Black Magic 1: 28 Most Beautiful Black and Soul Ballads

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

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Oh, PeoplePatti LaBelle5:16
2Stand by MeBen E. King2:56
3CherishKool & the Gang4:44
4Sweet Inspiration
recording of:
Sweet Inspiration
writer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn
publisher:
Press Music Co.
The Sweet Inspirations2:54
5Kiss and Say GoodbyeThe Manhattans4:28
6When a Man Loves a WomanPercy Sledge2:51
7Rainy Night in Georgia
Brook Benton3:52
8You’ll Never Find Another Love Like MineLou Rawls4:29
9Baby I Love YouAretha Franklin2:38
10Just Be Good to MeThe S.O.S. Band4:39
11Licence to KillGladys Knight5:14
12Me and Mrs. JonesBilly Paul4:44
13When Something Is Wrong With My BabySam & Dave3:16
14What a Wonderful World
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1967-08-16)
engineer:
Eddie Brackett and Bob Simpson
producer:
Bob Thiele
alto saxophone:
Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
baritone saxophone:
Raymond Stanfield (on 1967-08-16)
clarinet:
Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16) and Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16)
double bass:
Russ Savakus (on 1967-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1967-08-16)
flute:
Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16), Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
guitar:
Allen Hanlon (on 1967-08-16), Art Ryerson (on 1967-08-16) and Willard Suyker (on 1967-08-16)
percussion:
Warren Hard (on 1967-08-16)
piano:
Hank Jones (on 1967-08-16)
tenor saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1967-08-16) and J.J. Johnson (on 1967-08-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16), Clark Terry (on 1967-08-16) and Joe Wilder (on 1967-08-16)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong’s Orchestra and Chorus (on 1967-08-16)
conductor and chorus master:
Tommy Goodman (on 1967-08-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 171) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 283)
recording of:
What a Wonderful World (on 1967-08-16)
writer:
George Douglas and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Copyright Control, Memory Lane Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc. and Valando Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
BMC Publishing NV, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., 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, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
Louis Armstrong2:18
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Sexual HealingMarvin Gaye4:01
2(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding2:41
3Ain’t No Woman
Four Tops3:01
4Everything
Jody Watley4:13
5Rock Wit’cha
assistant recording engineer:
Don Emerson and John Guggenheim
recording engineer and editor:
Jon Gass
producer:
Babyface and L.A.
assistant mixer:
Toni Greene and Fred Howard
mixer:
Babyface, Jon Gass and L.A.
instruments:
Babyface and L.A.
background vocals:
Babyface and Bobby Brown
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1988)
produced for:
LaFace Inc.
recorded at:
Silverlake Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Elumba Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Rock Wit’cha
writer:
Antonio “L.A.” Reid and Babyface
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
Bobby Brown4:47
6After the Love Has GoneEarth, Wind & Fire4:36
7If You Need MeSolomon Burke2:34
8Hey Jude
Wilson Pickett4:04
9If You Don’t Know Me by NowHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes3:31
10Almaz
recording of:
Almaz
orchestrator:
Wil Malone
writer:
Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford4:09
11(I Wanna) Make Love to You
Bobby Womack4:19
12Casanova
recording of:
Casanova
lyricist and composer:
Reggie Calloway
publisher:
Calloco Music and Hip Trip Music
LeVert4:02
13That’s the Way Love IsTen City4:13
14Save the Last Dance for MeThe Drifters2:27