Singers and Songwriters: 1972-1973

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previously released as R81201/9034-2

Tracklist

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1The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
recording engineer:
William Arlt (on 1969-02-25)
producer:
Joel Dorn
mixer:
Bob Liftin
cello:
Charles McCracken (on 1969-02-25) and George Ricci (on 1969-02-25)
double bass:
Ron Carter (on 1969-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Ray Lucas (on 1969-02-25)
guitar:
John Pizzarelli (on 1969-02-25)
piano and lead vocals:
Roberta Flack (on 1969-02-25)
viola:
Alfred Brown (on 1969-02-25), Selwart Clarke (on 1969-02-25) and Theodore Israel (on 1969-02-25)
violin:
Emanuel Green (on 1969-02-25) and Gene Orloff (on 1969-02-25)
conductor:
William S. Fischer (on 1969-02-25)
strings arranger:
William S. Fischer
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-02-25)
cover recording of:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (on 1969-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Ewan MacColl
publisher:
Copyright Control, Essex Music Publishing, Harmony Music Publishing, MCA Music, Stormking Music Inc. and Westbury Music Ltd.
Roberta Flack5:23
2I Can See Clearly Now
producer:
Johnny Nash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited (in 1972) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1972)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 165)
recording of:
I Can See Clearly Now (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Nash
publisher:
Cayman Music, CP Masters B V, Dovan Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Artemis Music Limited, 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Johnny Nash2:44
3American Pie
engineer:
Tom Flye
producer:
Ed Freeman
electric guitar:
David Spinozza (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
piano:
Paul Griffin (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
vocals:
Don McLean (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1971, in 2000)
recorded at:
The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 131)
recording of:
American Pie (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc., Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music, MCA Music Publishing, MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal, Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Records, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
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
Don McLean8:35
4I Got a Name
acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]:
Maury Muehleisen
bass:
Joe Macho
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta
guitar [rhythm guitar] and piano:
Tommy West
percussion:
George Devens
background vocals:
Jim Croce, Maury Muehleisen and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-06-06)
conductor:
Terence Minogue
arranger:
Terence Minogue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Saja Music Co. (in 1973)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-06)
recording of:
I Got a Name (on 1973-06-06)
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox
publisher:
Fox Fanfare Music Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited
Jim Croce3:14
5Lean on Me
producer:
Benorce Blackmon, Melvin Dunlap, James Gadson, Ray Jackson and Bill Withers
drums (drum set) and percussion:
James Gadson (in 1972)
electric bass guitar:
Melvin Dunlap (in 1972)
electric guitar:
Benorce Blackmon (in 1972)
piano and lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1972)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Ray Jackson (in 1972)
strings arranger:
Ray Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (in 1972), CBS Records Ltd. (in 1972), Columbia Records (in 1972) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 205) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 236)
recording of:
Lean on Me (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Interior Music, Interior Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, 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
Bill Withers4:20
6You’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 Simon4:19
7A 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.
America4:10
8Nights in White Satin
recording of:
Nights in White Satin
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., TRO-Essex Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
The Moody Blues7:26
9Hello It’s Me
recording of:
Hello, It’s Me
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
Todd Rundgren4:45
10Summer Breeze
producer:
Louie Shelton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1972) and Warner Records Inc. (in 1972)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 10)
recording of:
Summer Breeze
lyricist:
James Seals
composer:
Dash Crofts and James Seals
publisher:
Dawnbreaker Mus. Co. Ltd USA, Faizilu Publishing, MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Sutjujo Music, Universal Duchess Music Corp., 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
Seals & Crofts3:26
11Rocky Mountain High
recording engineer:
Ray Hall
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Michael Taylor
percussion:
Gary Chester
steel guitar [electric steel guitar]:
Eric Weissberg
arranger:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (in 1972)
recording of:
Rocky Mountain High (on 1972-04-12)
anthem of:
Colorado, United States (from 2007 to present)
lyricist:
John Denver
composer:
John Denver and Michael Taylor
John Denver4:46
12City of New Orleans
cover recording of:
City of New Orleans
lyricist and composer:
Steve Goodman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Arlo Guthrie4:29
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1My Love
assistant recording engineer:
Mark Vigars (from 1973-01-25 until 1973-01-27)
recording engineer:
Richard Lush (from 1973-01-25 until 1973-01-27)
producer:
Paul McCartney (from 1973-01-25 until 1973-01-27)
mixer:
Richard Lush (on 1973-01-27)
bass guitar:
Denny Laine (from 1973-01-25 until 1973-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Denny Seiwell (from 1973-01-25 until 1973-01-27)
electric guitar:
Henry McCullough (from 1973-01-25 until 1973-01-27)
electric piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (from 1973-01-25 until 1973-01-27)
background vocals:
Denny Laine (from 1973-01-25 until 1973-01-27) and Linda McCartney (from 1973-01-25 until 1973-01-27)
orchestrator:
