Mercy Mercy: The Definitive Don Covay

~ Release by Don Covay (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Bip Bop Bip
1:55
2Pony Time
recording of:
Pony Time
writer:
John Berry (US country singer-songwriter) and Don Covay
2:21
3See About Me
2:59
4(Where Are You) Now That I Need You
2:46
5Mercy Mercy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-05-18)
producer:
Horace Ott
guitar:
Jimi Hendrix (on 1964-05-18)
vocals:
Don Covay (on 1964-05-18)
arranger:
Horace Ott
recording of:
Mercy, Mercy (on 1964-05-18)
writer:
Don Covay and R.A. Miller (US songwriter Ronald Alonzo Miller)
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Vonglo Music (BMI-affiliated)
12:26
6Take This Hurt Off Me
recording of:
Take This Hurt Off Me
writer:
Don Covay and Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI)
2:30
7Daddy Loves Baby
recording of:
Daddy Loves Baby
lyricist and composer:
Don Covay
2:22
8The Usual Place
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie (on 1965-01-27)
guitar:
Bob Bushnell (on 1965-01-27) and Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1965-01-27)
piano:
Horace Ott (on 1965-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Babe Clarke (on 1965-01-27)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1965-01-27)
trumpet:
Dud Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1965-01-27) and Harold "Money" Johnson (US jazz trumpeter aka "Money") (on 1965-01-27)
background vocals:
George Clane (on 1965-01-27), Ace Hall (on 1965-01-27) and Harry Tiffin (on 1965-01-27)
vocals:
Don Covay (on 1965-01-27)
recording of:
The Usual Place
writer:
Don Covay and Leroy Randolph
2:07
9Please Do Something
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie (on 1965-01-27)
guitar:
Bob Bushnell (on 1965-01-27) and Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1965-01-27)
piano:
Horace Ott (on 1965-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Babe Clarke (on 1965-01-27)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1965-01-27)
trumpet:
Dud Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1965-01-27) and Harold "Money" Johnson (US jazz trumpeter aka "Money") (on 1965-01-27)
background vocals:
George Clane (on 1965-01-27), Ace Hall (on 1965-01-27) and Harry Tiffin (on 1965-01-27)
vocals:
Don Covay (on 1965-01-27)
2:49
10A Woman’s Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie (on 1965-01-27)
guitar:
Bob Bushnell (on 1965-01-27) and Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1965-01-27)
piano:
Horace Ott (on 1965-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Babe Clarke (on 1965-01-27)
trombone:
Dickie Harris (on 1965-01-27)
trumpet:
Dud Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1965-01-27) and Harold "Money" Johnson (US jazz trumpeter aka "Money") (on 1965-01-27)
background vocals:
George Clane (on 1965-01-27), Ace Hall (on 1965-01-27) and Harry Tiffin (on 1965-01-27)
vocals:
Don Covay (on 1965-01-27)
2:37
11See‐Saw
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-06-30)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-06-30)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-06-30)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-06-30)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Booker T. Jones (on 1965-06-30)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1965-06-30)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-06-30)
vocals:
Don Covay (on 1965-06-30)
recording of:
See Saw
writer:
Don Covay and Steve Cropper
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:00
12Sookie Sookie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-06-30)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-06-30)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-06-30)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-06-30)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Booker T. Jones (on 1965-06-30)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1965-06-30)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-06-30)
vocals:
Don Covay (on 1965-06-30)
recording of:
Sookie Sookie
writer:
Don Covay
translator:
Omero (Composer, arranger, producer and director of the iconic musical program"Muévanse Todos")
translated version of:
Sookie Sookie
2:48
13Iron Out the Rough Spots
recording of:
Iron Out the Rough Spots
writer:
Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
2:56
14Watching the Late, Late Show
2:05
15Temptation Was Too Strong
2:59
16It’s in the Wind
2:55
17You’ve Got Me on the Critical List
2:06
18I Stole Some Love
2:50
19Overtime Man
3:04
20I Was Checkin’ Out While She Was Checkin’ In
4:22
21It’s Better to Have (and Don’t Need)
recording of:
It’s Better to Have
writer:
Donald Covay and Erskin Watts
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
3:10
22We Can’t Make It No More
4:05
23No Tell Motel
6:33