Sweet Soul Music: 28 Scorching Classics From 1969

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Everyday People
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (in 1969)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (in 1969)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (in 1969)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (in 1969)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (in 1969)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (in 1969)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1969), Jerry Martini (in 1969), Freddie Stone (in 1969), Rose Stone (in 1969) and Sly Stone (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1969)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 109) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 145)
recording of:
Everyday People (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Sly & the Family Stone4.152:22
2I Forgot to Be Your Lover
recording of:
I Forgot to Be Your Lover
writer:
William Bell and Booker T. Jones
publisher:
East Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Group
William Bell2:40
3Build Me Up Buttercup
music videos:
Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations (British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970)
recording of:
Build Me Up Buttercup
writer:
Mike d’Abo and Tony Macaulay
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
The Foundations42:53
4Can I Change My Mind
recording of:
Can I Change My Mind
writer:
Barry Despenza and Carl Wolfolk
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Tyrone Davis2:48
5There’ll Come a Time
Betty Everett2:45
6Take Care of Your Homework
Johnnie Taylor2:38
7Twenty‐Five Miles
Edwin Starr3:20
8Foolish Fool
recording of:
Foolish Fool
composer:
Ed Townsend
Dee Dee Warwick3:27
9Soul Shake
recording of:
Soul Shake
Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson2:25
10Only the Strong Survive
producer:
Gamble-Huff
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1968)
recording of:
Only the Strong Survive (in 1968)
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer), Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) and Kenny Gamble
publisher:
Blue Crest Music, Double Diamond Music, Downstairs Music, Ensign Music Corp., Parabut, Sony/ATV Melody and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jerry Butler2:37
11Snatching It Back
guitar:
Clarence Carter (on 1969-01-06)
vocals:
Clarence Carter (on 1969-01-06)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1969-01-06)
recording of:
Snatchin’ It Back
lyricist and composer:
Clarence George Carter (in 1969) and George Henry Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist) (in 1969)
writer:
Little Steven
publisher:
Fame Music and Screen Gems-EMI
Clarence Carter2:47
12It’s Your Thing
producer:
Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and O'Kelly Isley
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 420)
recording of:
It’s Your Thing
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Tee Pee Music Ltd.
The Isley Brothers4.52:48
13Give It Away
recording of:
Give It Away
The Chi‐Lites2:45
14The Chokin’ Kind
recording of:
The Chokin’ Kind
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN) and Wilderness Music Publishing Co.
Joe Simon2:43
15T.C.B. or T.Y.A.
Bobby Patterson2:50
16Color Him Father
engineer:
Rodney Mills
producer:
Don Carroll (50’s–60’s songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Ray Maritano
bass guitar:
Sonny Peckrol
drums (drum set):
G. C. Coleman
guitar [lead guitar]:
Quincy Mattison
organ:
Phil Tolotta
tenor saxophone:
Richard Spencer (US musician & teacher)
lead vocals:
Richard Spencer (US musician & teacher) and Phil Tolotta
vocals:
Ray Maritano, Quincy Mattison and Sonny Peckrol
conductor:
Emory Gordy Jr.
arranger:
Emory Gordy Jr.
recorded at:
Le Fevre Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Color Him Father
lyricist and composer:
Richard Spencer (US musician & teacher)
The Winstons3:07
17Cissy Strut
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 158)
recording of:
Cissy Strut
composer:
Joseph Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr.
The Meters43:07
18What Does It Take (to Win Your Love)
recording of:
What Does It Take (to Win Your Love)
writer:
Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock and Harvey Fuqua
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music, 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)
Jr. Walker & the All Stars2:27
19I’d Rather Be an Old Man’s Sweetheart (Than a Young Man’s Fool)
recording of:
I’d Rather Be an Old Man’s Sweetheart Than a Young Man’s Food
writer:
Clarence Carter, George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist) and Raymond Moore (US songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Candi Staton2:05
20Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)
producer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
lead vocals:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
partial recording of:
Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Pee Wee Ellis
publisher:
Dynatone Publishing Co.
James Brown43:17
21Choice of Colors
recording of:
Choice of Colors
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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 Camad Music Company (from 1969 to ????)
The Impressions3:17
22Reconsider Me
recording of:
Reconsider Me
writer:
Margaret Lewis and Mira Smith
Johnny Adams3:50
23Nobody but You Babe
Clarence Reid52:48
24In a Moment
The Intrigues2:46
25Baby I’m for Real
recording of:
Baby I’m for Real
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music 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
The Originals43:19
26Someday We’ll Be Together
producer:
Johnny Bristol
guitar:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist)
background vocals:
Julia Waters and Maxine Waters
guest vocals:
Johnny Bristol
arranger:
Wade Marcus
cover recording of:
Someday We’ll Be Together
lyricist:
Harvey Fuqua
composer:
Jackey Beavers and Johnny Bristol
publisher:
Fuqua Pub., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Quazical Music and Stone Agate Music
Diana Ross & The Supremes3:32
27Backfield in Motion
Mel & Tim2:33
28I Want You Back
producer:
The Corporation (Motown songwriters)
bass guitar:
Wilton Felder (in 1969-07)
drums (drum set):
Gene Pello and Johnny Jackson (drummer for Jackson 5) (in 1969-07)
guitar:
Donald Peake, David T. Walker and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Louis Shelton (in 1969-07)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
percussion:
Sandra Crouch and Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07)
piano:
Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Joe Sample and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
background vocals:
Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5), Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Keith Washington, Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5) (in 1969-07), Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07) and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) (in 1969-07)
vocals:
Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5) (in 1969-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Sound Factory West in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1969-07, from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
music videos:
I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 (formerly “The Jackson 5”)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 104) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 120)
recording of:
I Want You Back (in 1969-07)
writer:
Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer), Berry Gordy, Fonce Mizell and Freddie Perren
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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 Jackson 54.252:58