Roots of Soul 1928–1962

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Exactly as in booklet except belows, see edit history for questions
1.11 Sam cooke only shown on back cover
1.13 Clyde McPhatter only shown on back cover
1.19 Dominoes only shown on back cover

Tracklist

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1▼CD: The Roots 1928‐1954
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Cryin’ recorded in: Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05) guitar: Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05) vocals: Willie B. Harris (on 1928-12-05) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05) recording of: Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying (on 1928-12-05) writer: [traditional] arranger: Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	3:05
2	Have Mercy on Me	The Reverend Benny Campbell	2:35
3	Rock My Soul	The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet	2:04
4	Do You Call That a Buddy (Dirty Cat) recording of: Do You Call That a Buddy? (Dirty Cat) lyricist and composer: Wesley Wilson	Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five	3:17
5	Basin Street Blues recording of: Basin Street Blues lyricist and composer: Spencer Williams publisher: EMI Music Publishing Ltd.	Jack Teagarden & Louis Armstrong	4:12
6	Beams of Heaven bass guitar and double bass: George "Pops" Foster (on 1947-11-24) drums (drum set): Wallace Bishop (on 1947-11-24) guitar and lead vocals: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-24) piano: Sammy Price (on 1947-11-24) vocals: Marie Knight (on 1947-11-24) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (on 1947-11-24) recording of: Beams of Heaven (on 1947-11-24) writer: Charles Albert Tindley	Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight with the Sam Price Trio	2:44
7	Every Little Doggie Has Its Day	Mabel Scott	3:00
8	Hard Luck Blues	Roy Brown	3:01
9	Lost in a Dream	Little Esther	3:16
10	Do Something for Me	Clyde McPhatter with The Dominoes	2:58
11	Jesus Gave Me Water	Sam Cooke & Soul Stirrers	2:31
12	Try a Little Tenderness	Little Miss Cornshucks	3:09
13	Have Mercy Baby	Clyde McPhatter & Dominoes	2:21
14	Baby Let Me Hear You Call My Name recording of: Let Me Hear You Call My Name writer: Ray Charles	Ray Charles with The Rufus Beacham Orchestra	3:35
15	Solitude recording of: (In My) Solitude lyricist: Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934) composer: Duke Ellington (in 1934) publisher: American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.	Billie Holiday	3:30
16	I Just Can’t Keep from Crying Sometimes	Marie Knight	2:21
17	I’m Going to That City	Sister O.M. Terrell	2:53
18	Feel Like I Wanna Cry	Dinah Washington	3:23
19	You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down	Jackie Wilson & Dominoes	2:16
20	Lucille	The Drifters	3:05
21	Until I Die	Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (aka The Royals)	2:25
22	This May Be the Last Time	The Five Blind Boys of Alabama	2:33
23	Oh Lord, Stand by Me	The Five Blind Boys of Alabama	2:46
24	It Must Be Jesus (I’ve Got a Woman)	The Southern Tones	2:45

