Can You Dig It? The ’70s Soul Experience

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Annotation

Each disc of this set is in its own digipak.

Tracklist

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1Don’t Knock My Love, Part I
recording engineer:
Jimmy Johnson
producer:
Dave Crawford and Brad Shapiro
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1971-01-27)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
David Hood (on 1971-01-27)
guitar:
Tippy Armstrong (on 1971-01-27) and Dennis Coffey (on 1971-01-27)
percussion:
Jack Ashford (on 1971-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1971-01-27)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (on 1971-01-27)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1971-01-27)
conductor:
Wade Marcus (on 1971-01-27)
arranger:
Wade Marcus
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1971-01-27)
recording of:
Don’t Knock My Love (on 1971-01-27)
composer:
Wilson Pickett and Brad Shapiro
Wilson Pickett2:13
2Love or Let Me Be Lonely
recording of:
Love or Let Me Be Lonely
writer:
Jerry Peters, Anita Porée and Skip Scarborough
publisher:
Porpete Music
The Friends of Distinction3:15
3Deeper & Deeper
Freda Payne3:04
4Pay to the Piper
Chairmen of the Board3:08
5Mr. Big Stuff
recording of:
Mr. Big Stuff
writer:
Joseph Broussard, Carrol Washington and Ralph Williams
publisher:
Caraljo Music Inc., Malaco Music Company and Peermusic III, Ltd.
Jean Knight2:31
6Women’s Love Rights
recording of:
Women’s Love Rights
writer:
Angelo Bond and William Weatherspoon
Laura Lee3:14
7Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
edit of:
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get by The Dramatics
recording of:
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hester
publisher:
Groovesville Music (ended), EMI Longitude Music, 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)
The Dramatics3:34
8Baby Let Me Kiss You
King Floyd2:52
9Right on the Tip of My Tongue
producer:
G. Woods and V. McCoy
spoken vocals:
Brenda Payton
vocals:
Brenda & the Tabulations
recording of:
Right on the Tip of my Tongue
composer:
J. Cobb and V. McCoy
arranger:
V. McCoy
publisher:
Dandelion Records, One Eye Soul and Van McCoy Music
Brenda & the Tabulations3:22
10Thin Line Between Love & Hate
The Hollywood Persuaders3:27
11Have You Seen Her
recording of:
Have You Seen Her
writer:
Barbara Acklin and Eugene Record
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
The Chi‐Lites5:12
12Theme From Shaft
edit of:
Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1971 winner)
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
Isaac Hayes3:19
13Respect Yourself
edit of:
Respect Yourself by The Staple Singers
recording of:
Respect Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Luther Ingram and Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
Irving Music (in 1988) and Klondike Enterprises (in 1988)
The Staple Singers3:35
14Family Affair
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 57) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 138)
recording of:
Family Affair
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone3:07
15Let’s Stay Together
producer:
Willie Mitchell
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar family:
Mabon Hodges
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges
saxophone:
James Mitchell
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan
trombone:
Jack Hale
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
vocals:
Al Green
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cream Records (in 1971) and HI Records Inc. (in 1971)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 34), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 60), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 84)
recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr., Al Green and Willie Mitchell
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc., Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
Al Green3:21
16Clean Up Woman
engineer:
Willie Clarke
producer:
Willie Clarke and Clarence Reid
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Mike Lewis
instruments arranger:
Little Beaver
recording of:
Clean Up Woman
writer:
Willie Clarke and Clarence Reid
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Betty Wright2:50
17One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, Part I
partial recording of:
One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
writer:
General Johnson and Greg Perry
Honey Cone3:45
18Drowning in the Sea of Love
producer:
Gamble-Huff
arranger:
Thom Bell
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
Drowning in the Sea of Love (in 1971)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
publisher:
Assorted Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Joe Simon3:29
19Ain’t Understanding Mellow
recording of:
Ain't Understanding Mellow
writer:
Herscholt Polk and Homer Talbert
Jerry Butler feat. Brenda Lee Eager4:22
20I’ve Been Lonely for So Long
recording of:
I've Been Lonely for So Long
writer:
Jerry Weaver and Posie Knight
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. (in 1972), Lowery Music (in 1972, in 1988) and Irving Music (in 1988)
Frederick Knight3:23
21Suavecito
Malo3:28
22Hearsay
The Soul Children3:37
23She’s Not Just Another Woman
The 8th Day3:05
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