Essential Classics

~ Release by The Ronettes (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Be My Baby
miscellaneous support:
Phil Spector (task: under license of)
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
vocals:
Ronnie Spector (in 1963-07)
performer:
The Ronettes
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phil Spector Records (in 1963)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1963-07)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 19), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 22) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 22)
recording of:
Be My Baby (in 1963-07)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1963)
sub-publisher:
ABKCO Japan Publishing, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1963), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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)
4.152:44
2My Guiding Angel
recording of:
My Guiding Angel
composer:
Gordon Smith (US songwriter), Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) and Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins)
2:40
3Baby, I Love You
recording of:
Baby, I Love You
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:54
4How Does It Feel
recording of:
How Does It Feel?
writer:
Peter Andreoli (US songwriter/producer vocalist), Vini Poncia and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:33
5Do I Love You
recording of:
Do I Love You
composer:
Peter Andreoli (US songwriter/producer vocalist), Vini Poncia and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:46
6So Young
2:30
7Blues for Baby
recording of:
Blues for Baby
lyricist and composer:
Phil Spector
2:08
8When I Saw You
recording of:
When I Saw You
lyricist and composer:
Phil Spector
publisher:
Mother Bertha Music Inc.
2:42
9Silhouettes
cover recording of:
Silhouettes
writer:
Bob Crewe and Frank Slay
publisher:
Regent Music Corp. (BMI)
2:26
10Walking in the Rain
recording of:
Walking in the Rain
writer:
Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
3:14
11Breakin’ Up
2:52
12Chapel of Love
cover recording of:
Chapel of Love
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company, 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.), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), 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), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), 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)
2:52
13Good Girls
recording of:
Good Girls
composer:
Ollie Jones and Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer)
2:23
14The Memory
recording of:
The Memory
composer:
William Katz and Ruth Roberts
2:35
15I Want a Boy
recording of:
I Want a Boy
composer:
Dinu
2:14
16You Baby
recording of:
You Baby
writer:
Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:58
17I’m Gonna Quit While I’m Ahead
recording of:
I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead
composer:
Leon Carr and Ed Warren (US songwriter Edward C. Warren)
2:18
18What’s So Sweet About Sweet Sixteen
recording of:
What's So Sweet About Sweet Sixteen
composer:
Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger) and Victor Thomas (songwriter)
2:45
19He Did It
producer:
Stu Phillips (US TV/film composer, conductor & producer)
lead vocals:
Veronica "Ronnie" Bennett
recording of:
He Did It
composer:
Jackie DeShannon and Sharon Sheeley
2:34
20Is This What I Get Loving You
recording of:
Is This What I Get for Loving You?
writer:
Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
3:25