Ultimate ’70s R&B Smashes!

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Patches
cover recording of:
Patches
writer:
Ronald Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer) and Norman Johnson (US soul singer, R&B songwriter & producer)
Clarence Carter3:03
2The Ghetto, Part 1
recording of:
The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway)
writer:
Donny Hathaway and Leroy Hutson
publisher:
Don‐Pow and Peer International (BMI; Peer Int'l or Peer-International)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Ltd.
Donny Hathaway2:46
3Don’t Knock My Love, Part 1
recording of:
Don’t Knock My Love
composer:
Wilson Pickett and Brad Shapiro (Producer, arranger, bass player and songwriter)
Wilson Pickett2:16
4Rock 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 (American bassist) (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 (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) (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 (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (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 (soul vocalist) (on 1971-02-16)
horn arranger:
Tom Dowd
strings and woodwind arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1971, in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (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 Franklin3.753:15
5I’ll Be Around
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners) (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners) (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (A lead vocalist of The Spinners) (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
remixer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
I’ll Be Around (in 1973)
composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Phil Hurtt
publisher:
Mighty Three Music Ld. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Spinners53:13
6Right Place Wrong Time
recording engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano, piano and tambourine:
Allen Toussaint
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Joseph Modeliste
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
organ:
Art Neville
saxophone:
Gary Brown (US saxophonist from Louisiana)
solo guitar:
David Spinozza
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Robbie Montgomery and Allen Toussaint
lead vocals:
Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Allen Toussaint
performer:
The Bonaroo horn section and The Meters
arranger and vocals arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Right Place Wrong Time
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Mystical Light Music and Walden Music, Inc.
Dr. John3.652:56
7Sideshow
engineer:
Carl Parualo, Kenny Present, Jay Mark, Don Murray (producer / engineer) and Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1973)
vocals:
Blue Magic (US R&B/soul vocal quintet) (in 1973)
conductor:
Don Renaldo (in 1973: brass [horns], strings)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Don Renaldo
arranger:
Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recording of:
Sideshow (in 1973)
writer:
Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli
publisher:
Poo Poo Publishing Co., Reservoir One America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zella Music
Blue Magic54:13
8Pick Up the Pieces
recording of:
Pick Up the Pieces
writer:
Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie, Malcolm Duncan, Robbie McIntosh (Scottish drummer for Average White Band), Onnie McIntyre (Scottish guitarist and vocalist) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Average Music, BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Bug Music Ltd., Fairwood Music (USA) Inc. (affiliated to ASCAP), Fairwood Music Ltd. and Joe’s Songs Inc. (publisher, ASCAP‐affiliated)
Average White Band33:05
9The Berha Butt Boogie, Part 1
The Jimmy Castor Bunch3:16
10Supernatural Thing, Part 1
Ben E. King3:27
11Disco Inferno
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1977) and WEA International (imprint of WEA International Inc., not likely used since ca. 1990) (in 1977)
recording of:
Disco Inferno
writer:
Leroy Green (disco/soul songwriter) and Ron Kersey
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), peermusic (“Peermusic—the global independent”), Reservoir 416, Reservoir Media Management, Inc. and Six Strings Music
The Trammps53:37
12Slide
Slave3:25
13Firecracker
Mass Production5:03
14We Are Family
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 444)
recording of:
We Are Family
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sister Sledge43:37