The Best of Wilson Pickett

~ Release by Wilson Pickett (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1In the Midnight Hour
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-05-12)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-05-12)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-05-12)
piano:
Joe Hall (Memphis pianist) (on 1965-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton (on 1965-05-12) and Andrew Love (on 1965-05-12)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-05-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-05-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1965, in 1992) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 5), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 134) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 218)
recording of:
In the Midnight Hour (on 1965-05-12)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East Publishing Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
32:30
2634–5789
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-12-20)
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-12-20)
bass guitar [bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-12-20)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-12-20)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1965-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton (on 1965-12-20) and Andrew Love (on 1965-12-20)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-12-20)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-12-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recording of:
634‒5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) (on 1965-12-20)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Pronto Music (publisher)
2:59
3I Found a Love
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-06)
producer:
Robert West (US songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrook
bass:
Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players)
bass [electric bass]:
Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players) (in 1961-06)
brass:
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrook (in 1961-06)
clarinet and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Cornelius Johnson (Drummer in The Ohio Untouchables) (, in 1961-06)
guitar:
Lance Finnie, Lance Finnie (in 1961-06) and Robert Ward (guitar, blues musician) (in 1961-06)
tenor saxophone:
Clarence Satchell (, in 1961-06)
additional vocals:
Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice
lead vocals:
Wilson Pickett
vocals:
Eddie Floyd (in 1961-06), Mack Rice (in 1961-06), Ben Night (in 1961-06), Wilson Pickett (in 1961-06) and Joe Stubbs (in 1961-06)
performer:
The Ohio Untouchables (in 1961-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1962-01)
recording of:
I Found a Love (in 1961-06)
writer:
Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield and Robert L. West (US songwriter)
publisher:
Alibri Music Co, C & B West Publishing Co., Lupine Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Rightsong Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:58
4Mustang Sally
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-10-13)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 434)
cover recording of:
Mustang Sally (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Springtime Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
43:08
5Ninety‐Nine and One‐Half (Won’t Do)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-12-20)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-12-20)
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-12-20)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-12-20)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1965-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton (on 1965-12-20) and Andrew Love (on 1965-12-20)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-12-20)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-12-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recording of:
Ninety‐Nine and a Half (Won’t Do) (on 1965-12-20)
writer:
Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Pronto Music (publisher) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
42:29
6Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1966-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1966-10-12)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1966-10-12)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (on 1966-10-12)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (on 1966-10-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (on 1966-10-12), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1966-10-12) and Eddie Logan (on 1966-10-12)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1966-10-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1966-10-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-10-12)
cover recording of:
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (on 1966-10-12)
writer:
Bert Russell Berns, Solomon Burke and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
BERT RUSSELL MUSIC L L C 301, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Franco London Music Publishing Corp., Fujipacific Music, Inc., KEETCH CAESAR AND DINO MUSIC INC and Musical Lights Tokyo
32:21
7Don’t Fight It
recording of:
Don’t Fight It
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
2:35
8I’m a Midnight Mover
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-03-04)
producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1968-03-04)
arranger:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recording of:
I’m a Midnight Mover (on 1968-03-04)
writer:
Wilson Pickett and Bobby Womack
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Erva Music Publishing (BMI) and Tracebob Music Co.
2:26
9Funky Broadway
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04) and Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04) and Jimmy Mitchell (saxophone) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
cover recording of:
Funky Broadway (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Arlester “Dyke” Christian
publisher:
Drive-In Music Co. and Embassy Music Corporation
22:37
10Soul Dance Number Three
recording of:
Soul Dance Number Three
writer:
Wilson Pickett and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
Erva Music Publishing (BMI) and Pronto Music (publisher)
2:40
11I’m in Love
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
guitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bobby Womack (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recording of:
I’m in Love (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Womack
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Pronto Music (publisher) and Tracebob Music Co.
2:31
12Land of 1000 Dances
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11) and Chips Moman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
piano:
Spooner Oldham (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11) and Andrew Love (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
cover recording of:
Land of 1000 Dances (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Kenner
additional writer:
Antoine Domino (Fats Domino)
publisher:
Anatole, EMI Longitude Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Thursday Music Corp. and Tune-Kel
recording of:
Land of 1000 Dances
lyricist and composer:
Chris Kenner
additional writer:
Antoine Domino (Fats Domino)
publisher:
Anatole, EMI Longitude Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Thursday Music Corp. and Tune-Kel
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