American Stars & Hits: 28 Original Great Songs

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Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1A Little Bit More
performer:
Ray Sawyer
cover recording of:
A Little Bit More
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Gosh (pianist, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Bygosh Music Corp., Intersong Music Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019)
Dr. Hook3:14
A2Walk Right In
producer:
Ron Haffkine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1977) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1977, in 2002)
cover recording of:
Walk Right In
composer:
Gus Cannon and Hosea Woods
publisher:
Southern Music (publisher), Southern Music Publ. Co. (A'Asia) and Southern Music Publishing Co. (publishing company)
Dr. Hook2:59
A3You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance
recording of:
You Make My Pants Wanna Get Up and Dance
lyricist and composer:
Sam Weedman (singer/songwriter, bassist, guitarist, mandolin, engineer)
Dr. Hook2:25
A4Only Sixteen
producer:
Ron Haffkine
cover recording of:
Only Sixteen
writer:
Barbara Campbell (collective songwriter pseudonym for Sam Cooke, Lou Adler and Herb Alpert)
publisher:
ABKCO Music and Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd.
Dr. Hook2:46
A5Jungle to the Zoo
recording of:
Jungle to the Zoo
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Evil Eye Music Inc.
Dr. Hook3:22
A6Everybody’s Making It Big but Me
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Makin’ It Big but Me
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Dr. Hook2:56
A7A Couple More Years
producer:
Ron Haffkine
cover recording of:
A Couple More Years
writer and composer:
Dennis Locorriere and Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Evil Eye Music Inc. and Horse Hairs Music, Inc.
recording of:
A Couple More Years
writer and composer:
Dennis Locorriere and Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Evil Eye Music Inc. and Horse Hairs Music, Inc.
Dr. Hook3:07
B1Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1975), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1976), Liberty Records (not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits related to US label Liberty) (in 1976) and Capitol Nashville (in 1977, in 1979)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 71)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle4.42:37
B2Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For
recording of:
Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For
lyricist and composer:
Mark True
Crystal Gayle2:52
B3Heart Mender
Crystal Gayle2:54
B4Talking in Your Sleep
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits related to US label Liberty) (in 1978)
recording of:
Talking in Your Sleep (in 1978)
writer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter)
publisher:
G.O.A.L. Music Ltd. (publisher), Roger Cook Music and The International Music Network
Crystal Gayle22:51
B5River Road
Crystal Gayle3:08
B6Somebody Loves You
Crystal Gayle2:24
B7Don’t Treat Me Like a Stranger
Crystal Gayle3:12
2▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1The Universal Soldier
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-08-16)
cover recording of:
The Universal Soldier (on 1965-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
recording of:
The Universal Soldier
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
Glen Campbell2:07
A2Gentle on My Mind
producer:
Carl Jackson (US country/bluegrass musician/singer/songwriter)
lead vocals:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Gentle on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Hartford
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd. and Ensign Music Corp.
Glen Campbell42:53
A3Wichita Lineman
recording of:
Wichita Lineman
lyricist:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer) (in 1968)
Glen Campbell2:58
A4By the Time I Get to Phoenix
recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
Glen Campbell2:41
A5Galveston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1969, in 2001)
cover recording of:
Galveston (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia
Glen Campbell2:40
A6All I Have to Do Is Dream
vocals:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) and Bobbie Gentry
cover recording of:
All I Have to Do Is Dream
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), 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) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1958-04-21)
Glen Campbell2:32
A7Rhinestone Cowboy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1975)
cover recording of:
Rhinestone Cowboy
lyricist and composer:
Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
House of Weiss Music Co, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Glen Campbell4.53:12
B1Snowbird
producer:
Brian Ahern
arranger:
Brian Ahern
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Canada (in 1970)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 36)
recording of:
Snowbird
lyricist and composer:
Gene MacLellan
publisher:
Beechwood Music Canada and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Anne Murray4.52:09
B2Cotton Jenny
cover recording of:
Cotton Jenny
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Early Morning Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Anne Murray2:57
B3What About Me
guitar:
Lenny Breau and Miles Wilkinson
horn [horns]:
Skip Beckwith, Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer), Butch Watanabe and Rick Wilkins
background vocals:
Dianne Brooks, Joanne Brooks, Pat Riccio, Jr., Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist), Brian Russell (Scottish–Canadian singer/songwriter), Terence Black (Canadian pop singer and teen idol), Laurel Ward and Miles Wilkinson
contralto vocals:
Anne Murray (Canadian pop/country singer)
performer:
Anne Murray (Canadian pop/country singer)
recorded at:
National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
live recording of:
What About Me
lyricist and composer:
Scott McKenzie
Anne Murray3:16
B4Put Your Hand in the Hand
recording of:
Put Your Hand in the Hand
lyricist and composer:
Gene MacLellan
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., Beechwood Music Canada and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Anne Murray3:03
B5Destiny
recording of:
Destiny
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
publisher:
Johi Music Publishing Company
Anne Murray2:49
B6Talk It Over in the Morning
recording of:
Talk It Over in the Morning
writer:
Roger Nichols (musician/songwriter) and Paul Williams (British composer, producer and pianist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Anne Murray2:28
B7A Love Song
recording of:
Love Song
writer:
Donna Lyn George and Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Gnossos Music
Anne Murray2:45