Original Album Series

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

Annotation

CD 1: In the Midnight Hour
CD 2: The Exciting Wilson Pickett
CD 3: The Wicked Pickett
CD 4: The Sound of Wilson Pickett
CD 5: I'm in Love

Annotation last modified on 2016-01-28 11:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: In the Midnight Hour
2▶CD: The Exciting Wilson Pickett
3▼CD: The Wicked Pickett
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1Mustang Sally
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-10-13)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 434)
cover recording of:
Mustang Sally (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Springtime Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
43:08
2New Orleans
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
cover recording of:
New Orleans (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
writer:
Frank Guida and Joseph Royster
publisher:
Dominion Music Co. Ltd., Rockmasters, Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. and Wixen Music UK Ltd.
2:32
3Sunny
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1966-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1966-10-12)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1966-10-12)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (on 1966-10-12)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (on 1966-10-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (on 1966-10-12), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1966-10-12) and Eddie Logan (on 1966-10-12)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1966-10-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1966-10-12)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-10-12)
cover recording of:
Sunny (on 1966-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Hebb
publisher:
MRC Music Corp., Portable Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:11
4Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1966-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1966-10-12)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1966-10-12)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (on 1966-10-12)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (on 1966-10-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (on 1966-10-12), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1966-10-12) and Eddie Logan (on 1966-10-12)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1966-10-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1966-10-12)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-10-12)
cover recording of:
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (on 1966-10-12)
writer:
Bert Russell Berns, Solomon Burke and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
BERT RUSSELL MUSIC L L C 301, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fujipacific Music, Inc., KEETCH CAESAR AND DINO MUSIC INC and Musical Lights Tokyo
32:17
5Ooh Poo Pah Doo
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
cover recording of:
Ooh Poo Pah Doo (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Hill (American R&B and Louisiana blues singer)
2:33
6She Ain't Gonna Do Right
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
bass [electric 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 Lincoln "Chips" Moman (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)
recording of:
She Ain’t Gonna Do Right (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
composer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
2:16
7Knock on Wood
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
cover recording of:
Knock on Wood (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
adaptation of:
Potkraj na les
2:39
8Time Is on My Side
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
cover recording of:
Time Is on My Side (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
additional lyricist:
Jimmy Norman
composer:
Norman Meade
publisher:
Rittenhouse Music Corp., TRO Essex Music Ltd. and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
version of:
Time Is on My Side (original version, only lyrics are “Time Is on My Side” and “You’ll Come Runnin’ Back”)
2:35
9Up Tight Good Woman
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1966-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1966-10-12)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1966-10-12)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (on 1966-10-12)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (on 1966-10-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (on 1966-10-12), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1966-10-12) and Eddie Logan (on 1966-10-12)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1966-10-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1966-10-12)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-10-12)
recording of:
Up Tight Good Woman (on 1966-10-12)
composer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
2:31
10You Left the Water Running
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
cover recording of:
You Left the Water Running (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
writer:
Oscar Franck, Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
2:29
11Three Time Loser
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
recording of:
Three Time Loser (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
writer:
Don Covay and Ron Miller (US songwriter Ronald Alonzo Miller)
publisher:
Pronto Music (publisher) and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
2:21
12Nothing You Can Do
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
bass [electric 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 Lincoln "Chips" Moman (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:
Nothing You Can Do (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
composer:
Bobby Womack
2:13
4▶CD: The Sound of Wilson Pickett
5▶CD: I'm in Love