Universal Music GroupA bevy of popular artists are featured on a new, three-CD compilation celebrating the 50th anniversary of the launch of A&M Records. A&M 50: The Anniversary Collection arrives in stores August 28, and features songs from many of the acts that recorded during their time with the label.
Each of retrospective's three discs covers a different genre, with the first focusing on more pop-oriented acts, the second devoted entirely to rock and the third featuring jazz and soul artists. Among the many memorable tunes on the set are songs by The Carpenters, Cat Stevens, The Captain & Tennille, Joe Cocker, Peter Frampton, Supertramp, Billy Preston and Barry White. The 60-track compilation also includes a few songs featuring trumpeter Herb Alpert, who along with Jerry Moss founded A&M Records during the summer of 1962.
Here is the complete track list for A&M 50: The Anniversary Collection:
Disc 1: "From AM to FM"
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, "The Lonely Bull"
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, "Mas Que Nada"
We Five, "You Were on My Mind"
Chris Montez, "The More I See You"
Rita Coolidge, "(Your Love Keeps...) Higher and Higher"
Burt Bacharach, "A House Is Not a Home"
Carpenters, "(They Long to Be) Close to You"
Cat Stevens, "Wild World"
The Human League, "Don't You Want Me"
Captain & Tennille, "Love Will Keep Us Together"
Pablo Cruise, "Whatcha Gonna Do"
Lani Hall, "Sun Down"
Amy Grant, "Baby Baby"
Gino Vannelli, "I Just Wanna Stop"
Suzanne Vega, "Luka"
Chris de Burgh, "The Lady in Red"
Joan Armatrading, "Love and Affection"
UB40, "Red Red Wine"
Joan Baez, "Diamonds and Rust"
Herb Alpert, "Rise"
Sheryl Crow, "All I Wanna Do"
Disc 2: "A Mission to Rock"
The Police, "Roxanne"
Joe Cocker, "The Letter"
Free, "All Right Now"
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, "Jackie Blue"
Humble Pie, "30 Days in the Hole"
Joe Jackson, "Steppin' Out"
The Flying Burrito Brothers, "Hot Burrito #1"
Procol Harum, "Conquistador" (live)
Styx, "Come Sail Away"
Split Enz, "I Got You"
Squeeze, "Tempted"
Peter Frampton, "Show Me the Way"
Bryan Adams, "Run to You"
Nazareth, "Love Hurts"
Supertramp, "The Logical Song"
38 Special, "Caught Up in You"
Simple Minds, "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
Soundgarden, "Black Hole Sun"
Sting, "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
Disc 3: "Soul, Jazz and More"
L.T.D., "(Everytime I...) Back in Love Again"
Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, "Black Pearl Ltd."
Gato Barbieri, "Europa"
The Brothers Johnson, "I'll Be Good to You"
Aaron Neville, "Everybody Plays the Fool"
Billy Preston, "Will It Go Round in Circles"
Milton Nascimento, "Bridges"
Chuck Mangione, "Feels So Good"
Bell & James, "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)"
Antonio Carlos Jobim, "Wave"
Jeffrey Osborne, "On the Wings of Love"
Paul Desmond, "Summertime"
Quincy Jones featuring Ashford, Simpson & Khan, "Stuff Like That"
Atlantic Starr, "Secret Lovers"
Jesse Johnson feat. Sly Stone, "Crazay"
Stan Getz, "Amorous Cat"
CeCe Peniston, "Finally"
Barry White, "Practice What You Preach"
Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela, "Skokiaan"
Janet Jackson, "When I Think of You"
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