Easy ’70s

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1Summer Breeze
producer:
Louie Shelton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972) and Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1972)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 10)
recording of:
Summer Breeze
lyricist:
James Seals
composer:
Dash Crofts and James Seals
publisher:
Dawnbreaker Mus. Co. Ltd USA, Faizilu Publishing, MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sutjujo Music, Universal Duchess Music Corp., 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)
Seals & Crofts4.353:24
2Sister Golden Hair
assistant engineer:
Tom Anderson (engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass guitar:
David Dickey (U.S. drummer and bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
other instruments:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
vocals:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
arranger:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1975), Warner Music H.K. Ltd. (in 1997) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 12) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 264)
recording of:
Sister Golden Hair
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Beckley
America4.13:20
3Without You
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
acoustic guitar:
John Uribe (in 1971-06)
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (in 1971-06)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1971-06)
piano:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (in 1971-06)
vocals:
Harry Nilsson (US singer-songwriter) (in 1971-06)
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster (in 1971-06)
brass and strings arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1971, in 1991), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1972) and RCA Records, Inc. (this is a company, only use in companies fields such as Copyright and Manufacturer - for the label use RCA) (in 1989)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 496)
cover recording of:
Without You (in 1971-06)
writer:
Tom Evans (UK guitarist for Badfinger) and W. Peter Ham
publisher:
100 % Apple Music, Apple Music, Apple Music Publishing Co., Inc., Apple Publishing Ltd. (, from 1970 to present), Essex Music, Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., The Estate for Peter William Ham, The Estate for Thomas Evans, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Nilsson4.33:19
4Reason to Believe
producer:
Rod Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (guitarist for Steamhammer) (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
bass:
Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood) (in 1971-01)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Micky Waller (in 1971-01)
organ:
Ian McLagan (in 1971-01)
piano:
Pete Sears (in 1971-01)
slide guitar:
Sam Mitchell (in 1971-01)
violin:
Dick Powell (Violinist and double-bass player) (in 1971-01)
lead vocals:
Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
vocals:
Madeline Bell (in 1971-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (PolyGram Records, Incorporated, not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Reason to Believe (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Allen Stanton Productions, Alley Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Faithful Virtue Music Co. Inc., Hudson Bay Music Inc., Robbins Music Corp. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Rod Stewart3.154:09
5That’s the Way I Hear It Should Always Be
recording of:
That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be
lyricist:
Jacob Brackman
composer:
Carly Simon
publisher:
C’est Music, Kensho Music, Maya Productions Ltd., Quackenbush Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Carly Simon4:17
6Hello It’s Me
recording engineer and mixer:
Billy Sherwood
producer:
Bob Kulick and Billy Sherwood
bass guitar, membranophone, percussion and background vocals:
Billy Sherwood
guitar:
Edgar Winter
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Bob Kulick
lead vocals:
Todd Rundgren
vocals:
Todd Rundgren
recorded at and mixed at:
Office Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Hello, It’s Me
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Todd Rundgren44:21
7Everything I Own
lead vocals:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1972)
recording of:
Everything I Own
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Laetrec Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Bread4.353:07
8Cat’s in the Cradle
producer:
Paul Leka
arranger:
Paul Leka
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead), Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications Inc.) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Connecticut Recording Studios in Connecticut, United States
recording of:
Cat’s in the Cradle
writer:
Sandra Campbell Chapin and Harry F Chapin
publisher:
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Story Songs, Ltd, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Harry Chapin3.83:46
9Alone Again (Naturally)
producer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
O.S.M. Inc. (in 1972)
recording of:
Alone Again (Naturally)
lyricist and composer:
Gilbert O’Sullivan
publisher:
Grand Upright Music Ltd. and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
Gilbert O’Sullivan53:38
10You Are So Beautiful
cover recording of:
You Are So Beautiful
writer:
Bruce Fisher and Billy Preston
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Preston Songs (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Joe Cocker2:41
11Midnight 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 Manchester43:51
12Wishing You Where Here
recording engineer:
Armin Steiner (strings)
engineer:
Jeff Guercio and Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
mixer:
Phil Ramone
guitar:
James William Guercio (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
synthesizer:
David Wolinski (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (from 1973-08 until 1973-12), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1973-08 until 1973-12) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
lead vocals:
Terry Kath (member of Chicago) (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
recording of:
Wishing You Were Here (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Cetera (in 1973)
publisher:
Big Elk Music and Polish Prince Music
Chicago4:35
13I’d Love You to Want Me
recording of:
I’d Love You to Want Me
lyricist and composer:
Kent LaVoie (American singer-songwriter Roland Kent LaVoie)
publisher:
Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Lobo2.53:56
14The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
producer:
Norbert Putnam
cover recording of:
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Canaan Music Inc, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Joan Baez53:22
15Dancing in the Moonlight
lead vocals:
Dave Robinson (King Harvest)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1972)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 30)
recording of:
Dancing in the Moonlight
lyricist and composer:
Sherman Kelly
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., St. Nathanson Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
King Harvest52:50
16The Morning After
recording of:
The Morning After (from "The Poseidon Adventure")
writer:
Joel Hirschhorn (songwriter) and Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger)
publisher:
Fox Fanfare Music and Twentieth Century Music Corp.
