Only In America: Atlantic Soul Classics

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1Save Me
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-08)
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-08)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-02-08) and Chips Moman (on 1967-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-02-08) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1967-02-08)
trumpet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-08)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-08)
conductor:
Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-08)
arranger:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1967)
recording of:
Save Me (Aretha Franklin song) (on 1967-02-08)
writer:
Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin and Curtis Ousley
publisher:
Kilynn Music and Pronto Music (publisher)
Aretha Franklin4.52:18
2Tramp
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
producer:
Steve Cropper and Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
keyboard:
Isaac Hayes (from 1967-01 until 1967-02) and Booker T. Jones (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
piano:
Booker T. Jones (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Arnold (from 1967-01 until 1967-02) and Andrew Love (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
background vocals:
Carla Thomas (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
vocals:
Otis Redding (from 1967-01 until 1967-02) and Carla Thomas (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
performer:
Carla Thomas (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
cover recording of:
Tramp (from 1967-01 until 1967-02)
writer:
Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin (blues singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Budget Music, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas4.42:59
3What Is Soul?
Ben E. King2:20
4Some Kind of Wonderful
recording of:
Some Kind of Wonderful (on 1967-03-30)
lyricist and composer:
Willie John Ellison (American/Canadian musician)
publisher:
Crash Music, Dandelion Music Company and Fermata do Brasil
Soul Brothers Six2:43
5Memphis Soul Stew
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-07-05)
producer:
King Curtis (saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1967-07-05)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-07-05)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gene Chrisman (on 1967-07-05)
guitar:
R.F. Taylor (guitarist) (on 1967-07-05) and Reggie Young (Guitarist and songwriter) (on 1967-07-05)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (on 1967-07-05)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1967-07-05)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-07-05), King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1967-07-05) and Jimmy Mitchell (saxophone) (on 1967-07-05)
trumpet:
Bowlegs Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1967-07-05)
vocals:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1967-07-05)
recording of:
Memphis Soul Stew (on 1967-07-05)
writer:
Curtis Ousley
publisher:
Kilynn Music Publishing, Inc. and Pronto Music (publisher)
King Curtis2:55
6Think
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Willie Bridges (on 1968-04-15) and Floyd Newman (on 1968-04-15)
bass guitar:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1968-04-15)
guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1968-04-15) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1968-04-15)
organ:
Spooner Oldham (on 1968-04-15)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1968-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1968-04-15) and Andrew Love (on 1968-04-15)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1968-04-15)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1968-04-15)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1968) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-15)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 6) (number: 10)
recording of:
Think (on 1968-04-15)
writer:
Aretha Franklin and Ted White (husband & co-songwriter of Aretha Franklin)
publisher:
14th Hour Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Aretha Franklin3.652:17
7Sweet Soul Music
engineer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
producer:
Otis Redding
guitar:
Moses Dillard (on 1967-01-20)
vocals:
Arthur Conley (on 1967-01-20)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-01-20)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 351)
recording of:
Sweet Soul Music (on 1967-01-20)
writer:
Arthur Conley, Sam Cooke and Otis Redding
publisher:
ABKCO Music and Rondor
is based on:
Yeah Man
Arthur Conley42:19
8Hard to Handle
producer:
Steve Cropper
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
guitar:
Steve Cropper
vocals:
Otis Redding
recording of:
Hard to Handle
writer:
Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer), Alvertis Isbell and Otis Redding
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Carlin Music Corporation (in 1968) and Irving Music, Inc. (in 1968)
Otis Redding4.22:19
9Don’t Turn Your Heater On
Sam & Dave2:15
10Big Bird
recording of:
Big Bird
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Floyd and Booker T. Jones
Eddie Floyd2:59
11It Ain’t What You Got
Jimmy Hughes2:13
12How Can You Mistreat the One You Love
Jeanne and the Darlings2:44
13Never Like This Before
recording of:
Never Like This Before
writer:
Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
William Bell2:41
14As Long as I’ve Got You
The Charmels2:39
15That’s How It Feels
The Soul Clan3:35
16Warm and Tender Love
cover recording of:
Warm and Tender Love
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Percy Sledge3:19
17Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons That One)
recording of:
Ain’t That Loving You (for More Reasons Than One)
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Johnnie Taylor3:07
18(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
producer:
Jerry Bruckheimer, Steve Cropper and Don Simpson (American film producer, screenwriter, and actor)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
keyboard:
Isaac Hayes (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07) and Booker T. Jones (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
vocals:
Otis Redding (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
whistling:
Otis Redding (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1968)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 26), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 38), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 44) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 45)
recording of:
(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
publisher:
East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Otis Redding4.452:38
19Chain of Fools
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
recording engineer and mixer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-06-23)
electric piano:
Spooner Oldham (on 1967-06-23)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-06-23) and Joe South (on 1967-06-23)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-06-23)
choir vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-06-23), Erma Franklin (on 1967-06-23), Ellie Greenwich (on 1967-06-23) and The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-06-23)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-06-23)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-06-23)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 249) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 306)
recording of:
Chain of Fools (on 1967-06-23)
lyricist and composer:
Don Covay
publisher:
14th Hour Music, Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Pronto Music (publisher), Springtime Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin4.252:47
20Looking for a Fox
recording of:
Looking for a Fox
writer:
Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Wilbur Terrell
Clarence Carter2:16
21Tighten Up, Part 1
recording engineer:
Bert Frilot
producer:
Skipper Lee Frazier
lead vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells) (in 1967-10)
vocals:
Billy Buttier (in 1967-10), Joe Cross (in 1967-10) and James Wise (singer in Archie Bell & The Drells) (in 1967-10)
performer:
The TSU Toronadoes (in 1967-10)
recorded at:
Jones Town Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1967-10)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Tighten Up (in 1967-10)
lyricist:
Billy Butler (60-70s R&B singer)
composer:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells)
Archie Bell & the Drells3:11
22Where Did I Go Wrong
The Embers2:54
23Everything I Do Goin’ Be Funky
Don Covay3:15
24Clean Up Woman
engineer:
Willie Clarke
producer:
Willie Clarke and Clarence Reid
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Mike Lewis (US composer, arranger and producer)
instruments arranger:
Little Beaver
recording of:
Clean Up Woman
writer:
Willie Clarke and Clarence Reid
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Betty Wright52:49
25Funky Nassau, Part 1
The Beginning of the End3:12
26Rock Steady
recording engineer:
Ron Albert (on 1971-02-16)
engineer:
Howard Albert, Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1971-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1971-02-16)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1971-02-16)
organ:
Donny Hathaway (on 1971-02-16)
percussion:
Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) (on 1971-02-16) and Robert Popwell (on 1971-02-16)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1971-02-16)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1971-02-16)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1971-02-16)
background vocals:
Margaret Branch (on 1971-02-16), Ann S. Clark (on 1971-02-16), Carolyn Franklin (on 1971-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1971-02-16) and Pat Smith (soul vocalist) (on 1971-02-16)
horn arranger:
Tom Dowd
strings and woodwind arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1971, in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1971-02-16)
recording of:
Rock Steady (on 1971-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Pundit Music, Inc and Springtime Music, Inc.
Aretha Franklin3.753:12
27Take It Off Him (and Put It on Me)
recording of:
Take It Off Him and Put It on Me
writer:
Mickey Buckins (American singer-songwriter, session musician, producer and engineer), George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist), Herman Jones (US gospel singer), Robert Owens (songwriter) and Larry Pierce
Clarence Carter2:52
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