Capitol Records 50th Anniversary 1942–1992
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 27 April 1992
Tracklist
- CD 1: The Birth of a Dream: Capitol’s Early Hits
- 1Cow Cow BoogieFreddie Slack and His Orchestra with Ella Mae Morse3:14
- 2I’ve Got a Gal in KalamazooPaul Whiteman3:09
- 3Jingle Jangle JingleTex Ritter2:48
- 4Trav’lin’ LightPaul Whiteman & His Orchestra with Billie Holiday3:15
- 5G.I. JiveJohnny Mercer3:21
- 6Long Ago (And Far Away)Jo Stafford2:56
- 7I’m Wastin’ My TearsTex Ritter & His Texans2:49
- 8Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the PositiveJohnny Mercer2:47
- 9CandyJo Stafford & Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers3:11
- 10DreamThe Pied Pipers2:50
- 11Oklahoma HillsJack Guthrie & His Oklahomans2:48
- 12TampicoJune Christy & Stan Kenton and His Orchestra2:442.0 ★
- 13Doctor, Lawyer, Indian ChiefBetty Hutton3:05
- 14Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)Andy Russell2:52
- 15So Round, So Firm, So Fully PackedMerle Travis2:593.0 ★
- 16Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)Red Ingle with Cinderella G. Stump2:43
- 17Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)Tex Williams2:59
- 18The Freedom TrainPeggy Lee & Benny Goodman3:13
- 19Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)Peggy Lee2:59
- 20LoverLes Paul2:49
- 21Nature BoyNat King Cole2:393.0 ★
- 22Twelfth Street RagPee Wee Hunt2:52
- 23Careless HandsMel Tormé3:16
- 24Slippin’ AroundMargaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely2:133.0 ★
- 25Mule TrainTennessee Ernie Ford3:03
- CD 2: When AM Was King: 1955–1974
- 1Sixteen TonsTennessee Ernie Ford2:364.6 ★
- 226 Miles (Santa Catalina)The Four Preps2:29
- 3Tom DooleyThe Kingston Trio3:054.0 ★
- 4He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsLaurie London2:21
- 5Sukiyaki坂本九3:053.4 ★
- 6You’re the Reason I’m LivingBobby Darin2:28
- 7I Want to Hold Your HandThe Beatles2:26
- 8I Get AroundThe Beach Boys2:13
- 9Time Won’t Let MeThe Outsiders3:01
- 10A World Without LovePeter & Gordon2:393.0 ★
- 11Georgy GirlThe Seekers2:204.0 ★
- 12Ode to Billie JoeBobbie Gentry4:165.0 ★
- 13Different DrumThe Stone Poneys2:384.4 ★
- 14My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison4:364.6 ★
- 15Games People PlayJoe South3:333.0 ★
- 16Go All the WayThe Raspberries3:223.8 ★
- 17Oh, Babe What Would You SayHurricane Smith3:27
- 18Last SongEdward Bear3:144.0 ★
- 19Delta DawnHelen Reddy3:08
- 20We’re an American BandGrand Funk Railroad3:274.1 ★
- 21You Won’t See MeAnne Murray4:05
- 222:483.6 ★
- 23Hooked on a FeelingBlue Swede2:554.0 ★
- 24Rock Me GentlyAndy Kim3:285.0 ★
- CD 3: Classic Rock Roots
- 1Instant Karma!John Lennon3:204.4 ★
- 2JetPaul McCartney & Wings4:093.4 ★
- 3You’re No GoodLinda Ronstadt3:424.8 ★
- 4Fox on the RunThe Sweet3:244.5 ★
- 5Rock’n MeSteve Miller Band3:054.7 ★
- 6My SharonaThe Knack4:013.9 ★
- 7Queen of HeartsJuice Newton3:243.8 ★
- 8AbracadabraSteve Miller Band3:394.3 ★
- 9Shame on the MoonBob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band4:52
- 10She Blinded Me With ScienceThomas Dolby5:075.0 ★
- 11The ReflexDuran Duran5:304.3 ★
- 12Rock Me ToniteBilly Squier4:574.5 ★
- 13What’s Love Got to Do With ItTina Turner3:494.2 ★
- 14Some Like It HotThe Power Station3:47
- 15Don’t Dream It’s OverCrowded House3:553.9 ★
- 16These DreamsHeart3:473.5 ★
- 17Every Rose Has Its ThornPoison4:214.0 ★
- 18The Fire InsideBob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band4:37
