The Very Best Of Smooth Jazz

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Tracklist

1CD: The Very Best Of Smooth Jazz CD1
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1Ain't No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson (in 1971) and Bill Lazarus (in 1971)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (in 1971)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1971)
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (in 1971) and Columbia Records (in 1972)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 179), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 280) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers2:04
2Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Lee Ritenour featuring Michael McDonald4:01
3After the Love Has GoneEarth, Wind & Fire3:28
4The Girl From Ipanema
performer:
Astrud Gilberto
Stan Getz & João Gilberto feat. Astrud Gilberto5:11
5Walk on ByGeorge Benson3:22
6My Girl
producer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
bass:
James Jamerson (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
guitar:
Robert White (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
strings:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
background vocals:
Eddie Kendricks (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17), Otis Williams (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17) and Paul Williams (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
lead vocals:
David Ruffin (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
performer:
The Temptations (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
strings arranger:
Paul Riser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (in 1964)
recorded at:
Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 3), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 11), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 43) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 88)
recording of:
My Girl (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa, Poochum, 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)
The Temptations2:40
7Goin' Out of My HeadLuther Vandross5:02
8Love Will Find a WayLionel Richie5:54
9Mas Que Nada
Tamba Trio2:37
10Feelin' Good
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Hal Mooney
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1965-01-15)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1965-01-15)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1965-01-15)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (on 1965-01-15)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Feeling Good (on 1965-01-15)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd and Musical Comedy Prods.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
Nina Simone2:53
11Mad About the Boy
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-12-04)
piano:
Jack Wilson (on 1961-12-04)
trombone:
Billy Byers (on 1961-12-04)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (on 1961-12-04)
vocals:
Dinah Washington
orchestra:
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (on 1961-12-04)
arranger:
Quincy Jones (on 1961-12-04)
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Dinah Washington2:46
12Until You Come Back to Me
Hil St Soul3:08
13Wasting Your Time
Frank McComb4:09
14Stop, Look, Listen To Your HeartWill Downing & Gerald Albright3:42
15Minute by Minute
Larry Carlton4:50
16Make Yourself Comfortable
recording of:
Make Yourself Comfortable
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill
publisher:
Rylan Music Corp.
Sarah Vaughan2:39
17Sunny Side Up
Freddie Ravel4:07
18Crush
Richard Elliot3:28
19Miles After Dark
David Benoit5:25
20Aja
Christian McBride4:26
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