We Came to Play

~ Release by The Persuasions (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Chain Gang
baritone vocals:
Herbert Rhoad
bass vocals:
Jimmy Hayes (vocalist with The Persuasions)
lead vocals:
Jerry Lawson
tenor vocals [first tenor]:
Jayotis Washington
tenor vocals [second tenor]:
Jesse Russell (tenor singer of the Persuasions)
cover recording of:
Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
2:00
2Man Oh Man
baritone vocals:
Herbert Rhoad
bass vocals:
Jimmy Hayes (vocalist with The Persuasions)
lead vocals:
Jerry Lawson
tenor vocals [first tenor]:
Jayotis Washington
tenor vocals [second tenor]:
Jesse Russell (tenor singer of the Persuasions)
cover recording of:
Man, Oh Man
writer:
Curtis Mayfield
2:20
3It's You That I Need
baritone vocals:
Herbert Rhoad
bass vocals:
Jimmy Hayes (vocalist with The Persuasions)
lead vocals:
Jerry Lawson
tenor vocals [first tenor]:
Jayotis Washington
tenor vocals [second tenor]:
Jesse Russell (tenor singer of the Persuasions)
2:30
4The Sun
baritone vocals:
Herbert Rhoad
bass vocals:
Jimmy Hayes (vocalist with The Persuasions)
lead vocals:
Jerry Lawson
tenor vocals [first tenor]:
Jayotis Washington
tenor vocals [second tenor]:
Jesse Russell (tenor singer of the Persuasions)
2:48
5Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home
baritone vocals:
Herbert Rhoad
bass vocals:
Jimmy Hayes (vocalist with The Persuasions)
lead vocals:
Jerry Lawson
tenor vocals [first tenor]:
Jayotis Washington
tenor vocals [second tenor]:
Jesse Russell (tenor singer of the Persuasions)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make You Wanta to Go Home
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
Bike Music
2:34
6Walk on the Wild Side
baritone vocals:
Herbert Rhoad
bass vocals:
Jimmy Hayes (vocalist with The Persuasions)
lead vocals:
Jerry Lawson
tenor vocals [first tenor]:
Jayotis Washington
tenor vocals [second tenor]:
Jesse Russell (tenor singer of the Persuasions)
cover recording of:
Walk on the Wild Side
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
composer:
Elmer Bernstein (American score composer)
publisher:
Columbia Pictures
part of:
The 35th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:21
7Another Night With the Boys
baritone vocals:
Herbert Rhoad
bass vocals:
Jimmy Hayes (vocalist with The Persuasions)
lead vocals:
Jerry Lawson
tenor vocals [first tenor]:
Jayotis Washington
tenor vocals [second tenor]:
Jesse Russell (tenor singer of the Persuasions)
cover recording of:
Another Night With the Boys
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
2:53
8Gypsy Woman
baritone vocals:
Herbert Rhoad
bass vocals:
Jimmy Hayes (vocalist with The Persuasions)
lead vocals:
Jerry Lawson
tenor vocals [first tenor]:
Jayotis Washington
tenor vocals [second tenor]:
Jesse Russell (tenor singer of the Persuasions)
cover recording of:
Gypsy Woman
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd, EMI Waterford Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1961 to ????)
3:49
9Don't Know Why I Love You
baritone vocals:
Herbert Rhoad
bass vocals:
Jimmy Hayes (vocalist with The Persuasions)
lead vocals:
Jerry Lawson
tenor vocals [first tenor]:
Jayotis Washington
tenor vocals [second tenor]:
Jesse Russell (tenor singer of the Persuasions)
cover recording of:
I Don’t Know Why
writer:
Don Powell Hunter, Lula Mae Hardaway (songwriter), Paul Leoidas Riser and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
2:48
10Let It Be
baritone vocals:
Herbert Rhoad
bass vocals:
Jimmy Hayes (vocalist with The Persuasions)
lead vocals:
Jerry Lawson
tenor vocals [first tenor]:
Jayotis Washington
tenor vocals [second tenor]:
Jesse Russell (tenor singer of the Persuasions)
cover recording of:
Let It Be
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:21