Funk & Soul Classics

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Copyright: © 2022 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
℗ 2022 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-20 02:40 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Freddie’s Dead (single edit version)
Curtis Mayfield3:19
2Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)
recording engineer:
Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick
engineer:
Ron Albert, Chuck Kirkpatrick and Lewis Hahn
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Tommy McClure (on 1970-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Sammy Creason (on 1970-03-10)
guitar:
Charlie Freeman (on 1970-03-10)
keyboard:
Jim Dickinson (on 1970-03-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1970-03-10)
background vocals:
Margaret Branch (on 1970-03-10), Brenda Bryant (on 1970-03-10) and Almeda Lattimore (on 1970-03-10)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1970-03-10)
horn arranger:
Tom Dowd
strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1970) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1970-03-10)
cover recording of:
Don’t Play That Song (You Lied) (on 1970-03-10)
writer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Betty Nelson
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Aretha Franklin42:59
3I Can’t Stop Dancing
Archie Bell & The Drells2:25
4Good Old Funky Music (single version)
The Meters2:21
5Soul Sister, Brown Sugar
recording of:
Soul Sister, Brown Sugar
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell North America
Sam & Dave2:30
6Galaxy (edit version)
recording of:
Galaxy
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher), Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
publisher:
Far Out Music
War34:47
7My Heart Needs a Break (single version)
Linda Jones2:48
8Toe‐Hold
Johnnie Taylor2:52
9Some Guys Have All the Luck
recording of:
Some Guys Have All the Luck
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Fortgang
The Persuaders3:31
10Expressway (to Your Heart)
producer:
Booker T. & the MG’s
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
guitar:
Steve Cropper
organ:
Booker T. Jones
Booker T. & the M.G.'s3:05
11Disco to Go
Brides Of Funkenstein35:07
12Do You Wanna Do a Thing
Ben E. King34:25
13Rainbow In Your Eyes (2012 Japan remaster)
Al Jarreau3:06
14Chicken Heads
Black Heat4:14
15The Best Thing You Ever Had
recording of:
The Best Thing You Ever Had
writer:
G. Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Candi Staton2:26
16Get Out of My Life Woman
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1968)
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Solomon Burke (in 1968)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (in 1968)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
cover recording of:
Get Out of My Life, Woman (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Solomon Burke3:22
17I Believe in Music (7″ version)
Mass Production4:05
18Both Ends Against the Middle
Jackie Moore2:30
19Don’t Do That! (single version)
The Jimmy Castor Bunch3:17
20She Don’t Love You Like I Love You
Bettye LaVette2:45
21Your Love
Graham Central Station & Larry Graham3:20
22Our Love Don’t Come That Easy
Irma Thomas2:03
23I Can Understand It (single version; remastered)
The Valentinos3:58
24I Like Funkin’ With You
T-Connection5:03
25My Little Lady (single version)
Bloodstone2:40
26Roll with the Punches
Carol Fran2:06
27What Is Hip?
Tower Of Power55:05
28Soul Train (single version; remastered)
Charles Wright3:46
29A Funky Situation
Wilson Pickett3:56
30Slip and Do It
Betty Wright3:15