Soul Sisters

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1Midnight Train to Georgia
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 74), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 432) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 470)
recording of:
Midnight Train to Georgia
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
Gladys Knight & the Pips4.5?:??
2Feeling Good
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Hal Mooney
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1965-01-15)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1965-01-15)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1965-01-15)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (on 1965-01-15)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Feeling Good (on 1965-01-15)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd and Musical Comedy Prods.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
Nina Simone4.15?:??
3Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2009)
recording of:
Empire State of Mind, Part II: Broken Down
writer:
Alexander Shuckburgh (Alexander Shuckburgh; songwriter, musician and producer), Angela Hunte (American-Trinidadian singer-songwriter and producer), Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer), Alicia Keys, Sylvia Robinson, Janette Sewell and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
is based on:
Empire State of Mind
Alicia Keys3.65?:??
4Spooky
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1970)
cover recording of:
Spooky
lyricist:
Buddy Buie and J. R. Cobb
composer:
Harry Middlebrooks and Mike Shapiro (saxophonist, composer of Spooky)
publisher:
Bike Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
is based on:
Spooky (instrumental)
Dusty Springfield4.65?:??
5Light My Fire
Shirley Bassey?:??
6Warwick Avenue
engineer:
Cameron Craig and Jimmy Hogarth
producer:
Jimmy Hogarth
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
acoustic guitar and percussion:
Jimmy Hogarth
acoustic guitar, bass, drums (drum set) and piano:
Eg White
additional cello:
James Banbury
bass:
Samuel Dixon
electric guitar:
Bernard Butler
strings:
The Wrecking Crew (Orchestra)
lead vocals:
Duffy (Welsh singer, songwriter and occasional actress)
conductor:
Oliver Kraus
strings arranger:
Oliver Kraus
additional arranger:
James Banbury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (from 2008 to present)
music videos:
Warwick Avenue by Duffy (Welsh singer, songwriter and occasional actress)
recording of:
Warwick Avenue
writer:
Duffy (Welsh singer, songwriter and occasional actress), Jimmy Hogarth and Eg White
Duffy3.75?:??
7Needle in a Haystack
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Caldin "Carolyn" Gill
recording of:
Needle in a Haystack
writer:
N. Whitfield and W. Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
The Velvelettes?:??
8I Just Want to Make Love to You
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:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Etta James3?:??
9California Soul
producer:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer) and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
arranger:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer) and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
cover recording of:
California Soul
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (on 1969-01-17)
Marlena Shaw5?:??
10Think (About It)
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Think (About It)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Lyn Collins4?:??
11Sunshine of Your Love
engineer:
Wally Heider
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
Frank DeLaRosa (in 1968-10)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (in 1968-10)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (in 1968-10)
trumpet:
Allen Smith (trumpet) (in 1968-10)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1968-10)
orchestra:
Ernie Hecksher's Big Band (in 1968-10)
conductor:
Tommy Flanagan (in 1968-10)
arranger:
Marty Paich
recorded at:
Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968-10)
live cover recording of:
Sunshine of Your Love (in 1968-10)
writer:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce), Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Nemperor Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald?:??
12Mr. Big Stuff
recording of:
Mr. Big Stuff
writer:
Joseph Broussard, Carrol Washington and Ralph Williams (US soul composer)
publisher:
Caraljo Music Inc., Malaco Music Company and Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI)
Jean Knight?:??
13The Perfect Year
producer:
Nigel Lowis
vocals:
Dina Carroll
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1993)
music videos:
The Perfect Year by Dina Carroll
cover recording of:
The Perfect Year
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist) and Christopher Hampton
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Really Useful Group and The Really Useful Group Limited (not for release label use!)
part of:
Sunset Boulevard (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Dina Carroll2.65?:??
14My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)
recording engineer:
Steve Counter
additional engineer:
Neil King (sound engineer) and Michael Semanick
assistant engineer:
John Jackson (engineer)
producer:
Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy
mixer:
Ken Kessie
arranger:
Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States, and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States) (in 2022)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
mixed at:
Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
The Payback by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 2) (number: 2) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 471)
recording of:
My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)
writer:
Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Two Tuff Enuff Publishing and Irving Music (BMI) (from 1992 to present)
En Vogue4.6?:??
15The Message From the Soul Sisters
Myra Barnes?:??
16Stoned Love
producer:
Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
lead vocals:
Jean Terrell
arranger:
David Van dePitte
recording of:
Stoned Love
lyricist and composer:
Ken Thomas (British producer and engineer) and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
writer:
Yennek Samoht and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
The Supremes3.75?:??
17Love Makes a Woman
recording of:
Love Makes a Woman
writer:
Carl Davis (record producer), Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders and Gerald Sims
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Barbara Acklin?:??
18Don’t Mess With Bill
recording of:
Don’t Mess With Bill
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
The Marvelettes?:??
19Wish I Didn’t Miss You
producer:
Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
J Records (US R&B) (from 2001 to present)
samples:
Back Stabbers by The O’Jays
recording of:
Wish I Didn’t Miss You
writer:
Leon Huff II (hip hop producer, aka Pop Trax, son of Leon Huff), Andrea Martin (singer/songwriter for various dance/soul artists), Ivan Matias, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
Angie Stone4?:??
20Do You Really Want to Rescue Me, Part 1
partial recording of:
Do You Really Want to Rescue Me
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Nat Jones (Saxophonist and organist, worked with James Brown)
Elsie Mae?:??
21What a Man
producer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
recording of:
What a Man
lyricist and composer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
Linda Lyndell?:??
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