Rock ’n’ Roll: The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: 50s Classics
2▶CD: 60s Classics
3▶CD: 70s Classics
4▶CD: Teen Idols
5▶CD: Rock ’n’ Roll Giants
6▼CD: The Great Bands
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Happy Together
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
White Whale (late 60s/early 70s California) (in 1967)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 257)
recording of:
Happy Together (in 1967)
writer:
Garry Bonner (singer and songwriter) and Alan Gordon (American songwriter who co‐wrote The Turtles’ hit “Happy Together”)
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), The Hudson Bay Music Co. (publisher) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
The Turtles4.4?:??
2Windy
cover recording of:
Windy
lyricist and composer:
Ruthann Friedman
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Welbeck Music Ltd., 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 Association?:??
3She's Not There
recording of:
She’s Not There
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Marquis Music Co., Ltd., Marquis Songs USA and Parker Music
sub-publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Marquis Music Co., Ltd., Marquis Music Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
The Zombies?:??
4Bend Me, Shape Me
recording of:
Bend Me, Shape Me
writer:
Scott English and Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Ebony Musikverlag, Helios Music Company and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
The American Breed?:??
5Come and Get It
recording of:
Come and Get It
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Badfinger?:??
6The Letter
producer:
Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records (not an imprint, use “Arista” for release labels) (in 1967), Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1967), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1967) and Atoll Music (in 1968)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 357) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 364)
recording of:
The Letter (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Chelsea Music Publishing, Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Concord Bicycle Assets, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Lovolar Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
The Box Tops4.15?:??
7Surfin'
recording of:
Surfin’
composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
The Beach Boys?:??
8Hippy Hippy Shake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963) and HMV Records Ltd. (in 1963)
cover recording of:
Hippy Hippy Shake
lyricist and composer:
Chan Romero
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jonware Music Co. (US publisher) and Universal Music Careers
The Swinging Blue Jeans3.75?:??
9Surfin' Bird
The Trashmen?:??
10Lady Willpower
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap?:??
11Silence Is Golden
producer:
Mike Smith (60’s & 70’s UK Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1967) and CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Silence Is Golden
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Gavadima Music Inc., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Saturday Music, Inc. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
The Tremeloes3.65?:??
12Baby, Come Back
performer:
The Equals
recording of:
Baby, Come Back
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
publisher:
Kassner Music Ltd.
The Equals?:??
13Tobacco Road
cover recording of:
Tobacco Road
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Nashville Teens?:??
14Western Union
The Five Americans?:??
15Wild Thing
cover recording of:
Wild Thing
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH and April Music (in 1981)
The Troggs?:??
7▶CD: All‐Time Pop Hits
8▶CD: Hits of the 60s
9▶CD: Juke Box Hits
10▶CD: R&B Greats
11▶CD: Soul Classics
12▶CD: Lets Hear It for the Girls
13▶CD: The Vocal Groups
14▶CD: Rock ’n’ Roll Love Songs
15▶CD: Rock’s Pioneers
16▶CD: Rockin’ Instrumentals
17▶CD: Girl Group Sound
18▶CD: Soul Explosion
19▶CD: Easy 70s
20▶CD: Those Were the Days