A Road Leading Home: Songs by Dan Penn

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Without a Woman
recording of:
Without a Woman
writer:
Quin Ivy, Drew Miller (R&B songwriter) and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Ted Taylor3:03
2You Left the Water Running
recording of:
You Left the Water Running
writer:
Oscar Franck, Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Billy Young2:37
3I Tried to Tell You
recording of:
I Tried to Tell You
lyricist and composer:
Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
The Entertainers2:30
4Break Up the Party
Linda Gail Lewis2:25
5Is a Blue Bird Blue
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
recording of:
Is a Blue Bird Blue
lyricist and composer:
Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
Dan Penn2:16
6Once More With Feeling
Jeanie Fortune2:33
7The Dark End of the Street
cover recording of:
The Dark End of the Street
writer:
Chips Moman and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Roy Hamilton2:39
8(Almost Persuaded to) Give Him One More Try
Linda Carr2:58
9Come On
recording of:
Come On
writer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
Tommy Roe2:06
10Oh! What a Fool I’ve Been
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-08-24)
producer:
Jerry Wexler
lead vocals:
Cissy Houston (on 1967-08-24)
vocals:
Estelle Brown (on 1967-08-24), Sylvia Shemwell (on 1967-08-24) and Myrna Smith (on 1967-08-24)
recording of:
Oh! What a Fool I’ve Been
writer:
Darryl Carter (Blues and soul singer, songwriter, producer and engineer), Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
The Sweet Inspirations2:38
11Far From the Maddening Crowd
recording of:
Far From the Maddening Crowd
writer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
The Drifters2:54
12Up Tight Good Man
cover recording of:
Up Tight Good Woman
writer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Laura Lee2:49
13So Many Reasons
recording of:
So Many Reasons
writer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
James & Bobby Purify2:40
14Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
producer:
Chips Moman
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
cover recording of:
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
writer:
Chips Moman and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), TRO Essex Music Ltd., 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) 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)
Brenda Lee3:00
15Cheater Man
vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther)
cover recording of:
Cheater Man
writer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
Esther Phillips2:20
16Long Ago
recording of:
Long Ago
writer:
Bob Killen and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Bobby Patterson2:51
17I Can’t Stop
The Blues Busters2:16
18Rainbow Road
cover recording of:
Rainbow Road (in 1971)
writer:
Donnie Fritts and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Percy Sledge2:49
19Zero Willpower
recording of:
Zero Willpower
writer:
Donnie Fritts, Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
Irma Thomas5:52
20Tearjoint
recording of:
Tearjoint
writer:
Donnie Fritts and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
Ted Roddy & The Tearjoint Troubadours2:53
21What’s Wrong With Right
The Hacienda Brothers2:55
22Better to Have It
engineer:
James Kraft (task: computer operator), Ron Laury (task: recording, computer operator) and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer) (task: recording)
producer:
Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
mixer:
Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer) (task: mixdown)
recorded at:
Dandy Studio (Dan Penn recording studio?) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Better to Have It (in 2005)
writer:
Hoy "Bucky" Lindsey (American singer / songwriter and musician), Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer) and Carson Whitsett (Keyboardist, songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Dan Penn Music, High Horse Music and Hoy Lindsey Music
Bobby Purify2:55
23I Hate You
recording of:
I Hate You
lyricist and composer:
Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
Ronnie Milsap2:52
24Like a Road Leading Home
engineer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer), Larry Hamby and Steve Smith (70s producer & engineer, mainly Island Records)
producer:
Don Nix
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer)
electric bass guitar:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist)
electric guitar:
Tippy Armstrong and Wayne Perkins
keyboard:
Barry Beckett
remixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
arranger:
Don Nix
recording of:
Like a Road Leading Home
writer:
Don Nix and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Dan Penn Music and Irving Music, Inc.
Albert King5:28

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part of:Songwriter Series (Ace) (order: 34)