Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947–1974

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1947–52
2▶CD: 1952–54
3▶CD: 1955–57
4▶CD: 1957–60
5▶CD: 1961–65
6▶CD: 1965–67
7▶CD: 1967–69
8▼CD: 1970–74
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1Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)
recording engineer:
Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick
engineer:
Ron Albert, Chuck Kirkpatrick and Lewis Hahn
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Tommy McClure (on 1970-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Sammy Creason (on 1970-03-10)
guitar:
Charlie Freeman (on 1970-03-10)
keyboard:
Jim Dickinson (on 1970-03-10)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1970-03-10)
background vocals:
Margaret Branch (on 1970-03-10), Brenda Bryant (on 1970-03-10) and Almeda Lattimore (on 1970-03-10)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1970-03-10)
horn arranger:
Tom Dowd
strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1970) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami (on 1970-03-10)
cover recording of:
Don’t Play That Song (You Lied) (on 1970-03-10)
writer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Betty Nelson
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Aretha Franklin43:00
2Precious, Precious
recorded in:
Miami (on 1970-04-23)
producer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Harold Cowart (on 1970-04-23)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ron Ziegler (drummer) (on 1970-04-23)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1970-04-23) and Jimmy O’Rourke (US musician & producer, b. 1969) (on 1970-04-23)
organ:
Billy Carter (organ, jazz) (on 1970-04-23)
piano:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) (on 1970-04-23)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1970-04-23)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1970-04-23)
vocals:
Jackie Moore (US R&B/disco singer) (on 1970-04-23)
Jackie Moore3:29
3Groove Me
recorded in:
Jackson (on 1970-05-04)
producer:
Wardell Quezergue and Elijah Walker
vocals:
King Floyd (on 1970-05-04)
arranger:
Wardell Quezergue
recording of:
Groove Me (on 1970-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
King Floyd
publisher:
Malaco Music Co. (publisher) (in 1991)
King Floyd53:04
4Patches
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals (on 1970-08-03)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
baritone saxophone:
Ronald Eades (American saxophonist) (on 1970-08-03)
bass guitar [bass]:
Jerry Masters (US bassist & engineer, in The Hombres) (on 1970-08-03) and Bob Wray (American Bassist) (on 1970-08-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Cornell McFaden (Drummer and percussionist) (on 1970-08-03) and Fred Prouty (Memphis-based session drummer) (on 1970-08-03)
guitar:
Albert Lowe (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1970-08-03), Clarence Carter (on 1970-08-03) and Travis Wammack (American guitarist & singer-songwriter) (on 1970-08-03)
keyboard:
Clayton Ivey (American producer, pianist, keyboardist and composer) (on 1970-08-03)
strings:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1970-08-03)
tenor saxophone:
Harvey Thompson (saxophonist) (on 1970-08-03) and Aaron Varnell (on 1970-08-03)
trumpet:
Harrison Calloway (American trumpeter, songwriter, producer and arranger.) (on 1970-08-03) and Jack Peck (Studio session trumpet player) (on 1970-08-03)
background vocals:
vocal group ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1970-08-03)
vocals:
Clarence Carter (on 1970-08-03)
cover recording of:
Patches (on 1970-08-03)
writer:
Ronald Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer) and Norman Johnson (US soul singer, R&B songwriter & producer)
Clarence Carter3:13
5Don’t Knock My Love, Part 1
recording engineer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
producer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) and Brad Shapiro (Producer, arranger, bass player and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1971-01-27)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) (on 1971-01-27)
guitar:
Tippy Armstrong (on 1971-01-27) and Dennis Coffey (on 1971-01-27)
percussion:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1971-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1971-01-27)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1971-01-27)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1971-01-27)
conductor:
Wade Marcus (on 1971-01-27)
arranger:
Wade Marcus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield (on 1971-01-27)
recording of:
Don’t Knock My Love (on 1971-01-27)
composer:
Wilson Pickett and Brad Shapiro (Producer, arranger, bass player and songwriter)
publisher:
Erva Music Publishing (BMI)
Wilson Pickett2:25
6Funky Nassau, Parts 1 & 2
recorded in:
Miami (in 1970-11)
producer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
bass guitar [bass]:
Fred Henfield (in 1970-11)
congas [conga] and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Frank Munnings (in 1970-11)
guitar:
Liroy Munnings (in 1970-11)
organ:
Raphael Munnings (in 1970-11)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Lake (in 1970-11) and Ralph Munnings (in 1970-11)
trumpet:
Nevill Sampson (in 1970-11)
vocals:
Raphael Munnings (in 1970-11)
recording of:
Funky Nassau (in 1970-11)
lyricist and composer:
Tyrone Patrick Fitzgerald and Ray Munnings
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Beginning of the End5:14
7Thin Line Between Love and Hate
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1971-01-27)
producer:
Richard Poindexter and Robert Poindexter
strings:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1971-01-27)
vocals:
The Persuaders (R&B vocal group) (on 1971-01-27)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (on 1971-01-27)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
recording of:
Thin Line Between Love and Hate (on 1971-01-27)
writer:
Jackie Members, Richard Poindexter and Robert Poindexter
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Persuaders3:27
8Rock 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 (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 Franklin3.753:14
9Day Dreaming
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
acoustic guitar:
Don Arnone (on 1971-02-16)
alto flute:
Hubert Laws (on 1971-02-16)
bass:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1971-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1971-02-16)
electric piano:
