The Very Best Of

~ Release by Billy Paul (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Your Song
producer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
cover recording of:
Your Song
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) (ended), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
music quoted on:
Dandelions (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
music quoted on:
Terrafirminator (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
part of:
Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)
6:32
2Me and Mrs Jones
producer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
performer:
MFSB (in 1972)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1972)
recording of:
Me and Mrs. Jones (in 1972)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble, Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
54:46
3People Power
4:19
4It's Too Late
producer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
cover recording of:
It’s Too Late
lyricist:
Toni Stern
composer:
Carole King
dedicated to:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:32
5Brown Baby
producer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
recording of:
Brown Baby
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:35
6America (We Need the Light)
5:23
7Everybody People
3:53
8Compared to What
5:20
9Love Buddies
3:40
10I've Got So Much to Live For
4:48
11When Love Is New
recording of:
When Love Is New
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
5:31
12The Whole Town's Talking
4:47
13Billy's Back Home
recording of:
Billy's Back Home
lyricist and composer:
Dexter Wansel
4:31