American Pie: Great Tales and Sagas in Song

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

Tracklist

1▼CD: Disc 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1American Pie
engineer:
Tom Flye
producer:
Ed Freeman (producer, arranger, musician, and photographer)
electric guitar:
David Spinozza (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
vocals:
Don McLean (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1971, in 2000)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 131)
recording of:
American Pie (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, 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)
Don McLean4.158:35
2Please Come to Boston
edit of:
Please Come to Boston by Dave Loggins
recording of:
Please Come to Boston
lyricist and composer:
Dave Loggins
Dave Loggins4:10
3Rocky Mountain High
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
percussion:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
steel guitar [electric steel guitar]:
Eric Weissberg
arranger:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1972)
recording of:
Rocky Mountain High (on 1972-04-12)
anthem of:
Colorado, United States (from 2007 to present)
lyricist:
John Denver
composer:
John Denver and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
John Denver3.84:45
4Coward of the County
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1979) and United Artists (in 1980)
recording of:
Coward of the County (1979 song)
writer:
Roger Bowling and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Roger Bowling Music and Sleepy Hollow Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers44:22
5The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
recording of:
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
Vicki Lawrence3:37
6Cat'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 (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), 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 Chapin3.83:47
7The Devil Went Down to Georgia
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Goostree (audio engineer, producer, mixer/ AV production)
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Paul Grupp
producer:
John Boylan
assistant mixer:
Dave Rideau (engineer) and Erik Zobler
bass guitar:
Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band)
drums (drum set):
Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter) and Jim Marshall (photographer)
fiddle and lead vocals:
Charlie Daniels
guitar and background vocals:
Tom Crain
keyboard [keyboards]:
Joel "Taz" DiGregorio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1979) 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 1979)
produced for:
Sir Charles Productions
recorded at:
Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia by The Charlie Daniels Band
recording of:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
writer:
Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter), Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band), John Crain and James W. Marshall
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Hat Band Music (in 1979)
Charlie Daniels4.73:37
8City of New Orleans
cover recording of:
City of New Orleans
lyricist and composer:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Arlo Guthrie54:32
9The Gambler
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2006)
recorded at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 21)
cover recording of:
The Gambler
writer and composer:
Don Schlitz
publisher:
Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and Writer's Night Music
Kenny Rogers4.353:34
10Ramblin' Man
recording of:
Ramblin’ Man
lyricist and composer:
Dickey Betts
publisher:
F.R. Betts Music Co., No Exit Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
The Allman Brothers Band54:58
11Nights in White Satin
executive producer:
Hugh Mendl
producer:
Tony Clark (engineer, Abbey Road)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1967)
recording of:
Nights in White Satin (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., TRO-Essex Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
The Moody Blues4.44:27
12Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
assistant engineer:
Mark Howlett
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
Dan Dugmore
bass guitar [bass]:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt)
clavinet:
Don Grolnick
drums (drum set) and electronic drum set [syn-drums]:
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
maracas and tambourine:
Peter Asher
background vocals:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt) and Larry Hagler
lead vocals:
Linda Ronstadt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1977, in 2017) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
cover recording of:
Poor Poor Pitiful Me (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
lyricist and composer:
Warren Zevon
publisher:
Zevon Music Inc. (BMI), Darkroom Music (in 1973) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1973)
Linda Ronstadt43:41
13Tin Man
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
bass, bass, guitar and keyboard, guitar and keyboard:
America (US folk/soft rock band)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Willie Leacox
tape:
Pete Henderson (engineer)
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 1974) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
recording of:
Tin Man
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
live recording of:
Tin Man
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
America3.853:30
14Patches
cover recording of:
Patches
writer:
Ronald Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer) and Norman Johnson (US soul singer, R&B songwriter & producer)
Clarence Carter3:09
15Alone 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’Sullivan53:40
16Rocky (Your Love Is Safe With Me)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Janus Records Inc. (in 1975)
recording of:
Rocky
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jay Stevens
publisher:
Arlovol Music, Budde Music Inc. (US publisher) and Strawberry Hill Music (United States Publisher)
Austin Roberts3:45
17Key Largo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1981) and Sony Music Special Products (in 1982)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 75)
recording of:
Key Largo
writer:
Bertie Higgins and Sonny Limbo
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Jen‐Lee Music Company, Lowery Music Co. Inc. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Bertie Higgins3:20
18It Never Rains in Southern California
recording of:
It Never Rains in Southern California
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
April Music Inc. (ended), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI April Music Inc.
Albert Hammond53:28
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ASIN:US: B0009KCW8E [info]