70's Soft Rock

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Label: Compass

Annotation last modified on 2006-08-05 22:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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1What a Fool Believes
additional engineer:
Loyd Clifft
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
additional congas and additional vocals:
Bobby LaKind (in 1978-08)
additional synthesizer:
Bill Payne (in 1978-08)
bass guitar:
Tiran Porter (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
John Hartman (drummer for the Doobie Brothers) (in 1978-08)
guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (in 1978-08) and Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) (in 1978-08)
synthesizer:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) (in 1978-08) and Bill Payne (in 1978-08)
vocals:
Patrick Simmons (in 1978-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 3), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 147) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 343)
recording of:
What a Fool Believes (in 1978-08)
writer:
Ken Loggins and Mike McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Snug Music (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
The Doobie Brothers43:46
2Sister Golden Hair
assistant engineer:
Tom Anderson (engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
other instruments:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
vocals:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1975), Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 12) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 264)
recording of:
Sister Golden Hair
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Beckley
America4.13:22
3You Make Loving Fun
recording of:
You Make Loving Fun
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Gentoo Music, Inc.
Fleetwood Mac3:35
4Reminiscing
recorded in:
Australia (in 1978-03)
produced in:
Australia
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
bass:
George McArdle (in 1978-03)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1978-03)
electric guitar:
Beeb Birtles (in 1978-03), David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1978-03) and Graham Goble (in 1978-03)
guest electric piano:
Peter Jones (Australian pianist/composer) (in 1978-03)
solo flugelhorn:
Bob Venier (brass) (in 1978-03)
solo trumpet:
Bill Harrower (in 1978-03)
strings:
Rick Formosa (in 1978-03)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1978-03), Graham Goble (in 1978-03) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1978-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1978), EMI (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! EMI's AU subsidiary, active from May 1957 to late 1980s) (in 1978), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1978, in 2002), EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “EMI”) (in 1978) and EMI Music Australia (Electric & Musical Industries Music Australia, not for release label use!) (in 2002)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 17) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 65)
recording of:
Reminiscing (in 1978-03)
lyricist and composer:
Graeham Goble
publisher:
American Tumbleweed Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Wheatley Music Pty Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Little River Band54:14
5Blue Bayou
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
assistant engineer:
Mark Howlett
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
Waddy Wachtel (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
bass guitar [bass] and mandolin:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
cowbell, drums (drum set) and electronic drum set [syn-drums]:
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
electric piano:
Don Grolnick (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
marimba:
Steve Forman (US percussionist) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
background vocals:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22) and Don Henley (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
lead vocals:
Linda Ronstadt (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1977), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1978) and Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sound Factory, LA (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 61)
cover recording of:
Blue Bayou (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (in 1961)
Linda Ronstadt4.253:56
6Miracles
recording engineer:
Jeffrey Husband and Steve Mantoani
engineer:
Larry Cox (US engineer/producer)
producer:
Larry Cox (US engineer/producer) and Jefferson Starship
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1975)
recorded at and mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Miracles (Jefferson Starship song)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Balin
Jefferson Starship46:54
7Dream Weaver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1975)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 25)
recording of:
Dream Weaver (Gary Wright)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (in 1975)
publisher:
High Wave Music, Inc. and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Gary Wright44:19
8Mockingbird
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
baritone saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
electric guitar:
Jimmy Ryan (mandolin player)
organ and piano:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
solo electric guitar:
Robbie Robertson
solo tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
vocals:
Carly Simon and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
performer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2015)
cover recording of:
Mockingbird
writer:
Charlie Foxx and Inez Foxx
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
is based on:
Hush, Little Baby (lullaby, popularized as "Mockingbird")
Carly Simon feat. James Taylor54:14
9Diamond Girl
producer:
Louie Shelton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1973)
recording of:
Diamond Girl
lyricist:
James Seals
composer:
Dash Crofts and James Seals
Seals & Crofts44:15
10Precious and Few
recording of:
Precious and Few
lyricist and composer:
Walter Nims
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Climax42:48
11Time Passages
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978)
edit of:
Time Passages by Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter)
recording of:
Time Passages
writer:
Al Stewart (UK folk singer/songwriter) and Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
publisher:
Approximate Music, PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., DJM Music (in 1978) and Frabjous Music (in 1978)
Al Stewart4:39
12Moonlight Feels Right
recording of:
Moonlight Feels Right
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Blackman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Starbuck3.53:35

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