Hall/Oates "A Nite At The Apollo Live!"

Yes!

Your answer was a lot shorter than that song title!
:-)

How does Record Research determine who should and
should not be credited for a song? I have always
leaned toward the physical single (45, cassingle, CD).
The artwork is always replaceable. (I even recall
back in the days of the 45 that picture sleeves were
often unavailable if you tried purchasing a single
later in its chart run.) But, the label is not and,
to me, permanently provides the single's intended
credits.

Of course, that does not resolve whether artists like
Kendrick and Ruffin should be credited when their
contributions are so apparent, but the label does not
acknowledge that. At least they are mentioned on the
45 label as part of the album title. Did record
companies ever provide Billboard or other chart
publications with "official" credits? Billboard
credited this song to "Daryl Hall & John Oates"
(although they lost the "&" by then) on the published
charts, but the song title was also abbreviated to
exclude "A Nite At The Apollo Live!" (Just so much
space on the page to list this!)

Joel used to go by whatever was on the official record
label and would just put in a trivia note for any
additional vocalists. (FWIW, I always agreed with this
philosophy, but he's the author, so he makes the final
decisions).

In recent years, he's been more inclined to go by the
actual recording itself. Thus, Kenny Rogers gets credit
for "What Are We Doin' In Love", Sheena Easton gets
credit for "U Got The Look", and there are many more such
examples.

Of course, with all "featuring" credits in recent years,
we've tried to sort out the actual duets from the 10
second rap ones, which is a never-ending job every week.

So, in short, there's no easy answer to this dilemma. I
guess it comes down to personal preference.

thecdguy wrote: Does anyone know the origin of the version of this song that appears on the VA Compilation, "Hi Octane: Hard Drivin' Hits"? For those who have never heard it, it cuts out the fade in from the single version and opens cold with the horn intro of "The Way You Do The Things You Do". It also fades out while "My Girl" is still being sung whereas the single fades out with audience applause. Trying to figure out if this version was released anywhere else or maybe a special edit that was done for some reason.

According to the database it is (edit of LP version)