer BreezeSeals & Crofts3:26
9Saturday in the Park
engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1971-09-20 until 1971-09-29)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 9)
recording of:
Saturday in the Park (from 1971-09-20 until 1971-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm (in 1971)
publisher:
Big Elk Music, Lamminations Music, Spirit Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner Chappell North America Ltd.
Chicago3:56
10Taxi
engineer:
Bruce Morgan
producer:
Jac Holzman
recorded at and mixed at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Taxi
lyricist and composer:
Harry Chapin
publisher:
Story Songs, Ltd
Harry Chapin6:46
11If We Only Have Love
recording engineer:
Phil Ramone
producer:
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
vocals:
Dionne Warwicke (from 1971-08-12 until 1971-08-23)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (from 1971-08-12 until 1971-08-23)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc.
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (from 1971-08-12 until 1971-08-23)
recording of:
If We Only Have Love
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
translator:
Eric Blau and Mort Shuman
publisher:
Carlin Music, Éditions Jacques Brel, Intersong, Mort Shuman Songs, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
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
translated version of:
Quand on n’a que l’amour
Dionne Warwick4:20
12Baby Sitter
Betty Wright2:52
13You’re Still a Young Man
Tower of Power5:37
14Beautiful
engineer:
Lee Herschberg
producer:
Lenny Waronker
strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
recording of:
Beautiful
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Moose Music and WB Music Corp.
Gordon Lightfoot3:23
15Run Run RunJo Jo Gunne2:35
16Victim of a Foolish Heart (single version)Bettye Swann3:02
17I Just Want to Make Love to You
engineer:
Kingsley (the nearest thing to a Martian) Ward and Ralph (out of sink) Down
producer and mixer:
Dave Edmunds
creative direction:
Tony Outeda
bass and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Tony Stevens
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Roger Earl
guitar:
Lonesome Dave and Rod Price
slide guitar [slide]:
Rod Price
lead vocals [vocals]:
Lonesome Dave
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bearsville Records (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2016)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Copyright Control and Hoochie Coochie Music
Foghat4:21
18Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia
producer:
Thom Bell
bass:
Ron Baker (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (in 1973)
remixer:
Joe Tarsia
arranger:
Thom Bell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 221)
recording of:
Could It Be I’m Falling in Love (in 1973)
writer:
Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell North America and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
The Spinners4:10
19I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know
Donny Hathaway4:36
20All the King’s Horses
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic (in 1972)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
All the King's Horses
lyricist and composer:
Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
quotes lyrics from:
Humpty Dumpty (English nursery rhyme)
Aretha Franklin3:49