Mega Soul

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Thank You for Letting Me Be Myself Again
recording of:
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Maceo Parker & All the Kings Men3:04
2It’s Too Funky in Here (live)
live recording of:
It’s Too Funky in Here
lyricist and composer:
George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist), Robert Alton Miller (songwriter and multi-instrumentalist), Brad Shapiro (Producer, arranger, bass player and songwriter) and Walter N. Shaw (composer, lyricist)
publisher:
Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing
James Brown3:02
3Crying in the Chappel
cover recording of:
Crying in the Chapel
lyricist and composer:
Artie Glenn (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Morris Ltd., Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Mijac Music
The Platters2:45
4My Special Prayer
recording of:
My Special Prayer
lyricist and composer:
Wini Scott
publisher:
Peter Maurice (publisher) (in 1972)
Percy Sledge2:58
5Tell It Like It Is
recording engineer:
Cosimo Matassa (in 1966-11)
producer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Chuck Badie (US jazz/R&B bassist) (in 1966-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Albert (June) Gardner (US jazz drummer and bandleader) (in 1966-11)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) (in 1966-11)
guitar:
"Deacon" John Moore (in 1966-11)
piano:
Willie Tee (US keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter and producer) (in 1966-11)
tenor saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist) (in 1966-11)
trumpet:
Emery Thomas (in 1966-11)
background vocals [backup vocal]:
Tami Lynn (in 1966-11)
vocals:
Aaron Neville (in 1966-11)
recorded at:
Cosimo Matassa's Studio (New Orleans, circa 1956-1968) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1966-11)
recording of:
Tell It Like It Is
writer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Lee Diamond
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Olrap Publishing Co., Inc.
Aaron Neville2:36
6Mix It Up
The Stridells2:17
7I Don’t Know What It Is but I Am Sure Is Funky
Ripple3:23
8Runaway Love
recording of:
Runaway Love
lyricist and composer:
Gil Askey
publisher:
Andrask Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Gemigo Publishing Company Inc. (from 1978 to ????)
Linda Clifford3:50
9Chapel of Love
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 18) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 279)
recording of:
Chapel of Love
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), 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), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Dixie Cups42:43
10Feel the Need in Me
recording of:
Feel the Need in Me
lyricist and composer:
Abrim Tilmon
publisher:
Bridgeport Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Detroit Emeralds3:17
11Wishing on a Star
recording of:
Wishing on a Star
lyricist and composer:
Billie Calvin (Billie Rae Calvin)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America
Rose Royce2:48
12Fug
recording of:
Fug
writer:
Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio
Cymande2:52
13It Takes Two to Do Wrong
recording of:
It Takes Two to Do Wrong
writer:
Bobby Patterson (Dallas blues vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/producer) and Jerry Strickland
Bobby Patterson2:02
14A Rainy Night in Georgia
recording of:
Rainy Night in Georgia
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Songs Limited
Brook Benton3:00
15River Deep Mountain High
recording of:
River Deep – Mountain High
writer:
Jeff Barry (in 1966), Ellie Greenwich (in 1966) and Phil Spector (in 1966)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Belinda Music, Bug Music (Windswept Account), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Mecolico Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Polygram Music Publishing, Warner Chappell, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), 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) and 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing)
Ike & Tina Turner3:56
16Only You
recording of:
Only You
lyricist, writer and composer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (publisher) (in 1973)
The Platters2:45
17That’s the Way I Feel About Cha
Bobby Womack4:28
18Make Me Twice the Man
The Notations3:38
19Not Just Knee Deep
recording of:
(Not Just) Knee Deep
lyricist and composer:
George Clinton (US funk musician)
publisher:
Bridgeport Music, Inc.
Funkadelic2:49
20Never Gonna Stop
Linda Clifford4:35
21You’re So Special
Rasputin Slash3:59
22Sexual Healing (live)
live 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 Gaye3:23
23Colour My World Blue
Ann Sexton2:42
24Nature Boy
Nat King Cole2:52
25I Remember Christmas
The Stridells2:39
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