Australia’s Ultimate Songs

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Eagle Rock
bass:
Wayne Duncan (Australian musician)
drums (drum set):
Gary Young (Australian drummer)
guitar:
Ross Hannaford and Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
vocals:
Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1971), Sparmac (in 1971), Wizard (Australian rock) (in 1971), Wizard Records (in 1971) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1998)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 45)
recording of:
Eagle Rock
writer:
Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
Daddy Cool4:09
2Friday on My Mind
producer:
Shel Talmy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1966, in 1967) and United Artists (in 1966)
produced for:
Albert Productions
recording of:
Friday on My Mind
writer:
Vanda & Young (songwriting & producing duo), Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Unart Music Corporation (in 1973)
The Easybeats3.52:44
3The Loved One
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! for that, see "Festival Records") (in 1965), PolyGram Pty Ltd. (AU subsidiary of PolyGram, fka PolyGram Records Pty Ltd.) (in 1965) and Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22) (in 1967)
recording of:
The Loved One
writer:
Ian H. Clyne, Gerry Humphreys and Robert John Lovett
publisher:
Chris Gilbert Pty. Ltd., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
The Loved Ones2:52
4Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records (Australian) (in 1976)
recording of:
Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy
lyricist and composer:
Billy Thorpe
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs54:11
5Evie (Part One)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1973, in 2004) and BMG AM Pty Limited (in 1974)
partial recording of:
Evie, Parts 1, 2 & 3
writer:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
Boomerang Investments Pty Limited and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Stevie Wright4:14
6Mighty Rock
recording of:
Mighty Rock
writer:
Andy Durant
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
Stars3:10
7Shout
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! for that, see "Festival Records") (in 1959) and Festival Records (Australian) (in 1964)
cover recording of:
Shout
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Longitude Music Co., Nightlight Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Nightlight Music Pty Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Johnny O’Keefe4:25
8Hey, St Peter
producer:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
drums (drum set):
Ray Arnott (Australian drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar:
Les Karski (in 1976)
electric guitar:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) (in 1976) and George Young (Australian musician and producer) (in 1976)
piano:
Warren Morgan (in 1976)
synthesizer and lead vocals:
George Young (Australian musician and producer) (in 1976)
vocals:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) (in 1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1977, in 1978) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1977)
recorded at:
Albert Studios (Australian studio, original King Street location, until 1985) in Sydney (in 1976)
recording of:
Hey, St. Peter (in 1976)
writer:
Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Flash and the Pan44:18
9I’ll Be Gone
bass:
Bill Putt
drums (drum set):
Mark Kennedy (Australian drummer, former member of Spectrum, Ayers Rock)
guitar:
Mike Rudd (Australian musician)
organ:
Lee Neale
vocals:
Mike Rudd (Australian musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1971)
recording of:
I’ll Be Gone
lyricist, writer and composer:
Mike Rudd (Australian musician)
publisher:
Cellar Music (publisher), Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Spectrum4:24
10Howzat
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records (Australian) (in 1976), Festival Records Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! for that, see "Festival Records") (in 1976) and Sherbet Record Productions (in 1976)
recording of:
Howzat
writer:
Tony Mitchell (bass, songwriter, Australia) and Garth Porter
publisher:
Heath Levy Music Ltd. (publisher), Rondor Music and Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd
Sherbet23:45
11Slipping Away
bass:
Howard Deniz
drums (drum set):
Stewart Spears
guitar:
John Gourd and Max Merritt
piano:
John Gourd
saxophone:
Lance Dixon
vocals:
Max Merritt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) and BMG Australia Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976)
recording of:
Slipping Away
writer:
Max Merritt
publisher:
Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Max Merritt and the Meteors5:28
12Girls on the Avenue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records (Australian) (in 1974), Festival Records Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! for that, see "Festival Records") (in 1975) and Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited) (in 1999)
recording of:
Girls on the Avenue (Richard Clapton song)
writer:
Richard Clapton
publisher:
Festival Music, Festival Music Pty, Ltd., Festival Music Publishing (APRA-affiliated), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Richard Clapton3:15
13Jump in My Car
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1974, in 1975)
recording of:
Jump in My Car
lyricist and composer:
Ted Mulry
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Ted Mulry Gang3:06
14Spicks and Specks
producer:
Ossie Byrne and Nat Kipner (Australian producer, songwriter, label owner & publisher)
conductor:
Bill Shepherd (British orchestra leader, arranger and music director, most known for his arrangements for the Bee Gees) (in 1966)
arranger:
Bill Shepherd (British orchestra leader, arranger and music director, most known for his arrangements for the Bee Gees)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Barry Gibb (in 1966), Maurice Gibb (in 1966) and Robin Gibb (in 1966)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records (Australian) (in 1966), Festival Records Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! for that, see "Festival Records") (in 1968) and Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. (in 1968)
recording of:
Spicks and Specks (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Barry Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Bee Gees12:50
15The Real Thing
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recording of:
The Real Thing
lyricist and composer:
John B. Young (Australian singer)
writer:
Johnny Young (Australian singer)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Russell Morris3:46
16Help Is on Its Way
assistant engineer:
John Hodge (engineer)
engineer:
Ross Cockle and Paul Grupp
producer:
John Boylan and Little River Band
bass:
George McArdle (in 1977-03)
drums (drum set):
Derek Pellicci (in 1977-03)
guitar:
Beeb Birtles (in 1977-03) and David Briggs (producer, guitarist of Little River Band) (in 1977-03)
piano:
Peter Sullivan (in 1977-03)
vocals:
Beeb Birtles (in 1977-03), Graham Goble (in 1977-03) and Glenn Shorrock (in 1977-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1972, in 1977, in 2002), EMI (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! EMI's AU subsidiary, active from May 1957 to late 1980s) (in 1976, in 1977), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976, in 1977), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1977), Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1977) and Capitol Records Ltd. (not for release label use; UK company) (in 1989)
produced for:
Tumbleweed Productions
recorded at:
Armstrong Audio/Video (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne and Armstrong Audio Video (later renamed AAV Studios) in Melbourne (in 1977-03)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles
recording of:
Help Is on Its Way (in 1977-03)
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Shorrock
publisher:
Australian Tumbleweed Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tumbleweed Music Pty. Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
Little River Band3.354:04
17Way Out West
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records (in 1973)
recording of:
Way Out West
writer:
Michael Bois, John Lee (Australian drummer, songwriter and singer), Broderick Smith, Chris Stockley (The Dingoes) and Kerryn Tolhurst (Australian musician)
publisher:
Cellar Music Co Pty Ltd, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
The Dingoes3:54
18Turn Up Your Radio
bass:
Glenn Wheatley
drums (drum set):
Colin Burgess
guitar:
Doug Ford
vocals:
Jim Keays
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1970), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1970) and EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “EMI”) (in 1970)
recording of:
Turn Up Your Radio
writer:
Doug Ford and Jim Keays
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
Masters Apprentices3:34
19Eleanor Rigby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Eleanor Rigby
written in:
London (Greater London) (in 1965) and Weybridge (from 1965 until 1966)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Publishing Co. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
written at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood (in 1966)
Zoot4:42
20I Remember When I Was Young
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records (in 1973)
recording of:
I Remember When I Was Young (Matt Taylor song)
writer:
Matt Taylor (Australian blues musician)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
Matt Taylor3:59
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licensed from:Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited)