The Greatest Soul Album of All Time

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Tracklist

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1You Are Everything
executive producer:
Berry Gordy
producer:
Hal Davis
arranger:
Dave Blumberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1973)
cover recording of:
You Are Everything
writer:
Linda Creed and Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye2:56
2Rock Me Tonight
recording of:
Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Laurence
Freddie Jackson24:06
3Ain’t No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson (in 1971) and Bill Lazarus (in 1971)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1971)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1971)
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1971) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1972)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 179), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 280) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers4.52:05
4How ’Bout Us
assistant engineer:
Michael Ferraro (engineer) and Tom Miller (engineer)
engineer:
Stu Walder
associate producer:
James Mack (Composer, arranger, conductor)
producer:
Leo Graham (producer / composer / lyricist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Reed (US bassist for Champaign) and Paul Richmond (producer - songwriter - bassist)
drums (drum set):
Morris Jennings, Jr.
electronic drum set [syndrums]:
Tommy Radtke
guitar [guitars]:
Michael Day and Howard Reeder
keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Day and Dana Walden
percussion:
Rocky Maffit
solo alto saxophone:
Ken Soderbloom
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Dana Walden
lead vocals:
Pauli Carman
vocals:
Michael Day, Rena Jones (vocalist for Champaign), Rocky Maffit and Howard Reeder
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
James Mack (Composer, arranger, conductor)
arranger:
Champaign, Leo Graham (producer / composer / lyricist) and James Mack (Composer, arranger, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981)
produced for:
B‐Line Productions
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
cover recording of:
How ’bout Us
lyricist and composer:
Dana Walden
publisher:
April Music, Irving Music (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
recording of:
How ’bout Us
lyricist and composer:
Dana Walden
publisher:
April Music, Irving Music (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Champaign34:36
5Me & Mrs Jones
recording of:
Me and Mrs. Jones
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
Yamaha Music Entertainment (Japanese label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Billy Paul3:42
6Cherish
producer:
Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond and Kool and The Gang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp. (not for release) (in 1984)
edit of:
Cherish by Kool & the Gang
music videos:
Cherish by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Cherish
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Kool & the Gang3.353:57
7Gotta Get You Home Tonight
recording of:
Gotta Get You Home Tonight
writer:
McKinley Horton and Eugene Wilde
Eugene Wilde3:37
8Juicy Fruit
recording of:
Juicy Fruit
composer:
James Mtume (jazz/funk musician)
Mtume3:46
9Your Body’s Callin’
co-producer:
Timmy Allen (producer, songwriter, bassist, record executive)
producer:
R. Kelly
vocals:
R. Kelly
recording of:
Your Body’s Callin’
lyricist and composer:
Robert Kelly
R. Kelly2.354:36
10Body Talk
executive producer:
Eliot M. Cohen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R&B Division Ltd (in 1981)
recording of:
Body Talk
writer:
Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Associated Music International Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (2003–2008, 2021–present), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Imagination43:31
11Always
edit of:
Always by Atlantic Starr
recording of:
Always
writer:
David Lewis (member of Atlantic Starr), Jonathan Lewis (Member of Atlantic Starr) and Wayne Lewis (member of Atlantic Starr)
Atlantic Starr34:01
12Shake You Down
producer:
Gregory Abbott
bass:
T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens)
membranophone:
David Beal
background vocals:
Gregory Abbott, Robert Deadmon and Aida Foreman
lead vocals:
Gregory Abbott
arranger:
Gregory Abbott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1986)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 69)
recording of:
Shake You Down
lyricist and composer:
Gregory Abbott
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Grabbitt Music (publisher)
Gregory Abbott3.254:04
13Street Life
recording of:
Street Life
writer:
Will Jennings and Joe Sample
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Four Knights Music, Four Knights Music Co., Fujipacific Music, Inc., Irving Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
The Crusaders3:58
14Rock Wit’cha
assistant recording engineer:
Don Emerson and John Guggenheim
recording engineer and editor:
Jon Gass
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A.
assistant mixer:
Toni Greene (engineer) and Fred Howard (engineer)
mixer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Jon Gass and L.A.
instruments:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A.
background vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1988)
produced for:
LaFace Inc. (production company)
recorded at:
Silverlake Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Elumba Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Rock Wit’cha
writer:
Antonio “L.A.” Reid and Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
Bobby Brown54:50
15I Want to Get Next to You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1976) and Priority Records, Inc. (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 1995)
recording of:
I Wanna Get Next to You
writer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and USI B Music Publishing
Rose Royce3.83:57
16Do You Wanna Make Love
Isaac Hayes & Millie Jackson4:24
17Let’s Stay Together
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
Al Green44:47
18Midnight Train to Georgia
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 74), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 432) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 470)
recording of:
Midnight Train to Georgia
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
Gladys Knight & the Pips4.54:42
19Be Thankful for What You’ve Got
recording of:
Be Thankful for What You Got
lyricist and composer:
William DeVaughn
publisher:
Delicious Apple Music Corp., EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., H&R Lastrada Music, Melomega Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC (ASCAP)
William DeVaughn53:46
20It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
engineer:
Ron Lenhoff
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1966-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1966-02-16)
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1966-02-16)
trumpet:
Dud Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1966-02-16), Waymon Reed (on 1966-02-16) and Lammar Wright (on 1966-02-16)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1966-02-16)
recorded at:
Talent Masters Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 123)
recording of:
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (on 1966-02-16)
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Betty Jean Newsome
James Brown4.42:45
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1Don’t Leave Me This Way
producer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
performer:
Teddy Pendergrass
edit of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes4.53:56
2Do What You Do
recording of:
Do What You Do
writer:
Ralph Dino and Larry Di Tomaso
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Jermaine Jackson4:16
3Sexual Healing
assistant engineer:
Henri Van Durme and Didier Leonard
engineer:
Dan Bates (wind instruments [horns]), Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist) and John Kovorak
executive producer:
Larkin Arnold
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer and editor:
Harvey Fuqua
bell [bells], bell [orchestra bells], bongos, congas, drums (drum set), electric piano [Fender Rhodes], finger cymbals, glockenspiel, organ and synthesizer:
Marvin Gaye
guitar:
Gordon Banks
wind instruments [horns]:
The L.A. Horn Section and David Stout (American trombonist)
background vocals:
Gordon Banks, Harvey Fuqua and Marvin Gaye
vocals:
Marvin Gaye
conductor:
McKinley T. Jackson (Trombone player, songwriter, arranger and producer) (wind instruments [horns])
wind instruments [horns] arranger:
McKinley T. Jackson (Trombone player, songwriter, arranger and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Arco Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (lead vocals, background vocals), Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States (wind instruments [horns]), Studio Katy in Waterloo, Brabant wallon (Walloon Brabant), Wallonie (Wallonia), Belgium and Studio Katy in Waterloo, Brabant wallon (Walloon Brabant), Wallonie (Wallonia), Belgium (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
Studio Katy in Waterloo, Brabant wallon (Walloon Brabant), Wallonie (Wallonia), Belgium
edited at and remixed at:
Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 198) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 231)
recording of:
Sexual Healing
writer:
Odell Brown, Marvin Gaye and David Ritz (American author)
publisher:
April Music Publishing Inc., Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Bugpie Music Publishing, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd. and April Music Inc. (in 1982)
Marvin Gaye3.654:08
4There’s Nothing Like This
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recording of:
There’s Nothing Like This
lyricist and composer:
Omar Hammer
publisher:
Congo Music and PolyGram Music Publishing
Omar3.54:03
5A Love Supreme
recording of:
A Love Supreme
lyricist:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory) and Will Downing (American soul, house singer, songwriter and producer)
composer:
John Coltrane
is based on:
A Love Supreme (entire suite)
Will Downing3.54:47
6Joy and Pain
recording of:
Joy and Pain
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Beverly
Maze4:34
7Strawberry Letter 23
cover recording of:
Strawberry Letter 23
lyricist, writer and composer:
Shuggie Otis
publisher:
Shugiterius Music
The Brothers Johnson4.655:00
8I Found Lovin’
recording of:
I Found Lovin’
writer:
Johnny Flippin and Michael Walker (lead singer of The Fatback Band)
is based on:
If You Want to Party (I Found Lovin’) (All Saints)
Fatback Band4.54:10
9(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right
Millie Jackson3:59
10Hold Back the Night
recording of:
Hold Back the Night
writer:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter), Allan Felder and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Golden Fleece Music, Mured Music Co. and Reservoir 416
version of:
Scrub Board
The Trammps3:54
11It’s a Love Thing
recording of:
It’s a Love Thing
writer:
Dana Meyers and William Shelby
publisher:
Mykinda Music, Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd. and Spectrum VII
The Whispers3:49
12Love Come Down
recording of:
Love Come Down
lyricist and composer:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Evelyn “Champagne” King3:42
13Stay With Me Tonight
Jeffrey Osborne4:12
14Misty Blue
producer:
Tommy Couch (US producer, songwriter, engineer & studio owner), Wolf Stephenson and James Cary Stroud
cover recording of:
Misty Blue
lyricist and composer:
Bob Montgomery (USA)
publisher:
Reservoir One America and Talmont Music (publisher) (from 1966 to present)
Dorothy Moore43:32
15You’re the First, the Last, My Everything
engineer:
Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page and Barry White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1974)
recording of:
You’re the First, the Last, My Everything
writer:
Peter Sterling Radcliffe, Tony Sepe and Barry White
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), January Music Corp., Little A Music, My Baby’s Music Company, Sa‐Vette Music, Sa‐Vette Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc. and World Song Publishing Inc.
Barry White3.753:24
16Lovin’ You
producer:
Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer) and Stevie Wonder
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
congas:
Kwasi "Rocki" Dzidzornu
cymbal, drums (drum set), harmonica and piano:
El Toro Negro
drums (drum set) [drum kit]:
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer) and El Toro Negro
guitar:
Marlo Henderson and Michael Sembello
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) and Yvonne Wright
vocals:
Minnie Riperton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1993)
recording of:
Lovin’ You
writer:
Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly CI Ltd, Campbell Connelly Ltd., Dickiebird Music and Publishing Co., Embassy Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd.
Minnie Riperton3.653:21
17Dolly My Love
The Moments3:07
18This Is It
remixer:
Tom Moulton
recording of:
This Is It
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Melba Moore4.353:32
19Now Is the Time
recording of:
Now Is the Time
lyricist and composer:
Biddu (composer, songwriter, producer and musician)
publisher:
Chappell and Subiddu Music (publisher)
Jimmy James & the Vagabonds3:37
20Rescue Me
producer:
Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US songwriter and producer active in Chicago)
lead vocals:
Fontella Bass
arranger:
Phil Wright (American jazz pianist and assistant to Barbara Morrison)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1965) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1965)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 31)
recording of:
Rescue Me
writer:
Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US songwriter and producer active in Chicago)
publisher:
United Artists Music Co., Inc. (ended), Chevis Music Publ. Corp. and Reservoir 416
Fontella Bass4.52:50