Classic Soul: The The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

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

Tracklist

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1Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
recording of:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King song)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Lushmole Music, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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) 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Shirelles2:40
2Green Onions
recording of:
Green Onions
composer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones and Lewie Steinberg
publisher:
Al Jackson Jr. Music, Bug Music (music publishing), Carlin Music Corporation, East/Memphis Music Corp. and Irving Music (BMI)
Booker T. & the MG’s2:55
3Shout (Parts. 1 & 2)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 27), 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: 118) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 268)
recording of:
Shout
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Longitude Music Co., Nightlight Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Nightlight Music Pty Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The Isley Brothers54:27
4Watch Your Step
recording of:
Watch Your Step
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Parker (blues rock guitarist)
publisher:
Marcia Music
Bobby Parker2:44
5You Send Me
recording of:
You Send Me
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 Cooke2:44
6This Magic Moment
recording of:
This Magic Moment
lyricist and composer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
The Drifters2:29
7Think
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-02-20)
alto saxophone:
Alfred Corley (on 1960-02-20)
bass:
Bernard Odum (on 1960-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Nat Kendrick (on 1960-02-20)
guitar:
Bobby Roach (on 1960-02-20)
tenor saxophone:
J.C. Davis (on 1960-02-20)
background vocals:
"Baby Lloyd" Stallworth (on 1960-02-20), Bobby Bennett (member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1960-02-20), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (on 1960-02-20), Bill Hollings (on 1960-02-20) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1960-02-20)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1960-02-20)
orchestra:
The James Brown Band (on 1960-02-20)
performer:
James Brown & The Famous Flames (on 1960-02-20)
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-02-20)
cover recording of:
Think (on 1960-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1957) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1957)
James Brown2:41
8Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)
Carla Thomas2:20
9A Lovers' Question
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
double bass [bass]:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-08-07)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Belton Evans (on 1958-08-07)
guitar:
Carl Lynch (on 1958-08-07) and Sal Salvador (on 1958-08-07)
piano:
Cliff Smalls (on 1958-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1958-08-07)
vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1958-08-07)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (on 1958-08-07)
arranger:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
A Lover's Question (on 1958-08-07)
composer:
Brook Benton and Jimmy Williams (50s/60s US funk/soul songwriter)
Clyde McPhatter32:36
10Mama Said
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 17)
recording of:
Mama Said (in 1961)
composer:
Willie Denson and Luther Dixon
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Shirelles52:08
11For Your 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 ????)
Jerry Butler and The Impressions2:22
12Operation Heartbreak
producer:
Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger)
bass:
Russ Savakus (on 1961-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1961-08-16)
guitar:
Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1961-08-16)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-08-16) and Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1961-08-16)
saxophone:
C. Massey (on 1961-08-16)
trombone:
Robert Ascher (on 1961-08-16)
violin:
Bernard Eichenbaum (on 1961-08-16), Harry Lookovsky (on 1961-08-16), Harry Katzman (on 1961-08-16), Charles Libove (on 1961-08-16) and George Ockner (on 1961-08-16)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1961-08-16)
conductor:
Richard Wess (on 1961-08-16)
arranger:
Richard Wess
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-08-16)
recording of:
Operation Heartbreak (on 1961-08-16)
writer:
Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger), Alan Thomas (songwriter for Aretha Franklin) and Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Aretha Franklin3:01
13Oh Mother of Mine
recording of:
Oh, Mother of Mine
composer:
Mickey Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants)
The Temptations2:19
14You Beat Me to the Punch
producer:
Smokey Robinson
background vocals:
The Love Tones
recording of:
You Beat Me to the Punch
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Mary Wells2:43
15Cry to Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-12-06)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle
producer:
Bert Berns and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Leon Cohen (woodwind player) (on 1961-12-06)
double bass [bass]:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-12-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (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:
Robert Mosely (US rhythm & blues singer/songwriter) (on 1961-12-06)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1961-12-06)
tenor saxophone:
Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-12-06)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Phil Kraus (on 1961-12-06)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1961-12-06)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1961-12-06)
conductor:
Klaus Ogerman (on 1961-12-06)
arranger:
Klaus Ogerman
recording of:
Cry to Me
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 Burke3.252:35
16Unchain My Heart
recording of:
Unchain My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Sharp
writer:
Teddy Powell
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and B Sharp Music (owned by Bobby Sharp, for publisher and copyrights use) (in 1987)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Ray Charles2:50
17It's Just a Matter of Time
Brook Benton2:28
18Fever
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1956-03-01)
bass:
Edwyn Conley (on 1956-03-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Edison Gore (on 1956-03-01)
guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1956-03-01)
piano:
Jon Thomas (R&B/rock'n'roll organist and pianist) (on 1956-03-01)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1956-03-01) and Rufus Gore (US R&B saxophonist) (on 1956-03-01)
vocals:
Little Willie John (on 1956-03-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 3) and Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
recording of:
Fever (on 1956-03-01)
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Little Willie John2:44
19You'll Love 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 Lynn2:40
20Moanin' and Screamin' (Parts 1 & 2)
Diamond Joe2:46

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ASIN:US: B08XS264C3 [info]