Roots of Soul 1928–1962

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

Annotation

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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1CD: The Roots 1928‐1954
#TitleArtistLength
1Lord 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 Johnson3:05
2Have Mercy on Me
The Reverend Benny Campbell2:35
3Rock My Soul
The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet2:04
4Do 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 Five3:17
5Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Jack Teagarden & Louis Armstrong4:12
6Beams 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 Trio2:44
7Every Little Doggie Has Its Day
Mabel Scott3:00
8Hard Luck Blues
Roy Brown3:01
9Lost in a Dream
Little Esther3:16
10Do Something for Me
Clyde McPhatter with The Dominoes2:58
11Jesus Gave Me Water
Sam Cooke & Soul Stirrers2:31
12Try a Little Tenderness
Little Miss Cornshucks3:09
13Have Mercy Baby
Clyde McPhatter & Dominoes2:21
14Baby Let Me Hear You Call My NameRay Charles with The Rufus Beacham Orchestra3:35
15SolitudeBillie Holiday3:30
16I Just Can’t Keep from Crying Sometimes
Marie Knight2:21
17I’m Going to That City
Sister O.M. Terrell2:53
18Feel Like I Wanna Cry
Dinah Washington3:23
19You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down
Jackie Wilson & Dominoes2:16
20Lucille
The Drifters3:05
21Until I Die
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (aka The Royals)2:25
22This May Be the Last Time
The Five Blind Boys of Alabama2:33
23Oh Lord, Stand by Me
The Five Blind Boys of Alabama2:46
24It Must Be Jesus (I’ve Got a Woman)
The Southern Tones2:45
2CD: Precursors 1954‐1961
#TitleArtistLength
1I’ve Got a Woman
Ray Charles and His Orchestra2:59
2Come Rain or Come ShineDinah Washington2:25
3There Is No Greater LoveDinah Washington2:17
4I’m Just a Lonely Guy
Little Richard2:39
5Need Your Love So BadLittle Willie John2:18
6Drown in My Own Tears
Ray Charles and His Orchestra3:22
7Please Please PleaseJames Brown and His Famous Flames2:47
8Take My Hand Precious Lord
Mahalia Jackson4:16
9Take 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 Franklin3:26
10You 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 Cooke2:47
11My Baby Just Cares for MeNina Simone3:39
12Your Precious LoveThe Impressions with Jerry Butler2:44
13Wonderful WorldSam Cooke2:04
14Bad Girl
recording of:
Bad Girl
writer:
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles2:46
15Blessed Are These Tears
Joe Tex and His X Class Mates2:22
16The Right Time (live)
Ray Charles3:56
17That Certain Door
Snooks Eaglin3:18
18I’ve Been Wrong So Long
Bobby Bland2:21
19He Will Break Your HeartJerry Butler and The Impressions2:48
20Spanish Harlem
Ben E. King2:54
21Stand by MeBen E. King2:57
22A Fool in Love
recording of:
A Fool in Love
lyricist and composer:
Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner2:58
23Are 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 Combo2:42
24Shop Around
recording of:
Shop Around
writer:
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles2:56
3CD: Early Soul 1961‐1962
#TitleArtistLength
1Sinners Weep
Owen Gray with Hersan and His City Slickers2:28
2Ya 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 Dorsey2:30
3Maybe 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 Combo3:18
4Down Now
recording of:
Down Now
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
B.B. King3:04
5Please 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 Drifters2:18
6Gypsy Woman
The Impressions2:20
7Do‐Re‐Mi
Lee Dorsey2:02
8Something’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 James2:50
9Cry 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 Burke2:32
10(You’re my) Dream Come True
recording of:
Dream Come True
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
The Temptations2:59
11You’re Gonna Miss Me
Shirley Raymond2:26
12Minstrel and Queen
The Impressions2:24
13I Don’t Care
James Brown and His Famous Flames2:53
14Twist and ShoutThe Isley Brothers2:33
15Shout Bamalama
recording of:
Shout Bamalama
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
Otis Redding and The Pinetoppers1:57
16Mashed Patatoes U.S.A.
James Brown and His Famous Flames2:53
17I’ve Got Money
recording of:
I’ve Got Money
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
James Brown and His Famous Flames2:33
18Home in Your HeartSolomon Burke2:06
19Stubborn Kind of FellowMarvin Gaye2:47
20Signed Sealed and Delivered
James Brown and His Famous Flames2:33
21Meet You on a Saturday
recording of:
Met You on a Saturday
lyricist and composer:
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley2:40
22These Arms of Mine
recording of:
These Arms of Mine
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Regent Music Corp.
Otis Redding2:32
23Grow Closer Together
The Impressions2:14
24I Found a Love
Wilson Pickett and The Falcons2:57