It Aint Necessarily So

~ Release by Aretha Franklin (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1It Ain’t Necessarly So
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Belton Evans (on 1960-12-19)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-12-19)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1960-12-19)
tenor saxophone:
Warren Luckey (on 1960-12-19)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1960-12-19)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (on 1960-12-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
42:57
2Are You Sure
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1961-01-10)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
cover recording of:
Are You Sure (on 1961-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
2:44
3Maybe I’m a Fool
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-01-10)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1961-01-10)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1961)
recording of:
Maybe I’m a Fool (on 1961-01-10)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
33:20
4Who Needs You
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1961-01-10)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1961-01-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1961-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1961-01-10)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
recording of:
Who Needs You? (on 1961-01-10)
writer:
Jeanne Burns and Billie Holiday
2:49
5Today I Sing the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-08-01)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
arranger:
Curtis Lewis (US songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Today I Sing the Blues (on 1960-08-01)
writer:
Curley Hamner
composer:
Curtis Lewis (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bess Music and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:48
6Over the Rainbow
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1960-08-01)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
2:41
7Right Now
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Skeeter Best (on 1960-08-01) and Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
recording of:
Right Now (on 1960-08-01)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
2:26
8Be Myself
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans
guitar:
Lord Westbrook
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears
trombone:
Quentin Jackson
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
recording of:
(Blue) By Myself (on 1960-11-17)
writer:
Joe Bailey (US double bassist and songwriter) and J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
2:42
9All Night Long
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-11-17)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-11-17)
drums (drum set):
Sticks Evans (on 1960-11-17)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-11-17)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1960-11-17)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1960-11-17)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1960-11-17)
arranger:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982)
recording of:
All Night Long (on 1960-11-17)
writer:
Curtis Reginald Lewis (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Six Continents Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019)
33:03
10Love Is the Only Thing
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
Lord Westbrook (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1960-08-01)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1960-08-01)
recording of:
Love Is the Only Thing (on 1960-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
2:44
11Won’t Be Long
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-11-29)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
mixer:
Leo Sacks and Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Belton Evans (on 1960-11-29)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1960-11-29) and Aretha Franklin (on 1960-11-29)
arranger:
Curtis Lewis (US songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1961)
recording of:
Won’t Be Long (on 1960-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer)
publisher:
World Song Publishing Inc.
3:13
12Sweet Lover
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1960-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Belton Evans (on 1960-11-29)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1960-11-29)
recording of:
Sweet Lover (on 1960-11-29)
writer:
J. Leslie McFarland (composer) and Sid Wyche
3:26