Soul Classics

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Stand 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. King4.653:04
2I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
cover recording of:
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer) (in 1965) and Otis Redding (in 1965)
publisher:
East (US publishing company affiliated with BMI), Time (US publishing entity affiliated with BMI) and Wildwood Music Ltd.
Percy Sledge3:00
3Land of 1000 Dances
Sam & Dave2:34
4Think’
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Willie Bridges (on 1968-04-15) and Floyd Newman (on 1968-04-15)
bass guitar:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1968-04-15)
guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1968-04-15) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1968-04-15)
organ:
Spooner Oldham (on 1968-04-15)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1968-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1968-04-15) and Andrew Love (on 1968-04-15)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1968-04-15)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1968-04-15)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1968) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-15)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 6) (number: 10)
recording of:
Think (on 1968-04-15)
writer:
Aretha Franklin and Ted White (husband & co-songwriter of Aretha Franklin)
adapter:
Muck Ferenc (saxophonist // member of Muckshow, Cabaret, Slang, Németh Gábor Project)
publisher:
14th Hour Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Aretha Franklin3.652:16
5Treat Her Like a Lady
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose2:44
6Jimmy Mack
Martha Reeves2:55
7Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)
Brook Benton2:57
8Slip Away
recording of:
Slip Away
writer:
William Armstrong, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Clarence Carter2:39
9Bring 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 Floyd2:25
10Cover Me
Percy Sledge2:52
11Love the One You’re With
Sam & Dave3:39
12One Fine Day
The Chiffons2:16
13I (Who Have Nothing)
Ben E. King2:27
14What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)
The Tams1:56
15Mama Said
recording of:
Mama Said
composer:
Willie Denson and Luther Dixon
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Shirelles2:11
16She Wears My Ring
Solomon King3:15
17You’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 Lynn2:39
18When a Man Loves a Woman
recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman
writer:
Calvin Lewis, Percy Sledge and Andrew Wright (US keyboardist)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher) (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1966 to present), Pronto (BMI‐affiliated publishing company) (in 1972) and Quinvy (record company and publisher) (in 1972)
Percy Sledge2:57