Funky Midnight Mover: The Atlantic Studio Recordings 1962-1978

~ Release by Wilson Pickett (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1I Found a Love
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-06)
producer:
Robert West (US songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrook
bass:
Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players)
bass [electric bass]:
Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players) (in 1961-06)
brass:
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrook (in 1961-06)
clarinet and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Cornelius Johnson (Drummer in The Ohio Untouchables) (, in 1961-06)
guitar:
Lance Finnie, Lance Finnie (in 1961-06) and Robert Ward (guitar, blues musician) (in 1961-06)
tenor saxophone:
Clarence Satchell (, in 1961-06)
additional vocals:
Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice
lead vocals:
Wilson Pickett
vocals:
Eddie Floyd (in 1961-06), Mack Rice (in 1961-06), Ben Night (in 1961-06), Wilson Pickett (in 1961-06) and Joe Stubbs (in 1961-06)
performer:
The Ohio Untouchables (in 1961-06)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1962-01)
recording of:
I Found a Love (in 1961-06)
writer:
Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield and Robert L. West (US songwriter)
publisher:
Alibri Music Co, C & B West Publishing Co., Lupine Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Rightsong Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
The Falcons2:59
2Let’s Kiss and Make Up
producer:
Robert West (US songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrook
bass:
Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players)
drums (drum set):
Cornelius Johnson (Drummer in The Ohio Untouchables)
guitar:
Lance Finnie and Robert Ward (guitar, blues musician)
tenor saxophone:
Clarence Satchell
additional vocals:
Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice
lead vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1962-10-19)
recording of:
Let’s Kiss and Make Up
lyricist and composer:
Willie Schofield
The Falcons2:35
3Take This Love I’ve Got
producer:
Robert West (US songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks
bass:
Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players)
drums (drum set):
Cornelius Johnson (Drummer in The Ohio Untouchables)
guitar:
Lance Finnie and Robert Ward (guitar, blues musician)
tenor saxophone:
Clarence Satchell
additional vocals:
Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice
lead vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1962-10-19)
recording of:
Take This Love I’ve Got
writer:
Bonny Rice, Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Lupine Music
The Falcons2:16
4My Heart Belongs to You
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1962)
recording of:
My Heart Belongs to You
lyricist and composer:
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett2:22
5Let Me Be Your Boy
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1962)
recording of:
Let Me Be Your Boy (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Wilbur Harbert
Wilson Pickett42:46
6If You Need Me
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer)
guitar:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) and Eddie Willis
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
If You Need Me (in 1963)
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Wilson Pickett and Sonny Sanders
publisher:
Belinda (ended), Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Lupine Music
Wilson Pickett2:36
7Baby Call on Me
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer)
guitar:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) and Eddie Willis
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
Baby Call on Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Juan Mancha
Wilson Pickett2:27
8It’s Too Late
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
It's Too Late
lyricist and composer:
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett3:11
9I’m Gonna Love You
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
I'm Gonna Love You
lyricist and composer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
Wilson Pickett2:14
10I’m Down to My Last Heartbreak
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
I'm Down to My Last Heartbreak
writer:
Dee Ervin and James Willingham, Jr.
Wilson Pickett2:39
11I Can’t Stop
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
I Can't Stop
lyricist and composer:
Willie Schofield
Wilson Pickett2:32
12Baby Don’t You Weep
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
cover recording of:
Baby Don't You Weep
writer:
Fred Bridges and Harrison Smith (British saxophonist, clarinetist and composer)
Wilson Pickett2:12
13Peace Breaker
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
Peace Breaker
lyricist and composer:
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett2:40
14I’ll Never Be the Same
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
Wilson Pickett2:41
15Give All Your Lovin’ Right Now
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
Wilson Pickett2:20
16I’m Gonna Cry (Cry Baby)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-05-12)
producer:
Wilson Pickett
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1964-05-12)
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-05-12)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Cry (on 1964-05-12)
writer:
Don Covay and Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett2:21
17For Better or Worse
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-05-12)
producer:
Wilson Pickett
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1964-05-12)
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-05-12)
recording of:
For Better or Worse (on 1964-05-12)
writer:
Don Juan Mancha and Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett2:47
18Teardrops Will Fall
producer:
Bert Berns
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist)
bass:
Jimmy Lewis (jazz bassist)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) and Ted Sommer
guitar:
Cornell Dupree and Wally Richardson (US jazz/R&B guitarist)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Grimaldi (flute and saxophone player)
trumpet:
Jack Cortner (New York-based Broadway and television composer/arranger), Ernie Royal and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
additional vocals:
Tami Lynn
lead vocals:
Wilson Pickett
arranger:
Teacho Wiltshire
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-11-13)
Wilson Pickett feat. Tami Lynn2:32
19Come Home Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-11-13)
producer:
Bert Berns
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1964-11-13)
bass [electric bass]:
Jimmy Lewis (jazz bassist) (on 1964-11-13)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1964-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) and Ted Sommer
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1964-11-13) and Wally Richardson (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1964-11-13)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1964-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Grimaldi (flute and saxophone player) and Joe Grimaldi (on 1964-11-13)
