Chess Pieces: The Very Best of Chess

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1Something’s Got a Hold on Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-12)
bass guitar [bass]:
Reggie Boyd (US blues guitarist/bassist) (in 1961-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Duncan (in 1961-12)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (in 1961-12)
piano:
John Young (jazz pianist) (in 1961-12)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961-12)
vocals:
Etta James (in 1961-12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 40)
recording of:
Something’s Gotta Hold on Me (in 1961-12)
writer:
Etta James, Leroy Kirkland and Pearl Woods (60s R&B)
Etta James42:48
2No Particular Place to Go
recording of:
No Particular Place to Go
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chuck Berry2:43
3Selfish One
Jackie Ross3:19
4I Had a Talk With My Man Last Night
Mitty Collier3:44
5High Heel Sneakers
recording of:
Hi‐Heel Sneakers
lyricist and composer:
Robert Higginbotham (blues)
publisher:
Lily Pond Music and Robert Higginbotham Publisher
Tommy Tucker2:52
6Soulful Dress
Sugar Pie DeSanto2:51
7Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing
recording of:
Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Sain
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp.
Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure3:01
8Rescue Me
producer:
Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US songwriter and producer active in Chicago)
lead vocals:
Fontella Bass
arranger:
Phil Wright (American jazz pianist and assistant to Barbara Morrison)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1965) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1965)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 31)
recording of:
Rescue Me
writer:
Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US songwriter and producer active in Chicago)
publisher:
United Artists Music Co., Inc. (ended), Chevis Music Publ. Corp. and Reservoir 416
Fontella Bass4.352:54
9The Entertainer
Tony Clarke2:37
10We’re Gonna Make It
vocals:
Little Milton (US blues singer and guitarist Milton Campbell)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
cover recording of:
We’re Gonna Make It
writer:
Gene Barge, Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US country music singer)
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp.
Little Milton32:39
11Sitting in the Park
recording of:
Sitting in the Park
composer:
Billy Stewart (US soul scat vocalist, pianist, drummer, songwriter)
Billy Stewart3:18
12Wade in the Water
The Ramsey Lewis Trio3:47
13Searching for My Love
recording of:
Searching for My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Moore (jazz musician)
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces2:32
14Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Billy Stewart4:57
15Wang Dang Doodle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1965-12-07)
producer:
Willie Dixon
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1965-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1965-12-07) and Johnny "Twist" Williams (Side-man blues guitar player, Big Boy Spires associate) (on 1965-12-07)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1965-12-07)
saxophone [sax]:
Gene Barge (on 1965-12-07) and Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1965-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Barge
background vocals:
Willie Dixon (on 1965-12-07)
lead vocals:
Koko Taylor
vocals:
Koko Taylor (on 1965-12-07)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1995)
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (on 1965-12-07)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
Koko Taylor43:02
16Dirty Man
recording of:
Dirty Man
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Miller (US songwriter & record producer)
Laura Lee2:54
17You Left the Water Running
cover recording of:
You Left the Water Running
writer:
Oscar Franck, Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Maurice & Mac2:43
18Here Comes the Judge
Dewey ’Pigmeat’ Markham42:43
19Woman of the Ghetto
producer:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer) and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
arranger:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer) and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
recording of:
Woman of the Ghetto
writer:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer), Bobby Miller (US songwriter & record producer) and Marlena Shaw
Marlena Shaw6:00
20I Am the Black Gold of the Sun
recording of:
I Am the Black Gold of the Sun
writer:
Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer) and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
Rotary Connection feat. Minnie Riperton5:41
21Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation
recording of:
Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation
writer:
Marv Johnson and Henry Williams (The Dells)
The Dells4:38
22Let Me Wrap My Arms Around You
recording of:
Let Me Wrap My Arms Around You
writer:
Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke4:04

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