World Hits 1977

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It’s a Heartache
producer:
Dave Mackay (producer), David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
bass:
Kevin Dunne
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Micky Gibbins (drummer for Badfinger)
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1977), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company) (in 1977, in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
produced for:
Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 24)
recording of:
It’s a Heartache
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Lojo Music, Scott/Wolfe Songs Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Mighty Music (publisher) (in 1977) and RAK Publishing (in 1977)
Bonnie Tyler3.83:31
2Rockin’ All Over the World
assistant engineer:
Kevin Whyte
engineer:
John Eden (Producer), Barry Hammond and Simon Sullivan
producer:
Status Quo (UK boogie rock band) and Pip Williams (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1977), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1977), Mercury Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1977), Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1977), Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1977, in 1988) and Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1992-08-30), Studio Bohus in Kungälv Municipality (Kungälv municipality), Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (on 1992-08-30) and Sutton Park in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1992-08-30)
mixed at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Rockin All Over the World by Status Quo (UK boogie rock band)
cover recording of:
Rockin’ All Over the World (on 1992-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Greasy King Music, Hornall Brothers Music (limited company), Intersong (publisher), Intersong Music Ltd., Rondor Musikverlag GmbH, Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Wenaha Music, Wenaha Music Company and Intersong Ltd. (publisher) (in 1977)
Status Quo43:35
3Don’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. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Thelma Houston4.53:38
4Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca (label that Tommy Mottola founded circa 2003, part of UMG) (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Chris-n-Jen Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1981)
Santa Esmeralda3:26
5All Around the World
producer:
Chris Parry and Vic Smith
bass:
Bruce Foxton (on 1977-06-28)
drums (drum set):
Rick Buckler (on 1977-06-28)
guitar:
Paul Weller (English singer-songwriter and musician) (on 1977-06-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.)
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1977-06-28)
recording of:
All Around the World (on 1977-06-28)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer-songwriter and musician)
publisher:
And Son Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
Jam2:24
6Egyptian Reggae
recording of:
Egyptian Reggae
writer:
Earl Anthony Johnson (reggae singer Earl Zero) and Jonathan Richman
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
is based on:
None Shall Escape the Judgement
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers2:37
7Cocaine
producer:
Audie Ashworth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (company, do not use as label) (in 1976)
recording of:
Cocaine (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
J.J. Cale
publisher:
Audigram Music, Audigram Songs, Inc., Blue Mountain Music Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
J.J. Cale32:53
8Isn’t She Lovely
cover recording of:
Isn’t She Lovely
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
David Parton44:09
9Slow Down
producer:
Rupert Holmes
recording of:
Slow Down
writer:
Bob Marshall (bassist/songwriter, worked with John Miles) and John Miles (UK singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist)
John Miles54:50
10Oh Lori
recording of:
Oh Lori
writer:
Billy Alessi and Bobby Alessi
publisher:
Alessi Music, Tenyor Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Alessi53:20
11We’re All Alone
producer:
David Anderle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1977) and A&M Records, Inc. (Los Angeles) (in 1977)
cover recording of:
We’re All Alone
lyricist and composer:
Boz Scaggs
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) and Boz Scaggs Music (publisher) (from 1975 to present)
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))
Rita Coolidge43:37
12Baby I Know
recording of:
Baby I Know
writer:
John Richardson (UK drummer) and Alan Williams (The Rubettes)
Rubettes4:23
13Good Morning Judge
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Tony Spath
engineer, mixer and editor:
Eric Stewart
producer:
10cc, Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
bass guitar, electric guitar, guitar and tambourine, electric bass guitar [six string bass] and background vocals:
Graham Gouldman
cabasa, drums (drum set), piano and tambourine:
Paul (UK rock drummer)
Moog, guitar, piano and slide guitar and background vocals and lead vocals:
Eric Stewart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1977) and Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Good Morning Judge by 10cc
recording of:
Good Morning Judge
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Man-Ken Music Ltd. (in 1977)
10cc4.42:54
14The Shuffle
recording of:
The Shuffle
composer:
Van McCoy
Van McCoy4:14

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part of:World Hits (number: 1977) (order: 23)