Atlantic Soul Legends

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Ray Charles – What’d I Say
2▶CD: Booker T. & The MG’s – Green Onions
3▼CD: Ben E. King – Don’t Play That Song!
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1Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-03-03)
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
double bass [bass]:
Jack Lesberg (on 1962-03-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1962-03-03)
guitar:
Al Caiola (on 1962-03-03), Charles Macey (on 1962-03-03) and Art Ryerson (on 1962-03-03)
piano:
Robert Mosely (US rhythm & blues singer/songwriter) (on 1962-03-03)
strings [eight strings] and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1962-03-03)
trombone:
Eddie Bert (on 1962-03-03)
vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1962-03-03)
conductor:
Jimmy Haskell (on 1962-03-03)
arranger:
Jimmy Haskell
recording of:
Don’t Play That Song (You Lied) (on 1962-03-03)
writer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Betty Nelson
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ben E. King52:54
2Ecstasy
Ben E. King42:23
3On the Horizon
recording of:
On the Horizon
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Jerry Leiber Music and Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP)
Ben E. King42:20
4Show Me the Way
Ben E. King42:16
5Here Comes the Night
Ben E. King42:22
6First Taste of Love
Ben E. King2:19
7Stand by Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-10-27)
arranger:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd. (The Henry Hadaway Organisation Ltd., music licensing), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1960, in 1961) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1986)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
publisher:
Mike Stoller
writer:
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music (limited company), Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt (publisher), Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Ben E. King4.652:55
8Yes
Ben E. King32:50
9Young Boy Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
producer:
Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team)
cello:
Charles McCracken (cellist) (on 1960-10-27)
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1960-10-27)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1960-10-27)
guitar:
Al Caiola (on 1960-10-27)
instruments:
Ernie Hayes (American pianist, organist and arranger) (on 1960-10-27)
percussion:
Phil Kraus (on 1960-10-27)
reeds:
Romeo Penque (on 1960-10-27)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1960-10-27)
vocals:
Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
conductor:
Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-10-27)
recording of:
Young Boy Blues (on 1960-10-27)
writer:
Doc Pomus and Phil Spector
Ben E. King42:21
10The Hermit of Misty Mountain
Ben E. King32:21
11I Promise Love
Ben E. King42:05
12Brace Yourself
Ben E. King42:03
4▶CD: Solomon Burke – If You Need Me
5▶CD: Rufus Thomas – Walking the Dog
6▶CD: The Drifters – Under the Boardwalk
7▶CD: Don Covay & The Goodtimers – Mercy!
8▶CD: Otis Redding – Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul
9▶CD: Wilson Pickett – In the Midnight Hour
10▶CD: Percy Sledge – When a Man Loves a Woman
11▶CD: Sam & Dave – Hold On, I’m Comin’
12▶CD: Bar‐Kays – Soul Finger
13▶CD: Eddie Floyd – Knock on Wood
14▶CD: Arthur Conley – Sweet Soul Music
15▶CD: William Bell – The Soul of a Bell
16▶CD: Aretha Franklin – Lady Soul
17▶CD: Donny Hathaway – Everything Is Everything
18▶CD: Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers – Doin’ What We Wanna
19▶CD: Howard Tate – Howard Tate
20▶CD: Sam Dees – The Show Must Go On