Soul District: Ladies First

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Woman of the Ghetto
producer:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer) and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
arranger:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer) and Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
recording of:
Woman of the Ghetto
writer:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer), Bobby Miller (US songwriter & record producer) and Marlena Shaw
Marlena Shaw6:01
2I’m Too Tough for Mr. Big Stuff (Hot Pants)
Vicki Anderson3:25
3Take Me Just as I Am
Lyn Collins5:36
4Tin Can People
Gloria Jones2:32
5Come and Get This Stuff
recording of:
Come and Get This Stuff
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
Syreeta3:38
6When It Comes Down to It
recording engineer:
Gary Starr
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist), Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
bass:
Eddie Brown (Bassist)
guitar:
Larry Carlton, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
harp:
Dorothy Ashby
horn and saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard:
Joe Sample
membranophone and percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
strings:
Sid Sharp
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
conductor:
Larry Carlton
arranger:
Larry Carlton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1975)
Minnie Riperton3:20
7I Made a Mistake Because It’s Only You (Pt. 1 & 2)
Marva Whitney4:51
8Easily Persuaded
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas2:45
9Can I Get a Witness
cover recording of:
Can I Get a Witness
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
Barbara Randolph2:22
10Who Is She (And What Is She to You)
cover recording of:
Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?
writer:
Stanley McKenny and Bill Withers
Gladys Knight & the Pips34:14
11Move Me No Mountain
Love Unlimited3:52
12Brothers & Sisters (Get Together)
Kim Weston2:48
13You Can’t Love Me If You Don’t Respect Me
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
arranger:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Fred Wesley
Lyn Collins5:31
14If You Don’t Give Me What I Want (I Gotta Get It Some Other Place)
Vicki Anderson2:51
15He’s Beating Your Time
Carla Thomas3:02
16I’ll Kick a Brick (About My Man)
Hot Sauce2:44
17Mr. Big Stuff
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 34) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 398)
recording of:
Mr. Big Stuff
writer:
Joseph Broussard, Carrol Washington and Ralph Williams (US soul composer)
publisher:
Caraljo Music Inc., Malaco Music Company and Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI)
Jean Knight52:41
18Answer to Mother Popcorn (I Got a Mother for You)
Vicki Anderson3:11
19You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
cover recording of:
You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
Yvonne Fair2:44
20How Can You Mistreat the One You Love
Katie Love2:45
21Sinner Man
Valerie Simpson3:13
22(Let Hurt Put You in the) Loser’s Seat
Joni Wilson3:17