Smooth Soul

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

There is apparently also a 17 disc version of this box set, Amazon lists both versions

Annotation last modified on 2017-11-15 23:04 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: I Found a Love – Disc One
2▶CD: I Found a Love – Disc Two
3▶CD: Baby, I’m for Real – Disc One
4▶CD: Baby, I’m for Real – Disc Two
5▶CD: How Sweet It Is – Disc One
6▶CD: How Sweet It Is – Disc Two
7▶CD: Piece of My Heart – Disc One
8▶CD: Piece of My Heart – Disc Two
9▼CD: Down Home Soul – Disc One
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Groove Me
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1970-05-04)
producer:
Wardell Quezergue and Elijah Walker
vocals:
King Floyd (on 1970-05-04)
arranger:
Wardell Quezergue
recording of:
Groove Me (on 1970-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
King Floyd
publisher:
Malaco Music Co. (publisher) (in 1991)
King Floyd53:01
2I’ll Take You There
producer:
Al Bell
mixer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
arranger:
Al Bell
remasters:
I’ll Take You There by The Staple Singers
recording of:
I’ll Take You There
lyricist and composer:
Alvertis Isbell
publisher:
Music for Africa (South Africa)
The Staple Singers54:46
3Mr. Big Stuff
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 34) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 398)
recording of:
Mr. Big Stuff
writer:
Joseph Broussard, Carrol Washington and Ralph Williams (US soul composer)
publisher:
Caraljo Music Inc., Malaco Music Company and Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI)
Jean Knight52:44
4Who’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 Taylor2:49
5We’re Gonna Make It
Little Milton2:38
6Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer) (on 1970-01-14)
producer:
Gamble-Huff
bass:
Ronnie Baker (bass) (on 1970-01-14)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (on 1970-01-14)
organ:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (on 1970-01-14)
percussion:
Vince Montana (on 1970-01-14)
arranger:
Lenny Pakula
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1970-01-14)
recording of:
Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You (in 1970)
writer:
Jerry Akines (soul singer and songwriter), Johnnie Bellmon, Victor Drayton and Reginald Turner
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Wilson Pickett2:50
7Rescue Me
producer:
Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US songwriter and producer active in Chicago)
lead vocals:
Fontella Bass
arranger:
Phil Wright (American jazz pianist and assistant to Barbara Morrison)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1965) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1965)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 31)
recording of:
Rescue Me
writer:
Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US songwriter and producer active in Chicago)
publisher:
United Artists Music Co., Inc. (ended), Chevis Music Publ. Corp. and Reservoir 416
Fontella Bass4.52:52
8Tired 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 Green4.452:51
9It Hurts So Good
Millie Jackson3:29
10Ain’t Nothing You Can Do
recording of:
Ain’t Nothin’ You Can Do
writer:
Deadric Malone and Joseph Scott (Joseph Wade Scott)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Don Music Co. and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:30
11Got to Get You Off My Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-22)
producer:
Bert Berns and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Seldon Powell (on 1965-01-22)
bass:
David Adams (60's bassist) (on 1965-01-22)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1965-01-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1965-01-22)
guitar:
Bill Suyker (on 1965-01-22), Bob Bushnell (on 1965-01-22) and Eric Gale (on 1965-01-22)
piano:
Ernie Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1965-01-22)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Brown (saxophonist) (on 1965-01-22) and Sam Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1965-01-22)
trumpet:
Bill Berry (Jazz trumpeter, cornetist and big band leader) (on 1965-01-22) and Ernie Royal (on 1965-01-22)
background vocals:
Estelle Brown (on 1965-01-22), Cissy Houston (on 1965-01-22), Sylvia Shemwell (on 1965-01-22), The Sweet Inspirations (on 1965-01-22) and Dee Dee Warwick (on 1965-01-22)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1965-01-22)
conductor:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer) (on 1965-01-22)
arranger:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
recording of:
Got to Get You Off My Mind (Solomon Burke) (on 1965-01-22)
writer:
Dolores Burke (songwriter), Solomon Burke, J.B. Moore (producer, composer) and Josephine Burke Moore
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI)
Solomon Burke42:00
12Starting All Over Again
recording of:
Starting All Over Again
lyricist and composer:
Phillip Mitchell
publisher:
Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing and Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Mel & Tim3:36
13Baby Scratch My Back
recording of:
Baby, Scratch My Back
lyricist and composer:
James Moore (aka Slim Harpo)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co.
Slim Harpo52:52
10▶CD: Down Home Soul – Disc Two