Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Move On Up
edit of:
Move On Up by Curtis Mayfield
recording of:
Move On Up
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Camad Music Company (ended), Curtom Publishing Co Inc (ended), EMI Tunes Ltd, 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Curtis Mayfield42:48
2Let’s Wade in the Water
Marlena Shaw3:29
3The “In” Crowd
Ramsey Lewis Trio3:19
4See You at the “Go‐Go”
Dobie Gray2:57
5Competition Ain’t Nothin’
Carl Carlton2:32
6Something About You
recording of:
Something About You
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and EMI Songs Australia
Four Tops2:50
7Seven Days Too Long
Chuck Wood2:21
8The Same Old Thing
The Olympics2:15
9So Is the SunThe World Column2:48
10Big Bird
producer:
Booker T. Jones
recording of:
Big Bird
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Floyd and Booker T. Jones
Eddie Floyd3:00
11There’s a Ghost in My House
recording of:
There’s a Ghost in My House (in 1966)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)
R. Dean Taylor2:15
12Needle in a Haystack
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Caldin "Carolyn" Gill
recording of:
Needle in a Haystack (from 1964-07-17 until 1964-07-30)
writer:
N. Whitfield and W. Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
The Velvelettes2:32
13Helpless
Kim Weston2:51
14Shoes
Bobby Bland2:47
15One Way Love
recording of:
One Way Love
writer:
Bert Russell Berns and Norman Meade
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Robert Mellin Ltd.
The Drifters2:26
16Cool Jerk
The Capitols2:34
17A Lot of Love
Homer Banks2:38
18Has It Happened to You Yet
The Falcons2:23
19You Can’t Do That
Doris Willingham2:44
20Love on a Mountain TopRobert Knight2:30
21Walkin’ Up a One Way Street
Willie Tee2:43
22Hard to Handle
producer:
Steve Cropper
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
guitar:
Steve Cropper
vocals:
Otis Redding
recording of:
Hard to Handle
writer:
Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer), Alvertis Isbell and Otis Redding
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Carlin Music Corporation (in 1968) and Irving Music, Inc. (in 1968)
Otis Redding4.152:20
23Sock It to ’Em J.B. Part 1
Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers2:40
24Working on Your Case
recording of:
Working on Your Case
The O’Jays2:43
25Let’s Copp a Groove
Bobby Wells2:25
26Compared to What
Mr. Floods Party3:48
27Give Me Just a Little More Time
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Invictus (American record label founded by Holland–Dozier–Holland, based in Detroit, Michigan) (in 1970)
recording of:
Give Me Just a Little More Time (Dunbar/Wayne)
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Ronald Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
Holland Group Productions Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Chairmen of the Board4.652:41
28Band of Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Holland Group Productions Inc. (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 278) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 391)
recording of:
Band of Gold (Freda Payne song)
writer:
Ronald Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer), Edythe Wayne, Edythe Wayne (Motown producer & songwriter) and Edythe Wayne (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Freda Payne4.52:56
29Skeletons in the Closet
Fork in the Road2:22
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Credits

Release

miscellaneous support:Jon Harrington (task: project management)
mastering:Simon Murphy (mastering engineer)
compiler:Jon Harrington
design:Michael Robson
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/25559269 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0002133446 [info]