25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1970: 20 of the Year’s Greatest Tracks

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Tracklist

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1Young, Gifted & Black
producer:
Harry Johnson
cover recording of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
lyricist:
Weldon Irvine
composer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
Bob & Marcia3:07
2Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
recording of:
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (in 1969)
writer:
Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer and Paul Leka
publisher:
Warner Chappell North America and Warner/Chappell North America
part of:
Goodbye
Steam34:13
3Get 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, 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 Brown42:53
4Groovin’ With Mr. Blow
Mr. Blow2:42
5Let’s Work Together
cover recording of:
Let’s Work Together
lyricist:
Wilbert Harrison
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mozella Music Inc., SBK United Partnership Ltd. and United Artists Musik GmbH
Canned Heat2:53
6Lola
recording of:
Lola
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Carlin (in 1970, in 1984) and Davray (publisher) (in 1970, in 1984)
The Kinks4:06
7I Can’t Tell the Bottom From the Top
The Hollies3:48
8Love of the Common People
Nicky Thomas2:27
9Black Night
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1970-05)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1970-05)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1970-05)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (in 1970-05)
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan (in 1970-05)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho (in 1970-05)
recording of:
Black Night (in 1970-05)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, HEC Music, Henrees Music co., EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Deep Purple4.353:28
10American Woman
assistant recording engineer:
Ed Schnabl and Russ Vestuto
recording engineer:
Brian Christian
producer:
Jack Richardson
arranger:
The Guess Who (Canadian rock band)
recorded at:
RCA's Mid-America Recording Center (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, United States
edit of:
American Woman (original stereo mix) by The Guess Who (Canadian rock band)
recording of:
American Woman
writer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter), Burton Cummings, Jim Kale and Garry Peterson (Canadian drummer for The Guess Who)
publisher:
Cirrus Musik and Dunbar Music Inc.
The Guess Who4.23:51
11Down the Dustpipe
Status Quo2:05
12Question
recording of:
Question
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
The Moody Blues54:57
13You Can Get It If You Really Want
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:31
14In the Summertime
producer:
Barry Murray (producer, associated with Mungo Jerry)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
earliest release:
In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
music videos:
In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 40)
recording of:
In the Summertime
lyricist and composer:
Ray Dorset
publisher:
Associated Music International Ltd., Bovina Music Inc., Broadley Music (International) Ltd. (PRS), EMI April Music Inc., Our Music Ltd. (possibly aka Our Music Ltd., associated mostly with Mungo Jerry), Satellite Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Mungo Jerry3.53:33
15Montego Bay
Bobby Bloom2:26
16Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
producer:
Tony Macaulay
vocals:
Tony Burrows
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bell (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista) (in 1970)
music videos:
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) by Edison Lighthouse
recording of:
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (in 1970)
writer:
Tony Macaulay and Barry Mason (English songwriter)
publisher:
Barry Mason Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Intersong Music Ltd.
Edison Lighthouse3.62:51
17Black Pearl
cover recording of:
Black Pearl
composer:
Irwin Levine, Phil Spector and Toni Wine
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), Mother Bertha Music Inc., R2M Music (BMI) and Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated)
Horace Faith2:38
18Julie Do Ya Love Me
White Plains2:36
19(Blame It) On the Pony Express
recording of:
Blame It on the Pony Express
writer:
Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer), Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay
Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon3:04
20That Same Old Feeling
Pickettywitch3:03

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part of:A Series: 25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll (Connoisseur, 1988) (number: 1970) (order: 3)