Pop Hits, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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1Waterloo
recording of:
Waterloo (English version)
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Overseas Songs (ended), Polar Music AB (ended), Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., Union Songs Music, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., EMI Waterford Music (from 1974 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1974 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1974 to present)
translated version of:
Waterloo (Swedish version)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
ABBA42:51
2Chipy, Chipy, Cheep. Heep
cover recording of:
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (Lally Stott / Middle of the Road)
lyricist:
Lally Stott (in 1971)
composer:
Lally Stott
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Middle of the Road43:01
3MexicoLes Humphries Singers4:08
4Good Vibrations
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick, Chuck Britz and Larry Levine
engineer:
Chuck Britz and Jim Lockert (Enginear)
producer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Derry FitzGerald
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 25), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 53)
recording of:
Good Vibrations (Love/Wilson lyrics, common version) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
version of:
Good Vibrations (Tony Asher lyrics)
The Beach Boys4.23:38
5Yellow River
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard Year‐End Hot 100 Singles (1970) (number: 83)
recording of:
Yellow River (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Christie
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Christie32:49
6Les Champs Elysees
recording of:
Les Champs‐Élysées (in 1969)
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Mike Deighan and Mike Wilsh
translated version of:
Waterloo Road
Joe Dassin2.52:44
7Honey, Honey
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1973-10-17)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1973-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1973-10-17)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1973-10-17)
Moog, mellotron and piano:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1973-10-17)
violin:
Martin Bylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24), Anders Dahl (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24), Åke Jelving (on 1973-10-24), Inge Lindstedt (on 1973-10-24), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1973-10-17) and Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (on 1973-10-17)
strings arranger:
S.O. Walldoff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music AB (in 1974) and Polar Music International AB (in 2014)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1973-10-17, on 1973-10-24)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 49)
recording of:
Honey, Honey (English version) (from 1973-10-17 until 1973-10-24)
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Overseas Songs (ended), Polar Music AB (ended), EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Universal Music Publishing Group (Universal Music Publishing Group Corporation), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
ABBA3.12:58
8In the Summertime
producer:
Barry Murray (producer, associated with Mungo Jerry)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
earliest release:
In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
music videos:
In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 40) and Billboard Year‐End Hot 100 Singles (1970) (number: 53)
recording of:
In the Summertime
lyricist and composer:
Ray Dorset
publisher:
Associated Music International Ltd., Bovina Music Inc., Broadley Music (International) Ltd. (PRS), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI April Music Inc., Our Music Ltd. (possibly aka Our Music Ltd., associated mostly with Mungo Jerry), Satellite Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Mungo Jerry3.653:35
9I Get Around
recording of:
I Get Around
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Sea of Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Victor Music Arts, Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
The Beach Boys2:15
10Mama Loo
recording of:
Mama Loo
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Bilsbury and Les Humphries
publisher:
Sikorski (German publisher) (in 1973)
Les Humphries Singers3:46
11Popcorn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Musicor (American record label) (in 1972)
cover recording of:
Popcorn (in 1972)
composer:
Gershon Kingsley
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (AU subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Hot Butter4.352:34
12I Got You (I Feel Good)
cover recording of:
I Found You (a.k.a. I Got You (I Feel Good))
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co, Hudson Bay Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Try Me Inc.
James Brown2:49
13Surfin' Safari
The Beach Boys2:07
14Hasta Maniana
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1973-12-18)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1973-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1973-12-18)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1973-12-18)
Moog, mellotron and piano:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1973-12-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music AB (in 1974) and Polar Music International AB (in 2014)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1973-12-18)
recording of:
Hasta mañana (English version) (on 1973-12-18)
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Overseas Songs (ended) and Union Songs AB (publisher)
ABBA2.83:09
15Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum
recording of:
Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum (Middle of the Road song)
lyricist:
Lally Stott
composer:
Giosy Capuano and Mario Capuano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Middle of the Road3:16
16Young love
cover recording of:
Young Love
writer:
Ric Cartey (US rockabilly singer and songwriter) and Carole Joyner
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Donny Osmond2:28
17Kodachrome
recording of:
Kodachrome
publisher:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
Paul Simon3:38
18I Shot the Sheriff
recording engineer:
Sylvan Morris
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records) and The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
mixer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer) and Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (Island Records Limited, not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1973)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 443)
recording of:
I Shot the Sheriff
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blackwell Fuller Music Publishing LLC, Cayman Music, PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Cayman Music Inc (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Bob Marley3.94:43
19Crodcodile Rock
recording of:
Crocodile Rock
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and 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)
Elton John4:00
20Tonight My Love, Tonight
Paul Anka2:06
21What Is Life
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
recording engineer:
Phil McDonald (engineer and producer) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10) and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
producer:
George Harrison (The Beatles) and Phil Spector
acoustic guitar:
Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10), Pete Ham (from 1970-05 until 1970-10) and Joey Molland (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
bass guitar:
Carl Radle (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1970-05 until 1970-10) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
piano:
Bobby Whitlock (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
tambourine:
Mike Gibbins (drummer for Badfinger) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
trumpet:
Jim Price (horn session musician) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
lead vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
G.H. Estate Limited (in 2014)
recording of:
What Is Life (from 1970-05 until 1970-10)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Essex Music, Harrisongs Ltd. and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
George Harrison4.14:15
22Another Day
assistant recording engineer:
Ted Brosnan (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
recording engineer:
Tim Geelan (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
producer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
mixer:
Dixon Van Winkle (on 1971-02-08)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01) and David Spinozza (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
bass guitar, tambourine and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
percussion:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01) and Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
background vocals:
Linda McCartney (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01)
vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) (in 2012) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) (in 2012)
additionally recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (in 1971-01)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States (on 1970-10-12) and A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (in 1971-01)
mixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (on 1971-02-08)
recording of:
Another Day (1970 McCartney song) (from 1970-10-12 until 1971-01-21)
writer:
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen (Music) Ltd. (U.K. based publisher for Lennon-McCartney), McCartney Music Inc. and Northern Songs
Paul McCartney3.653:42
23Creeque Alley
producer:
Lou Adler
produced for:
Dunhill Records USA
recording of:
Creeque Alley
writer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas) and Michelle Phillips
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Trousdale Music Pub., Inc.
The Mamas & the Papas3.753:43