Soul Spectacular! The Greatest Soul Hits of All Time

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1Where Did Our Love Go
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Mike Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor) (on 1964-04-08)
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1964-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (on 1964-04-08)
foot stomps [footstomps]:
Michael Valvano (on 1964-04-08)
guitar:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (on 1964-04-08) and Eddie Willis (on 1964-04-08)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1964-04-08)
piano:
Earl Van Dyke (on 1964-04-08)
vibraphone:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1964-04-08)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard (on 1964-04-08) and Mary Wilson (on 1964-04-08)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1964-04-08)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-04-08)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 9), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 29) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 472)
recording of:
Where Did Our Love Go (on 1964-04-08)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Supremes52:36
2Shotgun
Jr. Walker & the All Stars3:00
3The “In” Crowd
Dobie Gray2:52
4Hurt So Bad
engineer:
Kevin Reeves (engineer)
producer:
Teddy Randazzo
mixer:
Ron Furmanek and Kevin Reeves (engineer)
arranger:
Teddy Randazzo
recording of:
Hurt So Bad
writer:
Bobby Wilding (US songwriter), Bobby Hart and Teddy Randazzo
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Teddy Randazzo Music and Vogue Music
Little Anthony & the Imperials52:19
5Got to Get You Off My Mind
recording of:
Got to Get You Off My Mind (Solomon Burke)
writer:
Dolores Burke, Solomon Burke, J.B. Moore (producer, composer) and Josephine Burke Moore
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI)
Solomon Burke2:35
6Yes, I’m Ready
recording of:
Yes, I’m Ready
lyricist and composer:
Barbara Mason
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Jamie Music Publishing Co.
Barbara Mason53:08
7Sitting in the Park
Billy Stewart3:37
8I Can’t Help Myself
recording engineer:
Russ Terrana
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Mike Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor) (in 1965)
bass [1962 Fender Precision Bass]:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (in 1965)
guitar [1964 Gibson Firebird III]:
Eddie Willis (in 1965)
guitar [Fender Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck]:
Joe Messina (in 1965)
guitar [Gibson L-5]:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (in 1965)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1965)
piano:
Earl Van Dyke (in 1965)
strings:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (in 1965)
tambourine:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (in 1965)
vibraphone:
Jack Brokensha (in 1965)
background vocals:
The Andantes (in 1965), Marlene Barrow (in 1965), Renaldo Benson (in 1965), Louvain Demps (in 1965), Abdul “Duke” Fakir (in 1965), Jackie Hicks (in 1965) and Lawrence Payton (in 1965)
lead vocals:
Levi Stubbs (in 1965)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1965)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 30), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 148), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 415) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 483)
recording of:
I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (in 1965)
lyricist:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
Four Tops3.62:46
9In the Midnight Hour
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-05-12)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-05-12)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-05-12)
piano:
Joe Hall (Memphis pianist) (on 1965-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton (on 1965-05-12) and Andrew Love (on 1965-05-12)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-05-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-05-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 5), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 134) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 218)
recording of:
In the Midnight Hour (on 1965-05-12)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East Publishing Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
Wilson Pickett32:35
10Rescue 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 Bass4.52:54
11I Got You (I Feel Good)
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (on 1965-05-06)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
alto saxophone:
Nat Jones (Saxophonist and organist, worked with James Brown) (on 1965-05-06) and Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist) (on 1965-05-06)
bass:
Bernard Odum (on 1965-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Melvin Parker (on 1965-05-06)
guitar:
Alphonso "Country" Kellum (on 1965-05-06) and Jimmy Nolen (on 1965-05-06)
organ:
Nat Jones (Saxophonist and organist, worked with James Brown) (on 1965-05-06)
tenor saxophone:
Al "Brisco" Clark (on 1965-05-06), St. Clair Pinckney (on 1965-05-06) and Eldee Williams (on 1965-05-06)
trombone:
Levi Rasbury (on 1965-05-06)
trumpet:
Joe Dupars (on 1965-05-06), Mike Ridley (on 1965-05-06) and Ron Tooley (American trumpeter) (on 1965-05-06)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1965-05-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1965), Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1965) and PolyGram Inc. (1978–1990) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1965-05-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 359)
cover recording of:
I Found You (a.k.a. I Got You (I Feel Good)) (on 1965-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co, Hudson Bay Music Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Try Me Inc.
James Brown4.552:48
12Seesaw
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-06-30)
producer:
Steve Cropper and Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-06-30)
bass guitar [bass]:
Duck Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-06-30)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-06-30)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-06-30)
keyboard:
Booker T. Jones (on 1965-06-30)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1965-06-30)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-06-30)
vocals:
Don Covay (on 1965-06-30)
recording of:
See Saw (on 1965-06-30)
writer:
Don Covay and Steve Cropper
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Don Covay & the Goodtimers3:01
13Cool Jerk
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1966-03-11)
vocals:
The Capitols (1960's Soul Vocal Trio) (on 1966-03-11)
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
Cool Jerk (on 1966-03-11)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Storball
publisher:
Trio Music Company and Aberbach (German publisher) (in 1967)
The Capitols2:36
14Barefootin’
recording of:
Barefootin’
lyricist and composer:
Robert Parker (American R&B singer and musician)
publisher:
Bonatemp Music Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1965, in 1967)
Robert Parker2:33
15When a Man Loves a Woman
producer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Quin Ivy
double bass:
Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1966-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1966-02-17)
farfisa [farfisa organ]:
Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
guitar:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) (on 1966-02-17)
vocals:
Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd. (The Henry Hadaway Organisation Ltd., music licensing), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (, in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 54) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
writer:
Calvin Lewis, Percy Sledge and Andrew Wright (US keyboardist)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher) (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1966 to present), Pronto (BMI‐affiliated publishing company) (in 1972) and Quinvy (record company and publisher) (in 1972)
Percy Sledge4.352:58
16Sunny
producer:
Jerry Ross (Philadelphia soul composer/producer)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
Sunny (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Hebb
publisher:
MRC Music Corp., Portable Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Bobby Hebb42:48
17B‐A‐B‐Y
recording of:
B-A-B-Y
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner/Chappell North America
Carla Thomas4.252:57
18Knock on Wood
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-07-13)
producer:
Steve Cropper
baritone saxophone:
probably Floyd Newman
bass guitar [bass]:
Duck Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-07-13)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-07-13)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-07-13)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1966-07-13) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
tenor saxophone:
probably Andrew Love (on 1966-07-13)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1966-07-13)
vocals:
Eddie Floyd (on 1966-07-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967)
recording of:
Knock on Wood (on 1966-07-13)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
adaptation of:
Potkraj na les
Eddie Floyd43:06
19But It’s Alright
recording of:
But It’s Alright
writer:
J.J. Jackson (soul/R&B singer/songwriter Jerome Louis Jackson) and Pierre Tubbs
J.J. Jackson2:53
20Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-07-06)
producer:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
lead vocals:
Lou Rawls (on 1966-07-06)
vocals:
Lou Rawls
conductor:
H.B. Barnum
arranger:
H.B. Barnum
recording of:
Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing (on 1966-07-06)
writer:
Dave Linden (Motown songwriter) and Ben Raleigh
publisher:
FP Wixen LLC, Rawlou Music, Wise Brothers Music LLC, ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Lou Rawls2:15
21Tell It Like It Is
producer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
Jazz City Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
Tell It Like It Is (in 1966)
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 Neville4.352:42
22The Dark End of the Street
James Carr2:31
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