The Greatest Hits of the 70s, Volume 3

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Annotation

Reissue with a shuffled tracklist. Includes "Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers instead of "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachmann-Turner Overdrive.

"(Don’t Fear) The Reaper" (still?) erroneously listed with a duration of 5:51, "Heart of Glass" with 4:33, and "My Sharona" with 4:52.

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-21 23:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Slow Ride
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bearsville Records Inc. (in 1975) and Rhino Records, Inc. (company credits only; not for release label use!) (in 1976)
edit of:
Slow Ride (long version) by Foghat
recording of:
Slow Ride
lyricist and composer:
Dave Peverett
publisher:
Kohaw Music Inc. and WC Music Corp.
Foghat4.53:58
2(Don’t Fear) The Reaper
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1976) 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 1976, in 1978)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 397) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 449)
recording of:
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper
lyricist and composer:
Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (in 1976)
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)
Blue Öyster Cult4.43:52
3Heart of Glass
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1978, in 1981), Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1979) and EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1981)
recording of:
Heart of Glass
writer:
Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation and Rare Blue Music Inc (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
version of:
Once I Had a Love
Blondie53:26
4Saturday Night
producer:
Phil Coulter and Bill Martin (Scottish songwriter & producer)
arranger:
Phil Coulter
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)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 382)
recording of:
Saturday Night
writer:
Phil Coulter and Bill Martin (Scottish songwriter & producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Mews Music Ltd.
Bay City Rollers52:58
5Wildfire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1984)
recording of:
Wildfire (in 1984)
writer:
Larry Cansler and Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey5:08
6My Sharona
bass:
Prescott Niles (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Bruce Gary (in 1979-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Berton Averre (in 1979-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Doug Fieger (in The Knack) (in 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979, in 2002), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1979), 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:
My Sharona (in 1979-04)
writer:
Berton Averre and Douglas Fieger (in The Knack)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Eighties Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Small Hill Music, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia and Wise Brothers Music LLC
The Knack3.94:05
7Love Is Like Oxygen
producer:
Jay Faires and Tricia Holloway
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978)
recording of:
Love Is Like Oxygen
writer:
Trevor Griffin and Andy Scott (Member of Sweet)
publisher:
Maxwood Music Ltd., Sweet Publishing Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sweet4.56:52
8Magic
producer:
Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974, in 1975, in 2003)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 41)
recording of:
Magic
writer:
Billy Lyall and David Paton (of Pilot)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Pilot4.753:06
9Lonesome Loser
recorded in:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (in 1979-06)
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
bass:
Clive Harrison (in 1979-06)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1979-06)
guitar:
David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1979-06)
piano:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer) (in 1979-06)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1979-06), Graham Goble (in 1979-06) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1979-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978, in 1979), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1979, in 2002) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1979)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
recording of:
Lonesome Loser (in 1979-06)
lyricist and composer:
David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band)
publisher:
American Tumbleweed Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd. and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
Little River Band43:57
10Sentimental Lady
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1977, in 1989) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1977)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 23)
recording of:
Sentimental Lady
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bob Welch (early member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
CMI America, Crosstown UK (Palan), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Spirit One Music, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and Kingstreet Media Publishing Limited (in 1972)
Bob Welch52:57

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Canada
copyrighted (©) by:Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI) (in 1997)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets (in 1996)
licensed from:Sony Music Special Products
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11209603 [info]
ASIN:US: B00000I8MV [info]

Release group

part of:The Greatest Hits of the 70’s (Platinum Disc) (number: 3) (order: 3)