Singers and Songwriters: 1974-1975

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Annotation

Overall catalog # for both discs in set is: A2 30939.

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-27 00:20 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Annie’s Song
assistant engineer:
Artie Torgersen
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
additional producer and assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
John Denver and Steve Weisberg
mandolin:
John Sommers (country music songwriter and multi- instrumentalist)
percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
lead vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
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 1974)
recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song) (on 1974-03-08)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver)
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
John Denver3.653:02
2Black Water
additional recording engineer:
Lee Herschberg
recording engineer:
Donn Landee
miscellaneous support:
Benita Brazier (task: production coordinator)
producer:
Ted Templeman
autoharp:
Arlo Guthrie (American folk singer-songwriter)
congas and timbales:
Eddie Guzman
frame drum [pandeiro], marimba and tabla:
Milt Holland
keyboard:
Bill Payne
pedal steel guitar:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
viola:
Novi
arranger:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns), Andrew Love and The Memphis Horns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (, in 1974)
recording of:
Black Water
lyricist, writer and composer:
Patrick Simmons
publisher:
Lansdowne Music Publishers, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
The Doobie Brothers4.24:19
3Cat’s in the Cradle
producer:
Paul Leka
arranger:
Paul Leka
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead), Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications Inc.) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Connecticut Recording Studios in Connecticut, United States
recording of:
Cat’s in the Cradle
writer:
Sandra Campbell Chapin and Harry F Chapin
publisher:
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Story Songs, Ltd, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Harry Chapin3.83:47
4Haven’t Got Time for the Pain
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
acoustic guitar:
Jimmy Ryan (mandolin player)
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
piano:
Carly Simon
solo acoustic guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
background vocals:
Carl Hall, Lani Groves and Tasha Thomas
vocals:
Carly Simon
strings arranger and woodwind arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
recording of:
Haven't Got Time for the Pain
writer:
Jacob Brackman and Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music, Maya Productions Ltd. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Carly Simon53:53
5I Shot the Sheriff
assistant engineer:
Steve Klein (Engineer)
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Tom Dowd
drums (drum set):
Jamie Oldaker (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
electric bass guitar [Bass]:
Carl Radle (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
electronic organ:
Dick Sims (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10) and George Terry (guitar player with Clapton in 70's) (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
piano:
Albhy Galuten (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
background vocals:
Yvonne Elliman (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10) and George Terry (guitar player with Clapton in 70's) (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
lead vocals:
Eric Clapton (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1974) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
cover recording of:
I Shot the Sheriff (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
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))
Eric Clapton44:26
6Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
bell and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
organ, piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Billy Hinsche, Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys), Toni Tennille and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
horn arranger:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
vocals arranger:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Big Pig Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1991)
Elton John3.455:37
7Sister Golden Hair
assistant engineer:
Tom Anderson (engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
other instruments:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
vocals:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1975), Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 12) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 264)
recording of:
Sister Golden Hair
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Beckley
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
America4.13:20
8Mexico
engineer and mixer:
Lee Herschberg
producer:
Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
acoustic guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass:
Lee Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) [drums] and shakers:
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch) and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
percussion:
Milt Holland
background vocals [vocal harmonies]:
David Crosby and Graham Nash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Mexico
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
James Taylor4.52:59
9You’re No Good
recording engineer:
Val Garay (from 1974-06 until 1974-09) and David Hassinger (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher, Jay Faires and Tricia Holloway
bass:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
drums (drum set), electric piano and percussion:
Andrew Gold (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
electric guitar:
Ed Black (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
solo electric guitar:
Andrew Gold (from 1974-04 until 1974-09)
background vocals:
Clydie King (from 1974-06 until 1974-09) and Shirley Matthews (Canadian pop singer) (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
strings arranger:
Gregory Rose
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1974, in 2006) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1974, in 2013)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 38)
cover recording of:
You’re No Good (from 1974-06 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
Clint Ballard, Jr.
publisher:
Beardog Publishing, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Edwin H. Morris & Co. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
Linda Ronstadt4.753:47
10I Can Help
engineer:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
producer:
Billy Swan and Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Christopher (guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1974)
bass:
Mike Leech (Nashville session musician and arranger) (in 1974)
drums (drum set):
Hayward Bishop (in 1974)
electric guitar:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (in 1974) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1974)
instruments:
Paul Richmond (engineer) (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Youngun Sound Studio in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States (in 1974)
