American Dreams: Original Soundtrack 1963–1964

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Tracklist

1▼Enhanced CD
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1Generation
engineer and mixer:
Mark Nash
producer:
Emerson Hart and Mark Nash
bass guitar [bass]:
Justin Carey (bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Rob Mitchell (drummer)
guitar:
Emerson Hart
solo guitar:
Matt Slocum (lead guitarist for Sixpence None the Richer)
vocals:
Emerson Hart
Emerson Hart32:20
2(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1963)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 154) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 257)
recording of:
(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd, Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
Martha and the Vandellas42:47
3My Girl
additional programming:
Danny Pelfrey
programming:
Pamela Neal (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Pamela Neal (engineer) and Greg Townley (producer/mixer)
producer:
Danny Pelfrey
mixer:
Greg Townley (producer/mixer)
guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
strings:
Joel Derouin, Susan Jensen (violinist), Peter Kent (violinist) and Maria Newman
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Josef Powell, Louis Price, Oren Waters and Terry Young
performer:
Marques Houston
cover recording of:
My Girl
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)
B2K feat. Marques Houston42:53
4She’s Not There
producer:
Ken Jones (British conductor & composer Kenneth Evan Jones)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Records (in 1964)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 2 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-06-12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 37), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 213) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 291)
recording of:
She’s Not There (on 1964-06-12)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Marquis Music Co., Ltd., Marquis Songs USA and Parker Music
sub-publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Marquis Music Co., Ltd., Marquis Music Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
The Zombies4.152:24
5Wishin’ and Hopin’
additional programming:
Danny Pelfrey
programming:
Pamela Neal (engineer)
engineer:
Pamela Neal (engineer) and Greg Townley (producer/mixer)
producer:
Danny Pelfrey
mixer:
Greg Townley (producer/mixer)
flugelhorn:
Bill Armstrong (trumpet; arranger)
guitar:
Craig Stull
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Maxi Andersen (70s US funk/soul artist Maxi Anderson), Maxine Waters Willard and Sally Stevens
cover recording of:
Wishin’ and Hopin’
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Casa David Music, New Hidden Valley Music Co. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Vanessa Carlton42:55
6Don’t Worry, Baby
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1964-02-20)
part of:
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: 176)
recording of:
Don’t Worry Baby (on 1964-02-20)
writer:
Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) (ended), Essex Music International, Irving Music, Inc., Sea of Tunes, Universal Music Careers, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to ????)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 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)
The Beach Boys42:52
7People Get Ready
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 24), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 122)
recording of:
People Get Ready
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Impressions42:39
8Come Ye
programming and producer:
Danny Pelfrey
engineer and mixer:
Greg Townley (producer/mixer)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Forest Robinson
organ:
Shannon Sanders (Producer, songwriter and musician)
recording of:
Come Ye (Nina Simone)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
EMI Waterford Music
India.Arie3:11
9Gone Gone Gone
recording of:
Gone, Gone, Gone (in 1964)
composer:
Don Everly and Phil Everly
The Everly Brothers2:04
10My Boyfriend’s Back
programming:
Pamela Neal (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Pamela Neal (engineer) and Greg Townley (producer/mixer)
producer:
Danny Pelfrey
mixer:
Greg Townley (producer/mixer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Matt Laug
guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
piano:
Danny Pelfrey
saxophone:
Gary Meek
trumpet:
Roy Wiegand (trumpet)
cover recording of:
My Boyfriend’s Back
writer:
Bob Feldman (of The Strangeloves), Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) and Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Stacie Orrico with Brittany Snow and Vanessa Lengies2:53
11Beyond the Sea
additional programming:
Danny Pelfrey
programming:
Danny Baker (production music)
engineer and mixer:
Greg Townley (producer/mixer)
producer:
Danny Pelfrey
drums (drum set) [drums]:
M.B. Gordy
guitar:
Grant Geissman
piano:
Danny Baker (production music)
saxophone:
Gary Meek
trombone:
Bob McChesney
trumpet:
Bill Armstrong (trumpet; arranger)
cover recording of:
Beyond the Sea
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Charles Trenet
publisher:
Bro ’n Sis Music, Éditions Raoul Breton, Music 1 Ltd., Range Road Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music International, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
translated version of:
La Mer
Duncan Sheik2:58
12That’s How Strong My Love Is
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
cover recording of:
That’s How Strong My Love Is
lyricist and composer:
Roosevelt Jamison
publisher:
Three Wise Boys Music LLC
Otis Redding3.22:25
13You Really Got Me
producer:
Shel Talmy (in 1964-07)
additional piano:
Perry Ford (English pop singer) (in 1964-07)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1964-07)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Graham (UK pop/rock session drummer and producer, 1940–2009) (in 1964-07)
guitar:
Harry Fryer (in 1964-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1964-07)
guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica, keyboard and lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1964-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1964)
miscellaneous support:
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records) (task: Courtesy of / c/o Celebrity Licensing, Inc.)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1964-07)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 13), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 20), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 36), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 57), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 82), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 162) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 176)
recording of:
You Really Got Me (in 1964-07)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Jay Boy
The Kinks4.252:15
14Every Little Bit Hurts
additional programming:
Danny Pelfrey
programming:
Pamela Neal (engineer)
engineer:
Pamela Neal (engineer) and Greg Townley (producer/mixer)
producer:
Danny Pelfrey
mixer:
Greg Townley (producer/mixer)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
M.B. Gordy
strings:
Joel Derouin, Susan Jensen (violinist), Peter Kent (violinist) and John Wittenberg
cover recording of:
Every Little Bit Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
Vivian Green3:01
15The Sound of Silence
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar:
Bob Bushnell (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15)
guitar:
Vinnie Bell (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15) and Al Gorgoni (guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer) (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15)
lead vocals:
Art Garfunkel (on 1964-03-10) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1964-03-10)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 74) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 156)
recording of:
The Sound of Silence (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15)
lyricist:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963-11 until 1964-02-19)
composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963-11 until 1964-02-09)
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., J. Michel KG (publisher), MDW (publisher), Mother Culture Publishing, Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Paul Simon Music (in 1964, in 1992) and Magic Arts Publishing (in 2000)
Simon & Garfunkel4.63:07
Data tracks
16Generation
Emerson Hart?:??

Credits

Release

executive producer:George Nuñes (task: for NBC)
Greg Sill
Kim Niemi (task: for NBC)
Jonathan Prince
mastering:Gavin Lurssen (American mastering engineer)
design:Wendy Sherman
mastered at:The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, 1967–2008) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8003675 [info]
ASIN:US: B000092ZKT [info]