Almost Famous: Music From the Motion Picture

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Tracklist

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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 & Garfunkel3.73:38
2Sparks
engineer:
Damon Lyon-Shaw
executive producer:
Chris Stamp
producer:
Kit Lambert
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
remix of:
Sparks (original studio mix) by The Who
recording of:
Sparks
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1969)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!), Songs of Windswept Pacific and Towser Tunes, Inc.
The Who3.53:49
3It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference
producer:
Todd Rundgren
instruments and vocals:
Todd Rundgren
arranger:
Todd Rundgren
recording of:
It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Fiction Music Inc., Humanoid Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Todd Rundgren53:52
4I’ve Seen All Good People: Your Move
recording of:
Your Move
writer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) and Chris Squire (Yes bassist)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
I’ve Seen All Good People
Yes3:34
5Feel Flows
recording of:
Feel Flows
writer:
Jack Rieley and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
publisher:
Wilojarston Music
The Beach Boys4:44
6Fever Dog
recording engineer:
Scott Olson
producer:
Stillwater (fictitious band from the film Almost Famous) and Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
bass guitar:
Jon Bayless (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Ben Smith (US drummer)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Mike McCready
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
background vocals:
Peter Frampton, Marti Frederiksen (American songwriter, record producer, and musician) and Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
lead vocals:
Marti Frederiksen (American songwriter, record producer, and musician)
recorded at:
Stepping Stone Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Tunes by Made-Up Musicians (number: 34)
recording of:
Fever Dog
writer:
Cameron Crowe, Russell Hammond (fictional lead guitarist for fictional band Stillwater) and Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
publisher:
Beatle Boots Music and Edge of Reality Music
Stillwater23:10
7Every Picture Tells a Story
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:
Long John Baldry (in 1971-01), Madeline Bell (in 1971-01) and Mateus Rosé (in 1971-01)
recording of:
Every Picture Tells a Story (in 1971-01)
writer:
Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
publisher:
Unichappell Music and Warner–Tamerlane Pub. Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Rod Stewart45:56
8Mr. Farmer
recording of:
Mr. Farmer
lyricist and composer:
Sky Saxon
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd., Neil Music Inc. and Purple Bottle Music
The Seeds2:52
9One Way Out
engineer:
Aaron Baron (engineer) and Larry Dahlstrom
producer:
Tom Dowd
mixer:
Jay Mark
bass and electric bass guitar:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (on 1971-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Jai Johanny Johanson (on 1971-06-27) and Butch Trucks (on 1971-06-27)
electric piano and organ:
Gregg Allman (on 1971-06-27)
guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1971-06-27) and Dickey Betts (on 1971-06-27)
slide guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1971-06-27)
vocals:
Gregg Allman (on 1971-06-27)
arranger:
The Allman Brothers Band
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1972, in 2003)
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-06-27)
live cover recording of:
One Way Out (on 1971-06-27)
writer:
Elmore James, Marshall E. Sehorn and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Rhinelander Music Inc.
The Allman Brothers Band34:59
10Simple Man
engineer:
Al Kooper, Bob “Tub” Langford, Rodney Mills and Danny Turbeville
producer:
Al Kooper
additional organ:
Roosevelt Gook
bass guitar:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Allen Collins and Gary Rossington
keyboard:
Billy Powell
lead vocals:
Ronnie Van Zant
remixer:
Al Kooper
recorded at:
Studio One (Doraville, GA) in Doraville, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Simple Man (in 1973-04)
writer:
Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Duchess Music Corp.
Lynyrd Skynyrd4.65:57
11That’s the Way
engineer and mixer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Jimmy Page
recording of:
That’s the Way
lyricist:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
composer:
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin3.755:37
12Tiny Dancer
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone (on 1971-08-09)
bass guitar:
David Glover (bass guitarist) (on 1971-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope (on 1971-08-09)
electric guitar:
Caleb Quaye (on 1971-08-09)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) (on 1971-08-09)
steel guitar:
BJ Cole (on 1971-08-09)
background vocals:
Tony Burrows (on 1971-08-09), Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) (on 1971-08-09), Lesley Duncan (on 1971-08-09), Dee Murray (on 1971-08-09), Nigel Olsson (on 1971-08-09), Barry St. John (on 1971-08-09), Terry Steele (on 1971-08-09), Liza Strike (on 1971-08-09) and Sue Glover & Sunny Leslie (on 1971-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-08-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 47) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 387)
recording of:
Tiny Dancer (on 1971-08-09)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Elton John3.556:15
13Lucky Trumble
recording engineer:
Daniel Mendes
producer:
Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
recorded at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Lucky Trumble
lyricist and composer:
Nancy Wilson (guitarist/singer of “Heart”)
publisher:
SKG Songs
Nancy Wilson2:42
14I’m Waiting for the Man
recording engineer:
Mike Moran (American engineer, associated with RCA) (on 1972-10-20)
engineer:
Bill Fure and Bob Griffin
producer:
Richard Kimball (producer)
mixer:
Grover Helsley
bass guitar:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist) (on 1972-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Mick Woodmansey (British drummer) (on 1972-10-20)
keyboard:
Mike Garson (American pianist) (on 1972-10-20)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (on 1972-10-20)
recorded at:
David Bowie at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1972-10-20)
recorded at:
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California, United States (on 1972-10-20)
live cover recording of:
I’m Waiting for the Man (on 1972-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Screen Gems and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
David Bowie4.55:44
15The Wind
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
bass and congas:
Larry Steele (British bassist, percussionist, guitarist & vocalist) (in 1971-03)
bouzouki:
Angelos Hatzipavli (in 1971-03) and Ανδρέας Τουμαζής (Andreas Toumazis) (in 1971-03)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Burns (in 1971-03) and Gerry Conway (in 1971-03)
guitar:
Alun Davies (in 1971-03) and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1971-03)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) (in 1971-03)
strings:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger) (in 1971-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 1970) and 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 1971)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-03)
recording of:
The Wind (in 1971-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Ya Music, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Cat Stevens4.051:41
16Slip Away
recording engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
bass:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) (on 1968-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1968-04-08)
guitar:
Clarence Carter (on 1968-04-08)
organ:
Barry Beckett (on 1968-04-08)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1968-04-08), Andrew Love (on 1968-04-08) and Aaron Varnell (on 1968-04-08)
trumpet:
Gene Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1968-04-08) and Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1968-04-08)
vocals:
Clarence Carter (on 1968-04-08)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1968-04-08)
recording of:
Slip Away (on 1968-04-08)
writer:
William Armstrong, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Clarence Carter4.52:32
17Something in the Air
producer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
recording of:
Something in the Air (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
John Keen (“Speedy”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Songs of Windswept Pacific
Thunderclap Newman43:54