The King of Rock ’n’ Soul

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Tracklist

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1Cry to Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-12-06)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle
producer:
Bert Berns and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Leon Cohen (woodwind player) (on 1961-12-06)
double bass [bass]:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-12-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1961-12-06)
guitar:
Don Arnone (on 1961-12-06), Everett Barksdale (on 1961-12-06), Al Caiola (on 1961-12-06) and Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1961-12-06)
organ:
Robert Mosely (US rhythm & blues singer/songwriter) (on 1961-12-06)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1961-12-06)
tenor saxophone:
Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-12-06)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Phil Kraus (on 1961-12-06)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1961-12-06)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1961-12-06)
conductor:
Klaus Ogerman (on 1961-12-06)
arranger:
Klaus Ogerman
recording of:
Cry to Me
lyricist and composer:
Bert Russell
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Solomon Burke2.052:35
2Everybody Needs Somebody to LoveSolomon Burke52:45
3If You Need Me
cover recording of:
If You Need Me
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Wilson Pickett and Sonny Sanders
publisher:
Belinda (ended), Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Lupine Music
Solomon Burke2:35
4Can’t Nobody Love You
cover recording of:
Can’t Nobody Love You
writer:
Jimmy Mitchell (US Soul vocalist, songwriter, ofter associated with Trio Music)
publisher:
Trio Music Co., Inc.
Solomon Burke2:36
5Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)Solomon Burke3:16
6Got to Get You Off My Mind
producer:
Bert Berns and Jerry Wexler
recording of:
Got to Get You Off My Mind (Solomon Burke)
writer:
Dolores Burke (songwriter), Solomon Burke, J.B. Moore (producer, composer) and Josephine Burke Moore
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI)
Solomon Burke2:36
7Someone Is WatchingSolomon Burke2:53
8You’re Good for Me
recording of:
You’re Good for Me
lyricist:
Don Covay
writer:
Horace Ott
Solomon Burke3:05
9I’m Hanging up My Heart for You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-04-04)
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1962-04-04)
bass:
Al Lucas (Canadian jazz bassist) (on 1962-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1962-04-04) and Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1962-04-04)
guitar:
Bob Bushnell (on 1962-04-04), Jimmy Spruill (on 1962-04-04), Charles Macey (on 1962-04-04) and Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1962-04-04)
organ:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1962-04-04)
piano:
Alfred Williams (piano) (on 1962-04-04)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1962-04-04) and Buddy Lucas (Tenor saxophonist / vocalist / harmonica player) (on 1962-04-04)
trumpet:
Dud Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-04-04) and Lammar Wright (on 1962-04-04)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1962-04-04) and unidentified female choir ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1962-04-04)
conductor:
Teacho Wiltshire (on 1962-04-04)
arranger:
Teacho Wiltshire
recording of:
Hanging Up My Heart for You
writer:
John Berry (songwriter from the 50s-60s) and Don Covay
Solomon Burke3:05
10Someone to Love Me
recording of:
Someone to Love Me
writer:
Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke3:05
11Be Bop Grandma
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-06)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1959-11-06)
recording of:
Be Bop Grandma
composer:
Dolores Burke (songwriter) and Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke2:16
12Hard, Ain’t It Hard
cover recording of:
Hard, Ain't It Hard
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Solomon Burke2:51
13Gotta Travel On
Solomon Burke2:13
14By the Time I Get to Phoenix
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1968)
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Solomon Burke (in 1968)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (in 1968)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
cover recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
Solomon Burke2:58
15Take Me Just as I Am
producer:
Chips Moman and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
cover recording of:
(Take Me) Just as I Am
writer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
recording of:
(Take Me) Just as I Am
writer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Solomon Burke3:03
16A Tear Fell
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-12-06)
alto saxophone:
Leon Cohen (woodwind player) (on 1961-12-06)
bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-12-06)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1961-12-06) and Ted Sommer (on 1961-12-06)
guitar:
Don Arnone (on 1961-12-06), Everett Barksdale (on 1961-12-06), Al Caiola (on 1961-12-06) and Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1961-12-06)
organ:
Bob Mosley (organ) (on 1961-12-06)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1961-12-06)
tenor saxophone:
Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-12-06)
vibraphone:
Phil Kraus (on 1961-12-06)
background vocals:
William Eaton (vocals) (on 1961-12-06), Noah Hopkins (on 1961-12-06), Richard Kraus (vocals) (on 1961-12-06), Howard Roberts (background vocals) (on 1961-12-06), Earl Rogers (American tenor) (on 1961-12-06), Sherman Sneed (on 1961-12-06) and David Vogel (on 1961-12-06)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1961-12-06)
conductor:
Claus Ogerman (on 1961-12-06)
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
cover recording of:
A Tear Fell (1956 song)
writer:
Dorian Burton (New York-based singer, songwriter and producer) and Eugene Randolph
Solomon Burke2:43
17What’d I Say
cover recording of:
What’d I Say
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Mijac Music, MUAC Music, Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Solomon Burke4:49
18He’ll Have to GoSolomon Burke3:25
19Why, Why, Why
cover recording of:
Why, Why, Why
writer:
James Woodie Alexander
Solomon Burke2:26
20I Almost Lost My Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-12-06)
alto saxophone:
Leon Cohen (woodwind player) (on 1961-12-06)
bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-12-06)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1961-12-06) and Ted Sommer (on 1961-12-06)
guitar:
Don Arnone (on 1961-12-06), Everett Barksdale (on 1961-12-06), Al Caiola (on 1961-12-06) and Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1961-12-06)
organ:
Bob Mosley (organ) (on 1961-12-06)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1961-12-06)
tenor saxophone:
Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-12-06)
vibraphone:
Phil Kraus (on 1961-12-06)
background vocals:
William Eaton (vocals) (on 1961-12-06), Noah Hopkins (on 1961-12-06), Richard Kraus (vocals) (on 1961-12-06), Howard Roberts (background vocals) (on 1961-12-06), Earl Rogers (American tenor) (on 1961-12-06), Sherman Sneed (on 1961-12-06) and David Vogel (on 1961-12-06)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1961-12-06)
conductor:
Claus Ogerman (on 1961-12-06)
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
cover recording of:
I Almost Lost My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Hill and Range (publisher) and St. Louis Music Corp.