recording of:
I Can Help (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Swan
publisher:
CBS Songs, Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Billy Swan44:01
11Please Come to Boston
edit of:
Please Come to Boston by Dave Loggins
recording of:
Please Come to Boston
lyricist and composer:
Dave Loggins
Dave Loggins4:09
12Miracles
recording engineer:
Jeffrey Husband and Steve Mantoani
engineer:
Larry Cox (US engineer/producer)
producer:
Larry Cox (US engineer/producer) and Jefferson Starship
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1975)
recorded at and mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Miracles (Jefferson Starship song)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Balin
Jefferson Starship46:52
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1Wildfire
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 1975)
recording of:
Wildfire
writer:
Larry Cansler and Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey54:50
2At Seventeen
engineer:
Larry Alexander (producer/engineer), Brooks Arthur and Russ Payne
producer:
Brooks Arthur
acoustic guitar:
Al Gorgoni (guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer), Janis Ian and Dave Snider (guitarist)
classical guitar:
Sal DiTroia and Janis Ian
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Barry Lazarowitz
flugelhorn:
Burt Collins
valve trombone:
Alan Raph
lead vocals:
Janis Ian
horn arranger:
Janis Ian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
At Seventeen
lyricist and composer:
Janis Ian (in 1974)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Mine Music Ltd.
Janis Ian4.254:43
3You Are So Beautiful
assistant engineer:
David Gallo (engineer) and David Roberts (engineer)
engineer:
Guy Charbonneau
producer:
Michael Lang (Producer)
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass:
Dave McDaniel (bass)
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
performer:
Joe Cocker
arranger:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1973)
recorded at:
Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (on 1989-10-05)
cover recording of:
You Are So Beautiful
writer:
Bruce Fisher and Billy Preston
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Preston Songs (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Joe Cocker3.952:44
4The Air That I Breathe
engineer:
Mike Jarratt (recording, mixing and lacquer cutting engineer) and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
producer:
The Hollies and Ron Richards
vocals:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies) (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22), Tony Hicks (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22) and Terry Sylvester (singer and guitarist) (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1973), The Hollies Ltd. (in 1973, in 1974, in 2008) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
cover recording of:
The Air That I Breathe (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
April Music Inc., Concord Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., Landers‐Roberts Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
The Hollies3.84:12
5You Won’t See Me
cover recording of:
You Won’t See Me
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Anne Murray4:06
6I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
acoustic guitar [lead acoustic guitar]:
Maury Muehleisen
bass:
Joe Macho
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
electric piano:
Tommy West
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jim Croce
percussion:
George Devens
background vocals:
Marty Nelson and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1973-06-07)
conductor:
Terence Minogue
arranger:
Terence Minogue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint) (in 1973) and Lastrada Entertainment Co., Ltd. (in 1973)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-07)
recording of:
I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song (on 1973-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
Blendingwell Music, Inc., DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Jim Croce4.82:33
7Sunshine on My Shoulders
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Jean Kaplow
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
conductor:
Milt Okun
orchestrator:
Lennie Niehaus (American saxophonist and score composer)
recording of:
Sunshine on My Shoulders (in 1971)
lyricist:
John Denver
composer:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing, My Pop’s Songs and Reservoir Media Music
sub-publisher:
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 フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
John Denver2.355:13
8Jazzman
assistant engineer:
Milt Calice
engineer:
Norm Kinney
producer:
Lou Adler
solo saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1974) and Ode Records (1967–78; reactivated in 1989 as Ode Sounds & Visuals) (in 1974)
recording of:
Jazzman
writer:
Carole King and David Palmer (early Steely Dan vocalist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., ELORAC Music and Colgems Music Corp. (in 1974)
Carole King43:46
9How Long
producer:
John Anthony (British producer and record executive)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Anchor Records (UK 70s indie label), Cavalcade Records Ltd, Minder Records (in 1974) and Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2015)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 7), Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 31) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 121)
recording of:
How Long?
lyricist and composer:
Paul Carrack
publisher:
Anchor Music Ltd. and Minder Music Ltd.
Ace3.653:24
10Poetry Man
assistant engineer:
Glen Berger
engineer:
Phil Ramone
co-producer:
Phil Ramone
producer:
Dino Airali
acoustic bass guitar [acoustic bass]:
Chuck Delmonico (American bassist)
acoustic guitar [ld. acoustic guiitar]:
Phoebe Snow
harp [harpist]:
Margaret Ross (harp)
organ:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
tenor saxophone:
John "Zoot" Sims (US jazz saxophonist)
vocals:
Phoebe Snow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Shelter Recording Company Inc. (in 1974)
produced at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Poetry Man
lyricist and composer:
Phoebe Snow
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Phoebe Snow54:39
11Midnight Blue
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
David Wolfert
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kirk Bruner
electric piano:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
piano and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
background vocals:
Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia
strings arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Midnight Blue
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
New York Times Music Corp. (publisher) (ended), Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended), Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Trio Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Melissa Manchester43:57
12Third Rate Romance
cover recording of:
Third Rate Romance
lyricist and composer:
Russell Smith (US country songwriter)
The Amazing Rhythm Aces3:22

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included in:Singers & Songwriters
part of:Singers and Songwriters (Time-Life Music) (number: 3) (order: 16)