Back to the River: More Southern Soul Stories 1961–1978

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1▼CD: Muscle Shoals‐Memphis Redux
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1I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-03-15)
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1968-03-15)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (on 1968-03-15)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
cover recording of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (on 1968-03-15)
writer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) and Richard Lamb
publisher:
Duane Music Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Solomon Burke2:51
2Nearer to You
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
producer:
Lelan Rogers
recording of:
Nearer to You
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Betty Lavette3:09
3Private Number (extended version)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1968)
recording of:
Private Number (in 1968)
writer:
William Bell and Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Music for Africa (South Africa)
Judy Clay & William Bell3:10
4Free Me (take 1)
producer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
recording of:
Free Me (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
Otis Redding3:06
5A Touch of the Blues
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Touch of the Blues
writer:
Don Robey
Bobby Bland3:18
6This Love Won’t Run Out
producer:
Tom Dowd
recorded at:
American Sound Studio ((Defunct) Memphis, TN - American North) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
This Love Won’t Run Out
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
Dee Dee Sharp2:43
7I Got Everything I Need
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1966)
cover recording of:
I Got Everything I Need (in 1966)
Eddie Floyd2:38
8Please Don’t Desert Me Baby
producer:
Eugene Davis (US soul songwriter, label owner, producer)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
recording of:
Please Don't Desert Me Baby
writer:
Eugene Davis (US soul songwriter, label owner, producer)
Gloria Walker & The Chevelles2:53
9Sugarman (extended version)
recorded at:
American Sound Studio ((Defunct) Memphis, TN - American North) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Sugarman
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Sam Baker3:18
10Think I’ll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep
producer:
Audie Ashworth
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States
cover recording of:
Think I’ll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
Joe Perkins3:09
11Sure as Sin
producer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer)
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1968)
recording of:
Sure as Sin (in 1968)
writer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Eddie Hinton
Jeanie Greene2:59
12What’s That You Got
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
producer:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer)
Rudolph Taylor2:51
13I Found What I Wanted
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Sonny Limbo
arranger:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer)
recording of:
I Found What I Wanted (in 1971)
writer:
George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist) and Raymond Moore (US songwriter)
Mary Wells2:53
14I’ve Got Memories (demo)
Melvin Carter3:15
15Message From Maria
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Message From Maria
lyricist and composer:
Al Reed (US R&B singer, songwriter) (from 1968-08-30 to present)
Joe Simon53:22
16Problems
producer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
Mable John2:51
17I’ve Been Searching
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
baritone saxophone:
James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger)
bass:
Leroy Hodges
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes
guitar:
Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
keyboard:
Charles Hodges
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:
Rhodes, Chalmers & Rhodes
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I’ve Been Searching
writer:
Earl Randle (US songwriter for Hi Records)
O.V. Wright2:39
18She Ain’t Gonna Do Right
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-01-28)
cover recording of:
She Ain’t Gonna Do Right (on 1967-01-28)
writer and composer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Clarence Carter2:39
19Give Me Back the Man I Love
producer:
Gene Kent (Muscle Shoals producer)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
recording of:
Give Me Back the Man I Love
writer:
Toussaint McCall
Barbara West2:48
20You’re Gonna Want Me
producer:
Denise LaSalle and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
You're Gonna Want Me
writer:
Bill Coday
Bill Coday3:16
21I’m Just Living a Lie
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Phil Wright (American jazz pianist and assistant to Barbara Morrison)
horn [horns] arranger:
Muscle Shoals Horns
strings arranger:
Phil Wright (American jazz pianist and assistant to Barbara Morrison)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
recording of:
I’m Just Living a Lie
writer:
Mickey Buckins (American singer-songwriter, session musician, producer and engineer) and George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist)
Bettye Swann2:55
22Home for the Summer
producer:
Quin Ivy and David Johnson (Sound Engineer)
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1970)
recording of:
Home for the Summer (in 1970)
writer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Eddie Hinton
Jimmy Braswell2:34
23Too Weak to Fight (extended version)
producer:
Jackey Beavers (rhythm and blues and gospel singer and songwriter) and John Richbourg
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
cover recording of:
Too Weak to Fight
writer:
Clarence Carter, Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”), George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist) and Johnny Keyes (songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Ella Washington2:36
24Everytime It Rains aka Teardrops From My Eyes
producer:
Na Allen
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and United Sound Systems Recording Studios in Detroit, Michigan, United States (lead vocals)
cover recording of:
Teardrops From My Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc. and Simon House
Na Allen3:04
25Yesterday
producer:
David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter) and Ronnie Williams (US soul/funk producer, tied to The Emotions)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles) (in 1974)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1965 to present)
The Soul Children8:56
2▼CD: Southern Routes
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1The Only Girl (I’ve Ever Loved)
producer:
Buddy Killen
recording of:
The Only Girl (I’ve Ever Loved) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
Joe Tex2:39
2Rainy Night in Georgia
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Harold Cowart (on 1969-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Ron Ziegler (drummer) (on 1969-09-11)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (in 1969) and Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer, b. 1969) (on 1969-09-11)
harmonica:
Toots Thielemans (in 1969)
instruments:
Cold Grits (in 1969)
organ:
Billy Carter (organ, jazz) (on 1969-09-11)
piano:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) (on 1969-09-11)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1969-09-11)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1969-09-11)
later releases:
Rainy Night in Georgia by Brook Benton
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 498)
cover recording of:
Rainy Night in Georgia (on 1969-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Songs Limited
Brook Benton43:52
3Love’s Come in Time
recorded in:
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
producer:
Lynn Ourso, Jr. and Cyril Vetter (songwriter)
recording of:
Love’s Come in Time
writer:
Lynn Ourso, Jr.
