The Ultimate Singer/Songwriter Collection

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#TitleArtistLength
1A 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
2Cat's in the CradleHarry Chapin3:48
3Brown Eyed Girl
recording engineer:
Brooks Arthur (on 1967-03-28)
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
bass guitar:
Eric Gale (on 1967-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (on 1967-03-28)
guitar:
Al Gorgoni (on 1967-03-28), Hugh McCracken (on 1967-03-28) and Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
organ:
Garry Sherman (on 1967-03-28)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-03-28)
lead vocals:
Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
performer:
Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967), Charly Records (in 1968) and Exile Productions Ltd. (in 1973)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio A in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-03-28) and A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-04-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 71) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 109)
recording of:
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison song) (from 1967-03-28 until 1967-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Artist Alliance, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Web IV Music Inc. (in 1967) and Polygram Publishing AB (in 1992)
Van Morrison3:03
4You Belong to MeCarly Simon3:53
5Lovers in a Dangerous TimeBruce Cockburn4:07
6Hard to SayDan Fogelberg3:59
7Suzanne
producer:
John Simon
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen
conductor:
John Simon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 284)
recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen) (in 1967)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Project 7 Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Stranger Music Inc. and Writers Workshop Ltd.
translated version of:
Suzanne (German lyrics by Thomas Woitkewitsch)
Leonard Cohen3:50
8Lay Lady Lay
producer:
Bob Johnston
guitar and lead vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1969-02-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1969)
recording of:
Lay, Lady, Lay (on 1969-02-14)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1968 until 1969)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. and Big Sky Music (from 1969 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sonora Musikförlags AB
Bob Dylan3:19
9Poetry Man
assistant engineer:
Glen Berger
engineer:
Phil Ramone
co-producer:
Phil Ramone
producer:
Dino Airali
acoustic bass guitar [acoustic bass]:
Chuck Delmonico
acoustic guitar [ld. acoustic guiitar]:
Phoebe Snow
harp [harpist]:
Margaret Ross
organ:
Bob James
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
tenor saxophone:
John "Zoot" Sims
vocals:
Phoebe Snow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Shelter Recording Company Inc. (in 1974)
produced at:
A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Poetry Man
lyricist and composer:
Phoebe Snow
publisher:
Almo Music Corp.
Phoebe Snow4:37
10Year of the CatAl Stewart6:39
11Time 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 Croce2:27
12Chuck E's in LoveRickie Lee Jones3:30
13Good Time Charlie's Got the BluesDanny O’Keefe3:00
14Ooh Baby BabyLinda Ronstadt3:19
15Crazy Mama
recording engineer:
James Long (from 1970-09-29 until 1970-09-30)
bass:
Carl Radle
drums (drum set):
Karl T. Himmel
guitar:
J.J. Cale
slide guitar:
Mac Gayden
background vocals:
Diane Davidson
vocals:
J.J. Cale
recorded at:
Moss Rose Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1970-09-29 until 1970-09-30)
recording of:
Crazy Mama (from 1970-09-29 until 1970-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
J.J. Cale
publisher:
Johnny Bienstock Music
J.J. Cale2:30
16Ol' 55
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1972)
engineer and mixer:
Richie Moore
producer:
Jerry Yester
cello:
Jesse Ehrlich (in 1972)
double bass:
Bill Plummer (in 1972)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
John Seiter (in 1972)
guitar:
Shep Cooke (in 1972) and Peter Klimes (in 1972)
piano:
Tom Waits (in 1972)
trumpet:
Delbert Bennett (in 1972)
vocals:
Tom Waits (in 1972)
recorded at:
Sunset Hills Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1972)
mixed at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ol’ ’55 (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
publisher:
Fifth Floor Music, Inc.
Tom Waits4:00
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#TitleArtistLength
1Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadElton John3:16
2Everybody'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.
Nilsson2:45
3It's Too LateCarole King3:54
4Walking 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 Cohn4:17
5Please Come to Boston
edit of:
Please Come to Boston by Dave Loggins
recording of:
Please Come to Boston
lyricist and composer:
Dave Loggins
Dave Loggins4:09
6If You Could Read My Mind
recording engineer:
Gary Brandt and Lee Herschberg
producer:
Lenny Waronker and Joe Wissert
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
vocals:
Gordon Lightfoot
strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1970)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 8)
recording of:
If You Could Read My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
ATV Kirshner (ended), Early Morning Music (ended), Laetrec Music (ended), WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Gordon Lightfoot3:50
7WildfireMichael Martin Murphey3:15
8I Shot the Sheriff
assistant engineer:
Steve Klein
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Tom Dowd
drums (drum set):
Jamie Oldaker (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
electric bass guitar [Bass]:
Carl Radle (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
electronic organ:
Dick Sims (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10) and George Terry (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
piano:
Albhy Galuten (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
background vocals:
Yvonne Elliman (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10) and George Terry (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
lead vocals:
Eric Clapton (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records, Inc. (in 1974) and Universal International Music B.V. (in 1974)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
cover recording of:
I Shot the Sheriff (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley
publisher:
Blackwell Fuller Music Publishing LLC, Cayman Music, PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Cayman Music Inc (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Eric Clapton4:24
9Get Closer
engineer:
Joe Bogan
producer:
Louie Shelton
background vocals:
Carol Carmichael, Donnie Shelton, Shirley Matthews, Merna Matthews and Carolyn Willis
solo soprano vocals:
Carolyn Willis
performer:
Seals & Crofts
strings arranger:
David Paich
arranger:
Gene Page
recording of:
Get Closer (in 1976)
writer:
Dash Crofts and Jim Seals
Seals & Crofts3:58
10Where Do You Go to My Lovely
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1969)
recording of:
Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?
lyricist and composer:
Peter Sarstedt
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership
Peter Sarstedt4:43
11The Pretender
recording of:
The Pretender
lyricist and composer:
Jackson Browne
publisher:
Swallow Turn Music and WB Music Corp.
Jackson Browne4:49
12You Can Leave Your Hat On
engineer and mixer:
Lee Herschberg
producer:
Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
piano:
Randy Newman
horn arranger:
Jerry Jumonville
arranger:
Randy Newman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1972)
recording of:
You Can Leave Your Hat On
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., WC Music Corp., Randy Newman (in 1972), Randy Newman Music (in 1972, in 1976) and WB Music Corp. (in 1972, in 1976)
Randy Newman3:18
13Try
engineer:
Mike Jones
producer:
Terry Brown
lead vocals:
Jim Cuddy
recording of:
Try
writer:
Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor
Blue Rodeo4:05
14Fool (If You Think It's Over)
engineer:
Justin Shirley‐Smith
producer:
Jon Kelly and Chris Rea
recorded at:
Sol Mill Studios in Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (in 2007)
recording of:
Fool (If You Think It’s Over) (in 2007)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd.
Chris Rea4:06
15Love and Affection
recording of:
Love and Affection
lyricist and composer:
Joan Armatrading
publisher:
Irving Music
Joan Armatrading4:27
16American Pie (Full Length version)Don McLean8:34