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

1▼CD: The Roots 1928‐1954
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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 Name
recording of:
Let Me Hear You Call My Name
writer:
Ray Charles
Ray Charles with The Rufus Beacham Orchestra3:35
15Solitude
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 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
2▶CD: Precursors 1954‐1961
3▶CD: Early Soul 1961‐1962