Easy Listening Classics

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Magic Moments (CD 1)
2▼CD: Magic Moments (CD 2)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1After the Lovin’
cover recording of:
After the Lovin’
lyricist:
Alan Bernstein
composer:
Ritchie Adams
Engelbert Humperdinck3.53:56
2It’s Too Late
recording of:
It’s Too Late
lyricist:
Toni Stern
composer:
Carole King
dedicated to:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., 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)
Carole King3:52
3Leaving on a Jet Plane
recording of:
Leaving on a Jet Plane
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Publishing Inc, Cherry Lane Music, Inc., Reservoir Media Music (B) and 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)
John Denver & Cass Elliot3:39
4Magic Moments
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1957-12-03) and The Ray Charles Singers (on 1957-12-03)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1957-12-03)
arranger:
Joe Reisman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1958)
recording of:
Magic Moments (on 1957-12-03)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and MCA Music Ltd.
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra3.152:41
5Crying in the Chapel
producer:
Steve Sholes
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) (on 1960-10-30)
double bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1960-10-30) and Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1960-10-30)
guitar:
Hank Garland (on 1960-10-30) and Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1960-10-30)
instruments:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1960-10-30)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1960-10-30)
saxophone:
Boots Randolph (on 1960-10-30)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1960-10-31)
vocals:
Charlie Hodge (on 1960-10-30), The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1960-10-30) and Millie Kirkham (on 1960-10-30)
additional performer:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1960-10-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1965), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1965) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-10-30)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 26)
cover recording of:
Crying in the Chapel (from 1960-10-30 until 1960-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
Artie Glenn (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Morris Ltd., Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Mijac Music
Elvis Presley2.82:27
6Blue Velvet
recording of:
Blue Velvet
writer:
Lee Morris (US songwriter) and Bernie Wayne
publisher:
Bernie Wayne Music Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) 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)
Bobby Vinton2:50
7All by Myself
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975) and Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1975)
edit of:
All by Myself by Eric Carmen
recording of:
All by Myself
lyricist:
Eric Carmen
composer:
Eric Carmen and Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) (ended), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Carmen Music, Inc, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Eric Carmen Music, Round Hill Works, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., 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)
is based on:
Let’s Pretend
is based on:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Eric Carmen44:30
8Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me
recording of:
Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me
writer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
Mac Davis3:03
9Mandy
co-producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive)
producer:
Ron Dante and Barry Manilow
lead vocals:
Barry Manilow (in 1978)
strings arranger:
Joe Renzetti (US film composer, session musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1974) and Bell Records (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista) (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Brandy (more popularly known as Mandy) (in 1978)
lyricist:
Scott English
writer:
Scott English
composer:
Richard Kerr
publisher:
Chappell Morris (publisher), Chappell/Morris Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Morris Music Inc, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 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)
Barry Manilow43:19
10Sunshine on My Shoulders
recording of:
Sunshine on My Shoulders
lyricist:
John Denver
composer:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing, My Pop’s Songs and Reservoir Media Music
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) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
John Denver5:13
11Stoned Soul Picnic
recording of:
Stoned Soul Picnic
lyricist and composer:
Laura Nyro
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Tuna Fish Music and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
The 5th Dimension3:24
12Midnight Blue
recording engineer:
Bob Schaper
producer:
Vini Poncia
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
David Wolfert
bass guitar [bass]:
Cooker LoPresti
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Kirk Bruner
electric piano:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
piano and lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
background vocals:
Melissa Manchester and Vini Poncia
strings arranger:
Trevor Lawrence (70s–90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
mixed at:
Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Midnight Blue
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Melissa Manchester
publisher:
New York Times Music Corp. (publisher) (ended), Rumanian Pickleworks Company (ended), Alley Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) and Trio Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG 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)
Melissa Manchester43:55
13Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
recording of:
Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
writer:
L. Russell Brown (lyricist) and Irwin Levine
Dawn52:53
14I Write the Songs
engineer:
Michael DeLugg
producer:
Ron Dante and Barry Manilow
bass guitar [bass]:
Steve Donaghey
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Lee Gurst
guitar:
Charlie Brown (guitarist) and Sid McGinnis (American musician and guitarist)
keyboard:
Alan Axelrod
piano and lead vocals:
Barry Manilow
background vocals:
Ron Dante, Barry Manilow and The Flashy Ladies (vocal trio, often worked with Barry Manilow)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Gerald Alters
arranger:
Barry Manilow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States and Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
cover recording of:
I Write the Songs (in 1975)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys) (in 1975)
publisher:
Artists Music, Inc. and BMG Songs, Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) 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)
Barry Manilow43:55
15Me and My Arrow
recording of:
Me and My Arrow
lyricist and composer:
Harry Nilsson (US singer-songwriter)
Nilsson2:07
16Java
Al Hirt1:56
3▶CD: Times of Your Life (CD 1)
4▶CD: Times of Your Life (CD 2)
5▶CD: Everything Is Beautiful (CD 1)
6▶CD: Everything Is Beautiful (CD 2)
7▶CD: Love Can Make You Happy (CD 1)
8▶CD: Love Can Make You Happy (CD 2)
9▶CD: Movie Classics (CD 1)
10▶CD: Movie Classics (CD 2)