trumpet:
Jack Cortner (New York-based Broadway and television composer/arranger) (on 1964-11-13), Ernie Royal (on 1964-11-13) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1964-11-13)
additional vocals:
Tami Lynn
lead vocals:
Wilson Pickett
vocals:
Cissy Houston (on 1964-11-13) and Wilson Pickett (on 1964-11-13)
conductor:
Teacho Wiltshire (on 1964-11-13)
arranger:
Teacho Wiltshire
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-11-13)
recording of:
Come Home Baby (on 1964-11-13)
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Wilson Pickett feat. Tami Lynn2:37
20Take a Little Love
producer:
Bert Berns
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist)
bass:
Jimmy Lewis (jazz bassist)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) and Ted Sommer
guitar:
Cornell Dupree and Wally Richardson (US jazz/R&B guitarist)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Grimaldi (flute and saxophone player)
trumpet:
Jack Cortner (New York-based Broadway and television composer/arranger), Ernie Royal and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Wilson Pickett
arranger:
Teacho Wiltshire
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-11-13)
Wilson Pickett2:24
21Don’t Fight It
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
guitar:
Steve Cropper
piano:
Joe Hall (Stax studio pianist, 1960s)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton and Andrew Love
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
Wilson Pickett2:35
22That’s a Man’s Way
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-05-12)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-05-12)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-05-12)
piano:
Joe Hall (Stax studio pianist, 1960s) (on 1965-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton (on 1965-05-12) and Andrew Love (on 1965-05-12)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-05-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-05-12)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
recording of:
That’s a Man’s Way (on 1965-05-12)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Irving Music (BMI)
Wilson Pickett2:24
23In the Midnight Hour
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-05-12)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-05-12)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-05-12)
piano:
Joe Hall (Stax studio pianist, 1960s) (on 1965-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton (on 1965-05-12) and Andrew Love (on 1965-05-12)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-05-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-05-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 5), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 134) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 218)
recording of:
In the Midnight Hour (on 1965-05-12)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East Publishing Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
Wilson Pickett32:34
24I’m Not Tired
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-05-12)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-05-12)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-05-12)
piano:
Joe Hall (Stax studio pianist, 1960s) (on 1965-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton (on 1965-05-12) and Andrew Love (on 1965-05-12)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-05-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-05-12)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
recording of:
I’m Not Tired (on 1965-05-12)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
Wilson Pickett2:47
25It’s All Over
producer:
Jim Stewart (Guitarist, recorded with John Palumbo) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-09-16)
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-09-16)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-09-16)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1965-09-16)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton (on 1965-09-16) and Andrew Love (on 1965-09-16)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-09-16) and Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1965-09-16)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-09-16)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-09-16)
recording of:
It’s All Over (on 1965-09-16)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett2:21
26Danger Zone
producer:
Jim Stewart (Guitarist, recorded with John Palumbo) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-09-16)
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-09-16)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-09-16)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1965-09-16)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton (on 1965-09-16) and Andrew Love (on 1965-09-16)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-09-16) and Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1965-09-16)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-09-16)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-09-16)
recording of:
Danger Zone (on 1965-09-16)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett2:12
27I’m Drifting
producer:
Steve Cropper and Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
guitar:
Steve Cropper
piano:
Isaac Hayes
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-12-20)
Wilson Pickett2:54
28634–5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
producer:
Steve Cropper and Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
guitar:
Steve Cropper
piano:
Isaac Hayes
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-12-20)
recording of:
634‒5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
Wilson Pickett2:59
29Ninety‐Nine and a Half (Won’t Do)
producer:
Steve Cropper and Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
guitar:
Steve Cropper
piano:
Isaac Hayes
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-12-20)
Wilson Pickett2:43
30You’re So Fine
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11) and Chips Moman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
piano:
Spooner Oldham (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11) and Andrew Love (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
cover recording of:
You’re So Fine (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
writer:
Lance Finney, Willie Schofield and Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
C & B West Publishing Co., EMI United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Wilson Pickett2:37
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Credits

Release

art direction:Jeff Lyons (Art director/designer)
additional producer:Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer)
producer:Bill Dahl
Michael Johnson (UK recording engineer and producer)
assistant mastering:Ryan Powell (Ryan Powell, American dnb producer)
Mike Wilson (recording engineer)
mastering:Dan Hersch (mastering engineer)
Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer)
mastered at:DigiPrep in Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3845785 [info]