Soul Years: 1981

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

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Going Back to My Roots
cover recording of:
Going Back to My Roots
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
Odyssey3:28
2Slow Hand
The Pointer Sisters3:51
3Can You Feel It
The Jackson 54:06
4Love All the Hurt Away
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Lew Hahn
alto saxophone:
Eddie Daniels
bass guitar [bass]:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
electric piano and synthesizer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
guitar:
Buzz Feiten
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
background vocals:
Marci Levy and Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
lead vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) and Aretha Franklin
vocals:
Aretha Franklin
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Love All the Hurt Away
lyricist and composer:
Sam Dees
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Aretha Franklin & George Benson4:09
5Steppin’ Out
recording of:
Steppin’ Out
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Eumir Deodato, James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
Kool & the Gang3:37
6Ai No Corrida
Quincy Jones6:23
7Just Once
recording of:
Just Once
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Dyad Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Quincy Jones & James Ingram4:34
8A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio4:06
9Gangsters of the Groove
recording of:
Gangsters of the Groove
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
Heatwave4:03
10Body Talk
recording of:
Body Talk
writer:
Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Associated Music International Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Imagination7:18
11I’m in Love
Evelyn “Champagne” King3:54
12Jones Vs Jones
Kool & the Gang4:11
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Walk Right Now
The Jackson 54:38
2When She Was a Girl
Four Tops3:22
3Razzamatazz
recording of:
Razzamatazz
writer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1981) and Rodsongs (publisher) (in 1981)
Quincy Jones4:22
4How ’Bout Us
Champaign4:37
5One Hundred Ways
recording of:
One Hundred Ways
writer:
Tony Coleman (blues singer, member of The Knight Crew), Kathy Wakefield (songwriter) and Benjamin Wright
Quincy Jones & James Ingram4:18
6Never Too Much
recording of:
Never Too Much
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Luther Vandross3:51
7Two Hearts
Stephanie Mills & Teddy Pendergrass4:41
8Don’t Walk Away
Four Tops4:11
9Apache
The Sugarhill Gang4:30
10In and Out of Love
recording of:
In and Out of Love
writer:
Imagination, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
Imagination4:08
11Burn Rubber on Me
The Gap Band4:02
12Ain’t No Mountain High Enough / Remember Me Suite
Boys Town Gang3:31

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part of:Soul Years (order: 3)