Solomon Burke2:17
21How Many Times
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Leon Cohen (woodwind player) (on 1960-12-13)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1960-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Ted Sommer (on 1960-12-13)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1960-12-13), Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1960-12-13) and Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1960-12-13)
organ:
Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer) (on 1960-12-13)
piano:
Moe Wechsler (on 1960-12-13)
vibraphone:
Phil Kraus (on 1960-12-13)
background vocals:
Elise Bretton (on 1960-12-13), Charles Cassey (on 1960-12-13), Lillian Clark (on 1960-12-13), Jerry Duane (on 1960-12-13), Marcia Patterson (on 1960-12-13), Alan Sokoloff (on 1960-12-13) and Mike Stewart (late 1950s R&B choir/background vocalist) (on 1960-12-13)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1960-12-13)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-12-13)
arranger:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
Solomon Burke2:19
22Home In Your Heart
producer:
Bert Russell Berns and Jerry Wexler
vocals:
Solomon Burke
recording of:
Home in Your Heart
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Winfield Scott
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Solomon Burke2:06
23Tonight My Heart She Is CryingSolomon Burke2:18
24Time Is a Thief
cover recording of:
Time Is a Thief
writer:
Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
Solomon Burke2:46
25I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-03-15)
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1968-03-15)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (on 1968-03-15)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
cover recording of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (on 1968-03-15)
writer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) and Richard Lamb
publisher:
Duane Music Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Solomon Burke2:53
26I Stayed Away Too Long
Solomon Burke2:41
27The PriceSolomon Burke2:49
28You Can’t Love ’Em All
recording of:
You Can’t Love Them All
writer:
Bert Russell, Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer), Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Solomon Burke2:47
29Dance Dance Dance
Solomon Burke2:44
30Woman, How Do You Make Me Love You Like I DoSolomon Burke2:49
31Go On Back to HimSolomon Burke2:56
32Keep a Light In the WindowSolomon Burke3:25
33Detroit City
producer:
Jerry Wexler
cover recording of:
Detroit City
writer:
Danny Dill and Mel Tillis
publisher:
Southern Music (publisher)
Solomon Burke32:47
34Beautiful Brown Eyes
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-08-16)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1963-08-16)
bass [electric bass]:
Russ Saunders (jazz bass player) (on 1963-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Donaldson (on 1963-08-16)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1963-08-16), Bob Bushnell (on 1963-08-16) and Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1963-08-16)
piano:
Artie Butler (on 1963-08-16)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1963-08-16) and Ben Smith (US saxophonist Benjamin J. Smith) (on 1963-08-16)
trumpet:
Marky Markowitz (on 1963-08-16) and Robert Scott (trumpet) (on 1963-08-16)
choir vocals:
unidentified female choir ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-08-16)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1963-08-16)
conductor:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) (on 1963-08-16)
arranger:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
recording of:
Beautiful Brown Eyes
writer:
Bert Russell Berns and Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke3:44
35Get Out of My Life Woman
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1968)
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Solomon Burke (in 1968)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (in 1968)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
cover recording of:
Get Out of My Life, Woman (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Solomon Burke3:22
36I Said I Was Sorry
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
vocals:
Solomon Burke
cover recording of:
I Said I Was Sorry
writer:
Joy Byers
Solomon Burke2:28
37It’s Just a Matter of Time
cover recording of:
It’s Just a Matter of Time
writer:
Belford C. Hendricks (composer, pianist, conductor, arranger and record producer), Brook Benton and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Eden Music, Inc., The Clyde Otis Music Group, Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Solomon Burke2:57
38Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)Solomon Burke2:51
39Save It
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1968)
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Solomon Burke (in 1968)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (in 1968)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
recording of:
Save It
writer:
Don Bryant (R&B singer/songwriter)
Solomon Burke2:24
40I Really Don’t Want to Know
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
vocals:
Solomon Burke
cover recording of:
I Really Don’t Want to Know
lyricist:
Howard Barnes (US songwriter) (in 1953)
composer:
Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter) (in 1953)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Don Robertson Music Corp.
