The Great Soul Collection

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ya Ya
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (from 1997 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 22)
recording of:
Ya, Ya (in 1961)
writer:
Lee Dorsey, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis and Morgan Robinson
publisher:
FROST Music Corp
was commissioned by:
Fury Records (USA label active 50s to 70s)
Lee Dorsey52:26
2You Got What it Takes
cover recording of:
You Got What It Takes
writer:
Roquel Davis, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Fidelity Music (in 1959)
Marv Johnson2:41
3Love Me Like a Rock
recording of:
Loves Me Like a Rock
publisher:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
The Drifters2:32
4Can I Change My Mind
recording of:
Can I Change My Mind
writer:
Barry Despenza and Carl Wolfolk
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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) 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)
Tyrone Davis2:48
5Bring it on Home to Me
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home to Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Eddie Floyd2:22
6Warm and Tender Love
cover recording of:
Warm and Tender Love
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Percy Sledge3:17
7You Keep Me Hangin’ On
Joe Simon2:45
8Rainy Night in Georgia
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 37)
Brook Benton4:00
9Rock Your Baby
vocals:
George McCrae
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC (Harry Wayne Casey of the Sunshine Band)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCrae3.253:23
10The Letter
producer:
Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records (not an imprint, use “Arista” for release labels) (in 1967), Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1967), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1967) and Atoll Music (in 1968)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 357) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 364)
recording of:
The Letter (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Chelsea Music Publishing, Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Concord Bicycle Assets, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Lovolar Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
The Box Tops4.31:57
11Groovy Situation
recording of:
Groovy Situation
writer:
Herman Davis (US soul/doo-wop songwriter) and Russ Lewis
Gene Chandler2:52
12THe Snake
Al Wilson3:32
13Hey There Lonely Girl
recording of:
Hey There Lonely Girl
lyricist:
Earl S. Shuman (composer / lyricist)
composer:
Leon Carr
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Eddie Holman43:16
14Take Time to Know Her
recording of:
Take Time to Know Her
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Allen Davis (American singer-songwriter, born October 4, 1949 in Hendersonville, Tennessee)
writer:
Stephen Allen Davis (American singer-songwriter, born October 4, 1949 in Hendersonville, Tennessee) and Al Gallico
Percy Sledge3:00
15Love Makes a Woman
recording of:
Love Makes a Woman
writer:
Carl Davis (record producer), Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders and Gerald Sims
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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) 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)
Barbara Acklin3:14
16I’ve Passed this Way Before
recording of:
I’ve Passed This Way Before
writer:
James Dean (US soul songwriter) and William Weatherspoon
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
Jimmy Ruffin3:02
17The Monkey Time
recording of:
The Monkey Time
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
EMI Waterford Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works), 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) 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)
Major Lance2:59
18Two Lovers
recording of:
Two Lovers
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. 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)
Mary Wells2:54
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