Pure… America

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1America
recording engineer:
Roy Halee (on 1968-02-01)
assistant producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
producer:
Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
vocals:
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘A’ in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-02-01)
recording of:
America (on 1968-02-01)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Simon & Garfunkel3.73:36
2Jolene
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1972-05-03) and Buck Trent (on 1972-05-03)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1972-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) (on 1972-05-03)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-05-03)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1972-05-03) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1972-05-03)
guitar:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1972-05-03)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1972-05-03)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1972-05-03)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1972-05-03), Dolores Edgin (on 1972-05-03), June Page (on 1972-05-03) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1972-05-03)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since 2009; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1973)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-05-03)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-09-05 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-09-12 (number: 22), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-09-19 (number: 44), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 63) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 217)
recording of:
Jolene (on 1972-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017–present), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.252:42
3Because the Night
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Jimmy Iovine and Shelly Yakus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978, in 1988) and Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1978)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 72)
recording of:
Because the Night
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen and Bruce Springsteen (in 1975)
lyricist:
Patti Smith (in 1977) and Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Patti Smith Group4.63:23
4Dead Ringer for Love
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Jim Steinman
bass guitar:
Steve Buslowe
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Davey Johnstone
horn:
Alan Rubin, Lou Delgatto, Lou Marani and Tom Malone (US trombonist)
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
piano:
Roy Bittan
slit drum [African logs]:
Neleam Ymmij
background vocals:
Allan Nicholls (Canadian musician), Rhonda Coullet, Rory Dodd, Ted Neeley and Eric Troyer
vocals:
Cher and Meat Loaf
performer:
Cher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1981) 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 1981)
recording of:
Dead Ringer for Love
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1981), Neverland Music Publishing Company (in 1981) and Peg Music Company (in 1981)
Meat Loaf with Cher3.84:22
5Satellite
recording of:
Satellite
writer:
Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman
publisher:
Dub Notes Music (publisher), Hobbler Music, Human Boy Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Hooters4:16
6I Don’t Want to Go Home
engineer:
Jimmy Iovine
producer:
Little Steven
arranger:
Little Steven
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Go Home (from 1976-01 until 1976-03)
lyricist and composer:
Little Steven (in 1975)
Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes43:43
7Out of Touch
recording of:
Out of Touch
lyricist and composer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman, Hot Cha Music Co., Intersong Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell North America Limited (UK-registered publishing company, affiliated with PRS), Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America
Daryl Hall & John Oates4:08
8No One to Run With
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Mark
engineer:
Phil Gitomer, David Hewitt (engineer), Jay Mark, Sean McClintock and Steven R. Robillard
producer:
Tom Dowd
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 1994)
recorded at:
BR Ranch Studios in Jupiter, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
No One to Run With
writer:
Dickey Betts and John Prestia
The Allman Brothers Band46:00
9Me and Bobby McGee
engineer:
Tommy Strong
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Kris Kristofferson (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since 2009; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Monument Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs Ltd. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Kris Kristofferson54:16
10Theme From 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (Good Ol' Boys)
producer:
Richie Albright
bass:
Jerry Bridges (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
guitar:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23), Gordon Payne (from 1980 until 1980-06-23) and Randy Scruggs (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
piano:
Clifford Barny Robertson (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
resonator guitar:
Ralph Mooney (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
background vocals:
Carter Robertson (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1980), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1980) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1980)
recorded at:
American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1980, on 1980-06-23)
recording of:
Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
composer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
publisher:
Rich Way Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Waylon Jennings3.52:08
11The Witch Queen of New Orleans
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since 2009; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1971) 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)
recording of:
The Witch Queen of New Orleans (1971 song)
writer:
Lolly Vegas and Pat Vegas
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Redbone4.252:45
12Black Betty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1977), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since 2009; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1977), 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 1977) and CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1990)
cover recording of:
Black Betty
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc., Folkways Music Publ. Co. (publisher) (from 1977 to present) and TRO (publisher) (from 1977 to present)
Ram Jam3.653:59
13Hard Rock Road
Steppenwolf43:33
14Cat Scratch Fever
engineer:
Tim Geelan and Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
Cliff Davies (British drummer, songwriter and producer), Lew Futterman and Tom Werman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1977), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1977) 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 1977)
part of:
A.V. Club: 15 Songs That Make Diseases (Real and Imaginary) Rock (number: 12) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 32)
recording of:
Cat Scratch Fever
lyricist and composer:
Ted Nugent
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd., Magicland Music and Round Hill Works
Ted Nugent3.453:40
15Dashboard
programming:
Kyle "Slick" Johnson (US recording engineer)
engineer:
Clay Jones (producer/engineer/mixer from Oxford, MS, USA) and Joe Zook (engineer)
producer:
Dennis Herring
mixer:
Dennis Herring and Joe Zook (engineer)
shakers:
Clay Jones (producer/engineer/mixer from Oxford, MS, USA)
mixed at:
Sweet Tea in Oxford, Mississippi, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 168)
recording of:
Dashboard
lyricist:
Isaac Brock
composer:
Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Eric Judy, Johnny Marr, Tom Peloso and Joe Plummer (drummer)
publisher:
Crazy Gnome, Marr Songs Ltd., Party Pants Music, Robot Horse Music, Tschudi Music and Ugly Casanova
Modest Mouse4.054:07
16How to Save a Life
assistant recording engineer:
Kevin Loyal and James Masterson
recording engineer and editor:
Paul Mahern
additional engineer:
Tim Hoagland and Aaron Johnson (producer/mixer/engineer, worked with The Fray)
assistant engineer:
Alex Uychocde
producer:
Mike Flynn (A&R executive) and Aaron Johnson (producer/mixer/engineer, worked with The Fray)
mixer:
Mark Endert
additional editor:
Warren Huart
music video for:
How to Save a Life (first variant) by The Fray (US alternative rock band)
music videos:
How to Save a Life (third variant) by The Fray (US alternative rock band)
recording of:
How to Save a Life
writer:
Joe King (guitarist and vocalist in The Fray) and Isaac Slade
publisher:
Aaron Edwards Publishing, EMI April Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
The Fray4.24:24
17Runaway Train
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since 2009; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1992)
recording of:
Runaway Train
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Taiwan (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), LFR Music, Standing Water Music, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., 1968‐09‐19–1999‐11‐09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Soul Asylum3:27
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part of:Pure… (order: 45)