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  • Jam, The : GOING UNDERGROUND

    by Frank Shankly
    GOING UNDERGROUND was recorded on 16 January 1980 at Townhouse Studios in London with Vic Coppersmith-Heaven producing.Paul Weller’s lyrics have b...

  • Jam, The : ALL AROUND THE WORLD

    by Frank Shankly
    ALL AROUND THE WORLD was released on 15 July 1977. It reached No. 13 in the UK Singles Chart. It didn’t chart in America.The single was released b...

  • Manhattan Transfer, The : BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY

    by Frank Shankly
    Produced by Jerry Stoller and Mike Stoller, this 1964 hit for The Ad Libs has been covered at least eight times, including as a duet by Tom Jones ...

  • Pratt & McClain with Brother Love : HAPPY DAYS

    by Frank Shankly
    HAPPY DAYS has a terrific pedigree. It was written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox. The duo also wrote the themes for Love, American Style; Wonde...

  • Smokey Robinson : BEING WITH YOU

    by Frank Shankly
    BEING WITH YOU has been sampled in at least 18 songs, including Katy Perry's POWER.

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  • 45 Adaptors

    by Frank Shankly
    All shapes and sizes....

  • Walter Egan : MAGNET AND STEEL

    by Frank Shankly
    With backing vocals from Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, MAGNET AND STEEL was featured in Boogie Nights (1997), Overnight Delivery (1998), and...

  • Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds : DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE

    by Frank Shankly
    Rumored to have been written with Elvis Presley in mind, and first recorded (as DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE OUT) in 1970 by Country Store—an obscure group...

  • LaVerne Baker : TRA LA LA

    by Frank Shankly
    Another upbeat, catchy track from LaVerne. With an introduction by Alan Freed, LaVerne lip synches a performance of TRA LA LA for Will Price’s 1956...

  • Earl Scruggs and The Earl Scruggs Revue : FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN

    by Frank Shankly
    FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN was used as background music in Arthur Penn’s 1967 movie Bonnie and Clyde, particularly during the car chase scenes, and h...

  • Linda Ronstadt : IT'S SO EASY

    by Frank Shankly
    One of the most successful albums of Ronstadt's career, Simple Dreams spent five continuous weeks at number one on the album chart in late 1977, re...