Car Hits: The Ultimate Collection

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1Dancing Queen
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass:
Rutger Gunnarsson (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05)
cello:
Hans‐Göran Eketorp (Swedish cellist) (on 1976-09-12) and Åke Olofsson (Swedish cellist) (on 1976-09-12)
clavinet and keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Roger Palm (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05, on 1976-12-03)
viola:
Åke Arvinder (Swedish violist) (on 1976-09-12), Lars Brolin (on 1976-09-12) and Håkan Roos (Swedish violist) (on 1976-09-12)
violin:
Martin Bylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-09-12), Anders Dahl (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-09-12), Lars Stegenberg (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-09-12), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-09-12), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-09-12), Bertil Orsin (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-09-12), Sixten Strömvall (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-09-12), Harry Teike (on 1976-09-12) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-09-12)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (in 1976-09) and Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (in 1976-09)
strings arranger:
Sven-Olof Walldoff
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music AB (in 1976) and Polar Music International AB (in 1976)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1976), Glen Studio in Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05) and KMH Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1976-12-03)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2006 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 5), SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 9), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 37), BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 171) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 286)
recording of:
Dancing Queen (in 1976)
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., EMI Waterford Music (from 1976 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1976 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1976 to present)
premiered at:
Kungliga Operan (Royal Swedish Opera) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1976-06-18)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
ABBA4.053:51
2Spirit in the Sky
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1969), Seven Arts Records, Inc. (not a label) (in 1969), Transtone Productions (in 1970) and Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord) (in 2023)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 5), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 22) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 333)
recording of:
Spirit in the Sky (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Greenbaum
publisher:
Great Honesty Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Westminster Music Ltd.
Norman Greenbaum4.053:59
3Sugar Sugar
music videos:
Sugar, Sugar by The Archies
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 6), Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Tunes by Made-Up Musicians (number: 18), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 90) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 155)
recording of:
Sugar, Sugar (in 1969)
writer:
Jeff Barry and Andy Kim (pop singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Don Kirshner Music Inc., Kirshner CBS Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
The Archies3.52:51
4Greased Lightning
producer:
Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
mixer:
David J. Holman
saxophone:
Ray Pizzi
additional vocals:
Jeff Conaway (actor)
lead vocals:
John Travolta (American actor and singer)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Michael Melvoin
arranger:
John Farrar, Michael Gibson (trombone) and Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (from 1978 to present) and RSO Records (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978)
recording of:
Greased Lightnin’ (Grease, 1971 musical)
writer:
Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1978 to present)
part of:
Grease (1971 musical)
John Travolta4.653:21
5You to Me Are Everything
producer:
Ken Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pye Records (in 1976) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recording of:
You to Me Are Everything
writer:
Michael Denne and Ken Gold
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
The Real Thing3.653:29
6Baby Now That I’ve Found You
recording of:
Baby Now That I’ve Found You (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod (producer & songwriter, partner of Tony Macaulay)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Belmont (publisher), BMG Music Pub. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Sony/ATV Music Pub. Ltd.
The Foundations42:37
7Everlasting LoveLove Affair42:59
8Downtown
vocals:
Petula Clark (English singer & actress) (in 1964)
arranger:
Tony Hatch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1964)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 227)
recording of:
Downtown (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Welbeck Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
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)
Petula Clark4.43:07
9RunawayDel Shannon2:29
10Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
cover recording of:
Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Marmalade3:02
11Everything I Own
cover recording of:
Everything I Own
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
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), Laetrec Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Ken Boothe23:46
12Kung Fu Fighting
arranger:
Gerry Shury
recording of:
Kung Fu Fighting
lyricist and composer:
Carl Douglas
publisher:
Carren Music (publisher) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
is based on:
[Oriental Riff]
Carl Douglas4.23:16
13Build Me Up Buttercup
music videos:
Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations (British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 43) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 252)
recording of:
Build Me Up Buttercup
writer:
Mike d’Abo (English singer‐songwriter, former frontman of Manfred Mann) and Tony Macaulay
publisher:
A. Schroeder Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI United Partnership Ltd., Immediate Music Ltd. and Welbeck Music (publisher)
The Foundations3.52:58
14All Right Now
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
producer:
Free (60s/70s UK blues rock group) and John Kelly (producer)
bass:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free)
drums (drum set):
Simon Kirke
guitar:
Paul Kossoff
lead vocals:
Paul Rodgers
remixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Free (60s/70s UK blues rock group) (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1970, in 1971)
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
All Right Now by Free (60s/70s UK blues rock group)
recording of:
All Right Now
writer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free) and Paul Rodgers
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Blue Mountain Music Scandinavia, Catherine’s Peak Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Polygram Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Free4.654:13
15Blockbuster
producer:
Phil Wainman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd. (for © & ℗ copyright use only; file no releases here!) (in 1973), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1973), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1973), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Block Buster!
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chinnichap Music Ltd., RAK Publ. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
The Sweet53:12
16Stuck in the Middle With You
recording engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) (in 1972) and John Mills (recording/mix engineer) (in 1972)
producer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
drums (drum set):
Rod Coombes (in 1972)
electric bass guitar:
Tony Williams (bass) (in 1972)
guitar:
Paul Pilnick (in 1972) and Gerry Rafferty (in 1972)
keyboard:
Joe Egan (Scottish singer-songwriter) (in 1972)
vocals:
Joe Egan (Scottish singer-songwriter) (in 1972) and Gerry Rafferty (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1972) and A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1972)
music videos:
Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealers Wheel
recording of:
Stuck in the Middle With You (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Rafferty and Joe Egan (Scottish singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Baby Bun Music Ltd, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Stealers Wheel4.13:24
17You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark K. Smith (Canadian engineer)
assistant engineer:
Buzz Richmond
producer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Richard Dashut
solo guitar and lead vocals:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1974) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States
mixed at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
lyricist and composer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Ranbach Music (publisher), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Top Soil Music (publisher)
sub-publisher:
Ranbach Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002)
Bachman–Turner Overdrive4.653:53
18Sweet Home Alabama
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
engineer and producer:
Al Kooper
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer and songwriter) (in 1973-07)
electric bass guitar:
Leon Wilkeson (in 1973-07)
electric guitar:
Allen Collins (in 1973-07), Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) (in 1973-07) and Gary Rossington (in 1973-07)
keyboard:
Billy Powell (in 1973-07)
background vocals:
Merry Clayton (in 1973-07) and Clydie King (in 1973-07)
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant (in 1973-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1974), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1974), MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1974), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1974), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1974), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) (in 1974), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
produced for:
Sounds of the South Productions
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-07)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-07-18 (number: 31), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 398)
recording of:
Sweet Home Alabama (in 1973-07)
miscellaneous support:
Ronnie Van Zant
writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter), Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Hustler Inc., Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Lynyrd Skynyrd4.14:47
19The Boys Are Back in Town
assistant recording engineer:
Neil Hornby
engineer:
Will Reid-Dick
producer:
John Alcock (producer)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals:
Phil Lynott
drums (drum set):
Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer)
guitar:
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) and Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
vocals:
Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Limited (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 272) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 499)
recording of:
The Boys Are Back in Town
lyricist and composer:
Phil Lynott
publisher:
Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and PolyGram Music Publishing (in 1989)
Thin Lizzy4.14:25
20Rocking All Over the World
recording of:
Rockin’ All Over the World
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 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 Quo3:51

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ASIN:UK: B0798DS9BD [info]

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part of:The Ultimate Collection (Union Square Music, ULTIM5CD) (number: 033) (order: 24)