Back to the River: More Southern Soul Stories 1961–1978

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Useful single-by-single compilation available at 45cat (doesn't match valid external-link type). Helpful scans of full (long) book available at 45worlds link

Tracklist

1▶CD: Muscle Shoals‐Memphis Redux
2▼CD: Southern Routes
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1The Only Girl (I’ve Ever Loved)
producer:
Buddy Killen
recording of:
The Only Girl (I’ve Ever Loved) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Tex
Joe Tex2:39
2Rainy Night in Georgia
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Harold Cowart (on 1969-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Ron Ziegler (on 1969-09-11)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (in 1969) and Jim O’Rourke (on 1969-09-11)
harmonica:
Toots Thielemans (in 1969)
instruments:
Cold Grits (in 1969)
organ:
Billy Carter (on 1969-09-11)
piano:
Dave Crawford (on 1969-09-11)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1969-09-11)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1969-09-11)
later releases:
Rainy Night in Georgia by Brook Benton
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 498)
cover recording of:
Rainy Night in Georgia (on 1969-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Songs Limited
Brook Benton3:52
3Love’s Come in Time
recorded in:
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
producer:
Lynn Ourso, Jr. and Cyril Vetter
recording of:
Love’s Come in Time
writer:
Lynn Ourso, Jr.
John Fred and His Playboys3:19
4Somebody Done Took My Baby and Gone
recording of:
Somebody Done Took My Baby and Gone
writer:
Joey Gilmore, Willie “Beaver” Hale and Frank Williams
Joey Gilmore3:33
5I Found All These Things
producer:
Elijah Walker
recorded at:
Malaco Studios in Jackson, Mississippi, United States
recording of:
I Found All These Things
writer:
Joseph Broussard
C.P. Love3:52
6A Woman Will Do Wrong
producer:
Willie Clarke and Johnny Pearsall
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
A Woman Will Do Wrong
writer:
Paul Kelly and Clarence Reid
Helene Smith2:38
7Depend on Me
recorded in:
Mobile, Alabama, United States
producer:
Jerry Powell
recording of:
Depend On Me
writer:
Jerry Powell
Steve Dixon2:54
8I’m in Love
producer:
Dave Crawford and Tom Dowd
vocals:
Esther Phillips
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1969)
cover recording of:
I’m in Love (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Womack
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. and Pronto Music
Esther Phillips2:23
9Easier to Say Than Do
recording of:
Easier to Say Than Do
writer:
B.B. Cunningham Jr. and Gary Wayne McEwen
Sam Dees2:57
10Without Life What Would Love Be
recorded in:
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
Without Love What Would Life Be
writer:
J. Zeno, L. Zeno and W.P. Guidry
Terrie & Joy La Roy & Bill Parker Show Band2:49
11I’ve Got To Tell You
recording of:
I’ve Got to Tell You
writer:
Finley Duncan, Leroy Lloyd and Willie Smith
Count Willie with LRL and the Dukes3:36
12You Need Me
producer:
Wardell Quezergue
recorded at:
Malaco Studios in Jackson, Mississippi, United States
recording of:
You Need Me
writer:
Wardell Quezergue, Albert Savoy and Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson3:33
13Nearer to You
producer:
Ray Doggett
recorded at:
Pasadena Sounds Studios in Pasadena, Texas, United States
recording of:
Nearer to You
writer:
Foy Lee and Joe Medwick
Joe Medwick2:46
14Your Love Is All I Need
producer:
Jack Corbitt and Clarence Reid
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Your Love Is All I Need
writer:
Jack Corbitt and Clarence Reid
Della Humphrey3:04
15Nothing Takes the Place of You
producer:
Ray Doggett
recorded at:
Pasadena Sounds Studios in Pasadena, Texas, United States
recording of:
Nothing Takes the Place of You
lyricist and composer:
Toussaint McCall
Toussaint McCall3:28
16How Sweet It Would Be
producer:
Bobby Patterson and Jerry Strickland
recorded at:
Sound City Recording in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
cover recording of:
How Sweet It Would Be
writer:
Tommy Tate and Helen Washington
George Perkins3:26
17Daydreaming
cover recording of:
Day Dreaming
writer:
Bill Cantrell, Quinton Claunch and Bud Deckelman
Warren Storm2:53
18No More Ghettos in America
recorded in:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
producer:
Jimmy Angel, Ebb Tide and Stanley Lewis
arranger:
George Clinton and Ebb Tide
recording of:
No More Ghettos in America
writer:
E. Harris and S. Edwards
Stanley Winston3:24
19Do Right Man
producer:
Frank Williams and Willie Hale
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Do Right Man
writer:
Frank Williams
Little Beaver2:56
20(Sometimes) a Man Will Shed a Few Tears Too
producer:
Huey P Meaux
recorded at:
Pasadena Sounds Studios in Pasadena, Texas, United States
recording of:
(Sometimes) A Man Will Shed a Few Tears Too
lyricist and composer:
Huey P Meaux
Johnny Adams2:24
21Asking for the Truth
producer:
Wardell Quezergue
recorded at:
Sound City Recording in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
Asking For the Truth
writer:
Reuben Bell and Jerry Strickland
Reuben Bell3:58
22I Can’t Stand to See You Go
Joe Valentine & The Imperials3:00
23You Got Everything I Need
producer:
Steve Alaimo and Willie Clarke
recorded at:
TK Studios in Hialeah, Florida, United States
recording of:
You Got Everything I Need
writer:
Willie Clarke and Don Hollinger
Don Hollinger3:06
24A Sad Sad Song
producer:
Jimmy Johnson and Dee Marais
recorded at:
Sound City Recording in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
A Sad Sad Song
writer:
Willie James
Charles Crawford4:16
25Tell 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
3▶CD: Going Back Home