Roots of Soul 1928–1962

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Annotation

Exactly as in booklet except belows, see edit history for questions
1.11 Sam cooke only shown on back cover
1.13 Clyde McPhatter only shown on back cover
1.19 Dominoes only shown on back cover

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-17 02:41 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: The Roots 1928‐1954
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Cryin’
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1928-12-05) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying (on 1928-12-05)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:05
2Have Mercy on Me
The Reverend Benny Campbell2:35
3Rock My Soul
The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet2:04
4Do You Call That a Buddy (Dirty Cat)
recording of:
Do You Call That a Buddy? (Dirty Cat)
lyricist and composer:
Wesley Wilson
Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five3:17
5Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Jack Teagarden & Louis Armstrong4:12
6Beams of Heaven
bass guitar and double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1947-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1947-11-24)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-24)
piano:
Sammy Price (jazz/blues/boogie pianist) (on 1947-11-24)
vocals:
Marie Knight (US gospel/R&B vocalist) (on 1947-11-24) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-24)
recording of:
Beams of Heaven (on 1947-11-24)
writer:
Charles Albert Tindley
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight with the Sam Price Trio2:44
7Every Little Doggie Has Its Day
Mabel Scott3:00
8Hard Luck Blues
Roy Brown3:01
9Lost in a Dream
Little Esther3:16
10Do Something for Me
Clyde McPhatter with The Dominoes2:58
11Jesus Gave Me Water
Sam Cooke & Soul Stirrers2:31
12Try a Little Tenderness
Little Miss Cornshucks3:09
13Have Mercy Baby
Clyde McPhatter & Dominoes2:21
14Baby Let Me Hear You Call My Name
recording of:
Let Me Hear You Call My Name
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles with The Rufus Beacham Orchestra3:35
15Solitude
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Billie Holiday3:30
16I Just Can’t Keep from Crying Sometimes
Marie Knight2:21
17I’m Going to That City
Sister O.M. Terrell2:53
18Feel Like I Wanna Cry
Dinah Washington3:23
19You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down
Jackie Wilson & Dominoes2:16
20Lucille
The Drifters3:05
21Until I Die
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (aka The Royals)2:25
22This May Be the Last Time
The Five Blind Boys of Alabama2:33
23Oh Lord, Stand by Me
The Five Blind Boys of Alabama2:46
24It Must Be Jesus (I’ve Got a Woman)
The Southern Tones2:45
2▼CD: Precursors 1954‐1961
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ve Got a Woman
Ray Charles and His Orchestra2:59
2Come Rain or Come Shine
cover recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Dinah Washington2:25
3There Is No Greater Love
cover recording of:
There Is No Greater Love
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Banta Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and World Music, Inc.
Dinah Washington2:17
4I’m Just a Lonely Guy
Little Richard2:39
5Need Your Love So Bad
recording of:
Need Your Love So Bad
lyricist and composer:
Little Willie John and Mertis John Jr. (older brother of Little Willie John)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Little Willie John2:18
6Drown in My Own Tears
Ray Charles and His Orchestra3:22
7Please Please Please
recording of:
Please, Please, Please
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames)
publisher:
Intersong Music, Intersong Music Ltd. and Jadar Music Corp.
James Brown and His Famous Flames2:47
8Take My Hand Precious Lord
Mahalia Jackson4:16
9Take My Hand Precious Lord (Part One)
recording of:
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
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)
Aretha Franklin3:26
10You Send Me
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Ted Brinson (on 1957-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1957-06-01)
guitar:
Clifton White (on 1957-06-01) and René Hall (on 1957-06-01)
background vocals:
Charles Parlato, Alicia Adams (singer) (on 1957-06-01), Sue Allen (on 1957-06-01) and Lee Gotch (on 1957-06-01)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) (on 1957-06-01)
orchestra:
Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (Robert Alexander "Bumps" Blackwell) (on 1957-06-01)
conductor:
Glenn Osser (on 1957-06-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Keen (in 1958)
recorded at:
Specialty Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 115)
recording of:
You Send Me (on 1957-06-01)
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)
Sam Cooke4.52:47
11My Baby Just Cares for Me
cover recording of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
Nina Simone3:39
12Your Precious Love
recording of:
For Your Precious Love
writer:
Arthur Brooks (Soul singer (ex-Impressions), sibling to Harrison and Richard), Richard Brooks (Soul singer/songwriter (“For Your Precious Love”)) and Jerry Butler (soul singer)
publisher:
Sunflower Music Inc (publisher) and Gladstone Music (from 1958 to ????)
The Impressions with Jerry Butler2:44
13Wonderful World
recording of:
Wonderful World
writer:
Lou Adler, Herb Alpert and Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Ltd. and 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing)
Sam Cooke2:04
14Bad Girl
recording of:
Bad Girl
writer:
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles2:46
15Blessed Are These Tears
Joe Tex and His X Class Mates2:22
16The Right Time (live)
Ray Charles3:56
17That Certain Door
Snooks Eaglin3:18
18I’ve Been Wrong So Long
Bobby Bland2:21
19He Will Break Your Heart
recording of:
He Will Break Your Heart
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer), Calvin Carter, Leiber, Curtis Mayfield, S. Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) and Stoller
composer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer), Calvin Carter and Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
Jerry Butler and The Impressions2:48
20Spanish Harlem
Ben E. King2:54
