The Best Sixties Album In The World...Ever!

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#TitleArtistLength
1Only the LonelyRoy Orbison2:25
2(Sittin' on) The Dock of the BayOtis Redding2:43
3I Say a Little Prayer
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1968-04-17)
producer:
Jerry Wexler
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1968-04-17)
guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1968-04-17)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1968-04-17)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1968-04-17)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd., Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968) and WEA International Inc. (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-17)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 117)
cover recording of:
I Say a Little Prayer (on 1968-04-17)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., Casa David Music, Jac Music, MCA Music Ltd., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Aretha Franklin3:33
4House of the Rising SunThe Animals4:30
5Fortune Teller
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1966)
cover recording of:
Fortune Teller
lyricist and composer:
Naomi Neville
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
The Throb2:24
6No Milk TodayHerman’s Hermits2:58
7A World Without LovePeter & Gordon2:40
8Soul Man
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-08-10)
producer:
Isaac Hayes, David Porter and Jim Stewart
instruments:
Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Mar‐Keys Horns (in 1967)
lead vocals:
Sam Moore (in 1967) and David Prater (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Recordings Ltd., WEA International Inc. (in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 458)
recording of:
Soul Man (on 1967-08-10)
writer:
Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and David Porter (in 1967)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Ltd., Walden Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell North America, Almo Music Corp. (in 1986) and Walden Music Corp. (in 1986)
Sam & Dave2:38
9It's Not Unusual
recording engineer:
Bill Price
producer:
Peter Sullivan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (in 1965) and The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1965)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 393)
recording of:
It’s Not Unusual
writer:
Gordon Mills and Les Reed
publisher:
Leeds Music (ended), BMG Platinum Songs US, Copyright Control, Valley Music Ltd and Universal Duchess Music Corp. (in 1964)
Tom Jones2:00
10Yeh Yeh
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records Ltd. (in 1964)
recording of:
Yeh, Yeh
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick
publisher:
Mongo Music
Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames2:47
11Sha La La La Lee
producer:
Kenny Lynch
cover recording of:
Sha-La-La-La-Lee
writer:
Kenny Lynch and Mort Shuman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
The Small Faces2:54
12Got to Get You Into My Life
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1963, in 1966)
cover recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers2:32
13In the Midnight Hour
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
producer:
Jim Stewart and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (on 1965-05-12)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (on 1965-05-12)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-05-12)
piano:
Joe Hall (on 1965-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton (on 1965-05-12) and Andrew Love (on 1965-05-12)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (on 1965-05-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-05-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (in 1965)
recorded at:
Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 5), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 134) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 218)
recording of:
In the Midnight Hour (on 1965-05-12)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cotillion Music Inc., East Publishing Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
Wilson Pickett2:34
14Knock on WoodEddie Floyd3:04
15I Got You (I Feel Good)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (in 1965)
cover recording of:
I Found You (a.k.a. I Got You (I Feel Good))
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co, Hudson Bay Music Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Try Me Inc.
James Brown2:28
16Rescue Me
producer:
Billy Davis, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
lead vocals:
Fontella Bass
arranger:
Phil Wright
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1965) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1965)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 31)
recording of:
Rescue Me
writer:
Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
publisher:
United Artists Music Co., Inc. (ended), Chevis Music Publ. Corp. and Reservoir 416
Fontella Bass2:54
17Go Now
lead vocals:
Denny Laine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Records (in 1964)
cover recording of:
Go Now
writer:
Larry Banks and Milton Bennett
publisher:
Belinda Music and Trio Music Company
The Moody Blues3:11
18Brown 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 Morrison3:01
19Mr. Tambourine Man
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-01-20)
producer:
Terry Melcher
12 string guitar:
Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
bass guitar:
Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Michael Clarke (on 1965-01-20)
guitar:
David Crosby (on 1965-01-20)
tambourine:
Gene Clark (on 1965-01-20)
vocals:
Gene Clark (on 1965-01-20), David Crosby (on 1965-01-20), Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20) and Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (in 1965) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1965)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 10), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 79) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 230)
cover recording of:
Mr. Tambourine Man (on 1965-01-20)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Sony Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Brothers Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
The Byrds2:21
20Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)Cher2:49
21Friday on My MindThe Easybeats2:52
22When a Man Loves a Woman
producer:
Marlin Greene and Quin Ivy
double bass:
Albert Lowe Jr. (on 1966-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1966-02-17)
farfisa [farfisa organ]:
Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
guitar:
Marlin Greene (on 1966-02-17)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd., WEA International Inc. (, in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1966)
recorded at:
Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 54) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
writer:
Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell, Pronto Music, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (from 1966 to present), Pronto (in 1972) and Quinvy (in 1972)
Percy Sledge2:51
23Sons and Lovers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd.
recording of:
Sons and Lovers
writer:
Mike Leander
publisher:
MCA Music
Paul Jones3:03
24Stand by MeBen E. King2:59