| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Red Beans | Professor Longhair | 4:13 |
| 2 | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | Fats Domino | 2:23 |
| 3 | Smokey Joe’s Cafe | The Robins | 2:47 |
| 4 | Millie Make Some Chili | Billy Vera & The Beaters | 4:03 |
| 5 | The “In” Crowd | The Ramsey Lewis Trio | 3:19 |
| 6 | But It’s Alright | J.J. Jackson | 2:55 |
| 7 | Soul Limbo | Booker T. & the MG’s | 2:25 |
| 8 | Rock Steady- recording engineer:
- Ron Albert (on 1971-02-16)
- engineer:
- Howard Albert, Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick
- producer:
- Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
- mixer:
- Arif Mardin
- bass:
- Chuck Rainey (on 1971-02-16)
- drums (drum set):
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1971-02-16)
- guitar:
- Cornell Dupree (on 1971-02-16)
- organ:
- Donny Hathaway (on 1971-02-16)
- percussion:
- Mac Rebennack (on 1971-02-16) and Robert Popwell (on 1971-02-16)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1971-02-16)
- tenor saxophone:
- Andrew Love (on 1971-02-16)
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson (on 1971-02-16)
- background vocals:
- Margaret Branch (on 1971-02-16), Ann S. Clark (on 1971-02-16), Carolyn Franklin (on 1971-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1971-02-16) and Pat Smith (on 1971-02-16)
- horn arranger:
- Tom Dowd
- strings and woodwind arranger:
- Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1971, in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (in 1971)
- recorded at:
- Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1971-02-16)
- recording of:
- Rock Steady (on 1971-02-16)
- lyricist and composer:
- Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corporation, Pundit Music, Inc and Springtime Music, Inc.
| Aretha Franklin | 3:15 |
| 9 | Cool Jerk | The Capitols | 2:36 |
| 10 | One Mint Julep | The Clovers | 2:30 |
| 11 | Compared to What | Les McCann & Eddie Harris | 3:16 |
| 12 | Tighten Up | Archie Bell & the Drells | 2:41 |
| 13 | Mama’s Cooking | Marcia Ball | 3:04 |
| 14 | The Rubberband Man | The Spinners | 3:36 |
| 15 | Land of 1000 Dances | Wilson Pickett | 2:28 |
| 16 | Fried Neck Bones | Willie Bobo | 3:05 |
| 17 | Too Much Barbeque | Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows | 5:45 |
| 18 | Clean Up Woman | Betty Wright | 2:45 |