Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) [original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

CD version (16 tracks)

Annotation last modified on 2022-01-30 13:47 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Uptown
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
The Chambers Brothers6:07
2Why I Sing the Blues
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
live recording of:
Why I Sing the Blues (in 1969)
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and B.B. King
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Pamco Music Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
B.B. King2:20
3Don’t Cha Hear Me Callin’ to Ya
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
live recording of:
Don’tcha Hear Me Callin’ to Ya (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Rudy Stevenson
publisher:
Fifth Star Music and Rudy Stevenson Music
The 5th Dimension3:32
4Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
live recording of:
Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) (in 1969)
writer:
Gerome Ragni, James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar (music producer, composer, conductor, pianist and keyboardist) and Bones Howe
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
adaptations:
Era de aquário / Deixa o sol entrar
medley of:
Aquarius (from “Hair”)
medley of:
The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) (from “Hair”)
The 5th Dimension6:54
5My Girl
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
live cover recording of:
My Girl (in 1969)
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa (South Africa), Poochum, 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)
David Ruffin5:49
6Oh Happy Day
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
live recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins’ 1967 gospel arrangement) (in 1969)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
The Edwin Hawkins Singers3:46
7It’s Been a Change
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
The Staple Singers3:11
8Precious Lord Take My Hand
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
live recording of:
Take My Hand, Precious Lord (in 1969)
lyricist and arranger:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
additional composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
George Nelson Allen (American composer from the 1800s)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The SCLC Operation Breadbasket Orchestra & Choir feat. Mahalia Jackson and Mavis Staples8:33
9I Heard It Through the Grapevine
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
live recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (in 1969)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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)
Gladys Knight & the Pips4:35
10Watermelon Man
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
live cover recording of:
Watermelon Man (in 1969)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
publisher:
Hancock Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd (1996–2019)
Mongo Santamaría5:17
11Together
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
Ray Barretto4:42
12Hold On, I’m Comin’
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
live cover recording of:
Hold On, I’m Comin’ (in 1969)
writer:
Isaac Hayes, Hayes, Porter and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Herbie Mann7:03
13Sing a Simple Song
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
live recording of:
Sing a Simple Song (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sly & the Family Stone5:29
14Everyday People
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
live recording of:
Everyday People (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone2:33
15Backlash Blues
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (in 1969) and University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1969-04-26)
edit of:
Backlash Blues (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA with Simone talking at the end) by Nina Simone
live recording of:
Backlash Blues (on 1969-04-26)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rolls Royce Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Backlash Blues
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rolls Royce Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nina Simone3:07
16Are You Ready
recorded at:
Mount Morris Park in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-17)
recording of:
Are You Ready (David Nelson poem)
lyricist:
David Nelson (US spokenword poet, Last Poets forming member)
Nina Simone7:01

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Frank Harkins
liner notes:Questlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
mastering:Vic Anesini
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
spoken vocals [host & MC]:Tony Lawrence (Harlem entertainer/actor/funk vocalist) (in 1969)
mastered at:Battery Studios (mastering/archival/digitization studio located at 321 W 44th Street, NYC) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
discography entry:https://www.legacyrecordings.com/2021/12/09/summer-of-soul-or-when-the-revolution-could-not-be-televised-soundtrack-to-be-released-january-28-2022/ [info]