The Best 60s & 70s Soul Album in the World... Ever!

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Where Did Our Love Go
The Supremes2:41
2Uptight (Everything's Alright)
producer:
Henry Cosby and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1965)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1965)
recording of:
Uptight (Everything’s Alright) (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music and Stone Agate Music
Stevie Wonder4.652:53
3River Deep - Mountain High
Ike & Tina Turner3:39
4Nowhere to Run
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas2:55
5Standing in the Shadows of Love
Four Tops2:35
6My Guy
Mary Wells2:48
7My Girl
The Temptations2:45
8When a Man Loves a Woman
Percy Sledge2:54
9Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters2:34
10Piece of My Heart
Erma Franklin2:34
11Son of a Preacher Man
Dusty Springfield2:25
12In the Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett2:29
13Sweet Soul Music
recording of:
Sweet Soul Music
writer:
Arthur Conley, Sam Cooke and Otis Redding
is based on:
Yeah Man
Arthur Conley2:21
14Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
Solomon Burke2:45
15Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
Frank Wilson2:22
16Captain of Your Ship
Reparata & The Delrons2:27
17A Lover's Concerto
The Toys2:40
18B-A-B-Y
Carla Thomas2:57
19Ain't Got No / I Got Life (from "Hair")
Nina Simone2:56
20I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown2:44
21War
Edwin Starr3:21
22Green Onions
Booker T. & the MG’s2:47
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Walk on By
Dionne Warwick2:56
2Stand By Me
recording of:
Stand by Me
publisher:
Mike Stoller
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music (publisher) and Unichappell Music
recording of:
Stand by Me
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, M. Marino and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Intersong (publisher)
version of:
Stand by Me
Ben E. King3.752:54
3Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)
Diana Ross3:01
4I Say a Little Prayer
Aretha Franklin3:32
5The Tracks Of My Tears
The Miracles2:55
6Soul Man
Sam & Dave2:39
7I'll Be There
producer:
Hal Davis
arranger:
Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter)
recording of:
I’ll Be There
writer:
Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter), Hal Davis, Berry Gordy and Willie Hutch
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
The Jacksons4.353:56
8Try a Little Tenderness
Otis Redding3:22
9What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
Jimmy Ruffin2:56
10If You Don't Know Me by Now
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes & Teddy Pendergrass3:26
11Ain't No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson (in 1971) and Bill Lazarus (in 1971)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1971)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1971)
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1972)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 179), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 280) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers4.52:05
12Me and Mrs. Jones
Billy Paul4:45
13Rainy Night in Georgia
Brook Benton3:54
14Midnight Train to Georgia
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:19
15Summer Breeze
The Isley Brothers3:50
16Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
The Delfonics3:19
17Could It Be I'm Falling in Love
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B singer) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
remixer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 221)
recording of:
Could It Be I’m Falling in Love (in 1973)
writer:
Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Spinners54:10
18You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
Lou Rawls4:26
19The Soul City Walk
Archie Bell & the Drells3:09
20You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be In My Show)
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.4:38
21Float On
The Floaters4:09
22Kiss and Say Goodbye
The Manhattans4:26
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1What's Going On
Marvin Gaye3:53
2Family Affair
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 57) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 138)
recording of:
Family Affair
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
Sly & the Family Stone4.63:06
3Move on Up
Curtis Mayfield2:46
4Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe
Barry White4:03
5Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love)
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
The Stylistics23:17
6Love Train
The O’Jays2:58
7Best of My Love
The Emotions3:40
8The Night
The Four Seasons3:20
9Red Light Spells Danger
Billy Ocean3:31
10Papillon (aka Hot Butterfly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
cover recording of:
Papillon (a.k.a. Hot Butterfly)
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Diamond
Chaka Khan4:08
11Free
producer:
Charles Stepney and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
edit of:
Free by Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
recording of:
Free
writer:
Susaye Greene, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
publisher:
Black Eye Music, Island Music Ltd., Kee‐Drick Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Deniece Williams2:51
12Lovin' You
Minnie Riperton3:24
13With You I'm Born Again
Billy Preston & Syreeta3:40
14Wishing on a Star
Rose Royce3:59
15Close the Door
Teddy Pendergrass4:40
16Ms. Grace
The Tymes3:26
17When Will I See You Again
The Three Degrees2:58
18Got to Be There
Michael Jackson3:23
19Reunited
Peaches & Herb3:58
20Always and Forever
Heatwave4:51
21After the Love Has Gone
recording of:
After the Love Has Gone
writer:
Bill Champlin, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jay Graydon
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Foster Frees Music Inc., Fozbeats Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Noted for the Record
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Earth, Wind & Fire4:26
22Still
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1978) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (Universal Music Group, Inc., operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979)
recording of:
Still
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Commodores Entertainment Publishing Corp. (ended), Brenda Richie Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Commodores3.53:43

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