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1Upside Down
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980)
recording of:
Upside Down
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Tommy Jymi Inc.
sub-publisher:
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), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Diana Ross43:40
2Good Times
bass:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Tony Thompson (drummer, best known for his work in CHIC) (in 1979)
electric piano:
Raymond Jones (in 1979)
guitar:
Nile Rodgers (in 1979)
piano:
Rob Sabino (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Alfa Anderson (in 1979) and Luci Martin (in 1979)
performer:
Chic (US disco group) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 68) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 224)
recording of:
Good Times (in 1979)
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony Songs and Tommy Jymi Inc.
Chic53:40
3It’s Raining Men
mixer:
Randy Tominaga
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 1982)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 36)
recording of:
It’s Raining Men
writer:
Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Olga Music, Postvalda Music, Songs of Manhattan Island Music Co., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
The Weather Girls3.553:29
4Blame It on the Boogie
engineer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
executive producer:
Mike Atkinson and Bobby Colomby
mixer:
John Luongo
bass:
Gary King (jazz bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1978) and Nathan Watts (in 1978)
congas:
Laudir de Oliveira (in 1978) and Claudio Slon (in 1978)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rick Morotta (US drummer/percussionist) (in 1978)
flute, saxophone and trumpet:
Seawind Horns
guitar:
Roland Bautista (in 1978), Tito Jackson (in 1978) and Mike Sembello (in 1978)
keyboard:
Greg Phillinganes (in 1978)
background vocals:
Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5), Marlon Jackson and Randy Jackson (brother of Michael and Janet)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) (in 1978)
horn arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
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 1978)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Dawnbreakers Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Filmways/Heider Recording (fka Wally Heider Recording Studio & Wally Heider Studios until 1978) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Total Experience Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Blame It on the Boogie (in 1978)
writer:
Dave Jackson (Motown songwriter, aka Dave Jackson-Rich), Mick Jackson (English singer-songwriter, “Blame It On the Boogie” co-writer) and Elmar Krohn
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Carlin Music Ltd. and Peterman & Co. Ltd.
part of:
MJ: The Musical
recording of:
Blame It on the Boogie
writer:
Dave Jackson (Motown songwriter, aka Dave Jackson-Rich), Mick Jackson (English singer-songwriter, “Blame It On the Boogie” co-writer) and Elmar Krohn
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Carlin Music Ltd. and Peterman & Co. Ltd.
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The Jacksons4.33:32
5Super Freak
recording engineer and mixer:
Tom "Super" Flye
assistant engineer:
Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
executive producer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer)
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
bass:
Oscar Alston
drums (drum set):
Lanise Hughes
electric piano and synthesizer [Crumar]:
Levi Ruffin, Jr.
guitar:
Tom McDermott (guitarist)
handclaps and percussion:
Oscar Alston, Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Tom McDermott (guitarist)
other instruments [flexatone] and vibraslap:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
tenor saxophone:
Daniel LeMelle
background vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer), Melvin Franklin, Taborah Johnson, Glenn Leonard, Richard Street and Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants)
horn arranger:
Daniel LeMelle and Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States (background vocals) and The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 71), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 153) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 477)
recording of:
Super Freak
orchestrator:
Bruce Fowler (trombone, composer, arranger, orchestrator)
lyricist and composer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Rick James4.153:24
6Best of My Love
producer:
Al McKay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1977) and 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)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 334)
recording of:
Best of My Love
writer:
Al McKay and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
The Emotions4.153:38
7You Sexy Thing
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975) and CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1984)
recording of:
You Sexy Thing (in 1975)
writer:
Errol Brown (British‐Jamaican singer and songwriter, in Hot Chocolate) and Tony Wilson (bassist/songwriter, member of Hot Chocolate)
publisher:
Chocolate, EMI Music Publishing (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Finchley Music Corp. and RAK Publishing Ltd
Hot Chocolate3.854:01
8You 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 Thing3.653:23
9Rock Your Body
vocals:
George McCrae
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC (Harry Wayne Casey of the Sunshine Band)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCrae3.253:16
10Monkey Chop
Dan I3:33
11Pull Up to the Bumper
recording of:
Pull Up to the Bumper
writer:
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, Grace Jones, Dana Manno and Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Chenana Music Publishing, Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG) and Ixat Music
Grace Jones3:39
12Don’t Stop the Music
edit of:
Don’t Stop the Music by Yarbrough & Peoples
recording of:
Don’t Stop the Music
writer:
Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples and Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
Yarbrough & Peoples34:05
13And the Beat Goes On
recording of:
And the Beat Goes On
writer:
William Shelby, Stephen Shockley and Leon Sylvers
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
The Whispers3.353:23
14A Night to Remember
recording of:
A Night to Remember
writer:
Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd.
Shalamar44:10
15Solid
recorded in:
U.S.A.
producer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1984)
produced for:
Hopsack & Silk Productions Inc.
edit of:
Solid by Ashford & Simpson
recording of:
Solid
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Nick‐O‐Val Music Co. Inc.
Ashford & Simpson2.653:20
16Give Me the Night
recording of:
Give Me the Night
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Rodsongs (publisher), Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
George Benson4:59
17Young Hearts Run Free
producer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
bass guitar:
Scotty Edwards (bassist)
congas:
Eddie Bongo
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
guitar:
Jay Graydon and Ray Parker
keyboard:
Michael Boddicker, Sylvester Rivers (Soul / funk keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer) and Sonny Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
percussion:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger)
synthesizer:
Monty Stark
vibraphone:
Vic Feldman
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap, Lani Groves, Angie Johnson, Fleming McWilliams, Rochelle Runnells and June D. Williams
lead vocals:
Candi Staton
arranger:
Sylvester Rivers (Soul / funk keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer)
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 424)
recording of:
Young Hearts Run Free
lyricist and composer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Da Ann Music (ASCAP-affiliated), Ghati Music Inc. and IQ Music Ltd.
Candi Staton4.154:08
18I Love the Nightlife
recording of:
I Love the Nightlife
writer:
Alicia Bridges and Susan Hutcheson
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Alicia Bridges53:04
19Rapper’s Delight
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang3.63:56
20This Is It
remixer:
Tom Moulton
recording of:
This Is It
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Melba Moore4.353:29