Solomon Burke3:33
41I Feel a Sin Coming On
Solomon Burke2:50
42Keep the Magic Working
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Leon Cohen (woodwind player) (on 1960-12-13)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1960-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Ted Sommer (on 1960-12-13)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1960-12-13), Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1960-12-13) and Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1960-12-13)
organ:
Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer) (on 1960-12-13)
piano:
Moe Wechsler (on 1960-12-13)
vibraphone:
Phil Kraus (on 1960-12-13)
background vocals:
Elise Bretton (on 1960-12-13), Charles Cassey (on 1960-12-13), Lillian Clark (on 1960-12-13), Jerry Duane (on 1960-12-13), Marcia Patterson (on 1960-12-13), Alan Sokoloff (on 1960-12-13) and Mike Stewart (late 1950s R&B choir/background vocalist) (on 1960-12-13)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1960-12-13)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-12-13)
arranger:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
Solomon Burke2:08
43Looking for My Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-04-04)
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1962-04-04)
bass:
Al Lucas (Canadian jazz bassist) (on 1962-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1962-04-04) and Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1962-04-04)
guitar:
Bob Bushnell (on 1962-04-04), Jimmy Spruill (on 1962-04-04), Charles Macey (on 1962-04-04) and Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1962-04-04)
organ:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1962-04-04)
piano:
Alfred Williams (piano) (on 1962-04-04)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1962-04-04) and Buddy Lucas (Tenor saxophonist / vocalist / harmonica player) (on 1962-04-04)
trumpet:
Dud Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-04-04) and Lammar Wright (on 1962-04-04)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1962-04-04) and unidentified female choir ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1962-04-04)
conductor:
Teacho Wiltshire (on 1962-04-04)
arranger:
Teacho Wiltshire
Solomon Burke2:22
44Soul Meeting
vocals:
Solomon Burke, Arthur Conley, Don Covay, Ben E. King and Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
recording of:
Soul Meeting
composer:
Don Covay
Solomon Burke3:35
45Maggie’s Farm
producer:
Jerry Wexler
arranger:
Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US)
cover recording of:
Maggie’s Farm (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Special Rider Music and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Solomon Burke2:18
46Baby (I Wanna Be Loved)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-04-04)
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1962-04-04)
bass:
Al Lucas (Canadian jazz bassist) (on 1962-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1962-04-04) and Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1962-04-04)
guitar:
Bob Bushnell (on 1962-04-04), Jimmy Spruill (on 1962-04-04), Charles Macey (on 1962-04-04) and Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1962-04-04)
organ:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1962-04-04)
piano:
Alfred Williams (piano) (on 1962-04-04)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1962-04-04) and Buddy Lucas (Tenor saxophonist / vocalist / harmonica player) (on 1962-04-04)
trumpet:
Dud Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-04-04) and Lammar Wright (on 1962-04-04)
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1962-04-04) and unidentified female choir ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1962-04-04)
conductor:
Teacho Wiltshire (on 1962-04-04)
arranger:
Teacho Wiltshire
Solomon Burke2:00
47Down In the Valley (Mono)Otis Redding3:00
48Since I Met You Baby
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Solomon Burke (on 1968-03-15)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (on 1968-03-15)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
American Sound Studio ((Defunct) Memphis, TN - American North) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-03-15)
cover recording of:
Since I Met You Baby (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs, Bonuswise Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Solomon Burke3:46
49Shame On Me
recording of:
Shame On Me
writer:
Don Bryant (R&B singer/songwriter) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
Solomon Burke3:33
50It’s All Right
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
vocals:
Solomon Burke
recording of:
It’s All Right
writer:
Dolores Burke (songwriter) and Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke2:31
51Presents for Christmas
recording of:
Presents for Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke3:13
52Meet Me In Church
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1968)
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Solomon Burke (in 1968)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (in 1968)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
cover recording of:
Meet Me in Church
writer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
recording of:
Meet Me in Church
writer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
Solomon Burke3:35
53Party People
producer:
Jerry Wexler
recording of:
Party People
lyricist and composer:
Don Covay
Solomon Burke2:38
54Send Me Some LovingSolomon Burke2:24
55It’s Been a ChangeSolomon Burke2:18
56Baby, Come On Home
producer:
Bert Berns
cover recording of:
Baby, Come On Home
lyricist and composer:
Bert Russell Berns
Solomon Burke3:16