Back to the River: More Southern Soul Stories 1961–1978

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Muscle Shoals‐Memphis Redux
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1I 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 Burke2:51
2Nearer to You
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
producer:
Lelan Rogers
recording of:
Nearer to You
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Betty Lavette3:09
3Private Number (extended version)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1968)
recording of:
Private Number (in 1968)
writer:
William Bell and Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Music for Africa (South Africa)
Judy Clay & William Bell3:10
4Free Me (take 1)
producer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
recording of:
Free Me (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
Otis Redding3:06
5A Touch of the Blues
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Touch of the Blues
writer:
Don Robey
Bobby Bland3:18
6This Love Won’t Run Out
producer:
Tom Dowd
recorded at:
American Sound Studio ((Defunct) Memphis, TN - American North) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
This Love Won’t Run Out
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
Dee Dee Sharp2:43
7I Got Everything I Need
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1966)
cover recording of:
I Got Everything I Need (in 1966)
Eddie Floyd2:38
8Please Don’t Desert Me Baby
producer:
Eugene Davis (US soul songwriter, label owner, producer)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
recording of:
Please Don't Desert Me Baby
writer:
Eugene Davis (US soul songwriter, label owner, producer)
Gloria Walker & The Chevelles2:53
9Sugarman (extended version)
recorded at:
American Sound Studio ((Defunct) Memphis, TN - American North) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Sugarman
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
Sam Baker3:18
10Think I’ll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep
producer:
Audie Ashworth
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States
cover recording of:
Think I’ll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep
lyricist and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
Joe Perkins3:09
11Sure as Sin
producer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer)
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1968)
recording of:
Sure as Sin (in 1968)
writer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Eddie Hinton
Jeanie Greene2:59
12What’s That You Got
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
producer:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer)
Rudolph Taylor2:51
13I Found What I Wanted
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Sonny Limbo
arranger:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer)
recording of:
I Found What I Wanted (in 1971)
writer:
George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist) and Raymond Moore (US songwriter)
Mary Wells2:53
14I’ve Got Memories (demo)
Melvin Carter3:15
15Message From Maria
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Message From Maria
lyricist and composer:
Al Reed (US R&B singer, songwriter) (from 1968-08-30 to present)
Joe Simon53:22
16Problems
producer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
Mable John2:51
17I’ve Been Searching
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
baritone saxophone:
James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger)
bass:
Leroy Hodges
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes
guitar:
Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
keyboard:
Charles Hodges
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan and Andrew Love
trombone:
Jack Hale (trombone)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
background vocals:
Rhodes, Chalmers & Rhodes
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I’ve Been Searching
writer:
Earl Randle (US songwriter for Hi Records)
O.V. Wright2:39
18She Ain’t Gonna Do Right
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-01-28)
cover recording of:
She Ain’t Gonna Do Right (on 1967-01-28)
writer and composer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Clarence Carter2:39
19Give Me Back the Man I Love
producer:
Gene Kent (Muscle Shoals producer)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
recording of:
Give Me Back the Man I Love
writer:
Toussaint McCall
Barbara West2:48
20You’re Gonna Want Me
producer:
Denise LaSalle and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
You're Gonna Want Me
writer:
Bill Coday
Bill Coday3:16
21I’m Just Living a Lie
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Phil Wright (American jazz pianist and assistant to Barbara Morrison)
horn [horns] arranger:
Muscle Shoals Horns
strings arranger:
Phil Wright (American jazz pianist and assistant to Barbara Morrison)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
recording of:
I’m Just Living a Lie
writer:
Mickey Buckins (American singer-songwriter, session musician, producer and engineer) and George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist)
Bettye Swann2:55
22Home for the Summer
producer:
Quin Ivy and David Johnson (Sound Engineer)
recorded at:
Quinvy Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1970)
recording of:
Home for the Summer (in 1970)
writer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Eddie Hinton
Jimmy Braswell2:34
23Too Weak to Fight (extended version)
producer:
Jackey Beavers (rhythm and blues and gospel singer and songwriter) and John Richbourg
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
cover recording of:
Too Weak to Fight
writer:
Clarence Carter, Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”), George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist) and Johnny Keyes (songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Ella Washington2:36
24Everytime It Rains aka Teardrops From My Eyes
producer:
Na Allen
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and United Sound Systems Recording Studios in Detroit, Michigan, United States (lead vocals)
cover recording of:
Teardrops From My Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc. and Simon House
Na Allen3:04
25Yesterday
producer:
David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter) and Ronnie Williams (US soul/funk producer, tied to The Emotions)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles) (in 1974)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1965 to present)
The Soul Children8:56
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