Sweet Soul Music: 28 Scorching Classics From 1969

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Tracklist

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1Everyday People
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (in 1968)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (in 1968)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (in 1968)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (in 1968)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (in 1968)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (in 1968)
vocals:
Larry Graham (in 1968), Jerry Martini (in 1968), Freddie Stone (in 1968), Rose Stone (in 1968) and Sly Stone (in 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1969)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 109), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 145) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 293)
recording of:
Everyday People (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone2:22
2I Forgot to Be Your Lover
recording of:
I Forgot to Be Your Lover
writer:
William Bell and Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Copyright Control, East Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Group
William Bell2:40
3Build Me Up Buttercup
music videos:
Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 43) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 252)
recording of:
Build Me Up Buttercup
writer:
Mike d’Abo and Tony Macaulay
publisher:
A. Schroeder Music Ltd., Copyright Control, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI United Partnership Ltd., Immediate Music Ltd. and Welbeck Music
The Foundations2:53
4Can I Change My Mind
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1968-11-11)
producer:
Carl Davis
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Quinton Joseph (on 1968-11-11)
guitar:
Carl Wolff (on 1968-11-11) and Mighty Joe Young (on 1968-11-11)
piano:
Floyd Morris (on 1968-11-11)
vocals:
Tyrone Davis (on 1968-11-11)
conductor:
Willie Henderson (on 1968-11-11)
arranger:
Willie Henderson
recording of:
Can I Change My Mind (on 1968-11-11)
writer:
Barry Despenza and Carl Wolfolk
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Tyrone Davis2:48
5There’ll Come a Time
Betty Everett2:45
6Take Care of Your Homework
Johnnie Taylor2:38
7Twenty‐Five Miles
recording of:
Twenty‐Five Miles
writer:
Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua and Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr3:20
8Foolish Fool
recording of:
Foolish Fool
composer:
Ed Townsend
Dee Dee Warwick3:27
9Soul Shake
recording of:
Soul Shake
Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson2:25
10Only the Strong Survive
producer:
Gamble-Huff
arranger:
Thom Bell and Bobby Martin
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1968)
recording of:
Only the Strong Survive (in 1968)
writer:
Jerry Butler, Leon Huff and Kenny Gamble
publisher:
Blue Crest Music, Double Diamond Music, Downstairs Music, Ensign Music Corp., Parabut, Sony/ATV Melody and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Jerry Butler2:37
11Snatching It Back
guitar:
Clarence Carter (on 1969-01-06)
vocals:
Clarence Carter (on 1969-01-06)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1969-01-06)
recording of:
Snatchin’ It Back
lyricist and composer:
Clarence George Carter (in 1969) and George Henry Jackson (in 1969)
writer:
Little Steven
publisher:
Fame Music and Screen Gems-EMI
Clarence Carter2:47
12It’s Your Thing
producer:
Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley and O'Kelly Isley
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 420)
recording of:
It’s Your Thing
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Tee Pee Music Ltd.
The Isley Brothers2:48
13Give It Away
recording of:
Give It Away
The Chi‐Lites2:45
14The Chokin’ Kind
cover recording of:
The Chokin’ Kind
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs and Wilderness Music Publishing Co.
Joe Simon2:43
15T.C.B. or T.Y.A.
Bobby Patterson2:50
16Color Him Father
engineer:
Rodney Mills
producer:
Don Carroll
alto saxophone:
Ray Maritano
bass guitar:
Sonny Peckrol
drums (drum set):
G. C. Coleman
guitar [lead guitar]:
Quincy Mattison
organ:
Phil Tolotta
tenor saxophone:
Richard Spencer
lead vocals:
Richard Spencer and Phil Tolotta
vocals:
Ray Maritano, Quincy Mattison and Sonny Peckrol
conductor:
Emory Gordy Jr.
arranger:
Emory Gordy Jr.
recorded at:
Le Fevre Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Color Him Father
lyricist and composer:
Richard Spencer
The Winstons3:07
17Cissy Strut
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 158)
recording of:
Cissy Strut
composer:
Joseph Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr.
The Meters3:07
18What Does It Take (to Win Your Love)
producer:
Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua
recording of:
What Does It Take (to Win Your Love)
writer:
Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock and Harvey Fuqua
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Jr. Walker & the All Stars2:27
19I’d Rather Be an Old Man’s Sweetheart (Than a Young Man’s Fool)
recording of:
I’d Rather Be an Old Man’s Sweetheart Than a Young Man’s Food
writer:
Clarence Carter, George Jackson and Raymond Moore
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
Candi Staton2:05
20Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)
producer:
James Brown
alto saxophone:
Alfred 'Pee Wee' Ellis (on 1969-05-13)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney (on 1969-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Clyde Stubblefield (on 1969-05-13)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Charles Sherrell (on 1969-05-13)
guitar:
Alphonso Kellum (on 1969-05-13), Jimmy Nolen (on 1969-05-13) and Kenny Poole (on 1969-05-13)
tenor saxophone:
Maceo Parker (on 1969-05-13)
lead vocals:
James Brown (on 1969-05-13)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1969-05-13)
partial recording of:
Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) (on 1969-05-13)
writer:
James Brown and Pee Wee Ellis
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co.
James Brown3:17
21Choice of Colors
recording of:
Choice of Colors
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., 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 and Camad Music Company (from 1969 to ????)
The Impressions3:17
22Reconsider Me
recording of:
Reconsider Me
writer:
Margaret Lewis and Mira Smith
Johnny Adams3:50
23Nobody but You Babe
Clarence Reid2:48
24In a Moment
The Intrigues2:46
25Baby I’m for Real
producer:
Marvin Gaye and Richard Morris
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Baby I’m for Real
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music 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
The Originals3:19
26Someday We’ll Be Together
producer:
Johnny Bristol
guitar:
Robert White
background vocals:
Merry Clayton, Julia Waters and Maxine Waters
guest vocals:
Johnny Bristol
lead vocals:
Diana Ross
arranger:
Wade Marcus
cover recording of:
Someday We’ll Be Together
lyricist:
Harvey Fuqua
composer:
Jackey Beavers and Johnny Bristol
publisher:
Fuqua Pub., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Quazical Music and Stone Agate Music
Diana Ross & The Supremes3:32
27Backfield in Motion
Mel & Tim2:33
28I Want You Back
producer:
The Corporation
bass guitar:
Wilton Felder (in 1969-07)
drums (drum set):
Gene Pello and Johnny Jackson (in 1969-07)
guitar:
Donald Peake, David T. Walker and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Louis Shelton (in 1969-07)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
percussion:
Sandra Crouch and Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07)
piano:
Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Joe Sample and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
background vocals:
Jackie Jackson, Michael Jackson, Keith Washington, Jermaine Jackson (in 1969-07), Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07) and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (in 1969-07)
vocals:
Jackie Jackson (in 1969-07)
arranger:
The Corporation
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Sound Factory West in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1969-07, from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
music videos:
I Want You Back by The Jackson 5
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 23), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 28), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 104) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 120)
recording of:
I Want You Back (in 1969-07)
lyricist and composer:
The Corporation
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The Jackson 52:58