Let Freedom Sing: The Music of the Civil Rights Movement

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Forty Acres and a Mule
Oscar Brown Jr.3:28
2People Get Ready
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 24), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 28) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 122)
recording of:
People Get Ready
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Impressions42:40
3Nobody Can Turn Me Around
The Mighty Clouds of Joy2:10
4I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1968)
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Solomon Burke (in 1968)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (in 1968)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
cover recording of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (in 1968)
writer:
Richard Lamb and Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist)
publisher:
Duane Music Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Solomon Burke2:52
5Respect
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
cornet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-02-14)
organ:
Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1967-02-14)
background vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-14) and Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
conductor:
Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 1), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 5), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World and New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 52)
cover recording of:
Respect (on 1967-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America
Aretha Franklin3.82:26
6The Motor City Is Burning
recording of:
The Motor City Is Burning
lyricist and composer:
Al Smith (US blues artist)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
John Lee Hooker42:52
7Cryin' in the Streets, Part 1
partial recording of:
Cryin' in the Streets
writer:
Ted Harris (Soul music writer), Sam Matter and Kerry Porter
George Perkins & The Silver Stars3:20
8Abraham, Martin, and John
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles3:04
9The Prayer
Ray Scott3:40
10Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud, Part 1
James Brown3:02
11And Black Is Beautiful
Nickie Lee3:02
12Sock It to 'Em Soul Brother
Bill Moss2:27
13Why I Sing the Blues, Part 1
B.B. King3:44
14I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself), Part 1
partial recording of:
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open the Door, I'll Get It Myself)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
James Brown3:14
15Stand!
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (on 1969-02-27)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (on 1969-02-27)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (on 1969-02-27)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (on 1969-02-27)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (on 1969-02-27)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (on 1969-02-27)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (on 1969-02-27)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (on 1969-02-27), Jerry Martini (on 1969-02-27), Freddie Stone (on 1969-02-27), Rose Stone (on 1969-02-27) and Sly Stone (on 1969-02-27)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 241)
recording of:
Stand! (on 1969-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone3.653:08
16Message From a Black Man
producer:
Norman Whitfield
recording of:
Message From a Black Man
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd.
The Temptations6:00
17Is It Because I'm Black
recording of:
Is It Because I'm Black
writer:
G. Watts, J. Jones (Chicago-based soul/R&B singer, songwriter & producer) and S. Johnson
Syl Johnson3:58
18I Was Born Blue
Swamp Dogg3:02
19Yes, We Can, Part 1
Lee Dorsey3:31
20We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue
assistant engineer:
Danny Turbeville
engineer:
Tom Flye and R.J. Anfinson
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
Riley Hampton and Gary Slabo
recording of:
We People Who Are Darker Than Blue
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue (William Parker arrangement)
composer:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
William Parker (US free jazz double bassist, multi-instrumentalist, poet & composer)
publisher:
Centering Music (publisher for William Parker)
arrangement of:
We People Who Are Darker Than Blue
Curtis Mayfield46:06
21Young, Gifted, and Black
Bob & Marcia3:14
▶CD 3

Credits

Release

liner notes:Chuck D
executive producer:Mike Jason
producer:Colin Escott
Bas Hartong
Mike Jason
mastering:Joseph M. Palmaccio
ASIN:US: B001MEJYG4 [info]