Top of the Pops: 70s Soul

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine
bass:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) (on 1970-04-25)
guitar:
Catfish Collins (on 1970-04-25)
membranophone:
John Starks (on 1970-04-25)
organ and background vocals:
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group) (on 1970-04-25)
piano and lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1970-04-25)
tenor saxophone:
Robert McCollough (on 1970-04-25)
trumpet:
Clayton Gunnells (on 1970-04-25) and Darryl Hassan Jamison (on 1970-04-25)
recorded at:
Starday Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-04-25)
partial recording of:
Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine (on 1970-04-25)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown's vocal group) and Ron Lenhoff
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co. and Intersong Music Ltd.
James Brown42:51
2Nutbush City Limits
recording of:
Nutbush City Limits
lyricist and composer:
Tina Turner
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Catalogue Partner Scandinavia, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Huh-Music, Unart Music Corp., United Artists Music Ltd., Valley Spring Music and Valley Spring Music Corp.
Ike & Tina Turner2:58
3Machine Gun
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
recorded at and mixed at:
Motown Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Machine Gun
composer:
Milan Williams
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Commodores3.752:39
4Keep on Truckin’ (Part 1)
Eddie Kendricks3:28
5Queen of Clubs
recording of:
Queen of Clubs
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
KC & the Sunshine Band2:57
6Don’t Leave Me This Way
producer:
Hal Davis
vocals:
Thelma Houston (in 1976)
arranger:
Art Wright (guitar)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (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 (as of October 2023) (number: 432)
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Thelma Houston53:39
7Never Can Say Goodbye
arranger:
City Life (arranger for Gloria Gaynor) and Harold Wheeler
cover recording of:
Never Can Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Clifton Davis (musical theatre actor, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Portable Music Co., Inc.
Gloria Gaynor3:01
8Kung Fu Fighting
arranger:
Gerry Shury
recording of:
Kung Fu Fighting
lyricist and composer:
Carl Douglas
publisher:
Carren Music (publisher) and Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
is based on:
[Oriental Riff]
Carl Douglas4.23:18
9Shame, Shame, Shame
recording of:
Shame, Shame, Shame
lyricist and composer:
Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Shirley & Company4:53
10Right Back Where We Started From
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975, in 1994)
recording of:
Right Back Where We Started From (in 1975)
writer:
J. Vincent Edwards and Pierre Tubbs
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Penshurst Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Maxine Nightingale4.43:13
11I’m Gonna Run Away From You
Tami Lynn2:47
12Heaven Must Have Sent You
recording of:
Heaven Must Have Sent You (on 1966-06-02)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd.
The Elgins3:04
13There’s a Ghost in My House
recording of:
There’s a Ghost in My House (in 1966)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)
R. Dean Taylor2:18
14The Night
recording of:
The Night
writer:
Bob Gaudio and Al Ruzicka
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons3:20
15The Tears of a Clown
recording of:
The Tears of a Clown
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Jobette Music (UK) Ltd.
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles3:05
16Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)
Stevie Wonder2:41
17Automatically Sunshine
recording of:
Automatically Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Will Robinson (songwriter & producer, Nashville)
The Supremes2:37
18Emma
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RAK Records Ltd. (in 1974)
recording of:
Emma
writer:
Errol Brown and Tony Wilson (bassist/songwriter, member of Hot Chocolate)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated)
Hot Chocolate3:51
19Keeper of the Castle
recording of:
Keeper of the Castle
writer:
Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter (US songwriter & producer)
Four Tops2:54
20Theme From “Shaft”
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: 44)
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
Isaac Hayes3:16
21Abraham, Martin & John
recording of:
Abraham, Martin and John
lyricist and arranger:
Dick Holler
composer:
Dick Holler (in 1968)
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI) and TJ Musicservice GmbH
Marvin Gaye4:15
22I’ll Be There
recording of:
I’ll Be There
writer:
Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter), Hal Davis, Berry Gordy and Willie Hutch
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Michael Jackson3:52
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Release

part of:Top of the Pops (series released by Spectrum Music) (order: 6)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11771445 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0728J29MF [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004749634 [info]