Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
~ Recording by Was (Not Was)
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.2 | Papa Was a Rollin' Stone | 6:41 | Was (Not Was) | Are You OK? | Was (Not Was) | Album |
| Chrysalis | F2 21778 |
| 1.2 | Papa Was a Rollin' Stone | 6:41 | Was (Not Was) | Are You Okay? | Was (Not Was) | Album |
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| 1.2 | Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone | 6:41 | Was (Not Was) | Are You Okay? | Was (Not Was) | Album |
| Fontana | 846 351-2 |
| 1.1 | Papa Was a Rolling Stone | 6:39 | Was (Not Was) | Papa Was a Rolling Stone | Was (Not Was) | Single |
| Phonogram | WASCD7 |
| 1.1 | Papa Was a Rolling Stone | 6:39 | Was (Not Was) | Papa Was a Rolling Stone | Was (Not Was) | Single |
| Phonogram | WAS 712 |
| 1.4 | Papa Was a Rollin' Stone | 6:43 | Was (Not Was) | Hello Dad... I'm in Jail | Was (Not Was) | Album + Compilation |
| Fontana | 512 464-2 |
| 1.4 | Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone | 6:43 | Was (Not Was) | Hello Dad… I’m in Jail | Was (Not Was) | Album + Compilation |
| Fontana | 512 464‐2 |
| 1.4 | Papa Was a Rollin' Stone | 6:43 | Was (Not Was) | Hello Dad... I'm in Jail | Was (Not Was) | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone | 6:43 | Was (Not Was) | Hello, Dad… I’m in Jail | Was (Not Was) | Album + Compilation |
| Fontana | 512 464-2 |
| 1.10 | Papa Was a Rolling Stone | 6:42 | Was (Not Was) | The Best Funk Album in the World... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD44 |
| 1.14 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone | 6:43 | Was (Not Was) | Style Groove | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | 535 795-2 |
| 2.13 | Papa Was a Rolling Stone | 6:41 | Was (Not Was) | The Very Best of Pop Music 1990-91 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Egmont Music Club | EMC9091010 |
| 1.14 | Papa Was a Rolling Stone | 6:45 | Was (Not Was) | Was (Not Was) The Collection | Was (Not Was) | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 9813655 |
| 1.4 | Papa Was a Rolling Stone | 6:43 | Was (Not Was) | Hello Dad... I'm in Jail | Was (Not Was) | Album + Compilation | Fontana | 512 464-2 | |
Relationships
| mixer: | Keith Cohen |
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| guest vocals: | G Love E |
| recording of: | Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (cover) |
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Related works
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
| lyricist and composer: | Barrett Strong Norman Whitfield |
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| 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) 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) |
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| referred to in medleys: | More Stars (12″ mix) (12″ mix, duration: ~11:56 on vinyl, ~11:38 on cd) Papa Was an Appezeller Killer / Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (order: 2) |
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| later translated parody versions: | Papa war ein rollender Stein |
| later translated versions: | Mei Vater war a Wildera Papa will da nicht mehr wohn' |
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