Classic Rock: 1974–1975

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sweet 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 Skynyrd4.14:42
2Listen to the Music
recording of:
Listen to the Music
lyricist and composer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
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)
The Doobie Brothers4:37
3Rock & Roll Doctor
engineer:
Sneed Urn
producer:
Lowell George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Blue Seas Recording Studio in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
recording of:
Rock and Roll Doctor
writer:
Lowell George and Martin Kibbee (singer-songwriter)
Little Feat3:00
4Ramblin’ Man
engineer:
Johnny Sandlin (recording engineer, producer and VP at Capricorn Records), Ovie Sparks and Buddy Thornton
producer:
The Allman Brothers Band and Johnny Sandlin (recording engineer, producer and VP at Capricorn Records)
bass:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (in 1972-10)
congas:
Jai Johanny Johanson (in 1972-10)
drums (drum set):
Jai Johanny Johanson (in 1972-10) and Butch Trucks (in 1972-10)
guitar:
Les Dudek (in 1972-10)
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Dickey Betts (in 1972-10)
organ:
Gregg Allman (in 1972-10)
piano and background vocals:
Gregg Allman (in 1972-10) and Chuck Leavell (in 1972-10)
vocals:
Gregg Allman (in 1972-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1973) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Capricorn Sound Studio in Macon, Georgia, United States (in 1972-10)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Ramblin’ Man (in 1972-10)
lyricist and composer:
Dickey Betts
publisher:
F.R. Betts Music Co., No Exit Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
The Allman Brothers Band4.554:47
5Say You Love Me
recording engineer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
engineer:
David DeVore
producer:
Lindsey Buckingham (guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer), Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
acoustic guitar, banjo, electric guitar, guitar and resonator guitar:
Lindsey Buckingham (guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer) (in 1975-02)
bass guitar:
John McVie (in 1975-02)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Mick Fleetwood (in 1975-02)
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer:
Christine McVie (in 1975-02)
vocals:
Lindsey Buckingham (guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer) (in 1975-02), Christine McVie (in 1975-02) and Stevie Nicks (in 1975-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1975) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1975)
recording of:
Say You Love Me (in 1975-02)
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie
publisher:
Bright Music Ltd. (publisher) and Universal Music Careers
Fleetwood Mac4.24:12
6Blue Guitar
recording engineer:
Eric Stewart
producer:
10cc and Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Threshold Records (UK label founded by the Moody Blues) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Blue Guitar
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
Justin Hayward & John Lodge3:39
7I’m Not in Love
recording engineer:
10cc (in 1974)
engineer and mixer:
Eric Stewart
producer:
10cc
bass and guitar:
Graham Gouldman (in 1974)
effects [musical effects], electric piano and lead vocals:
Eric Stewart (in 1974)
Moog:
Kevin (in 1974)
piano:
Lol (in 1974)
synclavier [control desk]:
Graham Gouldman (in 1974), Kevin (in 1974), Lol (in 1974) and Eric Stewart (in 1974)
background vocals:
Graham Gouldman (in 1974), Kevin (in 1974) and Lol (in 1974)
other vocals [whisper vocals]:
Kathy Redfern (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1975), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1975), Phonogram, Inc. (in 1975), Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1979) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
recorded by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1974)
music videos:
I’m Not in Love by 10cc
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 319)
recording of:
I’m Not in Love (in 1974)
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Man-Ken Music Ltd. (, in 1975), Schubert Music Publishing, St. Anne's Music and St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
10cc3.856:04
8Backdoor Love Affair
recording of:
Backdoor Love Affair
writer:
Billy Gibbons and Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
publisher:
Billy G’s Hollywood Productions Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Fujipacific Music, Inc., Music of Stage Three and Stage Three Songs
ZZ Top42:44
9Pandora’s Box
Procol Harum3:37
10Thick as a Brick
engineer:
Robin Black (engineer)
bass guitar:
Jeffrey Hammond Hammond
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Barriemore Barlow
Hammond organ, piano, piano accordion and synthesizer:
John Evan
vocals:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)
partial recording of:
Thick as a Brick
lyricist and composer:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)
previously attributed to:
Gerald Bostock
recording of:
Thick as a Brick
lyricist and composer:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)
previously attributed to:
Gerald Bostock
Jethro Tull4.053:03
11Rough Kids
Kilburn and the High Roads2:23
12Down Down
Status Quo3:44
13Soldier of Fortune
recording engineer:
Martin Birch (in 1974-08)
producer:
Martin Birch and Deep Purple
mixer:
Glenn Hughes (UK rock bassist and vocalist), Martin Birch (in 1974-09) and Ian Paice (in 1974-09)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1974-08)
electric bass guitar:
Glenn Hughes (UK rock bassist and vocalist) (in 1974-08)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1974-08)
Hammond organ and keyboard:
Jon Lord (in 1974-08)
lead vocals:
David Coverdale (in 1974-08)
vocals:
Glenn Hughes (UK rock bassist and vocalist) (in 1974-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974) and Purple Records Ltd. (in 1974)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1974-08)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Soldier of Fortune (in 1974-08)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale
publisher:
Deep Purple Music (Overseas) Ltd., Deep Purple Music Ltd., Purpletuity Ltd. and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
Deep Purple4.23:15
14Man on the Silver Mountain
producer:
Martin Birch, Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio
mixer:
Martin Birch
bass:
Craig Gruber (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
clavinet, electronic organ, mellotron and piano:
Mickey Lee Soule (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Gary Driscoll (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
recording of:
Man on the Silver Mountain (from 1975-02-20 until 1975-03-14)
lyricist:
Ronnie James Dio
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio
publisher:
Downtown Music UK Ltd. and Owl Music
Rainbow53:58
15This Ain’t the Summer of Love
recording of:
This Ain’t the Summer of Love (from 1975 until 1976)
writer:
Albert Bouchard, Donald Waller (Music writer, Imperial Dogs frontman) and Murray Krugman
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Peermusic Ltd. (BMI) (in 1976) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (in 1976)
Blue Öyster Cult2:21

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part of:Classic Rock (Time-Life Music) (number: TL559/10) (order: 39)