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Various ‎– 20 Giant Hits / The Do It Now Foundation

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Label: Ronco Teleproducts, Inc. – LP 1001
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
Country: US
Released:
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Blues, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Bubblegum, Soul, Psychedelic Rock, Chicago Blues, Folk Rock, Arena Rock, Blues Rock, Classic Rock

Tracklist

A1 The Beatles Nowhere Man
Songwriter  John Lennon-Paul McCartney*
A2 Melanie (2) What Have They Done To My Song
Songwriter  Melanie Safka
A3 Crazy Elephant Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'
Songwriter  Joey Levine, Ritchie Cordell
A4 B.J. Thomas So Lonesome I Could Cry
Songwriter  Hank Williams
A5 Mel & Tim Backfield In Motion
Songwriter  Tim McPherson
A6 Jimi Hendrix Red House
Songwriter  Jimi Hendrix
A7 Teegarden & Van Winkle God, Love And Rock & Roll
Songwriter  Skip Knapé
A8 Neil Diamond Mr. Bojangles
Songwriter  Jerry Jeff Walker
A9 The Association (2) Along Comes Mary
Songwriter  Tandyn Almer
A10 Jefferson Airplane Somebody To Love
Songwriter  Darby Slick
B1 Janis Joplin Down On Me
Songwriter  Janis Joplin
B2 Buffalo Springfield Flying On The Ground Is Wrong
Songwriter  Neil Young
B3 Richie Havens Minstral From Gault
Songwriter  Mark Roth, Richie Havens
B4 The Turtles Happy Together
Songwriter  Alan Gordon, Garry Bonner
B5 Steam Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)
Songwriter  Paul Leka
B6 The Byrds Artificial Energy
Songwriter  Roger McGuinn
B7 The Ides Of March Vehicle
Songwriter  Jim Peterik
B8 Eric Burdon When I Was Young
Songwriter  Eric Burdon
B9 Donovan Sunshine Superman
Songwriter  Donovan
B10 Five Stairsteps Ooh Child
Songwriter  Stan Vincent

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By  Ronco Teleproducts, Inc.
  • Mastered At  Sonic Recording Products, Inc.

Credits

  • Design, Illustration  Ely Besalel

Notes

"As Advertised On TV" printed on front cover, with also a sticker that reads "As Seen On TV". 20 GIANT HITS, and an interesting set of songs, most having to do with drug or alcohol abuse, just look at the titles. The studio version of "Red House" by Jimi Hendrix is especially amazing, I don't think this was available in any of his albums at the time of this release, which I figure to be around 1969 or 1970 from the song selection. The Steam version of their hit "Na Na Hey Hey" here is kinda "strange", as it kinda "slows down" in the last minute? (Maybe they were trying to "simulate" the downer side of drugs with the usually "upbeat" ending going out like a "low energy" / "out of focus" ending here.... , it sounds very strange...)

This from the back cover:
"This album is a celebration of life - a feeling of energy and love from the poets, artists and musicians who have joined together to speak for a purpose - to relay the message against drug abuse. The DO IT NOW FOUNDATION is dedicated to helping fight this problem. Never before in the history of the recording industry have so many artists of such stature donated their services for a collage album. We wish to thank all those caring people, the record companies and music publishers, whose contributions went into making this album a reality."

The Do It Now Foundation
P. O. Box 3573, Hollywood, California 90028

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