Donny Hathaway (on 1971-02-16)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1971-02-16)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (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:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1971) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami (on 1971-02-16)
recording of:
Day Dreaming (Aretha Franklin song) (on 1971-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Pundit Music, Inc
Aretha Franklin4.54:02
10You’ve Got a Friend
additional recording engineer:
Gene Paul
recording engineer:
Lew Hahn
producer:
Joel Dorn and Arif Mardin
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
drums (drum set):
Billy Cobham (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
electric piano:
Donny Hathaway (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
flute:
Joe Gentle (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
guitar:
David Spinozza (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist) (from 1971-03 until 1971-10) and Donny Hathaway (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan (from 1971-03 until 1971-10) and Regent Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
cover recording of:
You’ve Got a Friend (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway3:26
11Clean 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
12Could It Be I’m Falling in Love
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter) (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 (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners) (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners) (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (A lead vocalist of The Spinners) (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 (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia
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. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Spinners4.54:13
13Killing Me Softly With His Song
producer:
Joel Dorn
piano:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 273) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 361)
cover recording of:
Killing Me Softly With His Song
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Platz Music Publishng, Rodali Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc. (in 1972)
Roberta Flack3.554:49
14Where Is the Love?
recording engineer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Joel Dorn and Arif Mardin
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
electric piano and piano:
Donny Hathaway (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
guitar:
Eric Gale (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Jack Jennings (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist) (from 1971-03 until 1971-10) and Donny Hathaway (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
performer:
Donny Hathaway (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
strings arranger and woodwind [woodwinds] arranger:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
recording of:
Where Is the Love (from 1971-03 until 1971-10)
writer:
Ralph MacDonald and William Salter (songwriter, bassist, producer)
publisher:
Antisia Music Inc. and BMG Ruby Songs
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway2:47
15I’ll Be Around
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter) (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 (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners) (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners) (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (A lead vocalist of The Spinners) (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 (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia
recording of:
I’ll Be Around (in 1973)
composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Phil Hurtt
publisher:
Mighty Three Music Ld. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Spinners53:12
16Feel Like Makin’ Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-13)
producer:
Eugene McDaniels and Roberta Flack (singer and pianist)
vocals:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist) (on 1973-06-13)
arranger:
Roberta Flack (singer and pianist) and L. Leon Pendarvis
recording of:
Feel Like Makin’ Love (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Eugene McDaniels
publisher:
Skyforest Music Co., Inc. and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Roberta Flack2:57
17One of a Kind (Love Affair)
recorded in:
Philadelphia (in 1973-03)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
vocals:
The Spinners (The Detroit Spinners, US R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners) (in 1973-03)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973-03)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
The Spinners3:23
18Sideshow
engineer:
Carl Parualo, Kenny Present, Jay Mark, Don Murray (producer / engineer) and Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1973)
vocals:
Blue Magic (US R&B/soul vocal quintet) (in 1973)
conductor:
Don Renaldo (in 1973: brass [horns], strings)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Don Renaldo
arranger:
Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recording of:
Sideshow (in 1973)
writer:
Bobby Eli and Gwendolyn Hines Woolfolk
publisher:
Poo Poo Publishing Co., Reservoir One America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zella Music
Blue Magic54:12
19Mighty Love
recorded in:
Philadelphia (in 1973-12)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
vocals:
The Spinners (The Detroit Spinners, US R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners) (in 1973-12)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973-12)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973-12)
recording of:
Mighty Love (in 1973-12)
writer:
Bruce Hawes, Joseph Jefferson (70s soul/funk) and Charles Simmons (70s soul/funk)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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)
The Spinners4:59
20Love Won’t Let Me Wait
recorded in:
Philadelphia (in 1974)
producer:
Bobby Eli
bass guitar [bass]:
Ronnie Baker (in 1974)
brass [horns] and strings:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1974)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Young (in 1974)
guitar:
Bobby Eli (in 1974)
keyboard:
Ron Kersey (in 1974)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Vince Montana (in 1974)
vocals:
Major Harris (in 1974)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Don Renaldo
arranger:
Bobby Eli
recording of:
Love Won’t Let Me Wait (in 1974)
writer:
Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Mighty Three Music, Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Winot Music
Major Harris5:31

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