part of:
The 45th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 45)
Maureen McGovern2:20
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1Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
engineer:
Tom Flye
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
recording of:
Vincent (Starry Starry Night)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
translated version of:
Wim
Don McLean4.254:01
2Operator
producer:
Terry Cashman and Tommy West
vocals:
Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R2M Music (BMI) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
recording of:
Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) (on 1971-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Croce
publisher:
DenJac Music Company and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Jim Croce4.83:48
3At Seventeen
edit of:
At Seventeen by Janis Ian
recording of:
At Seventeen
lyricist and composer:
Janis Ian (in 1974)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Mine Music Ltd.
Janis Ian53:57
4I'm Not in Love
bass and guitar:
Graham Gouldman
effects [musical effects]:
Eric
electric piano and lead vocals:
Eric Stewart
Moog:
Kevin Godley
piano:
Lol Creme
synclavier [control desk]:
Eric, Graham, Kevin and Lol
background vocals:
Lol Creme, Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!)
edit of:
I’m Not in Love (album version) by 10cc
recording of:
I’m Not in Love (in 1975)
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), 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)
10cc4.23:46
5Danny's Song
recording engineer:
John Fiore (engineer)
mixer:
Alex Kazanegras
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1971, in 1976)
recording of:
Danny’s Song
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Gnossos Music
Loggins & Messina4.354:15
6Miracles
recording engineer:
Jeffrey Husband and Steve Mantoani
engineer:
Larry Cox (US engineer/producer)
producer:
Larry Cox (US engineer/producer) and Jefferson Starship
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1975)
recorded at and mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Miracles (Jefferson Starship song)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Balin
Jefferson Starship46:53
7The Air That I Breathe
engineer:
Mike Jarratt and Alan Parsons (of The Alan Parsons Project)
producer:
The Hollies and Ron Richards
vocals:
Allan Clarke (of The Hollies) (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22), Tony Hicks (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22) and Terry Sylvester (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1973), The Hollies Ltd. (in 1973, in 1974) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
cover recording of:
The Air That I Breathe (from 1973-11-15 until 1973-11-22)
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
April Music Inc., Concord Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., Landers‐Roberts Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), 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 Hollies4.54:10
8Please Come to Boston
edit of:
Please Come to Boston by Dave Loggins
recording of:
Please Come to Boston
lyricist and composer:
Dave Loggins
Dave Loggins4:08
9Precious and Few
recording of:
Precious and Few
lyricist and composer:
Walter Nims
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Climax42:43
10Poetry Man
assistant engineer:
Glen Berger
engineer:
Phil Ramone
co-producer:
Phil Ramone
producer:
Dino Airali
acoustic bass guitar [acoustic bass]:
Chuck Delmonico (American bassist)
acoustic guitar [ld. acoustic guiitar]:
Phoebe Snow
harp [harpist]:
Margaret Ross (harp)
organ:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
tenor saxophone:
John "Zoot" Sims (US jazz saxophonist)
vocals:
Phoebe Snow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Shelter Recording Company Inc. (in 1974)
produced at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Poetry Man
lyricist and composer:
Phoebe Snow
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Phoebe Snow54:37
11Drift Away
recording of:
Drift Away
lyricist and composer:
Mentor Williams (songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Dobie Gray3:56
12Behind Closed Doors
engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter)
background vocals:
The Nashville Edition
lead vocals:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
recording of:
Behind Closed Doors
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
Charlie Rich52:54
13Delta Dawn
producer:
Tom Catalano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1973)
cover recording of:
Delta Dawn
writer:
Larry Collins and Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
publisher:
Big Ax Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Catalogue, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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), 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)
Helen Reddy3:05
14Mr. Bojangles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Mr. Bojangles
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Jeff Walker
publisher:
Gotillion Music (BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band53:35