The Best Soul Album in the World… Ever!

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

Tracklist

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▼CD 3
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1Feeling Good
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Hal Mooney
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1965-01-15)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1965-01-15)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1965-01-15)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (on 1965-01-15)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Feeling Good (on 1965-01-15)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd and Musical Comedy Prods.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
Nina Simone4.152:53
2It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
engineer:
Ron Lenhoff
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1966-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1966-02-16)
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1966-02-16)
trumpet:
Dud Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1966-02-16), Waymon Reed (on 1966-02-16) and Lammar Wright (on 1966-02-16)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) (on 1966-02-16)
recorded at:
Talent Masters Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 123)
recording of:
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (on 1966-02-16)
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Betty Jean Newsome
James Brown & The Famous Flames4.352:45
3Mad About the Boy
bass:
Keter Betts (on 1952-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1952-03-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1952-03-24)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1952-03-24)
orchestra:
Walter Rodell and His Orchestra (on 1952-03-24)
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Dinah Washington4.53:00
4At Last
recording of:
At Last
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Etta James3:00
5Piece of My Heart
vocals:
Erma Franklin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1967)
recording of:
Piece of My Heart
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
Erma Franklin3.352:33
6I Can’t Stand the Rain
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 24) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 197)
recording of:
I Can’t Stand the Rain (in 1973)
writer:
Don Bryant, Bernard Miller and Ann Peebles
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing (in 1977)
Ann Peebles4.252:30
7Walk On By
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1964-10-05 until 1964-10-07)
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
conductor:
Belford C. Hendricks (from 1964-10-05 until 1964-10-07)
arranger:
Belford C. Hendricks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1964) 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 1965, in 1992)
cover recording of:
Walk On By (from 1964-10-05 until 1964-10-07)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Aretha Franklin2:50
8Son of a Preacher Man
recording of:
Son of a Preacher Man
writer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Dusty Springfield2:24
9Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. 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
music quoted on:
Tears Dry on Their Own
Diana Ross4:07
10You’re the First, the Last, My Everything
engineer:
Frank Kejmar (engineer)
producer:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page and Barry White
recording of:
You’re the First, the Last, My Everything
writer:
Peter Sterling Radcliffe, Tony Sepe and Barry White
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Little A Music, My Baby's Music Company, Sa‐Vette Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and World Song Publishing Inc.
Barry White3.653:26
11Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, 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)
The Temptations6:57
12Theme From Shaft
recording of:
Theme From Shaft
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 44)
Isaac Hayes4:39
13Family Affair
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 57) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 138)
recording of:
Family Affair
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone4.653:05
14Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love) (remastered)
recording of:
Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)
lyricist and composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and William Hart (of The Delfonics)
The Delfonics1:59
15War
performer:
Edwin Starr
cover recording of:
War (on 1970-05-15)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Edwin Starr4.253:21
16Soul City Walk
recording of:
The Soul City Walk
writer:
Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
Archie Bell & the Drells4:15
17Hold Back the Night
recording of:
Hold Back the Night
writer:
Ron Baker, Allan Felder and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Golden Fleece Music, Mured Music Co. and Reservoir 416
version of:
Scrub Board
The Trammps3:47
18There Goes My First Love
recording of:
There Goes My First Love
writer:
Roger Greenaway and Barry Mason (English songwriter)
The Drifters3:02
19Jack and Jill
Raydio4:35
20Ms. Grace
recording of:
Ms. Grace
writer:
Johanna Hall and John Hall (US guitarist/vocalist for Orleans, later US congressman)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
The Tymes53:23