Very Best of the 70’s

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Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1SeptemberEarth, Wind & Fire3:35
2Lady MarmaladeLaBelle3:56
3Best of My Love
producer:
Al McKay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 334)
recording of:
Best of My Love
writer:
Al McKay and Maurice White
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Emotions3:41
4I Can Help
engineer:
Chip Young
producer:
Billy Swan and Chip Young
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Christopher (in 1974)
bass:
Mike Leech (in 1974)
drums (drum set):
Hayward Bishop (in 1974)
electric guitar:
Chip Young (in 1974) and Reggie Young (in 1974)
instruments:
Paul Richmond (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1974)
recorded at:
Youngun Sound Studio in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States (in 1974)
recording of:
I Can Help (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Swan
publisher:
CBS Songs, Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Billy Swan4:02
5Boogie NightsHeatwave3:35
6I Love to Love
engineer:
Richard Dodd
producer:
Biddu
arranger:
Biddu
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited (in 1976) and Arista Records Ltd. (in 1986)
cover recording of:
I Love to Love
lyricist:
Philo Jack Robinson
composer:
James Bolden
publisher:
Mautoglade Music, Robin Song Music and Rolf Baierle Music
Tina Charles3:02
7Play That Funky MusicWild Cherry3:12
8I’m on Fire
producer:
Tony Eyers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BR Music Copyrights BV (in 1975)
recording of:
I’m on Fire
lyricist and composer:
T. Eyers
publisher:
Hensley Music, Intersong Music, MCS Music Ltd., Pocket Full of Tunes, Inc. and Intersong Musikverlag (in 1989)
5000 Volts2:39
9Instant Replay
recording of:
Instant Replay
lyricist and composer:
Dan Hartman
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Dan Hartman3:28
10Love Train
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia
producer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
arranger:
Bobby Martin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1972)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1972)
recording of:
Love Train (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
The O’Jays2:56
11Dirty Ol’ Man
producer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
vocals:
Sheila Ferguson (in 1973), Valerie Holiday (in 1973) and Fayette Pinkney (in 1973)
arranger:
Bobby Martin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1973)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
recording of:
Dirty Ol’ Man (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Mighty Three Music (in 1973)
The Three Degrees4:36
12Everybody Is a Star
recording of:
Everybody Is a Star
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
Sly & the Family Stone3:01
13I Can See Clearly NowJohnny Nash2:42
14I Want You to Want Me (live)
recording engineer:
鈴木智雄 (from 1978-04-28 until 1978-04-30)
assistant engineer:
Mike Beriger
engineer:
Gary Ladinsky
producer:
Cheap Trick and Jack Douglas
mixer:
Cheap Trick, Gary Ladinsky and Jay Messina (in 1978)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (in 1977), CBS Records Inc. (in 1978), CBS, Inc. (in 1978), EPC (in 1978), Epic/Sony Inc. (in 1978, in 1979), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1978)
recorded at:
Nippon Budokan in Kitanomaru Kōen, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan (from 1978-04-28 until 1978-04-30)
mixed at:
The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1978)
live recording of:
I Want You to Want Me (from 1978-04-28 until 1978-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nielsen
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI Music Publishing, Gil Music Corporation, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Adult Music (in 1977) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (in 1977)
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
Cheap Trick3:40
15Don’t Bring Me Down
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
clarinet and electric piano:
Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
piano and synthesizer:
Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
choir vocals:
Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
conductor:
Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1979), Jet Inc. (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 2005)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 215)
recording of:
Don’t Bring Me Down (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
April Music Ltd., Copyright Control, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Inc., Jet Music Ltd. and Polygon Publishing Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Electric Light Orchestra4:04
16I’m a Train
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
D. Altfeld, Roy Halee and Albert Hammond
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1974) and Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L. (in 2010)
recording of:
I’m a Train
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
Copyright Control and Leeds Music Corp. (in 1974)
Albert Hammond3:18
17A Glass of Champagne
engineer:
Jeffrey Lesser and Al Scott
associate producer:
Rupert Holmes
producer:
Georg Kajanus, Jeffrey Lesser and Al Scott
mixer:
Jeffrey Lesser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1975)
recorded at:
CBS Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1975-10)
recording of:
Glass of Champagne (in 1975-10)
lyricist and composer:
Georg Kajanus
publisher:
Copyright Control and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Sailor2:38
18Yellow River
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 83)
recording of:
Yellow River (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Christie
publisher:
Copyright Control
Christie2:42
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part of:Very Best of the 70’s (number: 1) (order: 1)