Great Gentlemen of Song: Spotlight on Lou Rawls

~ Release by Lou Rawls (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Nobody But Me
conductor:
Benny Carter (on 1964-10-28)
recording of:
Nobody but Me (on 1964-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Myles
Lou Rawls2:48
2Street of Dreams
conductor:
H.B. Barnum (on 1967-05-24)
recording of:
Street of Dreams (on 1967-05-24)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1932)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
Lou Rawls3:00
3God Bless the Child
recorded in:
Los Angeles (from 1962-02-05 until 1962-02-12)
engineer:
Malcolm Addey
producer:
Nick Venet
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (from 1962-02-05 until 1962-02-12)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ron Jefferson (from 1962-02-05 until 1962-02-12)
piano:
Les McCann (from 1962-02-05 until 1962-02-12)
lead vocals:
Lou Rawls (from 1962-02-05 until 1962-02-12)
vocals:
Lou Rawls (from 1962-02-05 until 1962-02-12)
remixer:
Malcolm Addey
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood (from 1962-02-05 until 1962-02-12)
cover recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1962-02-05)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
cover recording of:
God Bless the Child (from 1962-02-05 until 1962-02-12)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Lou Rawls with Les McCann Ltd.4:29
4Rockin' Chair
conductor:
Onzy Matthews (on 1963-08-07)
cover recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1963-08-07)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Lou Rawls1:56
5St. James Infirmary
conductor:
Onzy Matthews (on 1962-10-01)
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement) (on 1962-10-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joe Primrose
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited
arrangement of:
St. James Infirmary
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
Lou Rawls4:44
6I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone
arranger:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
cover recording of:
(I Wonder) Where Our Love Has Gone (on 1968-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Johnson
publisher:
Consolidated Music Publishers (a division of Music Sales Corp.)
Lou Rawls3:58
7Blues for the Weepers
conductor:
Benny Carter (on 1964-10-29)
Lou Rawls3:49
8Stormy Weather
conductor:
Onzy Matthews (on 1963-08-07)
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1963-08-07)
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
Lou Rawls3:02
9Willow Weep for Me
cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (on 1962-02-05)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Lou Rawls6:03
10Don't Explain
conductor:
H.B. Barnum (on 1966-07-05)
cover recording of:
Don’t Explain (on 1966-07-05)
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Lou Rawls3:08
11Georgia on My Mind
conductor:
Onzy Matthews (on 1963-07-30)
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1963-07-30)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Lou Rawls3:20
12'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
cover recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (on 1962-02-12)
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
American Splendor
Lou Rawls with Les McCann Ltd.2:44
13When It's Sleepy Time Down South
conductor:
Onzy Matthews (on 1963-08-07)
cover recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (on 1963-08-07)
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
Lou Rawls3:05
14Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
arranger:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
cover recording of:
Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me) (on 1968-11-26)
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
Lou Rawls2:46
15How Long, How Long Blues
conductor:
Onzy Matthews (on 1962-10-01)
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (on 1962-10-01)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Lou Rawls4:22
16Summertime
conductor:
Onzy Matthews (on 1963-07-30)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1963-07-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Lou Rawls3:33
17If It's the Last Thing I Do
conductor:
Benny Carter (on 1964-10-29)
recording of:
If It’s the Last Thing I Do (on 1964-10-29)
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
Lou Rawls2:49
18One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
conductor:
H.B. Barnum (on 1968-05-02)
cover recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) (on 1968-05-02)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Lou Rawls4:25

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