Greatest Ever Classic Soul

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1When a Man Loves a Woman
recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman
writer:
Calvin Lewis, Percy Sledge and Andrew Wright (US keyboardist)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher) (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1966 to present), Pronto (BMI‐affiliated publishing company) (in 1972) and Quinvy (record company and publisher) (in 1972)
Percy Sledge2:48
2Sweet Soul Music
recording of:
Sweet Soul Music
writer:
Arthur Conley, Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) and Otis Redding
publisher:
ABKCO Music and Rondor
is based on:
Yeah Man
Arthur Conley2:20
3B‐A‐B‐Y
recording of:
B-A-B-Y (in 1966)
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner/Chappell North America
Carla Thomas4.252:55
4Knock on Wood
recording of:
Knock on Wood
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
adaptations:
Potkraj na les
Eddie Floyd3:03
5Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
recording of:
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
writer:
Bert Russell Berns, Solomon Burke and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
BERT RUSSELL MUSIC L L C 301, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Franco London Music Publishing Corp., Fujipacific Music, Inc., KEETCH CAESAR AND DINO MUSIC INC and Musical Lights Tokyo
Solomon Burke2:45
6Soul Finger
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
producer:
The Stax Staff
drums (drum set):
Carl Cunningham (drummer for The Bar‐Kays) (in 1967)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
James Alexander (US soul bassist, singer and songwriter) (in 1967)
guitar:
Jimmy King (US guitarist for The Bar‐Kays) (in 1967)
organ:
Ronnie Caldwell (in 1967)
tenor saxophone:
Phalon Jones (in 1967)
trumpet:
Ben Cauley (in 1967)
recording of:
Soul Finger (in 1967)
writer:
Ronnie Caldwell, Ben Cauley, Carl Cunningham (drummer for The Bar‐Kays), James Alexander (US soul bassist, singer and songwriter), Phalon Jones and Jimmy King (US guitarist for The Bar‐Kays)
The Bar‐Kays4.52:21
7Stay With Me
producer:
Jerry Ragovoy
conductor:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
arranger:
Jerry Ragovoy and Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
recording of:
Stay With Me (in 1966-07)
writer:
Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
Lorraine Ellison43:28
8634–5789
recording of:
634‒5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Pronto Music (publisher)
Wilson Pickett2:55
9You Send Me
recording of:
You Send Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Aretha Franklin2:26
10Under the Boardwalk
recording of:
Under the Boardwalk
writer:
Arthur Resnick (songwriter, producer) and Kenny Young
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Intersong (publisher), The Hudson Bay Music Co. (publisher), TM Music Ltd. and Trio Music Company
The Drifters2:42
11Rainy Night in Georgia
cover recording of:
Rainy Night in Georgia
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Songs Limited
Brook Benton3:36
12Walk On By
recording of:
Walk On By
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Dionne Warwick2:52
13You’re Losing Me
recording of:
You’re Losing Me
lyricist and composer:
Barbara Lynn Ozen
Barbara Lynn2:17
14Tramp
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
producer:
Steve Cropper and Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
keyboard:
Isaac Hayes (from 1967-01 until 1967-02) and Booker T. Jones (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
piano:
Booker T. Jones (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Arnold (from 1967-01 until 1967-02) and Andrew Love (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
background vocals:
Carla Thomas (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
vocals:
Otis Redding (from 1967-01 until 1967-02) and Carla Thomas (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
performer:
Carla Thomas (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
cover recording of:
Tramp (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
writer:
Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin (blues singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Budget Music, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas3.852:58
15Slip Away
recording engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
bass:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) (on 1968-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1968-04-08)
guitar:
Clarence Carter (on 1968-04-08)
organ:
Barry Beckett (on 1968-04-08)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1968-04-08), Andrew Love (on 1968-04-08) and Aaron Varnell (on 1968-04-08)
trumpet:
Gene Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1968-04-08) and Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1968-04-08)
vocals:
Clarence Carter (on 1968-04-08)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1968-04-08)
recording of:
Slip Away (on 1968-04-08)
writer:
William Armstrong, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Clarence Carter4.52:30
16Has It Happened to You Yet
Falcons2:22
17Can’t You See (You’re Losing Me)
recording of:
Can’t You See (You’re Losing Me)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Nolan Strong
Mary Wells2:45
18Every Beat of My Heart
cover recording of:
Every Beat of My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
Gladys Knight & The Pips2:04
19Witchcraft in the Air
Bettye LaVette2:38
20Stand by Me
recording of:
Stand by Me
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, M. Marino and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Intersong (publisher)
version of:
Stand by Me
Ben E. King2:57
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