Tell It Like It Is: #1 60's Soul Hits, Volume 1

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Annotation

Label: Relativity - Catalog #: 1609

Tracklist

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1Please Mr. Postman
producer:
Robert Bateman and Brian Holland
bass:
James Jamerson (in 1961-04)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (in 1961-04) and Marvin Gaye (in 1961-04)
guitar:
Eddie Willis (in 1961-04)
handclaps:
Katherine Anderson (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (in 1961-04)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1961-04)
percussion:
Eddie “Bongo” Brown (in 1961-04)
piano:
Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (in 1961-04)
background vocals:
Katherine Anderson (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Gladys Horton (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (in 1961-04)
lead vocals:
Gladys Horton (in 1961-04)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-04)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 331) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 410)
recording of:
Please Mr. Postman (in 1961-04)
writer:
Robert Bateman (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
The Marvelettes2:29
2Hey Girl, Don't Bother Me
recording of:
Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me
lyricist and composer:
Ray Whitley
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Copyright Control
The Tams2:31
3Our Day Will Come
recording of:
Our Day Will Come
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Mort Garson
publisher:
Almo Music Corp., Better Half Music Company, Bourne Co., Bourne Music Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter, Leeds Music Corp., Universal Music Corp., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Ruby & the Romantics2:33
4I Want To
Joe Tex2:12
5Got to Get You Off My Mind
recording of:
Got to Get You Off My Mind (Solomon Burke)
writer:
Dolores Burke, Solomon Burke, J.B. Moore and Josephine Burke Moore
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc.
Solomon Burke1:59
6Knock on Wood
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-07-13)
producer:
Steve Cropper
baritone saxophone:
probably Floyd Newman
bass guitar [bass]:
Duck Dunn (on 1966-07-13)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Jackson (on 1966-07-13)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-07-13)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1966-07-13) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
tenor saxophone:
probably Andrew Love (on 1966-07-13)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (on 1966-07-13)
vocals:
Eddie Floyd (on 1966-07-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
recording of:
Knock on Wood (on 1966-07-13)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell North America
Eddie Floyd3:06
7Love Is a Hurtin' Thing
recording of:
Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing
writer:
Dave Linden and Ben Raleigh
publisher:
FP Wixen LLC, Rawlou Music, Wise Brothers Music LLC, ミュージック・セールス and 日音 Synch事業部
Lou Rawls2:15
8Piece of My Heart
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
vocals:
Erma Franklin (in 1967-08)
conductor:
Gary Sherman (in 1967-08)
arranger:
Gary Sherman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967)
recording of:
Piece of My Heart (in 1967-08)
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
Erma Franklin2:37
9Tell It Like It Is
producer:
George Davis and Alvin “Red” Tyler
recorded at:
Jazz City Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
Tell It Like It Is (in 1966)
writer:
George Davis and Lee Diamond
publisher:
Conrad Music and Olrap Publishing Co., Inc.
Aaron Neville2:42
10That's How Strong My Love Is
Mattie Moultrie2:54
11Higher and Higher
producer:
Carl Davis
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1967-07-06)
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (on 1967-07-06)
guitar:
Robert White (on 1967-07-06)
keyboard:
Johnny Griffith (on 1967-07-06)
lead vocals:
Jackie Wilson (on 1967-07-06)
performer:
Jackie Wilson
arranger:
Sonny Sanders
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brunswick Recording Corporation (in 1967)
recorded at:
Columbia Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1967-07-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 246) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 301)
recording of:
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (on 1967-07-06)
writer:
Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp., EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Mijac Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, 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, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Jackie Wilson2:57
12I Got the Feelin'
producer:
James Brown
alto saxophone:
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis (in 1968-01)
baritone saxophone:
St. Clair Pinckney (in 1968-01)
bass:
Bernard Odum (in 1968-01)
guitar:
Alphonso "Country" Kellum (in 1968-01) and Jimmy Nolen (in 1968-01)
membranophone:
Clyde Stubblefield (in 1968-01)
tenor saxophone:
Maceo Parker (in 1968-01)
trombone:
Levi Rasbury (in 1968-01)
trumpet:
Joe Dupars (in 1968-01) and Waymon Reed (in 1968-01)
lead vocals:
James Brown (in 1968-01)
performer:
James Brown Orchestra
recorded at:
Vox Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1968-01)
recording of:
I Got the Feelin’ (in 1968-01)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown
James Brown2:41
13We're a Winner
recording of:
We’re a Winner (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
The Impressions2:25
14Can I Change My Mind
recording of:
Can I Change My Mind
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 Davis2:49
15The Chokin' Kind
cover recording of:
The Chokin’ Kind
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs and Wilderness Music Publishing Co.
Joe Simon2:44
16Baby, 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 Originals3:18
17It'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
18Everyday 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 Stone2:20

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ASIN:US: B000003C1I [info]