C’est cette année que Capitol Records fête ses 60 ans. A cette occasion, la major de l’industrie musicale va éditer un coffret de 6 CD, contenant les meilleures chansons des artistes qu’elle a produit. Ainsi au fil des CD on trouvera « A Hard Day’s Night » et « Hey Jude » des Beatles, « Imagine » de John Lennon, « Band on the Run » de Paul McCartney, »It Don’t Come Easy » de Ringo, et « My Sweet Lord » de George.
Nous vous livrons ci-après le contenu de chacun de ces CD :
CAPITOL RECORDS: 1942-2002: THE FORTIES
1. Freddie Slack & His Orchestra (with Ella Mae Morse) – Cow-Cow Boogie (1942) 2. Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra (with Billie Holiday) – Trav’lin’ Light (1942) 3. Jo Stafford – Long Ago (And Far Away) (1944) 4. King Cole Trio – Straighten Up And Fly Right (1944) 5. Stan Kenton & His Orchestra – Artistry In Rhythm (1944) 6. Billy Butterfield & His Orchestra (with Margaret Whiting) – Moonlight In Vermont (1945) 7. Andy Russell – I Dream Of You (More Than You Dream I Do) (1944) 8. Martha Tilton – I’ll Walk Alone (1944) 9. Johnny Mercer – Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive (1945) 10. Betty Hutton – Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief (1946) 11. Pied Pipers – Dream (1945) 12. Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm – Fine Brown Frame (1948) 13. Peggy Lee – It’s A Good Day (1947) 14. The Dinning Sisters – Buttons And Bows (1948) 15. Mel Torme – Careless Hands (1949) 16. King Cole Trio – Nature Boy (1948).
THE FIFTIES
1. Frank Sinatra – Young-At-Heart (1954) 2. Dean Martin – Memories Are Made Of This (1956) 3. Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra – Satin Doll (1953) 4. Nat King Cole – Unforgettable (1952) 5. The Four Preps – 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) (1958) 6. Kay Starr – Wheel Of Fortune (1952) 7. Les Paul & Mary Ford – How High The Moon (1951) 8. Faron Young – Alone With You (1958) 9. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps – Be-Bop-A-Lula (1956) 10. The Kingston Trio – Tom Dooley (1958) 11. Tennessee Ernie Ford – Sixteen Tons (1955) 12. Peggy Lee – Fever (1958) 13. Ray Anthony & His Orchestra – Peter Gunn (1959) 14. Louis Prima & Keely Smith – That Old Black Magic (1958) 15. Miles Davis – Budo (1950) 16. Frank Sinatra – One For My Baby (And One More For the Road) (1955).
THE SIXTIES
1. The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night (1964) 2. The Beach Boys – Wouldn’t It Be Nice (1966) 3. Lou Rawls – Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing (1966) 4. The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations (1966) 5. The Human Beinz – Nobody But Me (1968) 6. The Outsiders – Time Won’t Let Me (1966) 7. Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt – Different Drum (1968) 8. Nancy Wilson – (You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am (1964) 9. Merle Haggard & the Strangers – Okie From Muskogee (1969) 10. Quicksilver Messenger Service – Fresh Air (1970) 11. Bobbie Gentry – Ode To Billie Joe (1967) 12. Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman (1969) 13. James Taylor – Carolina In My Mind (1969) 14. The Band – The Weight (1968) 15. The Beatles – Hey Jude (1968) 16. Jimi Hendrix – Machine Gun (1970).
THE SEVENTIES
1. John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band – Imagine (1971) 2. George Harrison – My Sweet Lord (1970) 3. Ringo Starr – It Don’t Come Easy (1971) 4. Badfinger – Day After Day (1972) 5. Paul McCartney & Wings – Band On the Run (1974) 6. Pink Floyd – Time (1973) 7. Pink Floyd – Money (1973) 8. Grand Funk – We’re An American Band (1973) 9. Steve Miller Band – The Joker (1973) 10. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Night Moves (1977) 11. Linda Ronstadt – You’re No Good (1974) 12. Natalie Cole – This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) (1975) 13. Tavares – Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (1976) 14. Helen Reddy – I Am Woman (1972) 15. A Taste Of Honey – Boogie Oogie Oogie (1976) 16. The Knack – My Sharona (1979).
THE EIGHTIES
1. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Against The Wind (1980) 2. Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over (1987) 3. Billy Squier – The Stroke (1981) 4. Joe Cocker – You Can Leave Your Hat On (1986) 5. Katrina And The Waves – Walking On Sunshine (1985) 6. Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra (1982) 7. Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science (1983) 8. The Tubes – She’s A Beauty (1983) 9. The Motels – Only The Lonely (1982) 10. George Clinton – Atomic Dog (1983) 11. Duran Duran – Rio (1983) 12. Heart – These Dreams (1986) 13. Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It (1984) 14. The Power Station – Some Like It Hot (1985) 15. Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn (1988) 16. Beastie Boys – Hey Ladies (1989).
THE NINETIES
1. Radiohead – Creep (1993) 2. Beastie Boys – Sabotage (1994) 3. Everclear – Santa Monica (Watch The World Die) (1996) 4. Foo Fighters – Big Me (1996) 5. Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees (1995) 6. M.C. Hammer – U Can’t Touch This (1990) 7. Bonnie Raitt – I Can’t Make You Love Me (1992) 8. Baz Luhrmann – Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) – The Speech Song (1999) 9. Mazzy Star – Fade Into You (1994) 10. Robbie Williams – Angels (1999) 11. Blind Melon – No Rain (1993) 12. Garth Brooks – Every Now and Then (1992) 13. Garth Brooks – When You Come Back To Me Again (2001) 14. Coldplay – Yellow (2001) 15. Kylie Minogue – I Can’t Get You Out Of My Head (2002) 16. The Vines – Get Free (2002).
