The Soul Story: Hard to Find Hits

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Can I Change My Mind
Tyrone Davis2:49
2It’s Your Thing
recording of:
It’s Your Thing
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Tee Pee Music Ltd.
The Isley Brothers2:51
3Going in Circles
recording of:
Going in Circles (The Friends of Distinction)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Peters and Anita Porée
publisher:
Porpete Music (BMI)
The Friends of Distinction34:16
4Backfield in Motion
recording of:
Backfield in Motion
writer:
Melvin Harden and Tim McPherson
Mel & Tim2:37
5You’ll Lose a Good Thing
recording of:
You’ll Lose a Good Thing
lyricist and composer:
Barbara Lynn Ozen
publisher:
Crazy Cajun Music (This is the publisher. Label is Crazy Cajun only), Dandelion Music Co. and Jamie Music Publishing Co.
Barbara Lynn2:38
6Want Ads
recording of:
Want Ads
writer:
General Johnson (US soul singer, R&B songwriter & producer), Barney Perkins and Greg Perry
Honey Cone44:01
7Cry Baby
producer:
Jerry Ragovoy
conductor:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
arranger:
Jerry Ragovoy
recording of:
Cry Baby (in 1963-05)
writer:
Bert Russell Berns and Jerry Ragovoy
Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters43:25
8Working in the Coal Mine
Lee Dorsey2:48
9Cowboys to Girls
producer:
Gamble-Huff
arranger:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
recorded at:
Cameo-Parkway Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1967)
recording of:
Cowboys to Girls (in 1967)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Blockbuster Music, Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Mijac Double Diamond Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Intruders22:37
10Fever
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1956-03-01)
bass:
Edwyn Conley (on 1956-03-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Edison Gore (on 1956-03-01)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1956-03-01)
piano:
Jon Thomas (R&B/rock'n'roll organist and pianist) (on 1956-03-01)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1956-03-01) and Rufus Gore (US R&B saxophonist) (on 1956-03-01)
vocals:
Little Willie John (on 1956-03-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 3) and Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
recording of:
Fever (on 1956-03-01)
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Little Willie John42:43
11Hey Love
The Delfonics3:16
12The Horse
Cliff Nobles2:42
13Close Your Eyes
Peaches & Herb2:36
14I Need Your Loving
Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford2:53
15Oh, Happy Day
recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins’ 1967 gospel arrangement)
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)
Edwin Hawkins Singers5:27
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