| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Messin’ With the Kid | Blues Brothers | | 2:53 |
| 2 | My Girl | Otis Redding | | 2:53 |
| 3 | Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean | Ruth Brown | | 2:53 |
| 4 | Come Rain or Come Shine | Ray Charles | | 3:40 |
| 5 | Rock 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 (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 (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 (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 (on 1971-02-16)
- horn arranger:
- Tom Dowd
- strings and woodwind arranger:
- Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1971, in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (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 Franklin | 3.75 | 3:09 |
| 6 | Satisfaction | Otis Redding | | 2:42 |
| 7 | Soul Sister, Brown Sugar | Sam & Dave | | 2:27 |
| 8 | I Shot Mr.Lee | The Bobbettes | | 2:11 |
| 9 | ’Cause I Love You | Rufus & Friend | | 2:43 |
| 10 | Groovin’ | The Rascals | | 2:27 |
| 11 | Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow | Ben E. King | | 3:06 |
| 12 | Shake, Rattle and Roll | Big Joe Turner | | 3:00 |
| 13 | Riot in Cell Block 9 | The Coasters | 3 | 3:00 |
| 14 | Gee Whiz | Carla Thomas | | 2:20 |
| 15 | A Hard Day’s Night | The Bar‐Kays | | 2:42 |
| 16 | Born Under a Bad Sign | Albert King | | 2:46 |
| 17 | Up on the Roof | The Drifters | | 2:35 |
| 18 | Mr.Pitlful | Otis Redding | | 2:33 |
| 19 | Jelly Bread | Booker T. & the MG’s | | 2:26 |
| 20 | If You Need Me | Wilson Pickett | | 2:34 |
| 21 | Drown in My Own Tears | Percy Sledge | | 4:00 |
| 22 | Tonight’s the Night | Solomon Burke | | 2:47 |
| 23 | Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Thing) | Aretha Franklin | 4.65 | 3:20 |
| 24 | Don’t Play That Song (You Lied) | Ben E. King | | 2:52 |
| 25 | Nine‐Nine and a Half (Won’t Do) | Wilson Pickett | | 2:38 |
| 26 | Shake | Otis Redding | | 2:35 |