Rock Messages

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Devil With the Blue Dress
recording of:
Devil With the Blue Dress
writer:
Frederic Earl ‘Shorty’ Long and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Mitch Ryder3:33
2Jingo
cover recording of:
Jin‐go‐lo‐ba (Drums of Passion) (Jingo)
lyricist and composer:
Babatunde Olatunji
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Santana3:00
3America
recording of:
America
composer:
Leonard Bernstein and Antonín Dvořák (composer)
version of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
version of:
West Side Story: America (Anita, Shark Girls)
Nice36:20
4Get Ready
cover recording of:
Get Ready
lyricist and composer:
William “Smokey” Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Rare Earth feat. Peter Rivera2:55
5Polk Salad Annie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recording of:
Polk Salad Annie
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Tony Joe White3:42
6In‐a‐Gadda‐da‐Vida
recording of:
In‐A‐Gadda‐Da‐Vida
lyricist and composer:
Douglas Lloyd Ingle
publisher:
Ten East-Cotillion-Itasca
Iron Butterfly3:03
7Natural Born Boogie
Humble Pie4:08
8Wild Thing
producer:
Colin Frechter (British pianist, arranger, music director, producer, vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Bond (The Troggs) (in 1966)
electric guitar:
Chris Britton (The Troggs) (in 1966)
ocarina and lead vocals:
Reg Presley (in 1966)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 257)
cover recording of:
Wild Thing (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH and April Music (in 1981)
The Troggs4.452:39
9For Your Love
recording of:
For Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Graham Gouldman
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
The Yardbirds2:26
10No Matter What
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 472)
recording of:
No Matter What
lyricist and composer:
Pete Ham
publisher:
Apple Publishing Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and The Estate for Peter William Ham
Badfinger4.353:03
11Some Kind of Wonderful
producer:
Bob Sargeant
cover recording of:
Some Kind of Wonderful
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Lushmole Music, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Q‐Tips3:42
12Baby Come Back
recording of:
Baby, Come Back
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
publisher:
Kassner Music Ltd.
The Equals2:27
13Rock Steady Woman
recording of:
Rock Steady Woman
writer:
Steve Darrington, John MacKay (Brewers Droop) and Ron Watts (Brewers Droop)
The Booze Brothers4:08
14Brooklyn
producer:
Kenny Vance
bass:
Walter Becker
drums (drum set):
John Discepolo
guitar:
Elliott Randall
keyboard and lead vocals:
Donald Fagen
remixer:
Michael Getlin
recording of:
Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)
writer:
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
publisher:
Anchor Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd. and Red Giant Music, Inc.
Becker & Fagen5:31
15Miles Road
performer:
Jimmy Page
recording of:
Miles Road
writer:
Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page2:26
16Beginnings
recorded at:
Toronto Rock and Roll Revival (1969-09-13)
recorded at:
Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1969-09-13)
live recording of:
Introduction (on 1969-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Terry Kath (member of Chicago)
recording of:
Beginnings
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm (in 1969)
publisher:
Aurelius Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Lamminations Music
Chicago6:25
17Dancin’ Fool
recording of:
Dancin' Fool
writer:
Burton Cummings and Domenic Troiano
publisher:
Pasqua Music
The Guess Who3:38
18Voodoo Chile (slight return)
recording of:
Voodoo Child (slight return)
lyricist and composer:
Jimi Hendrix
publisher:
Bella Godiva Music and Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.
is based on:
Voodoo Chile
The Jimi Hendrix Experience5:07
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1American Woman
recording of:
American Woman
writer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter), Burton Cummings, Jim Kale (original bassist for The Guess Who) and Garry Peterson (Canadian drummer for The Guess Who)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Cirrus Musik, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dunbar Music Inc., Hello Mr. Wilson and Unichappell Music
The Guess Who5:32
2The Sunshine of Your Love
recording of:
Sunshine of Your Love
writer:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce), Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Nemperor Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Jimi Hendrix2:14
325 or 6 to 4
recorded at:
Toronto Rock and Roll Revival (1969-09-13)
recorded at:
Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1969-09-13)
live recording of:
25 or 6 to 4 (on 1969-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm (in 1969)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Island Music Ltd., Spirit Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Aurelius Music (in 1986) and Lamminations Music (in 1986)
Chicago5:12
4Roosevelt and Ira Lee
Tony Joe White4:39
5Ridin’ on the L & N
live cover recording of:
Riding on the L&N
writer:
Dan Burley and Lionel Hampton
John Mayall5:48
6Cadillac Ranch
recording of:
Cadillac Ranch
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., Intersong (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band4:31
7All or Nothing
recording of:
All or Nothing
writer:
Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Aquarius Music Ltd. (UK publisher)
Small Faces3:53
8So Hard to Handle
Tony Joe White3:57
9Let It Rock
Eric Burdon & the Animals3:16
10Clap for the Wolfman
The Guess Who4:37
11TIPS / S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
recording of:
S.Y.S.L.J.F.M.
lyricist and composer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
Q‐Tips2:34
12Mr. Bojangles
recording of:
Mr. Bojangles
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Jeff Walker
publisher:
Gotillion Music (BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band4:18
13Wish You Would
Canned Heat8:17
14Wild Thing
cover recording of:
Wild Thing
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH and April Music (in 1981)
Jimi Hendrix1:19
15Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is
engineer:
Fred Catero
producer:
James William Guercio
recorded at and mixed at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1969-01)
recording of:
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm (in 1969)
publisher:
Aurelius Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Lamminations Music and Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
Chicago3:14
16I’d Rather Be a Devil
cover recording of:
Devil Got My Woman
lyricist and composer:
Skip James (in 1931)
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Canned Heat5:24
17I’m Almost Grown
Eric Burdon & the Animals3:42
18Santana Jam
Santana4:21
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Where Are You Tonight?
