25 Hits of the 70’s, Volume 1

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Annotation

FIXME: Almost certainly only sold as part of a 4-CD set (Vols. 1-4, possibly titled "100 Hits of the 70’s")

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-07 19:41 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Yellow River
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 83)
recording of:
Yellow River (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Christie
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Christie3.352:47
2Wild World
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
bass guitar:
John Ryan (producer a/k/a “The Chicago Kid”) (in 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Burns (in 1970-07)
guitar and keyboard:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1970-07)
guitar [2nd]:
Alun Davies (in 1970-07)
solo violin:
John Rostein (in 1970-07)
vocals:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1970-07)
strings arranger:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1970), Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1970) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 1970)
recording of:
Wild World (in 1970-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. (ended), Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Salafa Ltd., Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
Cat Stevens3.93:19
3United We Stand
Brotherhood of Man2:59
4Ruby Thuesday
Melanie4:36
5Sugar Baby Love
recording of:
Sugar Baby Love (The Rubettes)
lyricist:
Wayne Bickerton
composer:
Tony Waddington
premiered by:
The Rubettes (in 1974-01)
publisher:
Arlovol Music, Budde Music Inc. (US publisher) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Rubettes3:26
6Wounded Knee
Redbone3:15
7I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (in Perfect Harmony)
recording of:
I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing
writer:
Bill Backer, Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer), Roquel Davis and Roger Greenaway
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing
version of:
I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke (original commercial jingle off which “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing” was based)
The New Seekers2:30
8Middle of the Night
Brotherhood of Man3:06
9I Like It That Way
The Tremeloes2:32
10December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
The Four Seasons3:24
11Bend Me Shape Me
The American Breed2:08
12Stay
The New Seekers2:38
13Seasons in the Sun
The Fortunes3:44
14Look What They Have Done to My Song Ma
The New Seekers3:05
15Oh Boy (The Mood I’m In)
Brotherhood of Man3:18
16Come and Get It
Badfinger2:10
17Love Really Hurts Without You
vocals:
Billy Ocean
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
GTO Records Ltd. (holding company - file no releases here!) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1976)
recording of:
Love Really Hurts Without You
lyricist and composer:
Ben Findon (songwriter and producer) and Leslie Sebastian Charles
publisher:
Black Sheep Music Ltd. (publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Billy Ocean3.53:06
18Stir It Up
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
bass:
Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare (in 1972-10)
drums (drum set):
Sparrow Martin (in 1972-10)
guitar:
Cat Coore (in 1972-10), Roger Lewis (founder and member of Inner Circle) (in 1972-10) and Wayne Perkins (in 1972-10)
organ:
Tyrone Downie (in 1972-10)
percussion:
Alvin “Seeco” Patterson (in 1972-10)
piano:
Earl “Wya” Lindo (in 1972-10)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1972-10)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1972-10) and Bunny Wailer (in 1972-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1972-10)
recording of:
Stir It Up (in 1972-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Cayman Music, Odnil Music, PolyGram, Blue Mountain Music (in 1972), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1972) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1972)
Bob Marley4.45:32
19Rock Your Baby
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC (Harry Wayne Casey of the Sunshine Band)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCrae3:20
20Popcorn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Musicor (American record label) (in 1972)
cover recording of:
Popcorn (in 1972)
composer:
Gershon Kingsley
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Hot Butter4.352:34
21It’s a Man’s, Man’s World
recording of:
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Betty Jean Newsome
James Brown2:40
22Before the Next Teardrops Fall
Freddy Fender2:34
23Blanked on the Ground
Billie Jo Spears3:31
24Rise Up
recording of:
Rise Up
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Williams (a.k.a. Swamp Dogg)
Commodores3:09
2525 or 6 to 4
Chicago2:34