- CD 4: Memories Are Made of This, Part 1: The 50’s & 60’s
- 1Mona LisaNat King Cole3:16
- 2How High the MoonLes Paul & Mary Ford2:08
- 3Too YoungNat King Cole3:13
- 4Wheel of FortuneKay Starr3:05
- 5Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)Les Paul & Mary Ford2:53
- 6That’s AmoreDean Martin3:084.4 ★
- 7Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)The Four Knights2:05
- 8Young at HeartFrank Sinatra2:53
- 9Unchained MelodyLes Baxter2:33
- 10Lisbon AntiguaNelson Riddle2:36
- 11Memories Are Made of ThisDean Martin2:175.0 ★
- 12True LoveBing Crosby & Grace Kelly3:07
- 13The Poor People of Paris (Jean’s Song)Les Baxter2:26
- 14WitchcraftFrank Sinatra2:551.0 ★
- 15FeverPeggy Lee3:02
- 16The Peter Gunn ThemeRay Anthony1:52
- 17Only You (And You Alone) (Loin de Vous)Franck Pourcel2:33
- 18That Old Black MagicLouis Prima & Keely Smith2:584.0 ★
- 19Ramblin’ RoseNat King Cole2:50
- 20When I Fall in LoveThe Lettermen2:24
- 21Danke SchoenWayne Newton2:374.5 ★
- 22I Love You BecauseAl Martino2:41
- CD 5: Memories Are Made of This, Part 2: The 60’s and Beyond
- 1Wichita LinemanGlen Campbell3:043.8 ★
- 2Hurts So BadThe Lettermen2:18
- 3SomethingThe Beatles3:025.0 ★
- 4Walk a Mile in My ShoesJoe South4:11
- 5Long Long TimeLinda Ronstadt4:224.0 ★
- 6I Am WomanHelen Reddy3:235.0 ★
- 7WildflowerSkylark4:085.0 ★
- 8My LovePaul McCartney & Wings4:103.9 ★
- 9Southern NightsGlen Campbell3:003.6 ★
- 10You Needed MeAnne Murray3:374.6 ★
- 11Sentimental LadyBob Welch2:52
- 122:574.0 ★
- 13ReminiscingLittle River Band4:135.0 ★
- 14Love on the RocksNeil Diamond3:39
- 15SukiyakiA Taste of Honey3:43
- 16You Can Do MagicAmerica3:583.6 ★
- 17AloneHeart3:403.6 ★
- 18When I’m With YouSheriff3:54
- 19Sacred EmotionDonny Osmond5:11
- 20Something to Talk AboutBonnie Raitt3:471.0 ★
- CD 6: Rockin’ the Tower!
- 1Be-Bop-A-LulaGene Vincent2:374.4 ★
- 2Willie and the Hand JiveThe Johnny Otis Show2:36
- 3Twist and ShoutThe Beatles2:34
- 4Come TogetherThe Beatles4:194.2 ★
- 5Up on Cripple CreekThe Band4:294.6 ★
- 6MoneyPink Floyd6:08
- 7The JokerSteve Miller Band4:254.0 ★
- 8Night MovesBob Seger5:254.0 ★
- 9The Number of the BeastIron Maiden4:524.6 ★
- 10The StrokeBilly Squier3:413.8 ★
- 11Only the LonelyThe Motels3:16
- 12She’s a BeautyThe Tubes3:583.0 ★
- 13What About Love?Heart3:413.6 ★
- 14Rock MeGreat White5:13
- 15When the Night ComesJoe Cocker4:47
- 16A Girl Like YouThe Smithereens4:10
- 173 Strange DaysSchool of Fish4:26
- 18HazardRichard Marx5:164.0 ★
- CD 7: The R&B Legacy – The King to the Hammer
- 1Straighten Up and Fly RightNat King Cole2:27
- 2Close Your EyesThe Five Keys2:20
- 3For Your LoveEd Townsend2:51
- 4(You Don’t Know) How Glad I AmNancy Wilson2:40
- 5Love Is a Hurtin’ ThingLou Rawls2:14
- 6Mercy, Mercy, MercyCannonball Adderley3:06
- 7It Only Takes a MinuteTavares4:004.0 ★
- 8Boogie FeverThe Sylvers3:284.0 ★
- 9I’ve Got Love on My MindNatalie Cole4:20
- 10Reaching for the SkyPeabo Bryson4:56
- 11Boogie Oogie OogieA Taste of Honey7:21
- 12Atomic DogGeorge Clinton4:464.2 ★
- 13Tonight, I Celebrate My LovePeabo Bryson & Roberta Flack3:313.8 ★
- 14Let’s Stay TogetherTina Turner5:18
- 15Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)Freddie Jackson7:122.0 ★
- 16SolidAshford & Simpson5:093.0 ★
- 17FallingMelba Moore4:43
- 18PrayMC Hammer5:13
- CD 8: Traditions in Country Music
- 1You Two-Timed Me One Time Too OftenTex Ritter2:43
- 2With Tears in My EyesWesley Tuttle2:54
- 3One Has My Name, The Other Has My HeartJimmy Wakely2:46
- 4The Wild Side of LifeHank Thompson2:44
