A Man and a Half: The Best of Wilson Pickett

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Annotation

"Made in Germany" printed on back liner

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-11 10:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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1I Found a Love
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-06)
producer:
Robert West (US songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrook
bass:
Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players)
bass [electric bass]:
Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players) (in 1961-06)
brass:
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrook (in 1961-06)
clarinet and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Cornelius Johnson (Drummer in The Ohio Untouchables) (, in 1961-06)
guitar:
Lance Finnie, Lance Finnie (in 1961-06) and Robert Ward (guitar, blues musician) (in 1961-06)
tenor saxophone:
Clarence Satchell (, in 1961-06)
additional vocals:
Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice
lead vocals:
Wilson Pickett
vocals:
Eddie Floyd (in 1961-06), Mack Rice (in 1961-06), Ben Night (in 1961-06), Wilson Pickett (in 1961-06) and Joe Stubbs (in 1961-06)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1962-01)
recording of:
I Found a Love (in 1961-06)
writer:
Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield and Robert L. West (US songwriter)
publisher:
Alibri Music Co, C & B West Publishing Co., Lupine Music, Rightsong Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
The Falcons2:59
2Let Me Be Your Boy
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1962)
recording of:
Let Me Be Your Boy (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Wilbur Harbert
Wilson Pickett42:48
3If You Need Me
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer)
guitar:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) and Eddie Willis
piano:
Joe Hunter
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
If You Need Me (in 1963)
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Wilson Pickett and Sonny Sanders
Wilson Pickett2:37
4It's Too Late
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
It's Too Late
lyricist and composer:
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett3:09
5I'm Gonna Cry (Cry Baby)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-05-12)
producer:
Wilson Pickett
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1964-05-12)
recorded at:
United Sound Systems in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-05-12)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Cry (on 1964-05-12)
writer:
Don Covay and Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett2:21
6Come Home Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-11-13)
producer:
Bert Berns
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1964-11-13)
bass [electric bass]:
Jimmy Lewis (jazz bassist) (on 1964-11-13)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1964-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) and Ted Sommer
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (on 1964-11-13) and Wally Richardson (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1964-11-13)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1964-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Grimaldi (flute and saxophone player) and Joe Grimaldi (on 1964-11-13)
trumpet:
Jack Cortner (New York-based Broadway and television composer/arranger) (on 1964-11-13), Ernie Royal (on 1964-11-13) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1964-11-13)
additional vocals:
Tami Lynn
lead vocals:
Wilson Pickett
vocals:
Cissy Houston (on 1964-11-13) and Wilson Pickett (on 1964-11-13)
conductor:
Teacho Wiltshire (on 1964-11-13)
arranger:
Teacho Wiltshire
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-11-13)
recording of:
Come Home Baby (on 1964-11-13)
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Wilson Pickett2:36
7In the Midnight Hour
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-05-12)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-05-12)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-05-12)
piano:
Joe Hall (Stax studio pianist, 1960s) (on 1965-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Charles "Packy" Axton (on 1965-05-12) and Andrew Love (on 1965-05-12)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1965-05-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-05-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 5), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 134) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 218)
recording of:
In the Midnight Hour (on 1965-05-12)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East Publishing Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
Wilson Pickett22:34
8Don't Fight It (unedited single master)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
recording of:
Don’t Fight It (on 1965-05-12)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
Wilson Pickett2:33
9I’m Not Tired
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-05-12)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-05-12)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-05-12)
piano:
Joe Hall (Stax studio pianist, 1960s) (on 1965-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Charles "Packy" Axton (on 1965-05-12) and Andrew Love (on 1965-05-12)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1965-05-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-05-12)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
recording of:
I’m Not Tired (on 1965-05-12)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
Wilson Pickett2:48
10That's a Man's Way
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-05-12)
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-05-12)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-05-12)
piano:
Joe Hall (Stax studio pianist, 1960s) (on 1965-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Charles "Packy" Axton (on 1965-05-12) and Andrew Love (on 1965-05-12)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1965-05-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-05-12)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
recording of:
That’s a Man’s Way (on 1965-05-12)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Irving Music (BMI)
Wilson Pickett2:22
11634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-12-20)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-12-20)
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-12-20)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-12-20)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1965-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Charles "Packy" Axton (on 1965-12-20) and Andrew Love (on 1965-12-20)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1965-12-20)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-12-20)
recording of:
634‒5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) (on 1965-12-20)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
Wilson Pickett2:58
12Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-12-20)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-12-20)
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-12-20)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-12-20)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1965-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Charles "Packy" Axton (on 1965-12-20) and Andrew Love (on 1965-12-20)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1965-12-20)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-12-20)
recording of:
Ninety‐Nine and a Half (Won’t Do) (on 1965-12-20)
writer:
Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Pronto Music and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Wilson Pickett42:43
13Land of 1000 Dances
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11) and Chips Moman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
piano:
Spooner Oldham (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11) and Andrew Love (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
cover recording of:
Land of 1000 Dances (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Kenner
additional writer:
Antoine Domino
publisher:
Anatole, EMI Longitude Music and Tune-Kel
Wilson Pickett42:27
14Mustang Sally
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music") and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 434)
cover recording of:
Mustang Sally (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Springtime Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
Wilson Pickett43:07
15Three-Time Loser
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music") and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
recording of:
