Back to the River: More Southern Soul Stories 1961–1978

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Muscle Shoals‐Memphis Redux
2▼CD: Southern Routes
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1The Only Girl (I’ve Ever Loved)
producer:
Buddy Killen
recording of:
The Only Girl (I’ve Ever Loved) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
Joe Tex2:39
2Rainy Night in Georgia
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Harold Cowart (on 1969-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Ron Ziegler (drummer) (on 1969-09-11)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (in 1969) and Jim O’Rourke (US musician & producer, b. 1969) (on 1969-09-11)
harmonica:
Toots Thielemans (in 1969)
instruments:
Cold Grits (in 1969)
organ:
Billy Carter (organ, jazz) (on 1969-09-11)
piano:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) (on 1969-09-11)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1969-09-11)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1969-09-11)
later releases:
Rainy Night in Georgia by Brook Benton
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 498)
cover recording of:
Rainy Night in Georgia (on 1969-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Songs Limited
Brook Benton43:52
3Love’s Come in Time
recorded in:
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
producer:
Lynn Ourso, Jr. and Cyril Vetter (songwriter)
recording of:
Love’s Come in Time
writer:
Lynn Ourso, Jr.
John Fred and His Playboys3:19
4Somebody Done Took My Baby and Gone
arranger:
Willie “Beaver” Hale and Frank Williams (Funk artist, member of Frank Williams & The Rocketeers)
recording of:
Somebody Done Took My Baby and Gone
writer:
Joey Gilmore (Electric Blues, US), Willie “Beaver” Hale and Frank Williams (Funk artist, member of Frank Williams & The Rocketeers)
Joey Gilmore3:33
5I Found All These Things
producer:
Elijah Walker
recorded at:
Malaco Studios in Jackson, Mississippi, United States
recording of:
I Found All These Things
writer:
Joseph Broussard
C.P. Love3:52
6A Woman Will Do Wrong
producer:
Steve Alaimo, Arnold Albury, Willie Clarke and Johnny Pearsall
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
A Woman Will Do Wrong
writer:
Willie Clarke, Paul Kelly (US soul singer & composer) and Clarence Reid
Helene Smith2:38
7Depend on Me
recorded in:
Mobile, Alabama, United States
producer:
Jerry Powell (producer, songwriter, guitarist)
recording of:
Depend On Me
writer:
Jerry Powell (producer, songwriter, guitarist)
Steve Dixon2:54
8I’m in Love
producer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) and Tom Dowd
vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1969)
cover recording of:
I’m in Love (in 1969)
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.
Esther Phillips2:23
9Easier to Say Than Do
recording of:
Easier to Say Than Do
writer:
B.B. Cunningham Jr. (lead singer for The Hombres) and Gary Wayne McEwen
Sam Dees2:57
10Without Life What Would Love Be
recorded in:
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
Without Love What Would Life Be
writer:
J. Zeno, L. Zeno and W.P. Guidry (Southern funk)
Terrie & Joy La Roy & Bill Parker Show Band2:49
11I’ve Got To Tell You
recording of:
I’ve Got to Tell You
writer:
Finley Duncan (US producer, songwriter, publisher, recording engineer & label owner), Leroy Lloyd and Willie Smith (US soul singer)
Count Willie with LRL and the Dukes3:36
12You Need Me
producer:
Wardell Quezergue
recorded at:
Malaco Studios in Jackson, Mississippi, United States
recording of:
You Need Me
writer:
Wardell Quezergue, Albert Savoy and Joe Wilson (Southern soul singer - songwriter)
Joe Wilson3:33
13Nearer to You
producer:
Ray Doggett (1950s Rockabilly artist)
recorded at:
Pasadena Sounds Studios in Pasadena, Texas, United States
recording of:
Nearer to You
writer:
Foy Lee and Joe Medwick
Joe Medwick2:46
14Your Love Is All I Need
producer:
Jack Corbitt and Clarence Reid
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Your Love Is All I Need
writer:
Jack Corbitt and Clarence Reid
Della Humphrey3:04
15Nothing Takes the Place of You
producer:
Ray Doggett (1950s Rockabilly artist)
recorded at:
Pasadena Sounds Studios in Pasadena, Texas, United States
recording of:
Nothing Takes the Place of You
lyricist and composer:
Toussaint McCall
Toussaint McCall3:28
16How Sweet It Would Be
producer:
Bobby Patterson (Dallas blues vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/producer) and Jerry Strickland
recorded at:
Sound City Recording in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
cover recording of:
How Sweet It Would Be
writer:
Tommy Tate (soul, funk, pop, R&B singer, songwriter, drummer) and Helen Washington
George Perkins3:26
17Daydreaming
cover recording of:
Day Dreaming
writer:
Bill Cantrell, Quinton Claunch and Bud Deckelman
Warren Storm2:53
18No More Ghettos in America
recorded in:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
producer:
Jimmy Angel (producer), Ebb Tide (soul/funk/gospel producer and songwriter) and Stanley Lewis (well known 60s/70s US producer/songwriter)
arranger:
George Clinton (recording engineer) and Ebb Tide (soul/funk/gospel producer and songwriter)
recording of:
No More Ghettos in America
writer:
E. Harris (soul/funk/gospel producer and songwriter) and S. Edwards
Stanley Winston3:24
19Do Right Man
producer:
Frank Williams (Funk artist, member of Frank Williams & The Rocketeers) and Willie Hale
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Do Right Man
writer:
Frank Williams (Funk artist, member of Frank Williams & The Rocketeers)
Little Beaver2:56
20(Sometimes) a Man Will Shed a Few Tears Too
producer:
Huey P Meaux
recorded at:
Pasadena Sounds Studios in Pasadena, Texas, United States
recording of:
(Sometimes) A Man Will Shed a Few Tears Too
lyricist and composer:
Huey P Meaux
Johnny Adams2:24
21Asking for the Truth
producer:
Wardell Quezergue
recorded at:
Sound City Recording in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
Asking For the Truth
writer:
Reuben Bell and Jerry Strickland
Reuben Bell3:58
22I Can’t Stand to See You Go
Joe Valentine & The Imperials3:00
23You Got Everything I Need
producer:
Steve Alaimo and Willie Clarke
recorded at:
TK Studios in Hialeah, Florida, United States
recording of:
You Got Everything I Need
writer:
Willie Clarke and Don Hollinger
Don Hollinger3:06
24A Sad Sad Song
producer:
Jimmy Johnson (James Eugene Johnson (b. 1942), The Peermonts) and Dee Marais
recorded at:
Sound City Recording in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
A Sad Sad Song
writer:
Willie James
Charles Crawford4:16
25Tell It Like It Is
producer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
Jazz City Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
Tell It Like It Is (in 1966)
writer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Lee Diamond
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Olrap Publishing Co., Inc.
Aaron Neville4.352:42
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