- 5A Dear John LetterJean Shepard & Ferlin Husky2:32
- 6I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My BabyThe Louvin Brothers2:08
- 7Alone With YouFaron Young1:58
- 8GoneFerlin Husky2:25
- 9Young LoveSonny James2:30
- 10Love’s Gonna Live HereBuck Owens1:53
- 11I’m a Lonesome FugitiveMerle Haggard2:57
- 12Love in the Hot AfternoonGene Watson3:22
- 13I’m Not LisaJessi Colter3:22
- 14Heartbeat in the DarknessDon Williams3:51
- 15AddictedDan Seals4:15
- 16Strong Enough to BendTanya Tucker2:444.0 ★
- 17DarleneT. Graham Brown3:20
- 18Friends in Low PlacesGarth Brooks4:174.6 ★
Release credits
- electric guitar [9]
- producer [1]
- saxophone [1]
- acoustic guitar [13]
- recording [13]
- background vocals [10]
- drums (drum set) [1], piano [1]
- violin [14]
- producer [11]
- background vocals [1]
- producer [18]
- saxophone [8]
- drums (drum set) [16]
- saxophone [4]
- drums (drum set) [3], electric guitar [3], electric piano [3], percussion [3], solo [3]
- background vocals [15]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- lead vocals [6.13, 5.17]
- double bass [4]
- background vocals [11]
- viola [14]
- strings [2]
- electric guitar [13], vocal [13]
- violin [14]
- producer [23]
- performer [18]
- acoustic guitar [13]
- guitar [6]
- background vocals [16]
- engineer [18], mix [18]
- solo [13], trumpet [13]
- piano [14]
- engineer [22]
- lead vocals [4]
- keyboard [13]
- organ [1], piano [14]
- guitar [10], lead vocals [10], producer [3.12, 6.10]
- vocal [12]
- trumpet [1]
- acoustic guitar [8], producer [8], vocal [8]
- flugelhorn [13], solo [13]
- bass guitar [16]
- drums (drum set) [10]
- bass guitar [17]
- acoustic guitar [1]
- guitar [18]
- background vocals [14], vocal [14]
- background vocals [18]
- acoustic guitar [20], background vocals [20], electric guitar [20], producer [20], slide guitar [20], vocal [20]
- lead vocals [17]
- engineer [8]
- assistant [13]
- background vocals [18]
- lead vocals [9]
- drums (drum set) [6]
- trombone [1]
- assistant [20]
- reeds [14]
- background vocals [18]
- fiddle [5]
- piano [4]
- guitar [17]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- background vocals [16]
- arranger [7]
- trumpet [1]
- background vocals [18]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- bass guitar [8]
- keyboard [16], synthesizer [16]
- assistant [16]
- assistant [20]
- engineer [16]
- guitar [1]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- background vocals [3]
- trumpet [14]
- Moog [20], clavinet [20], organ [20], piano [20]
- drums (drum set) [20]
- background vocals [16]
- cello [14]
- assistant [20]
- acoustic guitar [16]
- saxophone [4]
- bass clarinet [1]
- performing orchestra [19]
- producer [14]
- electric guitar [9]
- electric guitar [13]
- arranger [12]
- recording [3]
- synthesizer [16]
- background vocals [20]
- arranger [12]
- producer [12]
- vocal [6, 11]
- percussion [20]
- recording [15]
- background vocals [16]
- drums (drum set) [6.13, 5.17]
- background vocals [5.8, 3.2], bass guitar [8], electric guitar [2], piano [2]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- background vocals [18]
- vocal [16]
- background vocals [16]
- mix [13]
- trombone [14]
- conductor [6]
- performing orchestra [6, 11]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- drums (drum set) [20], percussion [20], vocal [20]
- harpsichord [13]
- trumpet [4]
- producer [20]
- guitar [6], lead vocals [6]
- organ [8], piano [8]
- guitar [8]
- engineer [17], mix [17]
- arranger [11], producer [11]
