California Groove, Vol. III: “From L.A. to Miami”

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hot Summer Nights
Night3:22
2Turn My Music Down
Roger Voudouris3:05
3Oh My Love
The Rowans4:24
4Dancing Jones
co-engineer:
Ken Deane
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
bass guitar [bass]:
Bob Glaub
congas:
Bobby LaKind
drums (drum set):
Rick Shlosser (drummer)
guitar:
Paul Barrère and Fred Tackett
horn [horns]:
Memphis Horns
keyboard:
Michael Omartian (singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and influential music producer)
percussion:
Ted Templeman
solo saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
background vocals:
Nicolette, Ted Templeman and Tommy Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979)
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Dancin’ Jones
writer:
Ralph Dino, Jerry Leiber, John Sembello and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Nicolette Larson3:13
5Long Distance Love
producer:
Lowell George
guest background vocals:
Valerie Carter and Fran Tate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1975)
recording of:
Long Distance Love
lyricist and composer:
Lowell George
publisher:
Naked Snake Music
Little Feat42:40
6It Keeps You Runnin’
Carly Simon3:53
7How Will You Feel Tonight
Poco3:29
8No Time to Loose
The Tarney/Spencer Band4:38
9Dancing in the City
Marshall Hain3:40
10Do You Want to Dance
recording engineer:
Lew Hahn
producer:
Joel Dorn
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1972-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Ray Lucas (on 1972-01-19)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (on 1972-01-19)
piano:
Barry Manilow (on 1972-01-19)
background vocals:
Cissy Houston (on 1972-01-19), Beverly McKenzie (on 1972-01-19), Renelle Broxton (on 1972-01-19), Tender Loving Care (on 1972-01-19) and Deidre Tuck (on 1972-01-19)
lead vocals:
Bette Midler (on 1972-01-19)
remixer:
Bob Liftin
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
arranger:
Barry Manilow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-01-19)
remixed at:
Regent Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Do You Want to Dance (on 1972-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Freeman
publisher:
Bobby Freeman Music, Clockus Music Co., Clockus Music, Inc., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp. and Sherwin Music (publisher)
sub-publisher:
ミュージカル・ライツ・東京株式会社 (Musical Lights Tokyo), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Bette Midler32:41
11I Could Really Show You Around
Judy Collins2:39
12From a Silver Phial (alternate version)
recording of:
From a Silver Phial
lyricist and composer:
Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds)
Gene Clark3:43
13White Line
Jonathan Edwards4:25
14I Feel for You
Barnaby Bye2:51
15She’s Gone
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1973)
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Steve Gelfand (bassist a/k/a Steve “Fontz” Gelfand) (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (in 1973)
electric guitar, mellotron and synthesizer:
Chris Bond (producer, active circa 1970s) (in 1973)
electric piano:
Daryl Hall (in 1973)
guitar:
John Oates (in 1973)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1973)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Farrell (in 1973)
lead vocals:
Daryl Hall (in 1973) and John Oates (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1973)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 336)
recording of:
She’s Gone (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc., 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)
Daryl Hall & John Oates3.655:14
16Midnight Prowl
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
assistant engineer:
Greg Ladanyi
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and congas:
John David Souther
bass:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt)
cello:
Ronald Cooper, Dennis Karmazyn and Harry Shlutz
drums (drum set):
Russel Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar and electric piano:
Andrew Gold
flugelhorn [fluegel horn]:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter)
slide guitar:
Lowell George
synthesizer [ARP string ensemble]:
Andrew Gold and John David Souther
viola:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger), James Dunham (viola player) and Pamela Goldsmith (American violist)
violin:
Charles Veal (violinist, conductor and arranger), Kathleen Lenski, Sheldon Sanov (violinist) and Haim Shtrum
vocals:
John David Souther
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1976)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Midnight Prowl
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Souther
publisher:
Benchmark Music (in 1976) and Golden Spread Music (in 1976)
John David Souther5:00
17Someone to Lay Down Beside Me
recording of:
Someone to Lay Down Beside Me
lyricist and composer:
Karla Bonoff (singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Sky Harbor Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Linda Ronstadt4:25
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mistery Girl
Dominic Bugatt & Frank Musker4:41
2Lovin’ and Losin’ You
Dwayne Ford3:24
3Waiting for Your Love
recording of:
Waiting for Your Love
writer:
Bobby Kimball and David Paich
publisher:
Sheetfire Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), E-Balastin’ Music (in 1982) and Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. (in 1982)
Toto4:11
4Fool in Love With You
Jim Photoglo3:39
5If There’s a Way
The Waters4:17
6Shine
Average White Band3:54
7Easy to Love
recording of:
Easy to Love
lyricist:
Leo Sayer
composer:
Albert Hammond
Leo Sayer3:41
8Figli Delle Stelle
Alan Sorrenti4:33
9Nobody Else
Crackin’3:04
10Once in a Lifetime
Michael Ruff4:21
11You Sweet Love
Al Jarreau4:09
12Gotta Have the Real Thing
Rick Riso3:53
13Let Me Go Love
co-engineer:
Ken Deane
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
bass guitar [bass]:
Bob Glaub
congas:
Bobby LaKind
drums (drum set):
Rick Shlosser (drummer)
guitar:
Paul Barrère
keyboard:
Billy Payne
percussion:
Ted Templeman
vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Nicolette
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979)
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Let Me Go Love
writer:
B J Cook Foster and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
Nicolette Larson, Michael McDonald3:45
14Run Home Girl
Sad Café5:58
15I Want to Love You
Rubicon3:03
16No Stranger in Paradise
Charlie4:37
17Love You Like I Never Loved Before
