Rock ’n Roll’s Greatest Hits: 70’s, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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1Two Tickets to Paradise
recording engineer:
Andy Johns (in 1977-06)
assistant engineer:
Mike Clink (task: assistant), Roy Segal (task: assistant), Steven D. Smith (US recording engineer, mainly rock & game scores) (task: assistant) and Tom Lubin (task: assistant)
engineer:
Andy Johns (task: recording & mixing)
producer:
Bruce Botnick
mixer:
Andy Johns
alto saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
bass:
Lonnie Turner
bass guitar:
Lonnie Turner
drums (drum set):
Gary Mallaber
guitar:
Jimmy Lyon (rock guitarist, worked with Eddie Money)
harmonica, saxophone and lead vocals:
Eddie Money
keyboard:
Freddy Webb, Eddie Money, Alan Pasqua, Randy Nichols and Freddie Webb (keyboardist)
percussion:
Kevin Calhoun (percussionist), Gary Mallaber and Kevin Calhoun (composer)
tenor saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
background vocals:
Randy Nichols
vocals:
Eddie Money
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1977) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1978)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1977-06) and Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-06)
recording of:
Two Tickets to Paradise (in 1977-06)
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Money
publisher:
Cashola Music, Three Wise Boys Music LLC and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Eddie Money4.153:59
2Hold the Line
recording engineer:
Dana Latham, Gabe Veltri and Tom Knox
assistant engineer:
Dana Latham (task: assistant) and Gabe Veltri (task: assistant)
engineer and mixer:
Tom Knox
producer:
Bruce Dickinson (engineer and producer) and Toto (US rock group)
bass:
David Hungate and Michael Porcaro
bass guitar:
David Hungate (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
Jeffrey Porcaro (in 1978-08)
electric guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) (in 1978-08)
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard:
David Paich (in 1978-08) and Steve Porcaro (in 1978-08)
percussion:
Jeffrey Porcaro and Lenny Castro (in 1978-08)
piano:
David Paich (in 1978-08)
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08), Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) (in 1978-08) and David Paich (in 1978-08)
lead vocals:
Jean-Michel Byron and Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08)
vocals:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Steve Porcaro
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 1977, in 1978), CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1978), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1978), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1978) and 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 1978)
recorded at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Hold the Line (in 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and 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)
Toto4.253:57
3Two out of Three Ain’t Bad
Meat Loaf5:26
4Shining Star
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
Shining Star
writer:
Philip Bailey, Lorenzo Dunn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
Earth, Wind & Fire42:53
5Magnet and SteelWalter Egan3:22
6Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 402)
recording of:
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Sly & the Family Stone4.654:51
7Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo
Rick Derringer3:44
8Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 2), Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 11) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 40)
recording of:
Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Lurie
Looking Glass4.253:07
9Sweet Seasons
Carole King3:16
10Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)Paul Revere and the Raiders2:51
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