Let Freedom Sing: The Music of the Civil Rights Movement

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
electric guitar:
Burt Jones (US 1960/70s guitar player) (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
electric piano and piano:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
flute and saxophone:
Hubert Laws (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
lead vocals:
Gil Scott‐Heron (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
conductor:
Johnny Pate (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
part of:
CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 258)
recording of:
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (from 1971-04-19 until 1971-04-20)
composer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
Gil Scott‐Heron3.53:06
2(For God’s Sake) Give More Power to the People
recording of:
(For God’s Sake) Give More Power to the People
lyricist and composer:
Eugene Record
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
The Chi‐Lites3:54
3Smiling Faces Sometimes
producer:
Norman Whitfield
orchestrator:
Jerry Long (Motown songwriter Jerry Long, Sr.)
cover recording of:
Smiling Faces Sometimes
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
recording of:
Smiling Faces Sometimes
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
The Undisputed Truth4.53:17
4Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
producer:
Marvin Gaye
mixer:
Lawrence Miles (on 1971-05-06)
conductor:
David Van dePitte
arranger:
David Van dePitte
recording of:
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
composer:
Marvin Gaye and James Nyx (R&B songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Marvin Gaye4.355:29
5Hercules
recording of:
Hercules
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell North America
Aaron Neville3:41
6Get Up, Stand Up
recording engineer:
Sylvan Morris
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records) and The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
mixer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer) and Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1973-04)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1973-04)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1973-04) and Peter Tosh (in 1973-04)
keyboard:
Earl “Wya” Lindo (in 1973-04)
percussion:
Alvin “Seeco” Patterson (in 1973-04) and Bunny Wailer (in 1973-04)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1973-04) and Bunny Wailer (in 1973-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1973, from 1973 until 1983)
recorded at:
Harry J’s Recording Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1973-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 260) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 296)
recording of:
Get Up, Stand Up (in 1973-04)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Peter Tosh
publisher:
Because Éditions, Campbell Connelly France, Cayman Music, Odnil Music, Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Stuck On Music (in 1974)
Bob Marley & The Wailers4.153:16
7Fight the Power, Part 1
partial recording of:
Fight the Power
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper
recording of:
Fight the Power
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper
The Isley Brothers53:21
8Give the People What They Want
recording of:
Give the People What They Want
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The O’Jays54:13
9Black Is Black
samples:
Controversy (album version) by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and The Bottle by Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer)
Jungle Brothers3:39
10Sister Rosa
recording of:
Sister Rosa
writer:
Daryl Johnson, Charles Moore (New Orleans guitarist), Cyril Neville Jr., Charmaine Neville, Cyril Neville and Jason Neville
The Neville Brothers13:32
11The Pride
Chuck D4:28
12Unity
Sounds of Blackness3:53
13None of Us Are Free
recording engineer and mixer:
S. “Husky” Höskulds
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
additional tenor saxophone:
Bennie Wallace (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
double bass:
David Piltch (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist) (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
guest organ:
Rudy Copeland (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
guitar:
Chris Bruce (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
keyboard and piano:
Dave Palmer (American keyboardist from Texas) (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
additional background vocals:
Niki Haris (US singer and dancer) (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28) and Jean McClain (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
guest vocals:
The Blind Boys of Alabama (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
lead vocals:
Solomon Burke (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
cover recording of:
None of Us Are Free (from 2002-02-25 until 2002-02-28)
writer:
Barry Mann, Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Dyad Music Ltd.
Solomon Burke55:31
14Eyes on the Prize
The Sojourners3:46
15Down in Mississippi
recording engineer and mixer:
Martin Pradler
producer:
Joachim Cooder and Ry Cooder
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
cover recording of:
Down in Mississippi (in 2007)
writer:
J.B. Lenoir
Mavis Staples4:58
16Free at Last
The Blind Boys of Alabama3:31

Credits

Release

liner notes:Chuck D
executive producer:Mike Jason
producer:Colin Escott
Bas Hartong
Mike Jason
mastering:Joseph M. Palmaccio
ASIN:US: B001MEJYG4 [info]