John O’Banion3:21
18What Can There Be
Chris Christian4:17
19How Can You Love Me
producer:
James Guthrie
bass:
Joe Puerta
clavinet and organ:
Christopher North
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Burleigh Drummond
guitar:
David Pack
background vocals:
Royce Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) (in 1982)
recording of:
How Can You Love Me
writer:
David Pack and Joe Puerta
publisher:
Art Street Music and More Doors Music
Ambrosia4:04
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1On My Way to LA
Phil Carmen7:15
2Highway to the Sun
Geyster5:08
3Snowbound
Fourplay4:58
4To Know What You’ve Got
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
T.K. Productions, Inc. (in 1980)
Bobby Caldwell3:04
5Sweet Freedom
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
recording of:
Sweet Freedom
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
Michael McDonald4:01
6On the Boulevard
recording of:
On the Boulevard
lyricist:
Marc Jordan (US‐born Canadian singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Jay Graydon and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Jamm Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
The Manhattan Transfer4:01
7You Can’t Go Back (But You Can Go on)
Bill Cantos4:31
8Look Who’s Lonely Now
Ricky Peterson4:14
9Miracles
Leon Ware4:05
10Every Home Should Have One (remix)
Patti Austin3:25
11Through the Fire
recording of:
Through the Fire (in 1984)
writer:
David Walter Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music, Dyad Music Ltd., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), TomJon Music Publishing Company, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Chaka Khan4:43
12Til I Hurt You
vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
Larry Carlton54:13
13It’s the Falling in Love
recording of:
It’s the Falling in Love
writer:
Carole Bayer Sager and David Walter Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
publisher:
Begonia Melodies Inc., Foster Frees Music Inc. and Irving Music (BMI)
Carole Bayer Sager3:49
14This Feelings Keeling Me
recording of:
This Feeling’s Killing Me
writer:
Joseph Jefferson (70s soul/funk), Richard Roebuck (songwriter) and Charles Simmons (70s soul/funk)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Jones Girls3:29
15Stay the Night
Jim Messina6:10
16If You Leave Me Now
Sérgio Mendes and The New Brasil '773:43
17I’ve Been Spun
City Boy3:23
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
additional engineer:
John Guess, Lee Herschberg, Mark Linett and Richard Mullen
assistant engineer:
Stuart Gitlin and Margaret Gwynne (engineer)
producer:
Michael Omartian (singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and influential music producer)
mixer:
Chet Himes
lead vocals:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
conductor:
Michael Omartian (singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and influential music producer)
strings arranger:
Michael Omartian (singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and influential music producer)
arranger:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter), Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian (singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and influential music producer)
concertmaster:
Assa Drori
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1981, in 1983)
recorded at and mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 19)
recording of:
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
writer:
Peter Allen (Australian singer‐songwriter), Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Begonia Melodies Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner Olive Music LLC, Warner–Barham Music LLC, Warner/Chappell North America and Woolnough Music
sub-publisher:
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 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)
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1981 winner)
Christopher Cross53:50
2Falling Man
Marc Jordan, Luke McMaster4:06
3A Faraway Girl
Jeff Larson3:18
4The Boys of Summer
Sunway5:11
5Highway Rain
Michael Tomlinson3:58
6Piece of Paradise
P.M.4:02
7Cheyenne
Peter Friestedt4:07
8California Girls
engineer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
producer:
Ted Templeman
bass guitar:
Willie Weeks (US bass player)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Eddie Martinez (guitar) and Sid McGinnis (American musician and guitarist)
keyboard and saxophone:
Edgar Winter
percussion:
Sammy Figueroa
synthesizer:
Brian Mann (keyboardist, accordionist, composer)
background vocals:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) and Edgar Winter
lead vocals:
David Lee Roth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) and Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
California Girls
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
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)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 25 Essential Brian Wilson Songs
David Lee Roth4.752:49
9Voices
recording of:
Voices
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
Russ Ballard45:33
10Stay the Night
recording of:
Stay the Night
writer:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars) and Diane Grey Page
Benjamin Orr4:22
11Say You Will
Foreigner4:09
12Hot Summer Nights
Balance3:18
13Somewhere Out in the Night
Beau Coup4:01
14Listen to the Lonely
White Heart3:55
15For Your Love
assistant engineer:
Pat Powers
engineer:
Marcos Tobal (engineer) and Gary Vandy (engineer)
producer:
Cory Wade
mixer:
Peter Brown (70s/80s Miami disco artist/songwriter, “Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me”) and Cory Wade
bass:
Tom Dziallo
drums (drum set), electric piano, piano [acoustic piano], synthesizer and lead vocals:
Peter Brown (70s/80s Miami disco artist/songwriter, “Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me”)
background vocals:
Pat Hurley (songwriter) and Paul Ricupero
mixed at:
Studio Center Sound Recording in Miami, Florida, United States
produced at:
Studio Center Sound Recording in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
For Your Love
writer:
Peter Brown (70s/80s Miami disco artist/songwriter, “Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me”) and Robert Rans
Peter Brown44:18
16Wave to Friends & Family
Josef Melin3:33
17Everybody
Moonshoes3:15
18I Can’t Say I Love You
The Norwegian Fords2:51
19Last Night at Danceland
Randy Crawford4:51
20Flying Clouds
recording of:
Flying Cloud
writer:
Tiran Porter
The Doobie Brothers2:01