All Time Classic Soul Heartbreakers

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1One Day in Your Life
recording of:
One Day in Your Life
lyricist:
Samuel F. Brown III
composer:
Renée Armand
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), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (from 1974 to present) 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)
Michael Jackson4:07
2Willing to Forgive
drums (drum set) programming and keyboard programming:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
assistant engineer:
Jason Shablik
engineer:
Jim "Z" Zumpano (production engineer)
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Daryl Simmons
mixer:
Barney Perkins
bass:
Nathan East
saxophone:
Everette Harp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1994)
recording of:
Willing to Forgive
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Daryl Simmons
publisher:
Boobie Loo Music, ECAF Music, Sony Songs Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aretha Franklin44:09
3Still
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1978) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1979)
recording of:
Still
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Commodores Entertainment Publishing Corp. (ended), Brenda Richie Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Commodores3.53:40
4When Will I See You Again
recording of:
When Will I See You Again
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Gamble Huff Music Ltd., Mighty Three Music, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
The Three Degrees2:35
5Nobody Knows
recording of:
Nobody Knows
writer:
Don Dubosé and Joseph Richards (Joe Rich)
publisher:
Menace Music Ltd.
The Tony Rich Project44:23
6Let's Stay Together
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar family:
Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges (soul organist)
saxophone:
James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger)
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan
trombone:
Jack Hale (trombone)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
vocals:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cream Records (70s Los Angeles) (in 1971) and HI Records Inc. (in 1971)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 34), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 60), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 84)
recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
Al Green4.553:14
7Why Can't We Be Lovers?
Lamont Dozier4:00
8Before You Walk Out of My Life
recording engineer:
Jay Lean, Brian Smith (recording engineer) and Soulshock
producer:
Soulshock & Karlin
mixer:
Jon Gass
recording of:
Before You Walk Out of My Life
writer:
Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin and Andrea Martin (singer/songwriter for various dance/soul artists)
Monica4:52
9After the Love Has Gone
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
samples from:
I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
recording of:
After the Love Has Gone
writer:
Bill Champlin, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jay Graydon
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Foster Frees Music, Fozbeats Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Ninth Music and Noted for the Record
sub-publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Earth, Wind & Fire3.154:24
10How Could You Break My Heart
Bobby Womack5:15
11Just Don't Want to Be Lonely
The Main Ingredient3:32
12Piece of My Heart
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
vocals:
Erma Franklin (in 1967-08)
conductor:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) (in 1967-08)
arranger:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Piece of My Heart (in 1967-08)
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
Erma Franklin3.752:35
13Like Sister and Brother
baritone vocals:
Grant Kitchings
lead vocals:
Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters)
tenor vocals:
Butch Leake
vocals:
Bill Fredericks and Butch Mann
arranger:
Bert De Coteau
recording of:
Like Sister and Brother
composer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer), Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens
The Drifters3:23
14I'd Rather Go Blind
cover recording of:
I’d Rather Go Blind
lyricist:
Billy Foster (American singer, member of The Medallions and songwriter)
composer:
Ellington Jordan
publisher:
The Jewel Music Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ruby Turner3:29
15Walking Away
Craig David3:24
16Sad Sweet Dreamer
recording of:
Sad Sweet Dreamer
lyricist and composer:
David Parton
publisher:
Mr. & Mrs. Music
Sweet Sensation3:21
17Ain't Got No - I Got Life
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1968-05-13)
producer:
Joe René
drums (drum set):
Buck Clarke (on 1968-05-13)
electric bass guitar:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-05-13)
electric guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1968-05-13)
organ:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-05-13)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-05-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola (company mostly named as distributor in Europe) (in 1968) and BMG Music (in 1968)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-05-13)
edit of:
Ain’t Got No / I Got Life (’Nuff Said’ version without overdubs and with studio banter at the end (“It’s groovy”)) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1968-05-13)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
medley of:
I Got Life (from “Hair”)
medley of:
Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”)
Nina Simone3.62:15
18Gonna Make You an Offer You Can't RefuseJimmy Helms3:36
19Tears in Heaven
cover recording of:
Tears in Heaven
writer:
Eric Clapton and Will Jennings
publisher:
Blue Sky, EC Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Ann Peebles24:29
20There Goes My Baby
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
guitar:
Reggie Kimber (on 1959-03-06)
baritone vocals:
Dock Green (on 1959-03-06)
bass vocals:
Elsbeary Hobbs (on 1959-03-06)
lead vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1959-03-06)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1959-03-06)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1959-03-06)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Coastal Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-06)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 2) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 193)
recording of:
There Goes My Baby (on 1959-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson and George Treadwell
publisher:
Jerome Leiber Music, Purple Starfish Music, Sherman Jot Enterprises Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Drifters4.52:09

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