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Annotation last modified on 2021-08-18 23:30 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
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1Never Grow Old (live)
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live recording of:
Never Grow Old (in 1956)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:57
2You Grow Closer (live)
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live cover recording of:
You Grow Closer (in 1956)
writer:
Joe B. Junior
2:44
3Today 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 (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
arranger:
Curtis Lewis
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 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.
2:50
4Won’t Be Long
recording of:
Won’t Be Long
lyricist and composer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
publisher:
World Song Publishing Inc.
2:58
5Are You Sure
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)
cover recording of:
Are You Sure (on 1961-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
2:42
6Operation Heartbreak
cover recording of:
Operation Heartbreak
writer:
Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger), Alan Thomas (songwriter for Aretha Franklin) and Curtis Williams (1950s doo-wop singer, member of The Penguins)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present)
3:00
7Skylark
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-12)
producer:
Robert Mersey
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1963) and 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 1992)
cover recording of:
Skylark (on 1963-06-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1941)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., George Simon Music Co., George Simon, Inc., Hoagy Publishing Co., Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP), The Johnny Mercer Foundation, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
2:54
8Runnin’ Out of Fools
cover recording of:
Running Out of Fools
writer:
Richard Ahlert and Kay Rogers
publisher:
Pencil Mark Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:35
9One Step Ahead
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
recording of:
One Step Ahead (on 1964-12-16)
writer:
Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist) and Eddie Snyder
2:36
10(No, No) I’m Losing You
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
I’m Losing You (on 1965-05-25)
writer:
Joy Byers
3:09
11Cry Like a Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1964-12-15 until 1964-12-16)
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
conductor:
Belford Hendricks
arranger:
Belford Hendricks
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 1966)
recording of:
Cry Like a Baby (from 1964-12-15 until 1964-12-16)
lyricist and composer:
Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present)
2:08
12A Little Bit of Soul
cover recording of:
A Little Bit of Soul (on 1964-12-16)
writer:
Milton Bland, McKinley Mitchell and D. Wilkinson
2:19
13My Kind of Town (Detroit Is) (demo)
1:58
14Try a Little Tenderness (demo)
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
3:25
15I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (2018 mono remaster)
recording engineer:
Arif Mardin
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Willie Bridges (on 1967-01-24)
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-01-24)
electric piano:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (on 1967-01-24)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-01-24)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (on 1967-01-24)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-01-24) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1967-01-24)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1967-01-24)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-01-24)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-01-24)
recording of:
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (on 1967-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie Shannon
publisher:
14th Hour Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Mijac Music and Pronto Music
2:51
16Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (2018 mono remaster)
recording engineer:
Arif Mardin
producer:
Jerry Wexler
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-01-24)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-01-24)
background vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-01-24)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-01-24)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-01-24)
recording of:
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (on 1967-01-24)
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)
3:16
17Respect (2018 mono remaster)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-02-14)
piano:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1967-02-14)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
cover recording of:
Respect (on 1967-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America
2:27
18A Change Is Gonna Come (mono)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-02-14)
piano:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1967-02-14)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
cover recording of:
A Change Is Gonna Come (on 1967-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
4:16
19Chain of Fools (alternate version)
recording of:
Chain of Fools
lyricist and composer:
Don Covay
publisher:
14th Hour Music, Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Pronto Music, Springtime Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:22
20(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (UK single version)
2:41
21(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone (2020 remaster)
2:25
22Ain’t No Way (2020 remaster)
recording of:
Ain’t No Way
lyricist and composer:
Carolyn Franklin
publisher:
14th Hour Music, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
4:15
23My Song (2018 mono remaster)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
My Song
writer:
John Marshall Alexander (1950s rhythm & blues) and David James Mattis
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3:33
24You Send Me (2018 mono remaster)
cover recording of:
You Send Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 日本アブコ音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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)
2:28
25The House That Jack Built (2018 mono remaster)
cover recording of:
The House That Jack Built
writer:
Bob Lance and Fran Robins
publisher:
Cotillion and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
2:21
26Tracks of My Tears (2020 remaster)
cover 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.
2:53
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Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2020)
part of:Apple Digital Masters (ex-“Mastered for iTunes”) (order: 3245)
purchase for download:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1533475563 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/0RemO3TlI1NdaeWqdE4E9H [info]
https://www.deezer.com/album/245264052 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/album/1533475563 [info]