The Greatest R&B Hits of All Time

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

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Outa-Space
recording of:
Outa Space
composer:
Joe Greene (American songwriter) and Billy Preston
Billy Preston4:09
2I Heard It Through the Grapevine
producer:
Norman Whitfield
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
organ:
Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
background vocals:
The Andantes (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 80) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119)
recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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
recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (on 1967-04-10)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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
Marvin Gaye3.93:14
3Tell Mama
Etta James2:23
4Hey There Lonely Girl
recording of:
Hey There Lonely Girl
lyricist:
Earl S. Shuman (composer / lyricist)
composer:
Leon Carr
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Eddie Holman4.653:35
5Hollywood Swinging
recording of:
Hollywood Swinging
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Richard Westfield (Kool & The Gang member), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Old River Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Kool & the Gang4:33
6My Prerogative
recording of:
My Prerogative
writer:
Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member), Gene Griffin and Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer)
publisher:
Bobby Brown Music, Cal-Gene Music, Donril Music, EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Bobby Brown4:37
7Groovy Situation
Gene Chandler3:13
8I Feel Good All Over
engineer:
Hill Swimmer
executive producer:
Cassandra Mills and Stephanie Mills
producer:
Nick Martinelli (record producer)
bass:
Douglas Grigsby III
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daryl Burgee
guitar:
Randy Bowland
piano:
Donald Robinson (keyboards)
synthesizer:
Randy Cantor
background vocals:
Cynthia Biggs, Deborah Dukes, Annette Hardeman (vocals, Singer & song writer), Gabriel Hardeman (singer, songwriter), Charlene Holloway (Singer, backing vocalist) and Gordon Scott (singer)
arranger:
Gabriel Hardeman (singer, songwriter) and Nick Martinelli (record producer)
recording of:
I Feel Good All Over (I Feel Good)
writer:
Annette Hardeman (vocals, Singer & song writer) and Gabriel Hardeman (singer, songwriter)
Stephanie Mills5:01
9Early in the Morning
recording of:
Early in the Morning
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
The Gap Band3:57
10I'm So Proud
recording of:
I’m So Proud
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
EMI Waterford Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works), 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 (holding company - do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1964 to ????)
The Impressions2:48
11(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again
L.T.D.4:45
12Three Times a Lady
lead vocals:
Lionel Richie
recording of:
Three Times a Lady
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Commodores3.653:36
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