Greatest Ever: Soul & Disco

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

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1He’s the Greatest DancerSister Sledge3:33
2Le Freak
Chic3:33
3Move on UpCurtis Mayfield2:46
4I’ll Be Around
The Spinners3:08
5You Sexy ThingHot Chocolate4:02
6That’s the Way (I Like It)KC and the Sunshine Band3:03
7Jump to the Beat
Stacy Lattisaw3:32
8A Night to Remember
Shalamar3:30
9Knock on WoodAmii Stewart3:45
10Suspicious Minds
Candi Staton3:50
11Clean Up Woman
Betty Wright2:45
12Shame, Shame, Shame
Shirley & Company3:45
13Rock Your Baby
vocals:
George McCrae
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1974)
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCrae3:18
14Feels Like I’m in Love
Kelly Marie3:17
15Let No Man Put Asunder
First Choice4:23
16And the Beat Goes On
The Whispers4:53
17You Gave Me Love
Crown Heights Affair3:30
18Is It Love You’re AfterRose Royce3:49
19You Might Need SomebodyRandy Crawford4:11
20Ain’t NobodyRufus & Chaka Khan4:41
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Rock Steady
recording engineer:
Ron Albert (on 1971-02-16)
engineer:
Howard Albert, Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Chuck Rainey (on 1971-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1971-02-16)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1971-02-16)
organ:
Donny Hathaway (on 1971-02-16)
percussion:
Mac Rebennack (on 1971-02-16) and Robert Popwell (on 1971-02-16)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1971-02-16)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1971-02-16)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (on 1971-02-16)
background vocals:
Margaret Branch (on 1971-02-16), Ann S. Clark (on 1971-02-16), Carolyn Franklin (on 1971-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1971-02-16) and Pat Smith (on 1971-02-16)
horn arranger:
Tom Dowd
strings and woodwind arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1971, in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (in 1971)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1971-02-16)
recording of:
Rock Steady (on 1971-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Pundit Music, Inc and Springtime Music, Inc.
Aretha Franklin3:13
2When the Game Is Played on YouBettye Swann3:05
3Don’t Knock My Love Part 1
Wilson Pickett2:16
4Love, Love, Love
Donny Hathaway3:23
5Hard Times
Baby Huey & The Babysitters3:19
6Fool for You
The Impressions3:42
7Let’s Stay TogetherMargie Joseph3:24
8Time
Jackie Moore3:24
9I’m About Loving You
Al Hudson and the Partners2:53
10Jack in the Box
The Moments3:57
11Unlock Your Mind
The Staples3:19
12Soul Sister
Allen Toussaint2:47
13Rainy Night in Georgia
Randy Crawford3:35
14Wrap It Up
Archie Bell & the Drells2:47
15Sideway Shuffle
Linda Lewis3:11
16You Make Me So HotBarbara Lynn2:30
17Party Music
Pat Lundy4:07
18Dance Dance Dance
Madeline Bell2:31
19Goodbye (Nothing to Say)
The Javells feat. Nosmo King2:46
20Going Back to My Roots
Richie Havens5:02
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Disco InfernoThe Trammps3:34
2I’m Every Woman
engineer:
James Douglass
producer:
Arif Mardin
background vocals:
Will Lee (in 1978) and Hamish Stuart (in 1978)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Chaka Khan (in 1978)
brass arranger, strings arranger and woodwind arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1978)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (number: 4)
recording of:
I’m Every Woman (in 1978)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Nick‐O‐Val Music Co., Inc.
Chaka Khan4:05
3Love Sensation
Loleatta Holloway3:41
4Saturday
cover recording of:
Saturday
writer:
Robert Cotter, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
Norma Jean Wright5:53
5Good Times
bass:
Bernard Edwards (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Tony Thompson (in 1979)
electric piano:
Raymond Jones (in 1979)
guitar:
Nile Rodgers (in 1979)
piano:
Rob Sabino (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Alfa Anderson (in 1979) and Luci Martin (in 1979)
performer:
Chic (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1979)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 68) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 224)
recording of:
Good Times (in 1979)
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony Songs and Tommy Jymi Inc.
Chic3:39
6Love Is You
Carol Williams5:08
7Run Away
The Salsoul Orchestra4:43
8Dance With You
Carrie Lucas3:28
9Wear It OutStargard3:39
10Checking You Out
Aurra4:02
11Casanova
Coffee3:59
12Let’s Go Dancin’
Sparque3:57
13Sending Out an S.O.S.
Rhetta Young3:16
14You’re Just the Right Size
Charo & The Salsoul Orchestra3:37
15Roller Disco
Citi3:52
16Don’t I Ever Cross Your Mind
Barbara Mason4:41
17Nine Times
The Moments3:46
18Let’s Go Disco
The Real Thing3:22
197‒6‒5‒4‒3‒2‒1 (Blow Your Whistle)
The Rimshots3:32
20Jingo
Candido3:26
4CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Express Yourself
producer:
Charles Wright
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (in 2022)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 57)
recording of:
Express Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Charles Wright (in 1970)
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band3:51
2Supernatural Thing Part 1
Ben E. King4:07
3Cissy StrutThe Meters3:03
4I Can Feel It in My BonesEarth, Wind & Fire4:58
5California Dreamin’
Eddie Hazel4:02
6My Love Is Free
Double Exposure4:22
7I Shoulda Loved Ya
Narada Michael Walden3:54
8I Owe You One
recording of:
I Owe You One
composer:
Joey Gallo and Leon Sylvers
Shalamar3:34
9Do It to the Music
Raw Silk4:08
10I Got My Mind Made UpInstant Funk3:19
11Walk Before You Run
Dazzle4:02
12Heartbeat
recording of:
Heartbeat
writer:
Kenton Nix
Taana Gardner4:19
13I Don’t Want to Be a Freak (but I Can’t Help Myself)
Dynasty3:19
14Call Me
Skyy3:47
15We Got the Funk
Positive Force3:20
16Sooner or Later
Larry Graham3:27
17Shine‐O‐Mite (Rag Poping)
Bootsy Collins4:26
18Fantastic Voyage
Lakeside4:00
19Freak‐a‐Zoid
Midnight Star3:55
20More Bounce to the Ounce
recording of:
More Bounce to the Ounce
lyricist and composer:
Roger Troutman
Zapp3:57