Stax ’68: A Memphis Story

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stay With Us
producer:
Steve Cropper
The Staple Singers2:34
2Give ’em Love
producer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
The Soul Children2:49
3Move Over
producer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
The Soul Children2:56
4Who’s Making Love
producer:
Donald Davis (American record producer) and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1968)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (in 1968)
membranophone:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1968)
organ and background vocals:
Booker T. Jones (in 1968)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (in 1968) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Johnnie Taylor (in 1968)
recording of:
Who’s Making Love? (in 1968)
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter), Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis (American record producer) and Raymond Jackson (songwriter, guitarist and producer)
Johnnie Taylor2:49
5I’m Trying
producer:
Cropper and Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
Johnnie Taylor3:00
6Funky Mississippi
producer:
Steve Cropper
Rufus Thomas2:57
7So Hard to Get Along With
producer:
Steve Cropper
recording of:
So Hard to Get Along With
writer:
Edward Harris Jr and Rufus Thomas (US blues & funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Rufus Thomas3:02
8Where Do I Go
producer:
Al Bell
arranger:
Horace Ott
cover recording of:
Where Do I Go?
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
Carla Thomas2:23
9I’ve Fallen in Love
producer:
Al Bell
recording of:
I’ve Fallen in Love
lyricist and composer:
Carla Thomas
Carla Thomas2:44
10So Nice
producer:
Al Jackson Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
The Mad Lads2:39
11Make Room
producer:
Al Jackson Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
The Mad Lads2:48
12Lovin’ Feeling
producer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
cover recording of:
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
writer:
Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
ABKCO Music Publishing Pty Ltd, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Columbia Music (Publisher. Do not use as a release label.), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Screen Gems-Columbia Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Charmels2:54
13Sea Shell
producer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Sea Shells
writer:
Isaac Hayes and Joe Shamwell (Soul singer, songwriter, producer and radio deejay)
The Charmels2:39
14It’s Unbelievable (How You Control My Soul)
producer:
Don Davis (American record producer)
Jeanne & the Darlings2:15
15I Like What You’re Doing to Me
producer:
Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
Jeanne & the Darlings2:43
16Smell of Incense
producer:
Bob Cardenas and Jim Rowley
Southwest F.O.B.2:42
17Green Skies
producer:
Bob Cardenas and Jim Rowley
Southwest F.O.B.2:02
18Sally’s Got a Good Thing
producer:
Natalie Rosenberg (Stax record producer)
The Village Sound2:19
19The La La Song
producer:
Natalie Rosenberg (Stax record producer)
The Village Sound2:06
20Bring It on Home to Me
producer:
Steve Cropper
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home to Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Eddie Floyd2:33
21Sweet Things You Do
producer:
Steve Cropper
Eddie Floyd2:07
22Hang ’em High
producer:
Booker T. & the MG’s
cover recording of:
Hang ’em High
composer:
Dominic Frontiere
Booker T. & the MG’s13:53
23Over Easy
producer:
Booker T. & the MG’s
Booker T. & the MG’s4:03
24You’re Leaving Me
producer:
Al Bell and Ron Capone
arranger:
Booker T. Jones and Horace Ott
Ollie & The Nightingales2:51
25Showered With Love
producer:
Booker T. Jones
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
Ollie & The Nightingales2:41
26Kitchy Kitchy Koo
producer:
Ritchie Adams, Mark Barkan and H. B. Webman
The Pop Corn Generation2:39
27Shake It
producer:
Ritchie Adams, Mark Barkan and H. B. Webman
The Pop Corn Generation2:06
28Copy Kat
producer:
Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
Bar‐Kays2:23
29In the Hole
producer:
Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
recording of:
In the Hole
writer:
James Alexander (US soul bassist, singer and songwriter) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
Bar‐Kays2:54
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Credits

Release

art direction and design:Rachel Gutek
liner notes:Robert Gordon (music historian)
Steve Greenberg (Record producer)
Andria Lisle
co-producer:Chris Clough
Robert Gordon (music historian)
Ryan Wilson (producer)
executive producer:Sig Sigworth
Mason Williams (Rhino Records)
producer:Joe McEwen
mastering:Paul Blakemore
booklet editor:Ryan Jebavy (LA singer-songwriter)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12741515 [info]
ASIN:US: B07GRRGVWN [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004944614 [info]