Dance Explosion: 50 Disco Hits From the 70’s, 2

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cd 3
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Tracklist

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1Don't Leave Me This Way
producer:
Hal Davis
vocals:
Thelma Houston (in 1976)
arranger:
Art Wright
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (in 1976)
edit of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 355) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 432)
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble, Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff
publisher:
Copyright Control and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Thelma Houston3:38
2Street Life
The Crusaders3:54
3Super Freak
recording engineer and mixer:
Tom "Super" Flye
assistant engineer:
Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez
engineer:
Bobby Brooks, Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
executive producer:
Alonzo Miller
producer:
Rick James
bass:
Oscar Alston
drums (drum set):
Lanise Hughes
electric piano and synthesizer [Crumar]:
Levi Ruffin, Jr.
guitar:
Tom McDermott
handclaps and percussion:
Oscar Alston, Rick James and Tom McDermott
other instruments [flexatone] and vibraslap:
Rick James
tenor saxophone:
Daniel LeMelle
background vocals:
Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Taborah Johnson, Glenn Leonard, Richard Street and Otis Williams
horn arranger:
Daniel LeMelle and Rick James
arranger:
Rick James
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West in West Hollywood, California, United States (background vocals) and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 71), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 153) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 477)
recording of:
Super Freak
lyricist and composer:
Alonzo Miller and Rick James
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Rick James3:26
4Do It Any Way You Wanna
producer:
Gamble-Huff
arranger:
Frank Brunson and Leon Huff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1975)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1974)
recording of:
Do It Any Way You Wanna (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Huff
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., MDW (in 1988) and Mighty Three Music (in 1988)
People's Choice3:17
5The Pride
recording of:
The Pride
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper
The Isley Brothers3:23
6Do What You Wanna Do
recording of:
Do What You Wanna Do
lyricist and composer:
Theophilus Coakley
T-Connection3:25
7Theme From Shaft
producer:
Isaac Hayes
bass guitar:
James Alexander
bongos and congas:
Gary Jones
electric piano:
Lester Snell
electric piano, organ, piano and vibraphone and lead vocals:
Isaac Hayes
guitar:
Charles Pitts and Michael Toles
membranophone and tambourine:
Willie "Too Big" Hall
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stax Records (in 1971)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 303)
recording of:
Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1971 winner)
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
Isaac Hayes4:35
8Extra Extra
Ralph Carter5:12
9Rock the Boat
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1974)
recording of:
Rock the Boat
lyricist and composer:
Wally Holmes
publisher:
Origin Network Pty Ltd and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
The Hues Corporation3:05
10Stuff Like That
Quincy Jones3:07
11Mercy Mercy Me
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (, on 1971-05-06)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1971-03)
mellotron, piano and lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (in 1971-03)
solo tenor saxophone:
Wild Bill Moore (in 1971-03)
background vocals:
The Andantes (in 1971-03) and Marvin Gaye (in 1971-03)
conductor:
David Van dePitte (in 1971-03)
arranger:
David Van dePitte
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1971)
recorded at:
Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1971-03)
recording of:
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司
Marvin Gaye3:13
12Ain't No Stoppin'
edit of:
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now by McFadden & Whitehead
recording of:
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
writer:
Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
McFadden & Whitehead3:37
13You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
recording of:
You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Lou Rawls3:31
14Blame It on the Boogie
engineer:
Don Murray
executive producer:
Mike Atkinson and Bobby Colomby
mixer:
John Luongo
bass:
Gary King (in 1978) and Nathan Watts (in 1978)
congas:
Laudir de Oliveira (in 1978) and Claudio Slon (in 1978)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rick Morotta (in 1978)
flute, saxophone and trumpet:
Seawind Horns
guitar:
Roland Bautista (in 1978), Tito Jackson (in 1978) and Mike Sembello (in 1978)
keyboard:
Greg Phillinganes (in 1978)
background vocals:
Jackie Jackson, Marlon Jackson and Randy Jackson
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (in 1978)
horn arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Michael Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1978)
cover recording of:
Blame It on the Boogie (in 1978)
writer:
Dave Jackson, Mick Jackson and Elmar Krohn
publisher:
Almo Music Corp., Carlin Music Ltd. and Peterman & Co. Ltd.
part of:
MJ: The Musical
recording of:
Blame It on the Boogie
writer:
Dave Jackson, Mick Jackson and Elmar Krohn
publisher:
Almo Music Corp., Carlin Music Ltd. and Peterman & Co. Ltd.
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The Jacksons3:33
15Disco Duck
Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots6:21
16Mac Arthur Park
producer:
Pete Bellotte and Giorgio Moroder
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (number: 7)
cover recording of:
MacArthur Park
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb
publisher:
Canopy Music, Universal Music and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Donna Summer3:55