Mega Soul

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

Tracklist

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1I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
cover recording of:
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer) (in 1965) and Otis Redding (in 1965)
publisher:
East (US publishing company affiliated with BMI), Time (US publishing entity affiliated with BMI) and Wildwood Music Ltd.
Percy Sledge2:56
2My Prayer
recording of:
My Prayer
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., 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)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
The Platters3:24
3Move on Up
recording of:
Move On Up
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Camad Music Company (ended), Curtom Publishing Co Inc (ended), EMI Tunes Ltd, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Curtis Mayfield3:36
4Kiddio
recording of:
Kiddio
writer:
Brook Benton and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
Brook Benton2:34
5Nothing Can Stop Me
cover recording of:
Nothing Can Stop Me
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1968 to ????) and Jalynne Corporation (Publisher) (from 1968 to ????)
Gene Chandler2:54
6Oh No Not My Baby
recording of:
Oh No Not My Baby
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Maxine Brown2:35
7On Broadway
recording of:
On Broadway (Mann/Weil/Leiber/Stoller version for The Drifters)
additional writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems‐Col, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
version of:
On Broadway (original Mann/Weil version)
The Drifters2:55
8Raindrops
recording of:
Raindrops
lyricist and composer:
Dee Clark
Dee Clark2:48
9Ruler of My Heart
producer:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Ruler of My Heart (on 1962-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Naomi Neville
Irma Thomas3.52:40
10Soul TwistKing Curtis & The Noble Knights2:44
11(I Got) So Much Trouble in My MindSir Joe Quaterman & Free Soul3:09
12Do You Think There’s a ChanceLuther Ingram2:59
13Gimme Little Sign
recording of:
Gimme Little Sign
writer:
Alfred Smith, Joseph Hooven (songwriter, producer, label owner, publisher & trumpeter [Joseph Davis Hooven]) and Jerry Winn
publisher:
Arlovol Music, Bonnyview Music Corp., EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd and I’m Hip Productions (Active in the late 60’s)
Brenton Wood2:15
14Baby (You Got What It takes)
performer:
Brook Benton
cover recording of:
Baby, (You’ve Got What It Takes) (in 1959)
writer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer) and Murray Stein
publisher:
Sony/ATV Melody, The Clyde Otis Music Group (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Chappell Morris Ltd. (in 1951) and Vogue Music Corp. (in 1951)
Brook Benton & Dinah Washington4.52:44
15If You Don’t Know Me by Now
producer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
background vocals:
The Blue Notes (Harold Melvin’s group, 1954–mid‐1960s) (in 1972)
lead vocals:
Harold Melvin (in 1972)
arranger:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1972, in 1991)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1972)
recording of:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now (in 1972)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Mighty Three Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes3.753:29
16I Got the Feelin’ (live)
live recording of:
I Got the Feelin’ (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
James Brown2:18
17Feelings
Aaron Neville2:55
18Funky WomenMaceo Parker & All the Kings Men3:57
19Supernatural Thing (Part One)
partial recording of:
Supernatural Thing
composer:
Patrick Grant (Afro-American songwriter, singer & multi-instrumentalist a.k.a. Haras Fyre) and Gwen Guthrie (US singer, songwriter & pianist)
Ben E. King3:18
20Don’t It Make You Feel Good
Leroy Hutson3:01
21Across 110th Street
performer:
Peace (funk/soul, Bobby Womack collaborator, e.g "Across 110th Street")
recording of:
Across 110th Street
writer:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) and Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack4.53:50
22Ain’t No Sunshine
Al Jarreau2:03
23All in the Run of a Day
producer:
Barry White
vocals:
Barry White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Scepter Records, Inc. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
recording of:
All in the Run of a Day
writer:
Robert Staunton and Barry White
publisher:
Maravilla Music, Inc., Very Own Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Barry White2:45
24A Few More Kisses to GoIsaac Hayes2:51
25Lean on Me
Al Jarreau4:18