2▼CD: Precursors 1954‐1961
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	I’ve Got a Woman	Ray Charles and His Orchestra	2:59
2	Come Rain or Come Shine cover recording of: Come Rain or Come Shine lyricist: Johnny Mercer (in 1946) composer: Harold Arlen (in 1946) publisher: Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB	Dinah Washington	2:25
3	There Is No Greater Love cover recording of: There Is No Greater Love lyricist: Marty Symes composer: Isham Jones publisher: Banta Music, Music Sales Corporation and World Music, Inc.	Dinah Washington	2:17
4	I’m Just a Lonely Guy	Little Richard	2:39
5	Need Your Love So Bad recording of: Need Your Love So Bad lyricist and composer: Little Willie John and Mertis John Jr. publisher: Carlin Music Corporation, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Lark Music Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. and Trio Music Co., Inc.	Little Willie John	2:18
6	Drown in My Own Tears	Ray Charles and His Orchestra	3:22
7	Please Please Please recording of: Please, Please, Please lyricist and composer: James Brown and Johnny Terry publisher: Intersong Music, Intersong Music Ltd. and Jadar Music Corp.	James Brown and His Famous Flames	2:47
8	Take My Hand Precious Lord	Mahalia Jackson	4:16
9	Take My Hand Precious Lord (Part One) recording of: Take My Hand, Precious Lord lyricist and arranger: Thomas A. Dorsey additional composer: Thomas A. Dorsey composer: [traditional] previously attributed to: George Nelson Allen	Aretha Franklin	3:26
10	You Send Me producer: Robert “Bumps” Blackwell bass: Ted Brinson (on 1957-06-01) drums (drum set): Earl Palmer (on 1957-06-01) guitar: Clifton White (on 1957-06-01) and René Hall (on 1957-06-01) background vocals: Charles Parlato, Alicia Adams (on 1957-06-01), Sue Allen (on 1957-06-01) and Lee Gotch (on 1957-06-01) lead vocals: Sam Cooke (on 1957-06-01) orchestra: Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (on 1957-06-01) conductor: Glenn Osser (on 1957-06-01) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Keen (in 1958) recorded at: Specialty Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-01) part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 115) recording of: You Send Me (on 1957-06-01) lyricist and composer: Sam Cooke additional writer: L. C. Cooke publisher: ABKCO Music, Inc., Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 日本アブコ音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)	Sam Cooke	2:47
11	My Baby Just Cares for Me cover recording of: My Baby Just Cares for Me lyricist and composer: Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn publisher: Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.	Nina Simone	3:39
12	Your Precious Love recording of: For Your Precious Love writer: Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler publisher: Sunflower Music Inc and Gladstone Music (from 1958 to ????)	The Impressions with Jerry Butler	2:44
13	Wonderful World recording of: Wonderful World writer: Lou Adler, Herb Alpert and Sam Cooke publisher: ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc., Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., Copyright Control, EMI Music Ltd. and 日本アブコ音楽出版	Sam Cooke	2:04
14	Bad Girl recording of: Bad Girl writer: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	2:46
15	Blessed Are These Tears	Joe Tex and His X Class Mates	2:22
16	The Right Time (live)	Ray Charles	3:56
17	That Certain Door	Snooks Eaglin	3:18
18	I’ve Been Wrong So Long	Bobby Bland	2:21
19	He Will Break Your Heart recording of: He Will Break Your Heart writer: Jerry Butler, Calvin Carter, Leiber, Curtis Mayfield, S. Cooke and Stoller composer: Jerry Butler, Calvin Carter and Curtis Mayfield publisher: Tristan Music Ltd.	Jerry Butler and The Impressions	2:48
20	Spanish Harlem	Ben E. King	2:54
21	Stand by Me recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27) producer: Leiber and Stoller vocals: Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27) conductor: Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27) arranger: Stan Applebaum phonographic copyright (℗) by: HHO Ltd., WEA International Inc. (in 1960, in 1961) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1986) part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB recording of: Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27) publisher: Mike Stoller writer: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller publisher: A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt, Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG, Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music, Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing	Ben E. King	2:57
22	A Fool in Love recording of: A Fool in Love lyricist and composer: Ike Turner	Ike & Tina Turner	2:58
23	Are You Sure producer: John Hammond bass: Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10) drums (drum set): Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10) guitar: Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10) piano: Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10) tenor saxophone: Al Sears (on 1961-01-10) arranger: J. Leslie McFarland cover recording of: Are You Sure (on 1961-01-10) lyricist and composer: Meredith Willson	Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo	2:42
24	Shop Around recording of: Shop Around writer: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	2:56