John Fred and His Playboys3:19
4Somebody Done Took My Baby and Gone
arranger:
Willie “Beaver” Hale and Frank Williams (Funk artist, member of Frank Williams & The Rocketeers)
recording of:
Somebody Done Took My Baby and Gone
writer:
Joey Gilmore (Electric Blues, US), Willie “Beaver” Hale and Frank Williams (Funk artist, member of Frank Williams & The Rocketeers)
Joey Gilmore3:33
5I Found All These Things
producer:
Elijah Walker
recorded at:
Malaco Studios in Jackson, Mississippi, United States
recording of:
I Found All These Things
writer:
Joseph Broussard
C.P. Love3:52
6A Woman Will Do Wrong
producer:
Steve Alaimo, Arnold Albury, Willie Clarke and Johnny Pearsall
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
A Woman Will Do Wrong
writer:
Willie Clarke, Paul Kelly (US soul singer & composer) and Clarence Reid
Helene Smith2:38
7Depend on Me
recorded in:
Mobile, Alabama, United States
producer:
Jerry Powell (producer, songwriter, guitarist)
recording of:
Depend On Me
writer:
Jerry Powell (producer, songwriter, guitarist)
Steve Dixon2:54
8I’m in Love
producer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) and Tom Dowd
vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1969)
cover recording of:
I’m in Love (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Womack
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Pronto Music (publisher) and Tracebob Music Co.
Esther Phillips2:23
9Easier to Say Than Do
recording of:
Easier to Say Than Do
writer:
B.B. Cunningham Jr. (lead singer for The Hombres) and Gary Wayne McEwen
Sam Dees2:57
10Without Life What Would Love Be
recorded in:
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
Without Love What Would Life Be
writer:
J. Zeno, L. Zeno and W.P. Guidry (Southern funk)
Terrie & Joy La Roy & Bill Parker Show Band2:49
11I’ve Got To Tell You
recording of:
I’ve Got to Tell You
writer:
Finley Duncan (US producer, songwriter, publisher, recording engineer & label owner), Leroy Lloyd and Willie Smith (US soul singer)
Count Willie with LRL and the Dukes3:36
12You Need Me
producer:
Wardell Quezergue
recorded at:
Malaco Studios in Jackson, Mississippi, United States
recording of:
You Need Me
writer:
Wardell Quezergue, Albert Savoy and Joe Wilson (Southern soul singer - songwriter)
Joe Wilson3:33
13Nearer to You
producer:
Ray Doggett (1950s Rockabilly artist)
recorded at:
Pasadena Sounds Studios in Pasadena, Texas, United States
recording of:
Nearer to You
writer:
Foy Lee and Joe Medwick
Joe Medwick2:46
14Your Love Is All I Need
producer:
Jack Corbitt and Clarence Reid
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Your Love Is All I Need
writer:
Jack Corbitt and Clarence Reid
Della Humphrey3:04
15Nothing Takes the Place of You
producer:
Ray Doggett (1950s Rockabilly artist)
recorded at:
Pasadena Sounds Studios in Pasadena, Texas, United States
recording of:
Nothing Takes the Place of You
lyricist and composer:
Toussaint McCall
Toussaint McCall3:28
16How Sweet It Would Be
producer:
Bobby Patterson (Dallas blues vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/producer) and Jerry Strickland
recorded at:
Sound City Recording in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
cover recording of:
How Sweet It Would Be
writer:
Tommy Tate (soul, funk, pop, R&B singer, songwriter, drummer) and Helen Washington
George Perkins3:26
17Daydreaming
cover recording of:
Day Dreaming
writer:
Bill Cantrell, Quinton Claunch and Bud Deckelman
Warren Storm2:53
18No More Ghettos in America
recorded in:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
producer:
Jimmy Angel (producer), Ebb Tide (soul/funk/gospel producer and songwriter) and Stanley Lewis (well known 60s/70s US producer/songwriter)
arranger:
George Clinton (recording engineer) and Ebb Tide (soul/funk/gospel producer and songwriter)
recording of:
No More Ghettos in America
writer:
E. Harris (soul/funk/gospel producer and songwriter) and S. Edwards
Stanley Winston3:24
19Do Right Man
producer:
Frank Williams (Funk artist, member of Frank Williams & The Rocketeers) and Willie Hale
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Do Right Man
writer:
Frank Williams (Funk artist, member of Frank Williams & The Rocketeers)
Little Beaver2:56
20(Sometimes) a Man Will Shed a Few Tears Too
producer:
Huey P Meaux
recorded at:
Pasadena Sounds Studios in Pasadena, Texas, United States
recording of:
(Sometimes) A Man Will Shed a Few Tears Too
lyricist and composer:
Huey P Meaux
Johnny Adams2:24
21Asking for the Truth
producer:
Wardell Quezergue
recorded at:
Sound City Recording in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
Asking For the Truth
writer:
Reuben Bell and Jerry Strickland
Reuben Bell3:58
22I Can’t Stand to See You Go
Joe Valentine & The Imperials3:00
23You Got Everything I Need
producer:
Steve Alaimo and Willie Clarke
recorded at:
TK Studios in Hialeah, Florida, United States
recording of:
You Got Everything I Need
writer:
Willie Clarke and Don Hollinger
Don Hollinger3:06
24A Sad Sad Song
producer:
Jimmy Johnson (James Eugene Johnson (b. 1942), The Peermonts) and Dee Marais
recorded at:
Sound City Recording in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
A Sad Sad Song
writer:
Willie James
Charles Crawford4:16
25Tell It Like It Is
producer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
Jazz City Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
Tell It Like It Is (in 1966)
writer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Lee Diamond
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Olrap Publishing Co., Inc.