recording of:
Where Are You Tonight
writer:
Steve Darrington and John MacKay (Brewers Droop)
The Booze Brothers4:07
2Love Hurts
cover recording of:
Love Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1960-08-30)
sub-publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Q‐Tips3:01
3I Know I’m Losing You
cover recording of:
(I Know) I’m Losing You
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Cornelius Grant and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
Rare Earth3:34
4Still I’m Sad
recording of:
Still I’m Sad (from 1965-07-27 until 1965-08-17)
writer:
Jim McCarty (UK drummer) and Paul Samwell-Smith
publisher:
Yardbirds Music (also with "Ltd."; publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Yardbirds2:55
5Bleeding Heart
cover recording of:
Bleeding Heart
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Experience Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix3:20
6With a Little Help From My Friends
cover recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (from 1967 to present)
Carlos Santana4:07
7Hang On to a Dream
recording of:
How Can We Hang On to a Dream?
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
The Nice4:47
8Baby Blue
recording of:
Baby Blue
lyricist and composer:
Pete Ham
Badfinger4.53:39
9Lost and Gone
recording of:
Lost and Gone
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
John Mayall2:42
10Rock and Roll
recording of:
Rock and Roll
Mitch Ryder3:59
11Any Way That You Want Me
producer:
Larry Page ('50s/'60s Rock & Roll artist and producer)
recording of:
Anyway That You Want Me
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Budde (publisher) and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
The Troggs2:46
12Going Down Slow
cover recording of:
Going Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Johnny Winter4:42
13Just a Little Misunderstood
recording of:
Little Miss Understood
lyricist and composer:
Mike d’Abo (English singer‐songwriter, former frontman of Manfred Mann)
Rod Stewart3:57
14Barrytown
recording of:
Barrytown
writer:
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Inc. (US record company and parent company for MCA publishing companies, affiliated to ASCAP), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1973) and Red Giant Inc. (in 1973)
Becker & Fagen2:46
15Just You and Me
Chicago3:47
16I Want You
recording of:
I Want You
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp.
Tony Joe White7:31
17Yellow Peril
producer:
Kenny Vance
drums (drum set):
Kenny Vance
guitar:
Walter Becker
piano and lead vocals:
Donald Fagen
remixer:
Michael Getlin
recording of:
Yellow Peril
writer:
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
Becker & Fagen3:58
18All I Can Do Is Cry
cover recording of:
All I Could Do Was Cry
writer:
Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd
Ike & Tina Turner5:31
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Persuasion
Santana5:16
2Little Latin Lupe Lu
cover recording of:
Little Latin Lupe Lu
lyricist:
Bill Medley
composer:
Bill Medley (in 1962)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, Inc. (pre‐MGM/UA Entertainment Co. era, 1924–1981)
Mitch Ryder3:19
3Born to Wander
recording of:
Born to Wander
writer:
Tom Baird (Motown producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Rare Earth3:18
4Voice in the Wind
recording of:
Voice in the Wind
composer:
Jimi Hendrix and Herman Hitson
Jimi Hendrix2:46
5Azrial
The Nice5:55
6Road Show
recording of:
Road Show
lyricist and composer:
Maggie Parker (Maggie Mayall)
John Mayall4:27
7I’m a Man
recording of:
I’m a Man
writer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc) and Steve Winwood
composer:
Keith Emerson
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
The Spencer Davis Group3:32
8I Just Got Some
cover recording of:
I Just Got Some
lyricist and composer:
Willie Mabon
writer:
Willie Dixon and Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records)
Rod Stewart3:38
9Evil Hearted You
recording of:
Evil Hearted You
lyricist and composer:
Graham Gouldman
The Yardbirds2:24
10I Get So Excited
recording of:
I Get So Excited
lyricist:
Eddy Grant
composer:
Derv Gordon and Eddy Grant
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd., Grant Music Ltd. and Saxon Music Corp.
The Equals2:25
11Avocado Green
Johnny Winter2:32
12Mock Turtle Song
Becker3:21
13Going to the River
recorded at:
Hallmark Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1964)
cover recording of:
Going to the River (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
Alice Cooper32:11
14Hully Gully
cover recording of:
Hully Gully
composer:
Cliff Goldsmith and Fred Smith (60s producer)
Mike Bloomfield3:58
15Tribute to Elmore
recording of:
Tribute to Elmore
writer:
Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton2:11
16Bus Rider
assistant recording engineer:
Ed Schnabl and Russ Vestuto
recording engineer:
Brian Christian
producer:
Jack Richardson
bass:
Jim (original bassist for The Guess Who)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Garry (Canadian drummer for The Guess Who)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kurt
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Greg (member of The Guess Who)
piano:
Burton
lead vocals:
Burton and Kurt Winter
arranger:
The Guess Who (Canadian rock band)
recorded at:
RCA's Mid-America Recording Center (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Bus Rider
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Winter
The Guess Who3.53:05
17Questions 67 & 68
engineer:
Fred Catero
producer:
James William Guercio
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera (in 1969-01) and Robert Lamm (in 1969-01)
brass arranger:
Robert Lamm and James Pankow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1969-01)
recording of:
Questions 67 & 68 (in 1969-01)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm
publisher:
Lamminations Music
Chicago5:02
18You’re Gonna Love Me
Q‐Tips3:35

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