Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947–1974

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1: 1947–52
▶CD 2: 1952–54
▶CD 3: 1955–57
▼CD 4: 1957–60
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1Young Blood
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 414)
recording of:
Young Blood
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber and Doc Pomus
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Records, EMI Broadcast Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Pomus Songs Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters22:21
2Mr. Lee
recording of:
Mr. Lee
writer:
Reather Dixon, Helen Gathers, Emma Pought, Jannie Pought and Laura Webb
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Bobbettes42:14
3Long Lonely Nights
Clyde McPhatter2:25
4Betty and Dupree
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-10-30)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-10-30)
bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1957-10-30)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1957-10-30), Al Caiola (on 1957-10-30) and Chuck Willis (on 1957-10-30)
piano:
Mike Stoller (on 1957-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1957-10-30)
xylophone:
Harry Breuer (on 1957-10-30)
background vocals:
Elise Bretton (on 1957-10-30), Carter Farris (on 1957-10-30), Bob Harter (on 1957-10-30), Marcia Nell (on 1957-10-30), Rudy Williams (vocals) (on 1957-10-30) and Myriam Workman (on 1957-10-30)
vocals:
Chuck Willis (on 1957-10-30)
Chuck Willis2:26
5What Am I Livin’ For?
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 35)
recording of:
What Am I Living For?
writer:
Art Harris and Fred Jay
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Chuck Willis2:28
6Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
performer:
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 13)
recording of:
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis
publisher:
Tideland Music Publishing Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Chuck Willis2:20
7Yakety Yak
recording of:
Yakety Yak
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
Twins (1988)
The Coasters31:50
8A Lover’s Question
Clyde McPhatter2:36
9I Cried a Tear
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Leon Cohen (woodwind player) (on 1958-09-11)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1958-09-11)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1958-09-11) and Al Caiola (on 1958-09-11)
piano:
Ernest Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1958-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1958-09-11)
trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1958-09-11)
background vocals:
Bill Marine (on 1958-09-11), Marcia Neil (on 1958-09-11), Jerry Packer (on 1958-09-11) and Mike Stewart (vocalist) (on 1958-09-11)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer)
conductor:
Reggie Obrecht (on 1958-09-11)
arranger:
Reggie Obrecht
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 38)
recording of:
I Cried a Tear (on 1958-09-11)
writer:
Fred Jay and Al Julia
LaVern Baker2:36
10The Right Time
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1958-10-28)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1958-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner (on 1958-10-28)
electric piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1958-10-28)
solo alto saxophone [alto sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-10-28)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1958-10-28) and Lee "Ricky" Harper" (trumpet player (Ray Charles)) (on 1958-10-28)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1958-10-28)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1958-10-28) and Margie Hendrix (on 1958-10-28)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-28)
cover recording of:
Night Time Is the Right Time (on 1958-10-28)
composer:
Lew Herman
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Planemar Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Tro-Essex Music
Ray Charles53:25
11Charlie Brown
recording of:
Charlie Brown
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters2:20
12What’d I Say, Part 1 & 2
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-18)
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford (on 1959-02-18)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1959-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Milt Turner (on 1959-02-18)
keyboard:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-02-18)
saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-18)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1959-02-18)
recording of:
What’d I Say
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ray Charles4.55:07
13There Goes My Baby
guitar:
Reggie Kimber (on 1959-03-06)
baritone vocals:
Dock Green (on 1959-03-06)
bass vocals:
Elsbeary Hobbs (on 1959-03-06)
lead vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1959-03-06)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1959-03-06)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1959-03-06)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and 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)
recorded at:
Coastal Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-06)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 2) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 193)
recording of:
There Goes My Baby (on 1959-03-06)
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell
publisher:
Jerome Leiber Music, Purple Starfish Music, Sherman Jot Enterprises Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Drifters4.52:11
14Along Came Jones
recording of:
Along Came Jones
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters2:57
15Let the Good Times Roll
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
flute and saxophone:
Frank Wess (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23) and Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23) and Melba Liston (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Ernie Royal (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23) and Snookie Young (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
recorded at:
6 West Recording in New York, New York, United States (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
cover recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
writer:
Fleecie Moore (in 1946) and Sam Theard (in 1946)
publisher:
Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP), Theard Swanson Publishing and Warock Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
Ray Charles2:52
16Poison Ivy
recording of:
Poison Ivy
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters32:42
17Dance With Me
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)
recording of:
Dance With Me
writer:
Lewis Lebish, Jerry Leiber, Irving Nahan, Mike Stoller and George Treadwell
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Drifters52:25
18Just for a Thrill
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass:
Wendell Marshall (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
valve trombone:
Bob Brookmeyer (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
6 West Recording in New York, New York, United States (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
cover recording of:
Just for a Thrill (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Ray Charles3:25
19This Magic Moment
recording of:
This Magic Moment
lyricist and composer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
The Drifters2:34
20Save the Last Dance for Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-05-19)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1960-05-19)
baritone vocals:
Dock Green and Doc Green (on 1960-05-19)
bass vocals:
Elsbeary Hobbs (on 1960-05-19)
lead vocals:
Benny Nelson (on 1960-05-19)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1960-05-19) and Johnny Williams (soul/blues vocalist) (on 1960-05-19)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-05-19)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and 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: 1960 (number: 12) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 182)
recording of:
Save the Last Dance for Me (on 1960-05-19)
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated), Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rumbalero Music Inc., Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., 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, Hill & Range (publisher) (in 1974) and Trio Music (publisher) (in 1974)
The Drifters52:29
21Shopping for Clothes
recording of:
Shoppin’ for Clothes
writer:
Kent Harris (Boogaloo), Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Five Points Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
version of:
Clothesline (Wrap It Up)
The Coasters3:00
22Spanish Harlem
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 350)
recording of:
Spanish Harlem
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Unichappell Music
Ben E. King52:59
23Young Boy Blues
Ben E. King42:20
24Stand by Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-10-27)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
H.H.O. Ltd (music licensing)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 121) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131)
recording of:
Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
publisher:
Mike Stoller
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music (publisher) and Unichappell Music
Ben E. King4.653:00
25Gee Whiz
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 29)
recording of:
Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)
lyricist and composer:
Carla Thomas
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Carla Thomas2:22
26Saved
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Rudy Powell (on 1960-12-07)
bass:
Abie Baker (on 1960-12-07)
bass drum:
Sticks Evans (on 1960-12-07)
guitar:
Phil Spector (on 1960-12-07)
membranophone:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1960-12-07)
organ:
Lilton Mitchell (on 1960-12-07)
piano:
Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer) (on 1960-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1960-12-07)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1960-12-07) and Dick Vance (on 1960-12-07)
vibraphone:
Eddie Costa (on 1960-12-07)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1960-12-07)
conductor:
Howard Biggs (on 1960-12-07)
arranger:
Howard Biggs
recording of:
Saved (on 1960-12-07)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
LaVern Baker32:58
27Just Out of Reach (of My Empty Arms)
Solomon Burke2:47
▶CD 5: 1961–65
▶CD 6: 1965–67
▶CD 7: 1967–69
▶CD 8: 1970–74