The Greatest Singer‐Songwriter Classics

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Piano ManBilly Joel5:39
2After MidnightJJ Cale2:23
3Coming Around AgainCarly Simon3:36
450 Ways to Leave Your LoverPaul Simon3:39
5I Want You
recording of:
I Want You
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1966-02 until 1966-03)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
adaptations:
Chambermaid
Bob Dylan3:08
6It’s Too LateCarole King3:54
7Have a Little Faith in MeJohn Hiatt4:01
8Twist in My Sobriety
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music International and WEA Records Ltd. (in 1988)
recording of:
Twist in My Sobriety (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Tanita Tikaram
publisher:
Brogue Music, Warner Basart and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Tanita Tikaram4:53
9Josephine
recording of:
Josephine
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd.
Chris Rea4:28
10Your SongElton John4:02
11Someone to Lay Down Beside MeKarla Bonoff4:05
12Spanish Rose
recording of:
Spanish Rose (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Web IV Music Inc.
Van Morrison3:52
13Perfect Day
producer:
David Bowie and Mick Ronson
lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
arranger:
David Bowie, Lou Reed and Mick Ronson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1972) and RCA Records (in 1972)
mixed at:
Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 334)
recording of:
Perfect Day (in 1972-08)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Lou Reed3:45
14Beautiful People
recording of:
Beautiful People
lyricist and composer:
Melanie
Melanie3:34
15Everybody’s Talkin’
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
earliest release:
Everybody’s Talkin’ by Nilsson
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 51)
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Talkin’
lyricist and composer:
Fred Neil
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Coconut Grove Music, Copyright Control, Third Palm Music and Third Story Music, Inc.
Harry Nilsson2:44
16Groovin’
cover recording of:
Groovin’
writer:
Eddie Brigati and Felix Cavaliere
publisher:
Slacsar
Paul Carrack2:45
17Pearl’s a SingerElkie Brooks3:38
18I Don’t Believe in MiraclesColin Blunstone3:03
19Don’t Know Why
assistant engineer:
Mark Birkey
engineer:
Jay Newland
additional producer:
Arif Mardin
producer:
Norah Jones and Jay Newland
mixer:
Arif Mardin and Jay Newland
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Jesse Harris (in 2000-10)
bass guitar:
Lee Alexander (in 2000-10)
drums (drum set):
Dan Rieser (in 2000-10)
piano and lead vocals:
Norah Jones (in 2000-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 2002)
recorded at:
Allaire Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (in 2000-10) and Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States (in 2000-10)
mixed at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Don’t Know Why (in 2000-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Harris
publisher:
Beanly Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Norah Jones3:06
20Daughters
guitar and lead vocals:
John Mayer
percussion:
Lenny Castro
recording of:
Daughters
lyricist and composer:
John Mayer
John Mayer3:57
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Take This WaltzLeonard Cohen5:56
2Chuck E’s in LoveRickie Lee Jones3:30
3You Do Something to MePaul Weller3:38
4All I Wanna DoSheryl Crow4:35
5Tom Traubert’s Blues
Tom Waits6:29
6Never Let Her Slip Away
assistant engineer:
George Ybara
engineer:
Dennis Kirk and Greg Ladanyi
producer:
Andrew Gold and Brock Walsh
percussion:
Andrew Gold (in 1978) and Brock Walsh (in 1978)
saxophone:
Ernie Watts (in 1978)
synthesizer:
Andrew Gold (in 1978)
background vocals:
Andrew Gold (in 1978), John David Souther (in 1978) and Brock Walsh (in 1978)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978)
recording of:
Never Let Her Slip Away (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Gold
publisher:
Luckyu Music
Andrew Gold3:28
7Luka
sound engineer:
Robin Danar
engineer:
Steve Addabbo and Rod O’Brien
producer:
Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
solo guitar:
Jon Gordon
background vocals:
Shawn Colvin
vocals:
Suzanne Vega
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1987)
recorded at:
duo Music Exchange in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Luka
lyricist and composer:
Suzanne Vega
publisher:
WB Music Corp.