Aaron Neville4.352:42
3▼CD: Going Back Home
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1Going Back Home
producer:
Billy Guy (r&b vocalist)
recorded at:
All Platinum Studio (Englewood, N.J.) in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Going Back Home
writer:
Billy Guy (r&b vocalist) and Joe "Groundhog" Richardson (US soul/rhythm & blues artist, producer and songwriter)
Groundhog3:24
2Cry to Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
conductor:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
arranger:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
cover recording of:
Cry to Me
lyricist and composer:
Bert Russell
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Freddie Scott3:19
3Lookin’ for a Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
producer:
Steve Blaine and Mickey Eichner
recording of:
Lookin’ for a Home (in 1964)
writer:
Little Buster (in 1961)
Little Buster2:21
4The Girls From Texas (extended version)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States
producer:
Jimmy Lewis (US soul/blues singer/songwriter/producer)
recording of:
The Girls From Texas
writer:
Cliff Chambers, Jimmy Holiday (American singer, songwriter, producer) and Jimmy Lewis (US soul/blues singer/songwriter/producer)
Jimmy Lewis2:42
5Ain’t No Way
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Henry Haywood (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
flute:
Frank Wess (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20), Seldon Powell (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20) and Frank Wess (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20), Melvin Lastie (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
vibraphone:
Warren Smith (jazz percussionist) (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
background vocals:
Cissy Houston (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
choir vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20) and The Sweet Inspirations (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
recording of:
Ain’t No Way (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Carolyn Franklin
publisher:
14th Hour Music, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Aretha Franklin54:12
6I Found a Man in My Bed
recording of:
I Found a Man in My Bed
writer:
Roy C. Hammond (US southern soul singer & songwriter) and James L. Hines
Roy C2:40
7Take Your Time
recording of:
Take Your Time
writer:
Clay Hammond
Clay Hammond2:24
8Just a Touch of Your Hand
producer:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger)
recording of:
Just a Touch of Your Hand
writer:
Hattie Leeper and Allen Orange
Al Gardner2:41
9You’re Good for Me
cover recording of:
You’re Good for Me
lyricist:
Don Covay
writer:
Horace Ott
Don Covay2:45
10I Found the One
Billy Sha-Rae2:43
11Don’t Make Me Pay for His Mistakes
Z.Z. Hill2:55
12What Can You Do When You Ain’t Got Nobody
Soul Brothers Six3:01
13That’s How It Is (When You’re in Love)
Otis Clay2:37
14Go On Fool (extended version)
recording of:
Go On Fool (Marion Black song)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Black
Marion Black5:08
15I Want Everyone To Know
Fontella Bass3:06
16You Wants To Play
Oscar Weathers4:10
17(I Want Her) By My Side
The Four Fuller Brothers2:35
18Shackin’ Up
Barbara Mason4:18
19Don’t Blame Me
Willie Hightower3:35
20Stop
Lester Young3:03
21Someone To Take Your Place
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1968)
cover recording of:
Someone to Take Your Place (in 1968)
writer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
Bill Locke2:48
22If Loving You Is a Crime (I’ll Always Be Guilty)
Lee Moses2:36
23Easy as Saying 1‒2‒3
Timmy Willis3:08
24I Don’t Know What You’ve Got but It’s Got Me (Parts 1 & 2)
recording of:
I Don't Know What You've Got but It's Got Me
lyricist:
Don Covay
composer:
Don Covay and Horace Hall
Little Richard4:08
25Mary Jane
Bobby Rush2:28