21Stand by Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-10-27)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd. (The Henry Hadaway Organisation Ltd., music licensing), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1960, in 1961) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1986)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
publisher:
Mike Stoller
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt (publisher), Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Ben E. King4.652:57
22A Fool in Love
recording of:
A Fool in Love
lyricist and composer:
Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner2:58
23Are You Sure
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1961-01-10)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
cover recording of:
Are You Sure (on 1961-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo2:42
24Shop Around
recording of:
Shop Around
writer:
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles2:56
3▼CD: Early Soul 1961‐1962
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1Sinners Weep
Owen Gray with Hersan and His City Slickers2:28
2Ya Ya
recording of:
Ya, Ya
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 Dorsey2:30
3Maybe I’m a Fool
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-01-10)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1961-01-10)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1961)
recording of:
Maybe I’m a Fool (on 1961-01-10)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo33:18
4Down Now
recording of:
Down Now
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
B.B. King3:04
5Please Stay
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-01)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1961-02-01)
baritone vocals:
Doc Green (on 1961-02-01)
bass vocals:
Tommy Evans (US r&b bass vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1961-02-01)
lead vocals:
Rudy Lewis (on 1961-02-01)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1961-02-01)
recording of:
Please Stay (Don’t Go)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
The Drifters2:18
6Gypsy Woman
The Impressions2:20
7Do‐Re‐Mi
Lee Dorsey2:02
8Something’s Got a Hold on Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-12)
bass guitar [bass]:
Reggie Boyd (US blues guitarist/bassist) (in 1961-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Duncan (in 1961-12)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (in 1961-12)
piano:
John Young (jazz pianist) (in 1961-12)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961-12)
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James (in 1961-12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 40)
recording of:
Something’s Gotta Hold on Me (in 1961-12)
writer:
Etta James, Leroy Kirkland and Pearl Woods (60s R&B)
Etta James42:50
9Cry to Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-12-06)
alto saxophone:
Leon Cohen (woodwind player) (on 1961-12-06)
bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-12-06)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1961-12-06) and Ted Sommer (on 1961-12-06)
guitar:
Don Arnone (on 1961-12-06), Everett Barksdale (on 1961-12-06), Al Caiola (on 1961-12-06) and Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1961-12-06)
organ:
Bob Mosley (organ) (on 1961-12-06)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1961-12-06)
tenor saxophone:
Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-12-06)
vibraphone:
Phil Kraus (on 1961-12-06)
background vocals:
William Eaton (vocals) (on 1961-12-06), Noah Hopkins (on 1961-12-06), Richard Kraus (vocals) (on 1961-12-06), Howard Roberts (background vocals) (on 1961-12-06), Earl Rogers (American tenor) (on 1961-12-06), Sherman Sneed (on 1961-12-06) and David Vogel (on 1961-12-06)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1961-12-06)
conductor:
Claus Ogerman (on 1961-12-06)
remixer:
DJ Minnesotah and MASATO (KANDYTOWN)
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
recording of:
Cry to Me (on 1961-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bert Russell
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Solomon Burke2:32
10(You’re my) Dream Come True
recording of:
Dream Come True
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
The Temptations2:59
11You’re Gonna Miss Me
Shirley Raymond2:26
12Minstrel and Queen
The Impressions2:24
13I Don’t Care
James Brown and His Famous Flames2:53
14Twist and Shout
cover recording of:
Twist and Shout (in 1962)
writer:
Bert Russell (in 1961-02) and Phil Medley (in 1961-02)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Progressive Music, Inc (publisher), Rightsong Music Inc., Robert Mellin Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Robert Mellin, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
recording of:
Twist and Shout
writer:
Bert Russell (in 1961-02) and Phil Medley (in 1961-02)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Progressive Music, Inc (publisher), Rightsong Music Inc., Robert Mellin Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Robert Mellin, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Isley Brothers3.652:33
15Shout Bamalama
recording of:
Shout Bamalama
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
Otis Redding and The Pinetoppers1:57
16Mashed Patatoes U.S.A.
James Brown and His Famous Flames2:53
17I’ve Got Money
recording of:
I’ve Got Money
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown and His Famous Flames2:33
18Home in Your Heart
producer:
Bert Russell Berns and Jerry Wexler
vocals:
Solomon Burke
recording of:
Home in Your Heart
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Winfield Scott
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Solomon Burke2:06
19Stubborn Kind of Fellow
recording of:
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
composer:
Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Marvin Gaye2:47
20Signed Sealed and Delivered
James Brown and His Famous Flames2:33
21Meet You on a Saturday
recording of:
Met You on a Saturday
lyricist and composer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
Bo Diddley2:40
22These Arms of Mine
recording of:
These Arms of Mine
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Regent Music Corp. (BMI)
Otis Redding2:32
23Grow Closer Together
The Impressions2:14
24I Found a Love
Wilson Pickett and The Falcons2:57