Suzanne Vega3:54
8Ain’t No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson (in 1971) and Bill Lazarus (in 1971)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (in 1971)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1971)
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (in 1971) and Columbia Records (in 1972)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 179), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 280) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers2:07
9SailingChristopher Cross4:17
10Catch the Wind
recording of:
Catch the Wind
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch
publisher:
Donovan Music, Peer Music UK Ltd and Southern Music
Donovan2:18
11Promise Me
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
guest bass guitar:
Maartin Allcock
guest drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
guest guitar:
Simon Nicol
guest keyboard:
Bias Boshell
piano accordion, background vocals and lead vocals:
Beverley Craven
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1990)
recording of:
Promise Me
lyricist and composer:
Beverley Craven
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Beverley Craven3:35
12LongerDan Fogelberg3:17
13Fooled Around and Fell in Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (in 1975)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 22) and Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 32)
recording of:
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
lyricist and composer:
Elvin Bishop
Elvin Bishop4:36
14Stay With Me Till DawnJudie Tzuke3:51
15Lullaby
Loudon Wainwright III2:59
16Woodstock
cover recording of:
Woodstock
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music
Matthews Southern Comfort4:28
17Pink Moon
engineer and producer:
John Wood
guitar and piano and lead vocals:
Nick Drake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 162)
recording of:
Pink Moon
lyricist and composer:
Nick Drake
publisher:
Warlock Music Ltd.
Nick Drake2:03
18Angel
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Pierre Marchand
double bass:
Jim Creeggan
drum machine:
Pierre Marchand
piano:
Sarah McLachlan
vocals:
Sarah McLachlan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nettwerk Productions Ltd. (in 1997)
recording of:
Angel
lyricist and composer:
Sarah McLachlan
publisher:
Tyde Music
Sarah McLachlan4:32
19How Can We Hang On to a Dream
engineer:
Val Valentin (task: director of engineering)
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
produced for:
Sweet Reliable Productions
recording of:
How Can We Hang On to a Dream? (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Robbins Music Co. Ltd.
Tim Hardin2:04
20HallelujahJeff Buckley4:15
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1The Man With the Child in His Eyes
engineer:
Jon Kelly
executive producer:
David Gilmour
producer:
Andrew Powell
piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Kate Bush (in 1975-06)
arranger:
Andrew Powell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1977, in 1978), EMI Records USA (in 1977, in 1978), EMI‐USA Records (in 1977, in 1978) and EMI France (in 1995)
recorded at:
AIR London Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1977-07 until 1977-08)
recording of:
The Man With the Child in His Eyes (in 1975-06)
publisher:
Kate Bush (from 1978 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
arranger:
Stefan Lievestro
premiered at:
Saturday Night Live: Season 4, Episode 8
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Castle, Ed. Itaipu, EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (, from 1978 to present) and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
Kate Bush2:41
2Year of the CatAl Stewart4:57
3Time in a Bottle
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (in 1972), BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (in 1973), Lastrada Entertainment Co., Ltd. (in 1973) and LeFrak-Moelis Records (in 1973)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Time in a Bottle (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., Blendingwell Music, Inc., DenJac Music Company and MCA Music
Jim Croce2:26
4Both Sides, NowJoni Mitchell4:35
5She Used to Love Me a Lot
mixed in:
Tennessee, United States
recording engineer:
Ron Reynolds and Chuck Turner
engineer:
Trey Call
executive producer:
Lou Robin
producer:
Billy Sherrill
assistant mixer:
Nathan Yarborough
mixer:
Niko Bolas (in 2013)
recorded at:
1111 Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-06-14)
cover recording of:
She Used to Love Me a Lot (on 1984-06-14)
writer:
Rhonda Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan and Charles Quillen
publisher:
Little Shop of Morgansongs and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Johnny Cash3:11
6Somewhere Down the Crazy River
engineer:
Jim Scott
associate producer:
Jim Scott
producer:
Daniel Lanois and Robbie Robertson
