Soul Years: 1981

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Going Back to My Roots
cover recording of:
Going Back to My Roots
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Maurice Starr Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Odyssey3:28
2Slow Hand
recording of:
Slow Hand
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Michael Clark (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Flying Dutchman Music Co., Sweet Harmony Music, Inc. (US publisher), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
The Pointer Sisters3:51
3Can You Feel It
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
Can You Feel It
writer:
Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5) and Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The Jackson 554:06
4Love All the Hurt Away
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Lew Hahn
alto saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
electric piano and synthesizer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
guitar:
Buzz Feiten
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Marci Levy and Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
lead vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) and Aretha Franklin
vocals:
Aretha Franklin
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Love All the Hurt Away
lyricist and composer:
Sam Dees
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Aretha Franklin & George Benson4:09
5Steppin’ Out
recording of:
Steppin’ Out
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Eumir Deodato, James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
Kool & the Gang3:37
6Ai No Corrida
Quincy Jones6:23
7Just Once
recording of:
Just Once
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Dyad Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Quincy Jones & James Ingram4:34
8A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Ray Parker Jr.
vocals:
Arnell Carmichael and Ray Parker Jr.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981)
recording of:
A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Parker Jr.
publisher:
Raydiola Music
sub-publisher:
渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio54:06
9Gangsters of the Groove
recording of:
Gangsters of the Groove
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
Heatwave4:03
10Body Talk
recording of:
Body Talk
writer:
Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Associated Music International Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (2003–2008, 2021–present), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Imagination7:18
11I’m in Love
recording of:
I’m in Love
writer:
Michael Jones (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Evelyn “Champagne” King3:54
12Jones vs Jones
recording of:
Jones vs. Jones
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Eumir Deodato, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Earl Toon, Jr.
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd., Double F Music (ASCAP-affiliated. Related to the works of Kool & the Gang.), Fresh Start Music, Intersong-Förlagen AB and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Kool & the Gang4:11
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part of:Soul Years (order: 3)