Richard Hewson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Inc. (in 1993, in 2001) and MPL Communications Ltd. (in 1993, in 2001)
additionally recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1973-01-27)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-25 until 1973-01-26)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1973-01-27)
recording of:
My Love (from 1973-01-25 until 1973-01-27)
writer:
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Paul McCartney4:10
2Time 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 Croce2:29
3Kodachrome
engineer:
Jerry Masters and Phil Ramone
co-producer:
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
producer:
Paul Simon
bass guitar:
David Hood
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roger Hawkins
electric guitar:
Jimmy Johnson
guitar:
Pete Carr and Paul Simon
keyboard:
Barry Beckett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1973)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States
recording of:
Kodachrome (in 1973)
publisher:
Paul Simon (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
Paul Simon3:35
4Daniel
engineer:
Ken Scott
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
drums (drum set) and maracas:
Nigel Olsson
electric piano and mellotron and lead vocals:
Elton John
synthesizer:
Ken Scott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (in 1973)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Daniel
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John
publisher:
Songs of PolyGram International, Universal Music Publishing and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John3:54
5Danny’s Song
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (in 1973)
cover recording of:
Danny’s Song
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Gnossos Music
Anne Murray3:07
6Without You
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Richard Perry
acoustic guitar:
John Uribe (in 1971-06)
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (in 1971-06)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1971-06)
piano:
Gary Wright (in 1971-06)
vocals:
Harry Nilsson (in 1971-06)
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster (in 1971-06)
brass and strings arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1971, in 1991), RCA Records (in 1971), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1971), RCA Corporation (in 1972) and RCA Records, Inc. (in 1989)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 496)
cover recording of:
Without You (in 1971-06)
writer:
Tom Evans and W. Peter Ham
publisher:
100 % Apple Music, Apple Music, Apple Music Publishing Co., Inc., Apple Publishing Ltd. (, from 1970 to present), Essex Music, Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Imagem Music, The Estate for Peter William Ham, The Estate for Thomas Evans, Warner Bros. Music and WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
Nilsson3:21
7Just You ’n’ Me
assistant recording engineer:
Jeff Guercio (in 1973-02)
recording engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski (in 1973-02)
producer:
James William Guercio
assistant mixer:
Richard Blakin (in 1973-02)
mixer:
Phil Ramone (in 1973-02)
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera (in 1973-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1973), Rhino Entertainment Company (in 1973, in 2002) and Warner Strategic Marketing Belgium (in 2004)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (in 1973-02)
recording of:
Just You ’n’ Me (in 1973-02)
lyricist:
James Pankow
composer:
James Pankow (in 1973)
publisher:
Moose Music and Big Elk Music (in 1973)
Chicago3:44
8Morning Has Broken
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
bass and congas:
Larry Steele (in 1971-03)
bouzouki:
Angelos Hatzipavli (in 1971-03) and Ανδρέας Τουμαζής (in 1971-03)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Burns (in 1971-03) and Gerry Conway (in 1971-03)
guitar:
Alun Davies (in 1971-03) and Cat Stevens (in 1971-03)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Cat Stevens (in 1971-03)
piano:
Rick Wakeman (in 1971-03)
strings:
Del Newman (in 1971-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (in 1970) and Island Records Ltd. (in 1971)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios in Willesden, Brent, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1971-03)
recording of:
Morning Has Broken (in 1971-03)
lyricist:
Eleanor Farjeon
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd., EMI Music, Freshwater Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Island Music Ltd. and Island Music, Inc.
is based on:
Bunessan (Scottish hymn tune)
Cat Stevens3:20
9All I Know
recording of:
All I Know
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb
Art Garfunkel3:46
10Sweet Seasons
assistant engineer:
Norm Kinney
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
acoustic bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Charles Larkey
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Danny Kootch
bongos, congas and tambourine:
Bobbye Hall
celesta, electric piano, piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Carole King
drums (drum set):
Joel O'Brien
organ:
Ralph Schuckett
woodwind:
Mike Altschul, Ernest Watts, William Green, Plas Johnson and William Collette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ode Records (in 1971)
recording of:
Sweet Seasons
lyricist and composer:
Carole King and Toni Stern
publisher:
Blue Guitar Music Co. and Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
Carole King3:16
11Guitar Man
engineer:
Armin Steiner
associate producer:
James Griffin
producer:
David Gates
bass guitar:
David Gates
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Michael Botts
guitar:
David Gates and James Griffin
piano:
James Griffin
arranger:
David Gates
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc., Elektra Entertainment (in 1972), Elektra Records (in 1972) and Warner Music International (in 1973)
recorded at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Guitar Man
lyricist and composer:
David Gates
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing and Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
Bread3:46
12Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
producer:
Peter Asher
mixer:
Robert Appère
recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc., EMI April Music Inc. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
James Taylor2:34

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part of:Singers and Songwriters (number: 1) (order: 1)