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Levin
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Manu Katché
guitar:
Bill Dillon and Daniel Lanois
omnichord:
Daniel Lanois
background vocals:
Robbie Robertson and Sammy BoDean
lead vocals [vocal]:
Robbie Robertson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The David Geffen Company (in 1987)
recording of:
Somewhere Down the Crazy River
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Medicine Hat Music and SBK Songs
Robbie Robertson4:55
7Cat’s in the CradleHarry Chapin3:47
8A Thousand Miles
additional recording engineer:
Bill Schnee
recording engineer:
Tal Herzberg and Michael C. Ross
engineer:
Tal Herzberg
producer:
Ron Fair
mixer:
Jack Joseph Puig
piano and lead vocals:
Vanessa Carlton
conductor:
Ron Fair
arranger:
Ron Fair
concertmaster:
Endre Granat
music videos:
A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 2002 (number: 6) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 94)
recording of:
A Thousand Miles
lyricist and composer:
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton3:58
9Annie’s Song
assistant engineer:
Artie Torgersen
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
additional producer and assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
John Denver and Steve Weisberg
mandolin:
John Sommers
percussion:
Jim Gordon
lead vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1974)
recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song) (on 1974-03-08)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
John Denver3:02
10I Will Always Love You
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (on 1973-06-13) and Buck Trent (on 1973-06-13)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1973-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (on 1973-06-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-06-13) and Mack Magaha (on 1973-06-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (on 1973-06-13), Dave Kirby (on 1973-06-13) and Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1973-06-13)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1973-06-13)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1973-06-13), Dolores Edgin (on 1973-06-13), June Page (on 1973-06-13) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1973-06-13)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1974)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-06-13)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 34)
recording of:
I Will Always Love You (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton3:06
11Welcome Back
recording of:
Welcome Back (70’s Song by John Sebastian)
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
John Sebastian2:52
12Sweet Little MysteryJohn Martyn5:26
13Up on the RoofLaura Nyro3:16
14Walking in Memphis
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Ben Wisch
producer:
Marc Cohn and Ben Wisch
bass and organ:
John Leventhal
drums (drum set):
Dennis McDermott
guitar:
Marc Cohn and John Leventhal
Hammond organ:
Chris Palmaro
keyboard:
Eric Rehl
background vocals:
Vivian Cherry, Dennis Collins, Ada Dyer and Darryl Tookes
guest background vocals:
James Taylor
vocals:
Marc Cohn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1991), WEA International Inc. (in 1991) and Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 415)
recording of:
Walking in Memphis
lyricist and composer:
Marc Cohn
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control
Marc Cohn4:13
15The Lady Wants to KnowMichael Franks4:44
16Shine Silently
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1979)
recording of:
Shine Silently
writer:
Nils Lofgren and Dick Wagner
publisher:
Candlewood Mountain Music Publishing Inc.
Nils Lofgren3:40
17Sunny Came Home
Shawn Colvin3:52
18Into My Arms
assistant recording engineer:
Paul Hicks and Paul Wright
recording engineer:
Paul Corkett
producer:
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Flood
assistant mixer:
Chris Scard
mixer:
Flood
bass:
Martyn P. Casey
piano:
Nick Cave
vocals:
Nick Cave
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (in 1997)
additionally recorded at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-07)
mixed at:
The Church Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Into My Arms
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave
publisher:
Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Mute Song and Mute Song Ltd.
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds4:16
19Homeward Bound
producer:
Bob Johnston
mixer:
Vic Anesini
performer:
Art Garfunkel, Simon & Garfunkel and Paul Simon
recording of:
Homeward Bound (on 1965-12-14)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd and Paul Simon Music
Simon & Garfunkel2:30
20LullabyShawn Mullins5:29

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ASIN:DE: B00S8X3GQ6 [info]

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part of:The Greatest Singer-Songwriter (order: 2)