Love Story: Over 7 Hours of Great Lovesongs

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1With a Girl Like You
recording of:
With a Girl Like You
writer:
Reg Presley
The Troggs2:13
2My Girl
producer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
bass:
James Jamerson (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
guitar:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
strings:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
background vocals:
Eddie Kendricks (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17), Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants) (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17) and Paul Williams (member of The Temptations) (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
lead vocals:
David Ruffin (soul singer, member of The Temptations) (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
performer:
The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group) (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
strings arranger:
Paul Riser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 3), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 11), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 43) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 88)
recording of:
My Girl (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa (South Africa), Poochum, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Temptations4.452:57
3Feel the Need in Me
recording of:
Feel the Need in Me
lyricist and composer:
Abrim Tilmon
publisher:
Bridgeport Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Detroit Emeralds43:19
4Those Were the Days
cover recording of:
Those Were the Days
lyricist:
Gene Raskin
composer:
Борис Фомин (Boris Fomin)
publisher:
Essex Music, Inc.
translated version of:
Дорогой длинною («Ехали на тройке с бубенцами, а вдали мелькали огоньки. Эх, когда бы мне теперь за вами, душу бы развеять от тоски!…»)
Mary Hopkin2:28
5Sugar Baby Love
engineer:
John Mackswith (English sound engineer)
producer:
Wayne Bickerton
recording of:
Sugar Baby Love (The Rubettes)
lyricist:
Wayne Bickerton
composer:
Tony Waddington
premiered by:
The Rubettes (in 1974-01)
publisher:
Arlovol Music, Budde Music Inc. (US publisher) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Rubettes3:23
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 Tops4.151:56
7Angel of Morning
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Communications PLC (not for label use, copyright holder) (in 1968)
cover recording of:
Angel of the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music, EMI Blackwood, EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
P.P. Arnold23:14
8Underneath the Blanket Go
recording of:
Under the Blanket Go
lyricist and composer:
Gilbert O’Sullivan
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Gilbert O’Sullivan3:04
9Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
vocals:
B.J. Thomas
conductor:
Burt Bacharach
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Scepter (a/k/a Scepter Records) (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 4) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 345)
recording of:
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
part of:
The 42nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1969 winner)
B.J. Thomas42:55
10Beautiful Lover
Brotherhood of Man3:11
11Sheila
Tommy Roe2:17
12Lady Rose
Mungo Jerry3:08
13Silence 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 Tremeloes3.653:12
14For Your Love
producer:
Giorgio Gomelsky
bass:
Paul Samwell-Smith (on 1965-02-01)
bass [bowed bass]:
Ron Prentice (on 1965-02-01)
bongos:
Denny Piercey (on 1965-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member) (on 1965-02-01)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1965-02-01) and Chris Dreja (on 1965-02-01)
harpsichord:
Brian Auger (on 1965-02-01)
vocals:
Keith Relf (on 1965-02-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1965)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-02-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 22)
recording of:
For Your Love (on 1965-02-01)
lyricist and composer:
Graham Gouldman
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
The Yardbirds4.552:29
15Hooked on You
James Griffin2:18
16Words
cover recording of:
Words
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Publishing, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Casserole Music, Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Nemperor, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
Rita Coolidge2:49
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