Song Anatomy 2024

Writer: Pete Townshend Producer: The Who with Glyn Johns Recorded: 1971, Olympic Studios, London Released: May 1971 Players: Pete Townshend — guitar Roger Daltrey — vocals John Entwistle — bass Keith Moon — drums Album: Who’s Next (MCA, 1971) Also on: Who’s Better, Who’s Best (MCA, 1988) Then And Now: Maximum Who (Universal, 2004) and…

Writer: Jack Tempchin Producer: Glyn Johns Recorded: February and March 1972 at Olympic Sound Studios in London Released: June 1st, 1972 (album), February 3rd, 1973 (single) Players: Glenn Frey — vocals, guitar Don Henley — drums, vocals Bernie Leadon — guitar, vocals Randy Meisner — bass, vocals Album: Eagles (Elektra/Asylum, 1972) Also On: Their Greatest…

Writer: Peter Frampton Producers: Peter Frampton and Chris Kimsey Recorded: Winter 1974-75 at Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire, England Released: Spring 1975 Players: Peter Frampton — vocals, guitar Andrew Brown — bass John Siomos — drums Album: Frampton (A&M, 1975) Also on: Frampton Comes Alive! (A&M, 1976) Greatest Hits (A&M, 1996) Frampton Comes Alive: 25th Anniversary Deluxe…

Writers: Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child Producer: Bruce Fairbairn Recorded: Spring 1986 at Little Mountain Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia Released: Fall 1986 Players: Jon Bon Jovi — vocals, guitar Richie Sambora — guitar, vocals Alec John Such — bass, vocals David Bryan — keyboards Tico Torres — drums Album: Slippery When…

Writers: Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant Producer: Al Kooper Recorded: 1973 at Studio One, Doraville, Georgia Released: 1973 (album), November 1974 (edited single) Players: Ronnie Van Zant — lead vocals Allen Collins — lead guitar Gary Rossington — rhythm guitar Billy Powell — piano Roosevelt Cook — organ Ed King — bass Robert Burns…

Writers: Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey Producer: Glyn Johns Recorded: 1972, Olympic Sound Studios, London Released: June 24, 1972 Players: Glenn Frey — lead vocals, guitar Bernie Leadon — guitar, banjo, vocals Randy Meisner — bass, vocals Don Henley — drums, vocals Album: Eagles (Asylum, 1972) Also On: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (Asylum, 1976) The…

Writers: Warren Zevon, LeRoy P. Marinell, and Waddy Wachtel Producers: Jackson Browne and Waddy Wachtel Recorded: 1977 at the Sound Factory, Los Angeles Released: January 24th, 1978 Players: Warren Zevon — vocals, piano Waddy Wachtel — guitars John McVie — bass Mick Fleetwood — drums Album: Excitable Boy (Elektra/Asylum, 1978) Also On: Stand In The…

Writer: Gerry Beckley Producer: George Martin Recorded: Late 1974 at the Record Plant in Los Angeles Released: March 1975 Players: Dewey Bunnell — vocals, guitar Dan Peek — guitar, vocals Gerry Beckley — guitar, vocals David Dickey — bass Willie Leacox — drums Album: Hearts (Warner Bros., 1975) Also On: History: America’s Greatest Hits (Warner…

Writer: John Fogerty Producer: John Fogerty Recorded: Early 1969 Released: November 1969 Players: John Fogerty — vocals, guitar Tom Fogerty — guitar Stu Cook — bass Doug “Cosmo” Clifford — drums Album: Willie And The Poor Boys (Fantasy, 1969) Also On: Creedence Gold (Fantasy, 1972) Chronicle, Vol. 1 (Fantasy, 1976) The Concert (Fantasy, 1980) Creedence…