3▼CD: Early Soul 1961‐1962
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Sinners Weep	Owen Gray with Hersan and His City Slickers	2:28
2	Ya Ya recording of: Ya, Ya writer: Lee Dorsey, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis and Morgan Robinson publisher: FROST Music Corp was commissioned by: Fury Records	Lee Dorsey	2:30
3	Maybe I’m a Fool recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1961-01-10) producer: John Hammond bass: Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10) drums (drum set): Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10) guitar: Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10) piano: Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10) tenor saxophone: Al Sears (on 1961-01-10) arranger: J. Leslie McFarland phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1961) recording of: Maybe I’m a Fool (on 1961-01-10) writer: J. Leslie McFarland publisher: Chappell & Co.	Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo	3:18
4	Down Now recording of: Down Now writer: B.B. King and Jules Taub	B.B. King	3:04
5	Please Stay recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-01) guitar: Billy Davis (on 1961-02-01) baritone vocals: Doc Green (on 1961-02-01) bass vocals: Tommy Evans (on 1961-02-01) lead vocals: Rudy Lewis (on 1961-02-01) tenor vocals: Charlie Thomas (on 1961-02-01) recording of: Please Stay (Don’t Go) lyricist: Bob Hilliard composer: Burt Bacharach publisher: Warner Bros. Music Ltd.	The Drifters	2:18
6	Gypsy Woman	The Impressions	2:20
7	Do‐Re‐Mi	Lee Dorsey	2:02
8	Something’s Got a Hold on Me recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-12) bass guitar [bass]: Reggie Boyd (in 1961-12) drums (drum set): Al Duncan (in 1961-12) guitar: Matt Murphy (in 1961-12) piano: John Young (in 1961-12) background vocals [backing vocals]: [unknown] (in 1961-12) lead vocals: Etta James vocals: Etta James (in 1961-12) part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 40) recording of: Something’s Gotta Hold on Me (in 1961-12) writer: Etta James, Leroy Kirkland and Pearl Woods	Etta James	2:50
9	Cry to Me recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1961-12-06) alto saxophone: Leon Cohen (on 1961-12-06) bass: Art Davis (on 1961-12-06) drums (drum set): Gary Chester (on 1961-12-06) and Ted Sommer (on 1961-12-06) guitar: Don Arnone (on 1961-12-06), Everett Barksdale (on 1961-12-06), Al Caiola (on 1961-12-06) and Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1961-12-06) organ: Bob Mosley (on 1961-12-06) piano: Hank Jones (on 1961-12-06) tenor saxophone: Jesse Powell (on 1961-12-06) vibraphone: Phil Kraus (on 1961-12-06) background vocals: William Eaton (on 1961-12-06), Noah Hopkins (on 1961-12-06), Richard Kraus (on 1961-12-06), Howard Roberts (on 1961-12-06), Earl Rogers (on 1961-12-06), Sherman Sneed (on 1961-12-06) and David Vogel (on 1961-12-06) vocals: Solomon Burke (on 1961-12-06) conductor: Claus Ogerman (on 1961-12-06) remixer: DJ Minnesotah and MASATO arranger: Claus Ogerman recording of: Cry to Me (on 1961-12-06) lyricist and composer: Bert Russell publisher: Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Unichappell Music, Inc.	Solomon Burke	2:32
10	(You’re my) Dream Come True recording of: Dream Come True lyricist and composer: Berry Gordy	The Temptations	2:59
11	You’re Gonna Miss Me	Shirley Raymond	2:26
12	Minstrel and Queen	The Impressions	2:24
13	I Don’t Care	James Brown and His Famous Flames	2:53
14	Twist and Shout cover recording of: Twist and Shout (in 1962) writer: Bert Russell (in 1961-02) and Phil Medley (in 1961-02) publisher: EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Progressive Music, Inc, Rightsong Music Inc., Robert Mellin Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Robert Mellin, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell part of: Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott) recording of: Twist and Shout writer: Bert Russell (in 1961-02) and Phil Medley (in 1961-02) publisher: EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Progressive Music, Inc, Rightsong Music Inc., Robert Mellin Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Robert Mellin, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell part of: Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)	The Isley Brothers	2:33
15	Shout Bamalama recording of: Shout Bamalama lyricist and composer: Otis Redding	Otis Redding and The Pinetoppers	1:57
16	Mashed Patatoes U.S.A.	James Brown and His Famous Flames	2:53
17	I’ve Got Money recording of: I’ve Got Money lyricist and composer: James Brown	James Brown and His Famous Flames	2:33
18	Home in Your Heart producer: Bert Russell Berns vocals: Solomon Burke recording of: Home in Your Heart writer: Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc.	Solomon Burke	2:06
19	Stubborn Kind of Fellow recording of: Stubborn Kind of Fellow composer: Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson publisher: Jobete Music	Marvin Gaye	2:47
20	Signed Sealed and Delivered	James Brown and His Famous Flames	2:33
21	Meet You on a Saturday recording of: Met You on a Saturday lyricist and composer: Bo Diddley	Bo Diddley	2:40
22	These Arms of Mine recording of: These Arms of Mine lyricist and composer: Otis Redding publisher: Irving Music, Inc. and Regent Music Corp.	Otis Redding	2:32
23	Grow Closer Together	The Impressions	2:14
24	I Found a Love	Wilson Pickett and The Falcons	2:57

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/16941846 [info]
ASIN:	FR: B00H9KETPQ [info]
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part of:	Frémeaux & Associés : Roots of (order: 13)

Roots of Soul 1928–1962

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Genres: r&b, soul, vocal jazz

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