Nothing but Good: 1952-1962

~ Release by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1I Feel So Blue
2:32
2Are You Forgetting
2:10
3Gel It
2:14
4No, It Ain’t
2:30
5That’s It
2:29
6Hello Miss Fine
2:38
7Someone Like You
2:35
8I Feel That-A-Way
2:14
9That Woman
2:01
10Work With Me Annie
electric bass guitar:
Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) (on 1954-01-14)
guitar:
Arthur Porter (on 1954-01-14)
membranophone:
Robert Boswell (drummer) (on 1954-01-14)
piano:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) (on 1954-01-14)
tenor saxophone:
Robert Darby (on 1954-01-14)
background vocals:
Henry Booth (on 1954-01-14) and Charles Sutton (on 1954-01-14)
bass vocals:
Sonny Woods (on 1954-01-14)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard (on 1954-01-14)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Work With Me, Annie (on 1954-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
2:48
11Work With Me Annie (alternate)
recording of:
Work With Me, Annie
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
2:48
12Until I Die
2:22
13Give It Up
2:34
14Work Baby
2:41
15Work Baby (with overdub)
2:40
16Sexy Ways
recording of:
Sexy Ways
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
2:30
17Don’t Say Your Last Goodbye
2:55
18Annie Had a Baby
drums (drum set):
Nooruddin Zafar
electric bass guitar:
Clarence Moten (jazz bassist)
guitar:
Arthur Porter
piano:
Florence Pleasant
tenor saxophone:
Arnett Cobb
background vocals:
Henry Booth and Charles Sutton
bass vocals:
Sonny Woods
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard
recording of:
Annie Had a Baby (on 1954-07-30)
writer:
Henry Glover and Lois Mann
42:41
19She’s the One
2:20
20Annie’s Aunt Fannie
recording of:
Annie’s Aunt Fannie
writer:
Hank Ballard, Ralph Bass, Lois Mann and Sonny Woods
2:51
21Stingy Little Thing
3:01
22Crazy Loving (Stay with Me)
3:05
23Tell Them
2:08
24Switchie Witchie Titchie
2:28
25Switchie Witchie Titchie (alternate)
2:30
26Why Are We Apart
2:28
27Ashamed of Myself
3:00
28Ring-A-Ling-A-Ling
2:47
29Whatsonever You Do
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1955-03-17)
baritone saxophone:
Alexander Nelson (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-03-17)
drums (drum set):
Edison Gore (on 1955-03-17)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmy Glover (on 1955-03-17)
guitar:
Cal Green (on 1955-03-17)
piano:
Emmanuel Kennebrew (on 1955-03-17)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1955-03-17)
bass vocals:
Sonny Woods (on 1955-03-17)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard (on 1955-03-17)
vocals:
Henry Booth (on 1955-03-17) and Charles Sutton (on 1955-03-17)
recording of:
Whatsonever You Do (on 1955-03-17)
writer:
Rose Marie McCoy and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
2:23
30Don’t Ever Change Your Pretty Ways
2:31
31We’ll Never Meet Again
2:16
32Looka Here
2:37
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1Henry’s Got Flat Feet (Can’t Dance No More)
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1955-05-01)
electric bass guitar:
Leonard Smith (bassist) (on 1955-05-01)
guitar:
Cal Green (on 1955-05-01)
membranophone:
Albert Jones (drummer) (on 1955-05-01)
piano:
Florence Pleasant (on 1955-05-01)
tenor saxophone:
Arnett Cobb (on 1955-05-01)
background vocals:
Henry Booth (on 1955-05-01) and Charles Sutton (on 1955-05-01)
bass vocals:
Sonny Woods (on 1955-05-01)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard (on 1955-05-01)
recording of:
Henry’s Got Flat Feet (Can’t Dance No More) (on 1955-05-01)
writer:
Henry Glover and Lois Mann
2:41
2It’s Love, Baby (24 Hours a Day)
2:53
3Rock and Roll Wedding
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1955-06-06)
recording of:
Rock and Roll Wedding (on 1955-06-06)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover
2:39
4That House on the Hill
2:29
5Partners For Life
2:59
6Open Up the Back Door
electric bass guitar:
Joe Williams (jazz bassist)
guitar:
Cal Green
membranophone:
George DeHart
piano:
Perry Deal
tenor saxophone:
Don Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist)
background vocals:
The Midnighters (aka The Midnighters until 1958)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard
recording of:
Open Up the Back Door (on 1955-12-01)
lyricist and composer:
