It’s So Fine: The Complete Singles As & Bs 1953 - 1959

~ Release by LaVern Baker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1How Can You Leave a Man Like This
recording of:
How Can You Leave A Man Like This?
lyricist and composer:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer), Nugetre (US American Songwriter, producer), Otis Redding and Jerry Wexler
32:40
2Soul on Fire
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Pinky Williams (on 1953-06-19)
bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1953-06-19)
guitar:
Jimmy Lewis (played guitar on "Soul on Fire" in 1953) (on 1953-06-19)
membranophone:
Sylvester Payne (on 1953-06-19)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1953-06-19)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Mitchell (on 1953-06-19)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1953-06-19)
conductor:
Gene Redd (Senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man)
arranger:
Gene Redd (Senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man)
recording of:
Soul on Fire (on 1953-06-19)
writer:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer), Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
53:05
3Living My Life for You
33:09
4I Can’t Hold out Any Longer
43:06
5Tomorrow Night
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1954-10-20)
other instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
tenor saxophone:
Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1954-10-20)
background vocals:
The Gliders (on 1954-10-20)
lead vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1954-10-20)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer)
cover recording of:
Tomorrow Night (on 1954-10-20)
writer:
Sam Coslow and Wilhelm Grosz (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Wilhelm Grosz Music Co
53:15
6Tweedle Dee
recording of:
Tweedlee Dee
lyricist and composer:
Winfield Scott (in 1954)
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music
3:07
7That’s All I Need
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1955-02-20)
guitar:
Mickey Baker (on 1955-02-20)
tenor saxophone:
Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1955-02-20)
background vocals:
The Gliders (on 1955-02-20)
lead vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1955-02-20)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer)
recording of:
That’s All I Need (on 1955-02-20)
writer:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer), Howard Biggs and Lincoln Chase
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
42:35
8Bop Ting a Ling
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1955-02-20)
guitar:
Mickey Baker (on 1955-02-20)
tenor saxophone:
Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1955-02-20)
background vocals:
The Gliders (on 1955-02-20)
lead vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1955-02-20)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer)
recording of:
Bop-Ting-a-Ling (on 1955-02-20)
writer:
William Garrett and Clarence Paul
53:04
9That Lucky Old Sun
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer)
recording of:
That Lucky Old Sun
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1949)
composer:
Beasley Smith (in 1949)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
42:56
10Play It Fair
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1955-07-14)
bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1955-07-14)
other instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
tenor saxophone:
Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1955-07-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-07-14)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1955-07-14) and Shad Collins (on 1955-07-14)
background vocals:
The Gliders (on 1955-07-14)
lead vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1955-07-14)
recording of:
Play It Fair (on 1955-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Campbell (US songwriter)
42:59
11My Happiness Forever
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
other instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
background vocals:
The Gliders (on 1955-12-21)
lead vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1955-12-21)
recording of:
My Happiness Forever (on 1955-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Doc Pomus
42:48
12Get Up Get Up (You Sleepy Head)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
other instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
background vocals:
The Gliders (on 1956-01-10)
lead vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1956-01-10)
recording of:
Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head) (on 1956-01-10)
writer:
Jim Breedlove (1950s rocker) and Joan White
42:22
13Fee Fi Fo Fum
42:43
14I’ll Still Do the Same for You
42:36
15Jim Dandy
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
other instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
background vocals:
The Gliders (on 1955-12-21)
lead vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1955-12-21)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 344)
recording of:
Jim Dandy (on 1955-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Lincoln Chase
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
4.52:13
16Tra La La
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer)
recording of:
Tra La La (on 1956-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Parker (50s US jazz singer/songwriter/author)
32:13
17Still
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
other instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1956-06-14)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
arranger:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
Still (on 1956-06-14)
writer:
Dorian Burton (New York-based singer, songwriter and producer) and Howard Plummer, Jr.
42:24
18I Can’t Love You Enough
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
other instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1956-06-14)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
arranger:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
I Can't Love You Enough (on 1956-06-14)
writer:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer), Dorian Burton (New York-based singer, songwriter and producer) and Howard Plummer, Jr.
42:40
19Jim Dandy Got Married
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Billy Johnson (1950s alto sax) (on 1957-03-15)
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1957-03-15)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1957-03-15)
membranophone:
Ray Martinez (on 1957-03-15)
piano:
Ernie Freeman (on 1957-03-15)
tenor saxophone:
Plas Johnson (on 1957-03-15)
trumpet:
John Anderson (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-03-15) and Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-03-15)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1957-03-15)
conductor:
Ernie Freeman
arranger:
Ernie Freeman
recording of:
Jim Dandy (on 1957-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Lincoln Chase
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
42:10
20The Game of Love
42:37
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