The Sensational 60s

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash4.352:48
A2Woman Woman
recording of:
Woman, Woman
writer:
Jim Glaser and Jimmy Payne
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap3:17
A3I Don’t Wanna Play House
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Play House
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Glenn Sutton (US songwriter and producer)
Tammy Wynette2:38
A4San Francisco
producer:
Lou Adler and John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
vocals:
Scott McKenzie (in 1967-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1967) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) (in 1967-05)
publisher:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Honest John Music, MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Wingate Music Corp.
Scott McKenzie3.753:00
A5Wolverton Mountain
recording of:
Wolverton Mountain (in 1962)
composer:
Merle Kilgore and Claude King
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corp.
Claude King3:00
A6Red Rubber Ball
recording of:
Red Rubber Ball
writer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) and Bruce Woodley
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
The Cyrkle2:19
B1Green Green
performer:
Barry McGuire
cover recording of:
Green, Green
composer:
Barry McGuire and Randy Sparks
New Christy Minstrels feat. Barry McGuire2:09
B2El Paso
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 66)
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins54:24
B3Green Fields
The Brothers Four3:07
B4Guantanamera
recording of:
Guantanamera
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Julián Orbón (composer)
lyricist:
José Martí (cuban poet)
composer:
Joseíto Fernández (Cuban singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Héctor Angulo (Cuban composer) and Pete Seeger
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 36102)
version of:
Guajira guantanamera
The Sandpipers23:12
B5Where Have All the Flowers Gone
recording of:
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
additional lyricist:
Joe Hickerson (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1955-10)
publisher:
The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) (in 1961)
Pete Seeger31:56
B6North to Alaska
conductor:
Lionel Newman
performer:
Johnny Horton
recording of:
North to Alaska
lyricist and composer:
Mike Phillips (songwriter of North to Alaska)
publisher:
EMI Hastings Catalog Inc
Johnny Horton2:50
B7The Stripper
recording of:
The Stripper
composer:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Ltd. and David Rose Publishing Co.
David Rose1:57
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C1Little Green Apples
engineer:
Peter Romano
instruments:
Jerry Fuller
conductor:
H.B. Barnum
arranger:
H.B. Barnum
cover recording of:
Little Green Apples
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
publisher:
Peter Maurice (publisher) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
O.C. Smith13:56
C2Blame It on the Bossa Nova
recording of:
Blame It on the Bossa Nova (1963 song) (in 1963)
lyricist:
Cynthia Weil
composer:
Barry Mann
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Eydie Gormé2:30
C3Washington Square
recording of:
Washington Square (1963 instrumental first performed by New York City jazz group The Village Stompers)
writer:
Bobb Goldsteinn and David Shire (American score composer)
arranger:
Daniel Fabricant
The Village Stompers2:43
C4I Left My Heart in San Francisco
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1962)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 485)
cover recording of:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco (on 1962-01-23)
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Dash Music Co. Ltd. and EMI April Music Inc.
Tony Bennett32:49
C5Big Bad John
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-08-18)
recording of:
Big Bad John (1961 song) (on 1961-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Dean
writer:
Roy Acuff
Jimmy Dean43:03
C6Girl From Ipanema
recording engineer:
Phil Ramone
producer:
Creed Taylor
bass guitar:
Tommy Williams (jazz bassist) (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
double bass [bass]:
Tommy Williams (jazz bassist) (in 1963-03)
drums (drum set):
Milton Banana (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Milton Banana (in 1963-03)
guest piano and piano:
Antônio Carlos Jobim (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
guitar:
João Gilberto (Brazilian bossa nova guitarist, singer, and composer) (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
vocals:
Astrud Gilberto (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19) and João Gilberto (Brazilian bossa nova guitarist, singer, and composer) (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
performer:
João Gilberto (Brazilian bossa nova guitarist, singer, and composer) and Antônio Carlos Jobim
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (original studio, 1958–1967) in New York, New York, United States (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 461)
recording of:
The Girl From Ipanema (from 1963-03-18 until 1963-03-19)
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
translator:
Norman Gimbel
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Corcovado Music Corp., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., New Thunder Music Co., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and Words West LLC
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
translated version of:
Garota de Ipanema
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Stan Getz & Gilberto3.655:16
C7Sunny
producer:
Jerry Ross (Philadelphia soul composer/producer)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
Sunny (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Hebb
publisher:
MRC Music Corp., Portable Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Bobby Hebb42:45
D1Mr. Tamborine Man
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-01-20)
producer:
Terry Melcher
12 string guitar:
Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
bass guitar:
Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Michael Clarke (drummer for the 1960s rock group The Byrds) (on 1965-01-20)
guitar:
David Crosby (on 1965-01-20)
tambourine:
Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds) (on 1965-01-20)
vocals:
Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds) (on 1965-01-20), David Crosby (on 1965-01-20), Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20) and Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1965) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1965)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 10), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 79) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 230)
cover recording of:
Mr. Tambourine Man (on 1965-01-20)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
The Byrds4.12:20
D2Harper Valley P.T.A.
producer:
Shelby Singleton
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 78)
recording of:
Harper Valley PTA (on 1968-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley43:13
D3Turn Turn Turn
producer:
Terry Melcher
arranger:
Pete Seeger
cover recording of:
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (on 1965-09-10)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1959)
publisher:
Melody Trails and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
The Byrds4.653:54
D4Desafinado
Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz5:50
D5Try to Remember
cover recording of:
Try to Remember (The Fantasticks)
lyricist:
Tom Jones (musical theatre lyricist)
composer:
Harvey Schmidt
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
The Brothers Four2:56
D6Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
conductor:
Irvin Talbot
recording of:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Gene Pitney42:58
D7Blue on Blue
producer:
Bob Morgan (American A&R director and producer. Occasionally, bass player.)
conductor:
Burt Bacharach
arranger:
Burt Bacharach
recording of:
Blue on Blue
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Bobby Vinton2:25