The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 12B: 1972

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1Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer) (in 1972), Damon Harris (in 1972) and Richard Street (in 1972)
conductor:
Paul Riser (in 1972)
arranger:
Paul Riser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 168) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 333)
cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Temptations3.46:58
2Papa Was a Rolling Stone (instrumental)
instrumental cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Temptations4:50
3Corner of the Sky
recording of:
Pippin: Corner of the Sky
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer)
part of:
Pippin (Stephen Schwartz musical)
The Jackson 53:41
4To Know
The Jackson 53:22
5Good Time Sally
recording of:
Good Time Sally
writer:
Tom Baird (Motown producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Rare Earth2:54
6Love Shines Down
Rare Earth3:39
7Genius
Valerie Simpson3:36
8Silly Wasn’t I
recording of:
Silly Wasn’t I
writer:
Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Valerie Simpson2:11
9I Believe I’m Gonna Take This Ride
Valerie Simpson3:04
10What If
Thelma Houston2:59
11There Is a God
Thelma Houston4:57
12Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don’t Say No)
The Undisputed Truth3:37
13Girl You’re Alright
The Undisputed Truth2:56
14With a Little Help From My Friends
cover recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (from 1967 to present)
The Undisputed Truth4:27
15Girl You’re Alright (stereo promo version)
The Undisputed Truth2:58
16She Said That
Lesley Gore3:30
17The Road I Walk
Lesley Gore3:54
18Spanish Harlem
recording of:
Spanish Harlem
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Unichappell Music
The Crusaders4:06
19Papa Hooper’s Barrelhouse Groove
The Crusaders2:38
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part of:The Complete Motown Singles (number: 12B) (order: 14)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002581642 [info]