The Very Best of Jackie Wilson

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet)
recording of:
Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town) (in 1957)
writer:
Tyran Carlo and Berry Gordy
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd.
42:46
2Lonely Teardrops
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 308)
recording of:
Lonely Teardrops
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Lena Music, Regent Music (BMI) and The Jewel Music Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:41
3To Be Loved
conductor:
Milton DeLugg
recording of:
To Be Loved
writer:
Berry Gordy, Jr., Tyran Carlo and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
2:30
4That's Why (I Love You So)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 9)
recording of:
That’s Why (I Love You So)
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
2:05
5I'll Be Satisfied
recording of:
I’ll Be Satisfied
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
2:04
6Doggin' Around
recording of:
Doggin' Around
lyricist and composer:
Paul Tarnopol
12:48
7Lonely Life
2:28
8Night
recording of:
Night
writer:
John Lehman and Herb Miller (50s/60s US songwriter, producer & label owner)
2:47
9You Better Know It
recording of:
You Better Know It
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Wilson (soul singer)
1:58
10Talk That Talk
recording of:
Talk That Talk
lyricist and composer:
Sid Wyche
2:14
11Am I the Man
cover recording of:
Am I the Man
writer:
Bob Hamilton (Doowop composer) and Tom King (50s & 60s songwriter)
2:34
12I'm Comin' On Back to You
recording of:
I’m Comin’ on Back to You
writer:
Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger) and Horace Ott
2:16
13A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
cover recording of:
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
lyricist and composer:
Sid Wyche
2:32
14Baby Workout
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1963 (number: 21)
recording of:
Baby Workout
writer:
Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) and Jackie Wilson (soul singer)
2:58
15Squeeze Her, Tease Her (But Love Her)
1:59
16No Pity (in the Naked City)
recording of:
No Pity (in the Naked City)
writer:
Johnnie Roberts (1930s US songwriter, "I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine"), Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) and Jackie Wilson (soul singer)
3:30
17Whispers (Gettin' Louder)
recording of:
Whispers (Gettin’ Louder)
writer:
Barbara Acklin and David Scott (wrote “Whispers”)
2:19
18I Get the Sweetest Feeling
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brunswick Recordings (in 1968)
recording of:
I Get the Sweetest Feeling (in 1968)
writer:
Alicia Evelyn (songwriter and performer) and Van McCoy
publisher:
Alley Music, TM Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher) and Van McCoy Music
4.52:53
19Since You Showed Me How to Be Happy
recording of:
Since You Showed Me How to Be Happy
writer:
Gary Jackson, Gerald Sims and Floyd Smith (US funk/disco producer, soul singer & songwriter)
2:41
20Love Is Funny That Way
3:07
21Just Be Sincere
recording of:
Just Be Sincere
writer:
Bernard Reed, Danny Reed and O.V. Wright
2:50
22Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher
producer:
Carl Davis (record producer)
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1967-07-06)
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (on 1967-07-06)
guitar:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (on 1967-07-06)
keyboard:
Johnny Griffith (on 1967-07-06)
lead vocals:
Jackie Wilson (soul singer) (on 1967-07-06)
performer:
Jackie Wilson (soul singer)
arranger:
Sonny Sanders
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brunswick Recording Corporation (in 1967)
recorded at:
Columbia Recording Studios (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1967-07-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 246) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 301)
recording of:
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (on 1967-07-06)
writer:
Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US country music singer)
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mijac Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
4.82:57
23You Got Me Walking
recording of:
You Got Me Walkin’
lyricist, writer and composer:
Eugene Record
52:40
24This Love Is Real (I Can Feel Those Vibrations)
2:52