East Memphis Music: The Hits

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1Call Me (Come Back Home)
engineer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
producer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
baritone saxophone:
James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger)
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar:
Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges (soul organist)
piano:
Archie Turner
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan and Andrew Love
trombone:
Jack Hale (trombone)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
strings arranger:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) and James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger)
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Call Me (Come Back Home)
composer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer), Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music and Irving Music, Inc.
Al Green4.52:59
2Soul Man
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-08-10)
producer:
Isaac Hayes, David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter) and Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
instruments:
Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Mar‐Keys Horns (in 1967)
lead vocals:
Sam Moore (singer, ex “Sam and Dave”) (in 1967) and David Prater (soul artist) (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Recordings Ltd., WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 458)
recording of:
Soul Man (on 1967-08-10)
writer:
Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter) (in 1967)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher), Walden Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1986) and Walden Music Corp. (publisher) (in 1986)
Sam & Dave4.52:39
3These Arms of Mine
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1962-10)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (in 1962-10)
bass guitar:
Lewie Steinberg (in 1962-10)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1962-10)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (in 1962-10) and Johnny Jenkins (US blues guitarist) (in 1962-10)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (in 1962-10)
piano:
Steve Cropper (in 1962-10)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton (in 1962-10)
vocals:
Otis Redding (in 1962-10)
recording of:
These Arms of Mine (in 1962-10)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Regent Music Corp. (BMI)
Otis Redding3.82:30
4Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)
The Staple Singers3:31
5B-A-B-Y
recording of:
B-A-B-Y
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warner/Chappell North America
Carla Thomas4.252:49
6Who’s Making Love
producer:
Donald Davis (American record producer) and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1968)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (in 1968)
membranophone:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1968)
organ and background vocals:
Booker T. Jones (in 1968)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (in 1968) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Johnnie Taylor (in 1968)
recording of:
Who’s Making Love? (in 1968)
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter), Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis (American record producer) and Raymond Jackson (songwriter, guitarist and producer)
Johnnie Taylor2:46
7Walking the Dog
recording of:
Walking the Dog
lyricist and composer:
Rufus Thomas (US blues & funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and East/Memphis Music
Rufus Thomas2:25
8Knock on Wood
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-07-13)
producer:
Steve Cropper
baritone saxophone:
probably Floyd Newman
bass guitar [bass]:
Duck Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-07-13)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-07-13)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-07-13)
organ:
Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1966-07-13) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
tenor saxophone:
probably Andrew Love (on 1966-07-13)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1966-07-13)
vocals:
Eddie Floyd (on 1966-07-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967)
recording of:
Knock on Wood (on 1966-07-13)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, 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 (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
adaptation of:
Potkraj na les
Eddie Floyd43:04
9I’ve Got Dreams to Remember
recording of:
I’ve Got Dreams to Remember
writer:
Otis Redding, Zelma Redding and Joe Rock (US songwriter/band manager)
publisher:
GMB Unlimited Publishing (ASCAP) and Irving Music, Inc.
Otis Redding3:10
10You Ought to Be With Me
recording of:
You Ought to Be With Me
composer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer), Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music and Irving Music, Inc.
Al Green3:11
11(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right
recording of:
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter), Carl Hampton (pianist, songwriter and producer) and Raymond Jackson (songwriter, guitarist and producer)
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving Music (BMI), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Luther Ingram3:28
12Gee Whiz
recording of:
Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)
lyricist and composer:
Carla Thomas
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Carla Thomas2:50
13I Thank You
recording of:
I Thank You
writer:
Isaac Lee Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor, Walden Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Birdees Music (in 1968)
Sam & Dave2:53
14Tired of Being Alone
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 293)
recording of:
Tired of Being Alone
lyricist and composer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer)
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Group
Al Green4.452:48
15Woman to WomanShirley Brown3:47
16Direct Me
recording of:
Direct Me
writer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
Otis Redding2:15
17Lovin’ on Borrowed Time
William Bell3:20
18Wholesale Love
Otis Redding2:21
19Respect
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-07-09)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Steve Cropper and Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-07-09)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-07-09)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-07-09)
keyboard:
Booker T. Jones (in 1965-07) and Isaac Hayes (on 1965-07-09)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1965-07-09)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (in 1965-07) and Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-07-09)
background vocals:
Earl Sims (on 1965-07-09)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1965-07-09 until 1965-07-10)
recording of:
Respect (in 1965-07)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America
Otis Redding4.22:05