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Tracklist

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1The Day Is Past and Gone
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live cover recording of:
The Day Is Past and Gone (in 1956)
writer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”), Joe B. Junior and Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
24:56
2Precious Lord - Part 1
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live partial cover recording of:
Take My Hand, Precious Lord (in 1956)
lyricist and arranger:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
additional composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
George Nelson Allen (American composer from the 1800s)
3:23
3Sweet Lover
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Belton Evans (on 1960-11-29)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-11-29)
recording of:
Sweet Lover (on 1960-11-29)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer) and Sid Wyche
3:20
4Maybe I’m a Fool
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-01-10)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1961-01-10)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
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 1961)
recording of:
Maybe I’m a Fool (on 1961-01-10)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
33:14
5Love Is the Only Thing
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
recording of:
Love Is the Only Thing (on 1960-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
2:39
6Over the Rainbow
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1960-08-01)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
2:37
7Blue by Myself
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans
guitar:
Lord Westbrook
piano:
Ray Bryant
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears
trombone:
Quentin Jackson
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
recording of:
(Blue) By Myself (on 1960-11-17)
writer:
Joe Bailey (US double bassist and songwriter) and J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
2:36
8Right Now
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Skeeter Best (on 1960-08-01) and Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
recording of:
Right Now (on 1960-08-01)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
2:20
9Won’t Be Long
cover recording of:
Won’t Be Long
lyricist and composer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
publisher:
World Song Publishing Inc.
3:07
10While the Blood Runs Warm
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live cover recording of:
While the Blood Runs Warm (in 1956)
writer:
Ralph Bass and Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
3:03
11Yield Not to Temptation
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live recording of:
Yield Not to Temptation (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:56
12It Ain’t Necessarily So
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Belton Evans (on 1960-12-19)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-12-19)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-12-19)
tenor saxophone:
Warren Luckey (on 1960-12-19)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1960-12-19)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (on 1960-12-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
2:52
13Precious Lord - Part 2
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live partial cover recording of:
Take My Hand, Precious Lord (in 1956)
lyricist and arranger:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
additional composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
George Nelson Allen (American composer from the 1800s)
2:49
14Today I Sing the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-08-01)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
arranger:
Curtis Lewis
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 1961)
cover recording of:
Today I Sing the Blues (on 1960-08-01)
writer:
Curley Hamner
composer:
Curtis Lewis
publisher:
Bess Music and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:45
15Who Needs You
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1961-01-10)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
recording of:
Who Needs You? (on 1961-01-10)
writer:
Jeanne Burns and Billie Holiday
2:44