20 Years of Solid Gold Groups 1960–1979

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

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Blue MoonThe Marcels2:20
2Alley-Oop
recording of:
Alley Oop
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier
The Hollywood Argyles2:45
3One Fine DayThe Chiffons2:10
4When I Fall in Love
The Lettermen2:29
5Barbara AnnThe Regents2:17
6(Love Is Like a) Heat WaveMartha and the Vandellas2:47
7Let It Be MeThe Everly Brothers2:44
8Reverend Mr. Black
The Kingston Trio3:02
9The Little Old Lady
Jan & Dean2:26
10RememberThe Shangri‐Las2:20
11Come a Little Bit CloserJay & the Americans2:48
12AmenThe Impressions3:31
13Baby Love
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
baritone saxophone:
Mike Terry (on 1964-08-13)
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1964-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (on 1964-08-13)
foot stomps [footstomps]:
Michael Valvano (on 1964-08-13)
guitar:
Eddie Willis (on 1964-08-13)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1964-08-13)
piano:
Earl Van Dyke (on 1964-08-13)
tenor saxophone:
Henry Cosby (on 1964-08-13)
vibraphone:
Jack Ashford (on 1964-08-13)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard (on 1964-08-13) and Mary Wilson (on 1964-08-13)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1964-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (in 1964) and UMG Recordings (in 1964)
recorded at:
Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-08-13)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 324) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 499)
recording of:
Baby Love (on 1964-08-13)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Division
The Supremes2:37
14You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’The Righteous Brothers3:43
15Everybody Loves a ClownGary Lewis & the Playboys2:19
16A Lover’s Concerto
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd.
recording of:
A Lover’s Concerto (in 1965)
writer:
Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing
is based on:
Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (for keyboard)
The Toys2:38
17Hurt So Bad
Little Anthony & the Imperials2:20
18I Hear a SymphonyThe Supremes2:43
19California Girls
producer:
Brian Wilson
lead vocals:
Mike Love (from 1967-09-11 until 1967-09-29)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-09-11, on 1967-09-29)
recording of:
California Girls (from 1967-09-11 until 1967-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love and Brian Wilson
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
The Beach Boys2:37
20Standing in the Shadows of Love
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (in 1966)
recording of:
Standing in the Shadows of Love
lyricist:
Eddie Holland
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
publisher:
Jobete Music Ltd
Four Tops2:38
21California Dreamin’The Mamas & the Papas2:42
22Five O’Clock World
recording of:
Five O’Clock World
lyricist and composer:
Allen Reynolds
The Vogues2:21
23God Only KnowsThe Beach Boys2:52
24Last Train to ClarksvilleThe Monkees2:47
25Do You Believe in Magic?
The Lovin’ Spoonful2:01
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Snoopy vs. The Red Baron
The Royal Guardsmen2:50
2I Got Rhythm
The Happenings3:01
3Sunday Will Never Be the Same
Spanky & Our Gang3:01
4Let’s Live for Today
producer:
Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan
recording of:
Let’s Live for Today
writer:
Michael Julien, Mogol and Shel Shapiro
translated version of:
Piangi con me
The Grass Roots2:50
5She’d Rather Be With MeThe Turtles2:19
6We Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet
The Blues Magoos2:20
7Stormy
Classics IV2:46
8Green Tambourine
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 Pipers2:28
9Mony, MonyTommy James & the Shondells2:53
10Girl WatcherThe O'kaysions2:38
11Cry Like a Baby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records (in 1968) and Arista Records, Inc. (in 1968)
recording of:
Cry Like a Baby
writer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn
The Box Tops2:36
12Just Dropped In
producer:
Mike Post
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers
arranger:
Mike Post
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (in 1998)
recording of:
Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Mickey Newbury
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.
