The Best of Esther Phillips, 1962–1970

~ Release by Esther Phillips (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1When a Woman Loves a Man
vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther)
cover recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman
writer:
Calvin Lewis, Percy Sledge and Andrew Wright (US keyboardist)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher) (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1966 to present), Pronto (BMI‐affiliated publishing company) (in 1972) and Quinvy (record company and publisher) (in 1972)
2:54
2Try Me
recording of:
Try Me (Esther Phillips' song)
writer:
Jimmy Radcliffe and Buddy Scott
2:55
3When Love Comes to the Human Race
3:07
4I’m Sorry
cover recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton (manager and songwriter) and Ronnie Self (rockabilly singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Songs of Universal (SOCAN)
2:32
5Please Send Me Someone to Love
recording engineer:
Wally Heider (on 1970-01-31)
producer:
King Curtis (saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Donald Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1970-01-31)
flute:
Yusef Lateef (on 1970-01-31)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1970-01-31)
piano [piano, electric piano]:
Jack Wilson (jazz pianist) (on 1970-01-31)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1970-01-31)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1970-01-31)
vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther) (on 1970-01-31)
remixer:
Gene Paul
arranger:
King Curtis (saxophonist)
recorded at:
Freddie Jett's Pied Piper Club in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-01-31)
live cover recording of:
Please Send Me Someone to Love (on 1970-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield (until 1950)
publisher:
ATV Music
cover recording of:
Please Send Me Someone to Love
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield (until 1950)
publisher:
ATV Music
5:54
6Cry Me a River Blues
recording engineer:
Wally Heider (on 1970-01-31)
producer:
King Curtis (saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Donald Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1970-01-31)
flute:
Yusef Lateef (on 1970-01-31)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1970-01-31)
piano [piano, electric piano]:
Jack Wilson (jazz pianist) (on 1970-01-31)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1970-01-31)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1970-01-31)
vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther) (on 1970-01-31)
remixer:
Gene Paul
arranger:
King Curtis (saxophonist)
recorded at:
Freddie Jett's Pied Piper Club in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-01-31)
live recording of:
Cry Me a River Blues (on 1970-01-31)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
recording of:
Cry Me a River Blues
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
5:28
7I’m Getting ’long Alright
cover recording of:
I’m Getting ’long Alright
writer:
Bobby Sharp and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
5:57
8It Could Happen to You
cover recording of:
It Could Happen to You
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Sony/ATV Harmony and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
sub-publisher:
Gehrmans Musikförlag, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4:05
9Set Me Free
cover recording of:
Set Me Free
writer and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
4:07
10Brand New Day
vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther)
cover recording of:
Brand New Day
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Soul Music (in 1969) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1969)
4:18
11Crazy Love
cover recording of:
Crazy Love
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Soul Music (, in 1970), Van-Jan Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1970)
2:46
12All God Has Is Us
4:01
13Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry
cover recording of:
Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Al Dexter Songs, Elvis Presley Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:54
14I’m in the Mood for Love (Moody’s Mood for Love)
cover recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
3:47
15Tonight, I’ll Be Staying Here With You
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1969)
producer:
Lelan Rogers
arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
cover recording of:
Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan) (from 1969 to present)
2:48
16Sweet Dreams
cover recording of:
Sweet Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1955-12-28)
3:19
17Nobody but You
2:50
18Too Much of a Man (to Be Tied Down)
cover recording of:
Too Much of a Man (to Be Tied Down)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Kingston
3:52