Ladies Sing the Blues

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Son of a Preacher Man
engineer:
Ed Kollis
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (in 1968-09)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1968-09)
electric piano and organ:
Bobby Emmons (in 1968-09)
guitar and sitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1968-09)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (in 1968-09)
vocals:
Dusty Springfield
conductor:
Gene Orloff (in 1968-09)
brass and strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
brass arranger:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 168) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 240)
recording of:
Son of a Preacher Man (in 1968-09)
writer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Dusty Springfield4.452:28
2Feeling Good
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Hal Mooney
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1965-01-15)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1965-01-15)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1965-01-15)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (on 1965-01-15)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Feeling Good (on 1965-01-15)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd and Musical Comedy Prods.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
Nina Simone4.152:54
3The Look of Love
cover recording of:
The Look of Love
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., 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)
Dionne Warwick2:49
4Today I Sing the Blues
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1968-04-17) and Frank Wess (on 1968-04-17)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1968-04-17)
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1968-04-17)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1968-04-17)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1968-04-17)
organ:
Spooner Oldham (on 1968-04-17)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1968-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1968-04-17) and Seldon Powell (on 1968-04-17)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1968-04-17), Urbie Green (on 1968-04-17), Thomas Mitchell (US rock singer active in the early 60's) (on 1968-04-17) and Benny Powell (on 1968-04-17)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (on 1968-04-17), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-04-17), Ernie Royal (on 1968-04-17), Richard Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-04-17) and Snookie Young (on 1968-04-17)
vibraphone:
Jack Jennings (on 1968-04-17)
woodwind:
David Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1968-04-17)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (on 1968-04-17)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1969) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-17)
cover recording of:
Today I Sing the Blues (on 1968-04-17)
writer:
Curley Hamner
composer:
Curtis Lewis
publisher:
Bess Music and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Aretha Franklin4:23
5Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
recording of:
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
writer:
Chips Moman and Dan Penn
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), TRO Essex Music Ltd., 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)
Etta James2:59
6Stay With Me Baby
recording of:
Stay With Me Baby
writer:
Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
Lorraine Ellison3:30
7Love Makes a Woman
recording of:
Love Makes a Woman
writer:
Carl Davis (record producer), Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders and Gerald Sims
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Unichappell Music, Inc., 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
Barbara Acklin2:55
8September in the Rain
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1960)
cover recording of:
September in the Rain (in 1960)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
publisher:
Henrees Music co. (in 1937) and Peermusic (UK) Limited (in 1937)
Dinah Washington2:08
9But Not for Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-09-12)
piano:
Ellis Larkins
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1950-09-12)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1950-09-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Ella Fitzgerald3:13
10That's How Heartaches Are Made
recording of:
That’s How Heartaches Are Made
writer:
Bob Halley and Ben Raleigh
Baby Washington2:43
11I'm Gonna Run Away From You
Tami Lynn2:47
12Cry Me a River
producer:
Bobby Troup
double bass [bass]:
Ray Leatherwood
guitar:
Barney Kessel
vocals:
Julie London
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1957)
recorded at and mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Cry Me a River
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc., Harmony Grace Publishing, Saunders Publications Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Daksel Music Corp. (in 1982) and Song and Dance Music Co. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Julie London52:49
13I'm a Woman
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1962-11-14)
cover recording of:
I’m a Woman (on 1962-11-14)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Peggy Lee2:09
14Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1964-06)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1964-06)
orchestra:
Horace Ott's Orchestra (in 1964-06)
conductor:
Horace Ott (in 1964-06)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (in 1964-06)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Chris-n-Jen Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1981)
Nina Simone42:47
15A Woman Will Do Wrong
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (in 1967-06)
cover recording of:
A Woman Will Do Wrong (in 1967-06)
writer:
Paul Kelly (US soul singer & composer)
Irma Thomas2:52
16If I Ever Needed Love
Ruby Johnson2:22
17Make Me Your Baby
recording of:
Make Me Your Baby
composer:
Roger Atkins and Helen Miller (US songwriter)
Barbara Lewis2:31
18I'm Gonna Tear Your Baby
Ann Peebles2:43
19The One and Only
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:02
20Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye
Erma Franklin2:47