cover recording of:
Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Mickey Newbury
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition3:20
13I Want You Back
producer:
The Corporation
bass guitar:
Wilton Felder (in 1969-07)
drums (drum set):
Gene Pello and Johnny Jackson (in 1969-07)
guitar:
Donald Peake, David T. Walker and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Louis Shelton (in 1969-07)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
percussion:
Sandra Crouch and Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07)
piano:
Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Joe Sample and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
background vocals:
Jackie Jackson, Michael Jackson, Keith Washington, Jermaine Jackson (in 1969-07), Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07) and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (in 1969-07)
vocals:
Jackie Jackson (in 1969-07)
arranger:
The Corporation
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Sound Factory West in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1969-07, from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
music videos:
I Want You Back by The Jackson 5
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 23), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 28), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 104) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 120)
recording of:
I Want You Back (in 1969-07)
lyricist and composer:
The Corporation
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music Co., 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)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The Jackson 52:57
14Wedding Bell BluesThe 5th Dimension2:46
15Grazing 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 Distinction3:00
16Baby, Baby Don’t CrySmokey Robinson & The Miracles4:04
17Hair
live recording of:
Hair (from “Hair”)
lyricist:
James Rado and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
The Cowsills3:32
18I Can’t Get Next to YouThe Temptations2:35
19I’ll Be ThereThe Jackson 53:58
20United We StandBrotherhood of Man2:53
21Candida
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 18)
recording of:
Candida (1970 song)
writer:
Irwin Levine and Toni Wine
Tony Orlando & Dawn3:09
22I 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 Family2:53
23Mr. Bojangles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Mr. Bojangles
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Jeff Walker
publisher:
Gotillion Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band3:37
24Love Grows Where My Rosemary GoesEdison Lighthouse2:47
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing
cover recording of:
I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing
writer:
Bill Backer, Roger Cook, Roquel Davis and Roger Greenaway
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing
version of:
I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke (original commercial jingle off which “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing” was based)
The Hillside Singers2:18
2An Old Fashioned Love SongThree Dog Night3:22
3Don’t Pull Your LoveHamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds2:43
4Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling AgainThe Fortunes2:52
5Everybody Plays the FoolThe Main Ingredient3:26
6Too Late to Turn Back Now
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (in 2002)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 274)
recording of:
Too Late to Turn Back Now
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Cornelius
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Stage Door Music Pub. Inc.
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose3:19
7Midnight Train to GeorgiaGladys Knight & the Pips3:59
8Brother Louie
performer:
Ian Lloyd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Kama Sutra (in 1973) and Kama Sutra Records (in 1973)
cover recording of:
Brother Louie
writer:
Errol Brown and Tony Wilson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Finchley Music and RAK Publishing Ltd.
Stories3:53
9Clap for the WolfmanThe Guess Who3:28
10You Little Trustmaker
recording of:
You Little Trustmaker
lyricist and composer:
Christopher Mark Jackson
The Tymes2:51
11Rockin’ Soul
The Hues Corporation3:05
12That’s the Way I Like ItKC and the Sunshine Band3:26
13Sad Sweet Dreamer
recording of:
Sad Sweet Dreamer
lyricist and composer:
David Parton
publisher:
Mr. & Mrs. Music
Sweet Sensation3:25
14Amie
Pure Prairie League2:42
15Life Is a Rock
Reunion3:35
16Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
cover recording of:
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly
recording of:
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:49
17Sky High
engineer:
Roger Wilkinson
executive producer:
Chas Peate
producer:
Des Dyer and Clive Scott
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Des Dyer
recording of:
Sky High
writer:
Des Dyer and Clive Scott
Jigsaw2:48
4CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Never My Love
The Addrisi Brothers3:29
2Moonlight Feels Right
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Private Stock Records Ltd. (in 1976)
recording of:
Moonlight Feels Right
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Blackman
publisher:
Copyright Control
Starbuck3:40
3EasyCommodores4:10
4SummerWar4:02
5Boogie Oogie OogieA Taste of Honey3:44
6My Angel BabyToby Beau3:31
7Imaginary Lover
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Incorporated (in 1978) and PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1978)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 51)
recording of:
Imaginary Lover (1982 from Champagne Jam)
writer:
Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb and Robert Nix
publisher:
Low‐Sal, Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Atlanta Rhythm Section5:09
8Love Will Find a WayPablo Cruise3:42
9Jack and JillRaydio4:35
10The Way I Feel Tonight
recording of:
The Way I Feel Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Harvey Shield
Bay City Rollers3:58
11Heart of GlassBlondie3:25
12Reunited
producer:
Freddie Perren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records (in 1978)
edit of:
Reunited by Peaches & Herb
recording of:
Reunited
writer:
Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
Peaches & Herb3:59
13When You’re in Love With a Beautiful WomanDr. Hook2:57
14Fire
producer:
Richard Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1996)
cover recording of:
Fire
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977-05)
publisher:
Copyright Control
The Pointer Sisters3:27
15Love Takes Time
Orleans4:07