William C. Baker
publisher:
Armo Publishers
2:58
7Sweet Mama, Do Right
2:43
8Rock, Granny, Roll
recording of:
Rock, Granny, Roll
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover
2:49
9Tore Up Over Yo
recording of:
Tore Up Over You
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
2:49
10Early One Morning
2:17
11Let Me Hold Your Hand
2:53
12I’ll Be Home Someday
3:05
13Ooh Bah Baby
2:44
14Baby Please
2:41
15Come On and Get It
2:37
16Ow-Wow-Oo-Wee
2:28
17E Basta cosi
recording of:
E Basta cosi
writer:
Robert Riley
2:36
18In the Doorway Crying
2:22
19Let ’em Roll
2:20
20What Made You Change Your Mind
2:48
21Let ’em Roll
2:39
22Is Your Love for Real
2:16
23Oh So Happy
2:45
24Daddy’s Little Baby
2:42
25Stay by My Side
2:54
26The Twist
recording of:
The Twist
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., J. Albert & Son P/L and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
2:13
27I’ll Pray for You
3:04
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1The Twist (with sax Overdub)
recording of:
The Twist
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., J. Albert & Son P/L and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
2:37
2The Twist
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1958-11-11)
bass:
Edwyn Conley (on 1958-11-11)
drums (drum set):
George DeHart (on 1958-11-11)
electric bass guitar:
Navarre Hastings (on 1958-11-11)
guitar:
Cal Green (on 1958-11-11)
membranophone:
George DeHart
piano:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) (on 1958-11-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder (on 1958-11-11) and James E. Henry Moore (on 1958-11-11)
background vocals:
The Midnighters (aka The Midnighters until 1958)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard (on 1958-11-11)
vocals:
The Midnighters (aka The Midnighters until 1958) (on 1958-11-11)
recording of:
The Twist (on 1958-11-11)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., J. Albert & Son P/L and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
42:36
3Teardrops on Your Letter
bass:
Edwyn Conley
electric bass guitar:
Navarre Hastings
guitar:
Cal Green
membranophone:
George DeHart
piano:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Ray Felder and James E. Henry Moore
background vocals:
The Midnighters (aka The Midnighters until 1958)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard
recording of:
Teardrops on Your Letter (on 1958-11-11)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover
2:42
4I’ll Pray for You
2:36
5Everybody Does Wrong Some Time
2:16
6Kansas City
cover recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:31
7Cute Little Ways
2:30
8So Good to Be Home
2:49
9House With No Windows
2:17
10Rain Down Tears
2:10
11I’ll Keep You Happy
2:26
12She’s Got a Whole Lot of Soul
2:49
13Sugaree
cover recording of:
Sugaree
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:53
14Sugaree (alternate)
cover recording of:
Sugaree
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:52
15Young Lady
2:51
16Move, Move, Move
2:29
17I’m Crying Mercy, Mercy
2:49
18Leave That Fat
2:36
19I Said I Wouldn’t Beg You
2:54
20Look at Little Sister
recording of:
Look at Little Sister
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
2:28
21I Could Love You
3:01
22Never Knew
recording of:
Never Knew
lyricist and composer:
Henry Booth
2:54
23The Coffee Grind
recording of:
The Coffee Grind
writer:
Hank Ballard
2:40
24Waiting
2:20
25Don’t Go I Love You
2:18
26I Love You, I Love You So-o-o
2:27
27I Must Be Crazy
2:45
28These Young Girls
2:21
29Finger Poppin’ Time
drums (drum set):
Phillip Paul (Cincinnati studio drummer) (on 1960-03-31)
electric bass guitar:
Navarre Hastings (on 1960-03-31)
guitar:
J.C. Davis (on 1960-03-31)
piano:
Jimmy Johnson (pianist) (on 1960-03-31)
tenor saxophone:
Otis Finch (on 1960-03-31) and James E. Henry Moore (on 1960-03-31)
trumpet:
Mark Patterson (trumpet) (on 1960-03-31)
background vocals:
The Midnighters (aka The Midnighters until 1958) (on 1960-03-31)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard (on 1960-03-31)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 34)
recording of:
Finger Poppin’ Time (on 1960-03-31)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
2:35
30I’m Thinking of You
2:55
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