Tell Mama - The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions (Reissue)

~ Release by Etta James (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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℗© 2001 MCA Records, 2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404 - U.S.A.

Annotation last modified on 2018-06-06 15:53 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Tell Mama
recording engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-08-24)
electric bass guitar:
David Hood (on 1967-08-24)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-08-24) and Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1967-08-24)
organ:
Carl Banks (on 1967-08-24) and Dewey Oldham (on 1967-08-24)
piano:
Dewey Oldham (on 1967-08-24)
saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-08-24), Floyd Newman (on 1967-08-24) and Aaron Varnell (on 1967-08-24)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1967-08-24)
lead vocals:
Etta James (on 1967-08-24)
arranger:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-08-24)
cover recording of:
Tell Mama (on 1967-08-24)
writer:
Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell
publisher:
Lowery Music Corp.
recording of:
Tell Mama
writer:
Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell
publisher:
Lowery Music Corp.
42:23
2Pushover
lead vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Pushover (on 1962-11-14)
writer:
Tony Clarke (soul artist) and Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis)
2:56
3All I Could Do Was Cry
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
All I Could Do Was Cry (in 1960-01)
writer:
Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd
42:56
4My Dearest Darling
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
My Dearest Darling (in 1960-05)
writer:
Edwin Bocage and Paul Gayten (US R&B)
3:00
5At Last
producer:
Leonard Chess, Phil Chess and Leonard and Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 115) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 356)
cover recording of:
At Last (in 1960-10)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4.52:59
6I'd Rather Go Blind
recording engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins
electric bass guitar:
David Hood
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) and Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter)
organ:
Carl Banks and Dewey Oldham
piano:
Dewey Oldham
saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Floyd Newman and Aaron Varnell
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Etta James
arranger:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-08-23)
recording of:
I’d Rather Go Blind (on 1967-08-23)
lyricist:
Billy Foster (American singer, member of The Medallions and songwriter)
composer:
Ellington Jordan
publisher:
The Jewel Music Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
42:36
7Trust in Me
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
Trust in Me (in 1960-10)
lyricist:
Ned Wever
composer:
Milton Ager and Jean Schwartz
42:59
8Sunday Kind of Love
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
performer:
Sugar Pie DeSanto
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
A Sunday Kind of Love
writer:
Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard (US pianist, composer and lyricist), Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
recording of:
A Sunday Kind of Love
writer:
Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard (US pianist, composer and lyricist), Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
4.53:16
9Something's Got a Hold on Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-12)
bass guitar [bass]:
Reggie Boyd (US blues guitarist/bassist) (in 1961-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Duncan (in 1961-12)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (in 1961-12)
piano:
John Young (jazz pianist) (in 1961-12)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961-12)
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James (in 1961-12)
recording of:
Something’s Gotta Hold on Me (in 1961-12)
writer:
Etta James, Leroy Kirkland and Pearl Woods (60s R&B)
42:47
10Stop the Wedding
2:32
11Security
recording of:
Security
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
2:52
12Fool That I Am
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
Fool That I Am
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Hunt
2:54
13If I Can't Have You
2:46
14Spoonful
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
performer:
Harvey Fuqua
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
Spoonful (in 1960-09)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
recording of:
Spoonful
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
2:49
15I Just Want to Make Love With You
3:05
16Stormy Weather
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
3:07
17Anything to Say You're Mine
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recording of:
Anything to Say You’re Mine (in 1960-09)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
52:37
18Tough Mary
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
Tough Mary
lyricist and composer:
Lorenzo Manley
2:23
19Waiting for Good Time Charlie to Come Home
recording of:
Waiting for Charlie (to Come Home)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), New Hidden Valley Music Co. and Talpa Music
2:09
20Only Time Will Tell
3:20
21Girl Out of My Dreams
cover recording of:
Girl of My Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Charles Clapp (in 1927)
2:21
22Out on the Street Again
4:15