The Ultimate Soul Collection, Volume 2

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

Tracklist

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▼CD 2
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1The Tracks of My Tears
recording of:
The Tracks of My Tears
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:53
2Please Please Please
recording of:
Please, Please, Please
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames)
publisher:
Intersong Music and Jadar Music Corp.
James Brown2:45
3I've Been Loving You Too Long
recording of:
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer) (in 1965) and Otis Redding (in 1965)
publisher:
East (US publishing company affiliated with BMI), Time (US publishing entity affiliated with BMI) and Wildwood Music Ltd.
Otis Redding3:15
4Could It Be I'm Falling in Love
recording of:
Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
writer:
Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Spinners4:11
5Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
cover recording of:
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
Gladys Knight & the Pips43:45
6Up on the Roof
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-06-28)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1962-06-28)
baritone vocals:
Dock Green (on 1962-06-28)
bass vocals:
Tommy Evans (US r&b bass vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1962-06-28)
lead vocals:
Rudy Lewis (on 1962-06-28)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1962-06-28)
conductor:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) (on 1962-06-28)
arranger:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 2), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 113) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 375)
recording of:
Up on the Roof (on 1962-06-28)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), 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 Drifters52:38
7634-5789
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-12-20)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-12-20)
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-12-20)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-12-20)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1965-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Charles "Packy" Axton (on 1965-12-20) and Andrew Love (on 1965-12-20)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1965-12-20)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-12-20)
recording of:
634‒5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) (on 1965-12-20)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
Wilson Pickett2:59
8Got to Get You Off My Mind
Solomon Burke1:58
9It Tears Me Up
recording of:
It Tears Me Up
writer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn
Percy Sledge2:49
10When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
recording of:
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
composer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
Sam & Dave3:17
11Ain't No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
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 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 280) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers4.452:05
12(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1967-02-16)
piano:
Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-16)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (on 1967-02-16), Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-16) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1967-02-16)
choir vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-16) and The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-02-16)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-16)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-16)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 4) (number: 10) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 90)
cover recording of:
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (on 1967-02-16)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
additional writer:
Jerry Wexler
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. 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
Aretha Franklin4.252:45
13I'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 Impressions2:50
14Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
recording of:
Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me
lyricist and composer:
Ray Whitley (60s/70s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
The Tams2:24
15Respect Yourself
edit of:
Respect Yourself by The Staple Singers
recording of:
Respect Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Luther Ingram and Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) (in 1988) and Klondike Enterprises (publisher) (in 1988)
The Staple Singers53:30
16Give Me Just a Little More Time
recording of:
Give Me Just a Little More Time (Dunbar/Wayne)
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
Holland Group Productions Inc.
Chairmen of the Board52:41
17Mercy Mercy
Don Covay2:26
18Soul Dressing
recording of:
Soul Dressing
composer:
Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Booker T. Jones and Lewie Steinberg
publisher:
Al Jackson Jr. Music and Irving Music (BMI)
Booker T. & the MG’s2:31
19The Ghetto
recording of:
The Ghetto
writer:
Donny Hathaway and Leroy Hutson
Donny Hathaway6:52
20Be Thankful for What You've Got
recording of:
Be Thankful for What You Got
lyricist and composer:
William DeVaughn
publisher:
Delicious Apple Music Corp., EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., H&R Lastrada Music, Melomega Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC
William DeVaughn3:46
21Oh Girl
recording of:
Oh Girl
lyricist and composer:
Eugene Record
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
The Chi‐Lites3:38
22Lovin' You
vocals:
Minnie Riperton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1993)
recording of:
Lovin’ You
writer:
Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly CI Ltd, Campbell Connelly Ltd., Dickiebird Music and Publishing Co., Embassy Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Minnie Riperton3.653:20