Chess Rhythm & Roll

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1947–1955
2▶CD: 1955–1957
3▶CD: 1957–1959
4▼CD: 1960–1967
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1At Last
producer:
Leonard Chess, Phil Chess and Leonard and Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 115) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 356)
cover recording of:
At Last (in 1960-10)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Etta James4.53:02
2I Need Your Love
L.C. Cooke2:29
3My Heart Cries
Etta & Harvey2:34
4Let Me In
recording of:
Let Me In
lyricist and composer:
Yvonne Baker (after marriage)
The Sensations3:05
5Saving My Love for You
cover recording of:
Saving My Love For You
writer:
Don Robey and Sherman 'Blues' Johnson
Little Milton2:54
6Peanut Butter
recording of:
Peanut Butter
lyricist:
H.B. Barnum and Martin J. Cooper (US producer & songwriter)
composer:
Cliff Goldsmith and Fred Smith (60s producer)
publisher:
Arvee Music (BMI affiliated)
is based on:
Hully Gully
The Marathons2:01
7You’re Mine
The Vibrations2:24
8Smokey Places
producer:
Abner Spector
arranger:
Sammy Lowe (trumpeter, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
Smoky Places
lyricist and composer:
Abner Spector
The Corsairs3:02
9Your Skies of Blue
The Tune Weavers2:25
10Reap What You Sow
Billy Stewart2:26
11You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
recording of:
You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Bo Diddley3:11
12Mama Didn’t Lie
recording of:
Mama Didn’t Lie
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
Jan Bradley2:03
13Got You on My Mind
Cookie & His Cupcakes2:34
14High Heel Sneakers
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1963)
producer:
Herb Abramson
bass guitar [bass]:
Brenda Lee Jones (in 1963)
guitar:
Dean "Cousin Sugar" Young (in 1963)
organ and piano:
Tommy Tucker (blues) (in 1963)
vocals:
Tommy Tucker (blues) (in 1963)
recording of:
Hi‐Heel Sneakers (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Higginbotham (blues)
publisher:
Lily Pond Music and Robert Higginbotham Publisher
Tommy Tucker42:51
15That’s What They Put Erasers on Pencils For
The Gems2:03
16Sally Go ’Round the Roses
recording of:
Sally Go ’round the Roses
writer:
Zelma Sanders (Singer, songwriter, group manager, label owner) and Lona Stevens
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Jaynetts3:00
17No Particular Place to Go
producer:
Chuck Berry, Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo) and Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1964-03-26)
electric bass guitar:
Louis Satterfield (on 1964-03-26)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1964-03-26)
piano:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (on 1964-03-26)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1964-03-26)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-03-26)
recording of:
No Particular Place to Go (on 1964-03-26)
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 Berry4.52:43
18Goin’ to the River
Bill & Will2:28
19Don’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
20Who’s Cheatin’ Who?
Little Milton2:57
21Searching 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
22Maybelle Sings the Blues
Big Maybelle3:28
23O‐O I Love You
The Dells3:20
24Tell Mama
recording engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1967-08-24)
electric bass guitar:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) (on 1967-08-24)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-08-24) and Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1967-08-24)
organ:
Carl Banks (on 1967-08-24) and Dewey Oldham (on 1967-08-24)
piano:
Dewey Oldham (on 1967-08-24)
saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-08-24), Floyd Newman (on 1967-08-24) and Aaron Varnell (on 1967-08-24)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1967-08-24)
lead vocals:
Etta James (on 1967-08-24)
arranger:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-08-24)
cover recording of:
Tell Mama (on 1967-08-24)
writer:
Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell
publisher:
Lowery Music Corp.
Etta James42:22

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ASIN:US: B000002OCC [info]