Three Time Loser (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
writer:
Don Covay and Ron Miller (US songwriter Ronald Alonzo Miller)
publisher:
Pronto Music
Wilson Pickett2:24
16Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music") and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1966-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1966-10-12)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1966-10-12)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (on 1966-10-12)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (on 1966-10-12)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (on 1966-10-12), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1966-10-12) and Eddie Logan (on 1966-10-12)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1966-10-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1966-10-12)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-10-12)
cover recording of:
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (on 1966-10-12)
writer:
Bert Russell Berns, Solomon Burke and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
BERT RUSSELL MUSIC L L C 301, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Fujipacific Music, Inc., KEETCH CAESAR AND DINO MUSIC INC and Musical Lights Tokyo
Wilson Pickett32:20
17Soul Dance Number Three
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04) and Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04) and Jimmy Mitchell (saxophone) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
recording of:
Soul Dance Number Three (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
writer:
Wilson Pickett and Jerry Wexler
Wilson Pickett2:42
18You Can’t Stand Alone
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04) and Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04) and Jimmy Mitchell (saxophone) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
recording of:
You Can't Stand Alone (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
writer:
Rudy Clark (songwriter)
Wilson Pickett2:51
19Funky Broadway
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04) and Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04) and Jimmy Mitchell (saxophone) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
cover recording of:
Funky Broadway (from 1967-02-01 until 1967-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Arlester “Dyke” Christian
Wilson Pickett22:37
20I’m in Love
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
guitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bobby Womack (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
recording of:
I’m in Love (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Womack
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Pronto Music
Wilson Pickett2:32
21Stagger Lee
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
guitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bobby Womack (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
recording of:
Stagger Lee (Lloyd Price version) (on 1967-07-01)
writer:
Harold Logan and Lloyd Price
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) and Travis Music Co.
version of:
Stagger Lee ("Stackolee," etc., traditional)
Wilson Pickett2:23
22Jealous Love
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
guitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bobby Womack (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
recording of:
Jealous Love (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
writer:
King Curtis (saxophonist) and Bobby Womack
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI)
Wilson Pickett2:49
23I've Come a Long Way
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
guitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bobby Womack (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
recording of:
I've Come a Long Way (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
writer:
Bobby Womack
Wilson Pickett3:12
24In the Midnight Hour (Live & Burnin’)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-08-08)
live recording of:
In the Midnight Hour (on 1965-08-08)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East Publishing Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
Wilson Pickett8:10
▼CD 2
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1I’m a Midnight Mover
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-03-04)
producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1968-03-04)
arranger:
Tom Dowd
recording of:
I'm a Midnight Mover (on 1968-03-04)
writer:
Wilson Pickett and Bobby Womack
2:26
2I Found a True Love
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-03-04)
producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1968-03-04)
arranger:
Tom Dowd
2:23
3She's Looking Good
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
bass [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
guitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Bobby Womack (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
organ:
Bobby Emmons (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
piano:
Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
recorded at:
American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
cover recording of:
She's Looking Good (from 1967-07-01 until 1967-07-03)
writer:
Justin Dickens
composer:
Rodger Collins
2:28
4A Man and a Half
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-09-19)
bass [electric bass]:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-09-19)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1968-09-19)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (in 1968) and Duane Allman (on 1968-09-19)
piano:
Barry Beckett (on 1968-09-19)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1968-09-19) and James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger) (on 1968-09-19)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1968-09-19)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1968-09-19)
conductor:
Tom Dowd (on 1968-09-19)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1968-09-19)
recording of:
A Man and a Half (on 1968-09-19)
writer:
Larry Chambers, George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist), Melvin Leakes and Raymond Moore (US songwriter)
2:51
5Hey Jude
engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
bass [electric bass]:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-11-27)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1968-11-27)
guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1968-11-27) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1968-11-27)
piano:
Barry Beckett (on 1968-11-27)
saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1968-11-27)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1968-11-27) and James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger) (on 1968-11-27)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1968-11-27)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1968-11-27)
arranger:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1968-11-27)
cover recording of:
Hey Jude (on 1968-11-27)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
4:07
6Mini-Skirt Minnie
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1968-12-03)
recording of:
Mini-Skirt Minnie (on 1968-12-03)
writer:
Earl Cage (American songwriter, producer and arranger), Lindell Hill and George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist)
3:00
7Toe Hold
producer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
bass [electric bass]:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1968-12-03)
guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1968-12-03) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1968-12-03)
piano:
Barry Beckett (on 1968-12-03)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1968-12-03) and James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger) (on 1968-12-03)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1968-12-03)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1968-12-03)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1968-11-27, on 1968-12-03) and Muscle Shoals in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1968-12-03)
cover recording of:
Toe Hold (from 1968-11-27 until 1968-12-03)
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
cover recording of:
Toe Hold (on 1968-12-03)
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
2:50
8Hey Joe
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1969-05-20)
orchestra:
unidentified orchestra (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1969-05-20)
arranger:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1969-05-20)
cover recording of:
Hey Joe (on 1969-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Roberts (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp, Sony/ATV Melody, Third Palm Music and Third Story Music, Inc.