- background vocals [18]
- electric guitar [3]
- mix [20], recording [20]
- cello [14]
- cello [14]
- lead vocals [1]
- arranger [5], engineer [5], producer [5]
- acoustic guitar [14], background vocals [14]
- co [18], mix [18]
- performing orchestra [21]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- vocal [14]
- piano [1]
- assistant [10]
- arranger [12]
- drums (drum set) [5]
- electric piano [14]
- arranger [13], orchestrator [13]
- vocal [1]
- engineer [4], mix [2], recording [2]
- trombone [1]
- producer [12]
- acoustic guitar [3.1, 2.14], background vocals [14], electric guitar [4], lead vocals [14], piano [1], producer [14], slide guitar [14]
- producer [6.4, 5.3]
- bass [13]
- bass trombone [14]
- trumpet [1]
- bass [7]
- violin [14]
- guitar [16], vocal [16]
- lead vocals [1]
- assistant [15]
- vocal [13]
- background vocals [9]
- vocal [12]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- electric guitar [13], vocal [13]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- background vocals [16]
- strings [3]
- conductor [4]
- performing orchestra [4]
- violin [1.21, 4.14]
- background vocals [20]
- reeds [14]
- background vocals [22]
- trumpet [14]
- electric guitar [8]
- engineer [13]
- background vocals [17], guitar [17]
- saxophone [2]
- background vocals [16]
- producer [11]
- arranger [1], conductor [1]
- guitar [1]
- double bass [1]
- producer [8]
- keyboard [16], synthesizer [16]
- drums (drum set) [16]
- co [18], mix [18]
- bass guitar [20]
- producer [3]
- performer [5]
- drums (drum set) [16]
- assistant [17]
- engineer [13]
- producer [16]
- background vocals [16]
- mix [8]
- mix [5]
- background vocals [15]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- brass [6], saxophone [16], strings [6]
- drums (drum set) [22]
- double bass [1]
- background vocals [18]
- producer [12]
- guitar [22]
- producer [16]
- trombone [14]
- vocal [16]
- recording [7]
- bass [14]
- reeds [14]
- guitar [8]
- background vocals [15]
- vocal [15]
- engineer [5], mix [5]
- acoustic guitar [14]
- producer [13]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- saxophone [1]
- engineer [13], mix [13]
- trumpet [1]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- engineer [13]
- background vocals [4], electric guitar [4], electric piano [4], handclaps [4], lead vocals [3.1, 6.4], piano [1], tambourine [4]
- remixer [11]
- executive [5]
- mix [17]
- co [5], engineer [5]
- conductor [12]
- vocal [9, 18]
- double bass [21]
- congas [15], mbira [15], shakers [15]
- trombone [14]
- assistant [17]
- vocal [12]
- background vocals [16]
- harp [14]
- vocal [4]
- vocal [18]
- recording [14]
- acoustic guitar [13], bass [3]
- electric guitar [16]
- background vocals [10]
- bass [2.22, 3.1], bass guitar [14], electric piano [1]
- trumpet [4]
- producer [6, 11]
- engineer [5]
- saxophone [4]
- Moog [2], background vocals [5.8, 3.2], keyboard [2]
- performer [13]
- producer [13]
- bass [5]
- trombone [18]
- trumpet [18], vocal [18]
- bass [13]
- mix [18], producer [18]
- performing orchestra [12]
- producer [10], recording [10]
- spoken vocals [10]
- background vocals [1], chimes [1], handclaps [1]
- vocal [18]
- bass guitar [6.13, 5.17]
- background vocals [10]
- acoustic guitar [20], congas [20], electric piano [20], guitar [20], vocal [20]
- synthesizer [16]
- assistant [16]
- fiddle [16]
- assistant [8]
- violin [14]
- engineer [9], producer [9]
- bass synthesizer [10]
- viola [14]
- bass [20]
- background vocals [16]
- mix [15]
