The Sweetest Feeling: A Van McCoy Songbook 1962-1973

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Tracklist

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1I Get the Sweetest Feeling
cover recording of:
I Get the Sweetest Feeling
writer:
Alicia Evelyn (songwriter and performer) and Van McCoy
publisher:
Alley Music, TM Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher) and Van McCoy Music
Erma Franklin3:03
2I’ve Lost You
recording of:
I've Lost You
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Jackie Wilson2:39
3For You
recording of:
For You
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Spellbinders2:33
4Getting Mighty Crowded
recording of:
Getting Mighty Crowded
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Betty Everett2:07
5When You’re Young and in Love
recording of:
When You’re Young and in Love
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co.
Ruby & the Romantics2:28
6Either Way I Lose
producer:
Hal Mooney
double bass and percussion:
Lisle Atkinson
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals)
flute and guitar:
Rudy Stevenson
harmonica:
Al Schackman
piano:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone
conductor:
Horace Ott
arranger:
Horace Ott
cover recording of:
Either Way I Lose (on 1965-10-01)
writer:
Van Allen Mc Coy
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Van McCoy Music Inc.
Nina Simone2.52:45
7Baby I’m Yours
recording of:
Baby, I’m Yours
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Van McCoy Music
Barbara Lewis2:33
8Who’s Gonna Pick Up the Pieces
Chuck Jackson2:48
9Some Things You Never Get Used To
recording of:
Some Things You Never Get Used To
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Esther Phillips2:26
10I Can’t Stand to See You Cry
recording of:
I Can’t Stand to See You Cry
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Jerry Butler2:43
11The Way to a Woman’s Heart
recording of:
The Way to a Woman’s Heart
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Billy T. Soul2:48
12Why Don’t You Love Me
recording of:
Why Don’t You Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Teri Thornton2:55
13Stop and Get a Hold on Myself
recording of:
Stop and Get a Hold of Myself
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Gladys Knight & the Pips2:51
14It’s Starting to Get to Me Now
recording of:
It’s Starting to Get to Me Now
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Irma Thomas2:31
15Where Does That Leave Me Now
cover recording of:
Where Does That Leave Me
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Nancy Wilson2:31
16The Spoiler
recording of:
The Spoiler
writer:
Joe Cobb (Joe “Youngblood” Cobb; songwriter, producer, composer, writer) and Van McCoy
Oscar Weathers3:06
17Where Would You Be Today
recording of:
Where Would You Be Today
writer:
Joe Cobb (Joe “Youngblood” Cobb; songwriter, producer, composer, writer) and Van McCoy
Ilana3:16
18So Soon
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Willie Bridges (on 1967-06-22)
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-06-22)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1967-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1967-06-22)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-06-22) and Joe South (on 1967-06-22)
organ:
Spooner Oldham (on 1967-06-22)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-06-22) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1967-06-22)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1967-06-22)
background vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-06-22) and Erma Franklin (on 1967-06-22)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-06-22)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Atlantic Recording Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-06-22)
recording of:
So Soon (on 1967-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Aretha Franklin2:46
19Giving Up
recording of:
Giving Up
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Donny Hathaway6:22
20Let Me Down Easy
recording of:
Let Me Down Easy
writer:
Joe Cobb (Joe “Youngblood” Cobb; songwriter, producer, composer, writer) and Van McCoy
G.C. Cameron3:20
21Nothing Worse Than Being Alone
recording of:
Nothing Worse Than Being Alone
writer:
Joe Cobb (Joe “Youngblood” Cobb; songwriter, producer, composer, writer) and Van McCoy
The Ad Libs2:45
22Stay a While With Me
recording of:
Stay Awhile With Me (Stay Awhile)
writer:
Joe Cobb (Joe “Youngblood” Cobb; songwriter, producer, composer, writer) and Van McCoy
Sharon Ridley3:28
23A Love You Can Depend On
producer:
Gilda Woods (Producer & Owner of the record label "Dionn Records") and Van McCoy
conductor:
Joe Cobb (Joe “Youngblood” Cobb; songwriter, producer, composer, writer) and Van McCoy
arranger:
Van McCoy
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
A Love You Can Depend On
composer:
Joe Cobb (Joe “Youngblood” Cobb; songwriter, producer, composer, writer) and Van McCoy
arranger:
Van McCoy
publisher:
Van McCoy Music
Brenda & the Tabulations2:41
24Lean on Me
recording of:
Lean On Me
writer:
Joe Cobb (Joe “Youngblood” Cobb; songwriter, producer, composer, writer) and Van McCoy
Melba Moore4:50

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part of:Songwriter Series (Ace) (order: 19)