3:06
9You Keep Me Hangin’ On
producer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
bass:
Harold Cowart (on 1969-08-29)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Ziegler (on 1969-08-29)
guitar:
Jim O’Rourke (guitar) (on 1969-08-29)
keyboard:
Billy Carter (organ, jazz) (on 1969-08-29)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1969-08-29)
recorded at:
Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1969-08-29)
cover recording of:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On (on 1969-08-29)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1986) and 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:56
10She Said Yes
producer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
bass:
Harold Cowart (on 1969-08-29)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Ziegler (on 1969-08-29)
guitar:
Jim O’Rourke (guitar) (on 1969-08-29)
keyboard:
Billy Carter (organ, jazz) (on 1969-08-29)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1969-08-29)
recorded at:
Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1969-08-29)
recording of:
She Said Yes (on 1969-08-29)
writer:
Don Covay, Johnny Nash, Wilson Pickett and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
3:15
11Cole, Cooke & Redding
producer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
arranger:
William S. Fischer (American keyboardist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1969-10-27)
recording of:
Cole, Cooke & Redding (on 1969-10-27)
writer:
Dick Holler
3:53
12Sugar Sugar
producer:
Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler
bass [electric bass]:
David Hood (on 1969-11-19)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1969-11-19)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eddie Hinton (on 1969-11-19)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1969-11-19)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Barry Beckett (on 1969-11-19)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1969-11-19)
recorded at:
Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1969-11-19)
cover recording of:
Sugar, Sugar (on 1969-11-19)
writer:
Jeff Barry and Andy Kim (pop singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Don Kirshner Music Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
2:58
13Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1970-01)
recording of:
Engine Number Nine (Engine Number 9) (in 1970-01)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
6:27
14Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You
bass:
Ronnie Baker (bass) (on 1970-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (on 1970-01-15)
guitar:
Roland Chambers (on 1970-01-15), Bobby Eli (on 1970-01-15) and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter) (on 1970-01-15)
organ:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (on 1970-01-15)
percussion and vibraphone:
Vince Montana (on 1970-01-15)
piano:
Lenny Pakula (on 1970-01-15) and Ugene Dozier (Pianist, keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1970-01-15)
arranger:
Lenny Pakula
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1970-01-15)
cover recording of:
Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You (on 1970-01-15)
writer:
Jerry Akines, Johnnie Bellmon, Victor Drayton and Reginald Turner
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:05
15Don’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)
bass [electric bass]:
David Hood (on 1971-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (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/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1971-01-27)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1971-01-27)
arranger:
Wade Marcus
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (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)
2:18
16Call My Name, I’ll Be There
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)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1971-07-14)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1971-07-14)
2:19
17Fire and Water
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)
bass [electric bass]:
David Hood (on 1971-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (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/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1971-01-27)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1971-01-27)
arranger:
Wade Marcus
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1971-01-27)
3:30
18(Your Love Has Brought Me) A Mighty Long Way
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)
bass [electric bass]:
David Hood (on 1971-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (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/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1971-01-27)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1971-01-27)
arranger:
Wade Marcus
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1971-01-27)
cover recording of:
(Your Love Has Brought Me) A Mighty Long Way (on 1971-01-27)
writer:
Jackie Avery, Carlton McWilliams (guitar player) and Earl Simms
3:01
19Funk Factory
producer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) and Brad Shapiro (Producer, arranger, bass player and songwriter)
bass:
David Hood (on 1971-10-26)
congas:
Eddy Brown (on 1971-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1971-10-26 to present)
French horn and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (on 1971-10-26)
guitar:
Tippy Armstrong (on 1971-10-26) and Dennis Coffey (on 1971-10-26)
harmonica:
Wilson Pickett (on 1971-10-26)
keyboard:
Barry Beckett (on 1971-10-26) and Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) (on 1971-10-26)
percussion:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1971-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1971-10-26)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1971-10-26)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1971-10-26)
recording of:
Funk Factory (on 1971-10-26)
writer:
Luther Dixon, Wilson Pickett and Brad Shapiro (Producer, arranger, bass player and songwriter)
2:56
20Funky Broadway (live in Ghana) (new edit)
recorded in:
Ghana (on 1971-03-06)
live cover recording of:
Funky Broadway (on 1971-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Arlester “Dyke” Christian
4:19