- arranger [13], producer [13]
- mix [7]
- background vocals [11]
- background vocals [13], guest [13]
- background vocals [18]
- assistant [17]
- assistant [13]
- engineer [5]
- tambourine [14]
- guitar [16]
- banjo [4]
- bass guitar [16]
- background vocals [10]
- violin [14]
- keyboard [16]
- keyboard [15], organ [15], producer [15]
- assistant [2]
- trumpet [4]
- trombone [4]
- background vocals [17]
- piano [21], vocal [21]
- bass guitar [13]
- electric guitar [15], lead vocals [15]
- arranger [14], conductor [14]
- performing orchestra [14]
- guitar [14]
- keyboard [13]
- bass [15]
- producer [13]
- piano [22]
- background vocals [15]
- arranger [5], bass [5], harpsichord [5]
- additional [21], guitar [21]
- associate [7]
- background vocals [18]
- background vocals [18]
- drums (drum set) [18]
- resonator guitar [16], steel guitar [16]
- drums (drum set) [15]
- guitar [13]
- Moog [2], background vocals [6.4, 3.2], bass guitar [2], drums (drum set) [2], electric bass guitar [4], electric guitar [2], electric piano [8], kazoo [22], lead vocals [5.8, 3.2], piano [2], producer [5.8, 3.2], solo [22]
- violin [14]
- performing orchestra [18]
- performing orchestra [4]
- vocal [13]
- vocal [18-19]
- acoustic guitar [14]
- engineer [11]
- guitar [5]
- engineer [13]
- producer [3]
- engineer [4]
- engineer [18]
- acoustic guitar [14]
- electric piano [13], guest [13]
- assistant [2]
- engineer [3.1, 6.4], recording [14]
- background vocals [14], producer [2.14, 3.1]
- engineer [11]
- performer [17]
- bass [6]
- piano [13]
- assistant [20]
- clarinet [1]
- strings [13]
- orchestrator [8]
- producer [7]
- mix [8], recording [8]
- arranger [18], producer [18]
- producer [22]
- guitar [16]
- drums (drum set) [20]
- drums (drum set) [17]
- drums (drum set) [6.4, 2.22], maracas [4], tambourine [14]
- background vocals [18]
- engineer [5]
- violin [14]
- background vocals [10]
- vocal [13]
- double bass [1]
- producer [12]
- arranger [16], engineer [3.16, 5.17, 6.13], producer [3.16, 6.13, 5.17]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- producer [16]
- mix [13]
- background vocals [18]
- tenor saxophone [18]
- performing orchestra [18]
- background vocals [18]
- mix [16], recording [16]
- keyboard [20]
- assistant [20]
- background vocals [3]
- trumpet [14]
- violin [10]
- percussion [13]
- trombone [4]
- lead vocals [9]
- assistant [17]
- acoustic guitar [20]
- additional [16]
- electric guitar [16], mandolin [16], resonator guitar [16]
- electric bass guitar [9]
- acoustic guitar [7], guitar [5], lead vocals [3.5, 6.7], producer [6.7, 3.5], slide guitar [7]
- background vocals [18]
- arranger [4], producer [4]
- background vocals [20]
- recording [15]
- producer [12]
- finger snaps [1], lead vocals [1]
- background vocals [13], guitar [13], producer [13]
- background vocals [13]
- vocal [17]
- producer [5]
- background vocals [11]
- choir vocals [18]
- performer [11]
- lead vocals [10], producer [10]
- producer [10]
- electric guitar [15]
- lead vocals [13]
- assistant [17]
- engineer [20], producer [20]
- producer [19]
- acoustic guitar [14]
- producer [11]
- mix [17], producer [17]
- bass [18]
- engineer [5], mix [5]
- orchestrator [2]
- producer [3]
- engineer [3], recording [3]
- guitar [22]
- trumpet [14]
- producer [18]
- saxophone [1]
- violin [14]
- reeds [14]
- steel guitar [5]
- reeds [14]
- trombone [1]
- saxophone [1]
- piano [18]
- drums (drum set) [4]
- guitar [1]
- assistant [5]
- background vocals [1]
- lead vocals [5]
Issues
- C27 April 1992