Legendary Free Soul Supreme

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Work It Out
recording of:
Work It Out
lyricist and composer:
Kae Williams Jr.
Breakwater5:39
2Lovely Day
producer:
Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Jerry Knight (in 1977)
drums (drum set) and shakers:
Russell Kunkel (in 1977)
guitar:
Ray Parker (in 1977)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald (in 1977)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1977)
arranger:
Clarence McDonald
concertmaster:
Charles Veal (violinist, conductor and arranger) (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1977), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1977)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 402)
recording of:
Lovely Day (in 1977)
writer:
Skip Scarborough and Bill Withers
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Golden Withers Music, Plaid Flowers Music, Sweet Cookie Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Bill Withers4.64:10
3It's Great to Be Here
The Jackson Five3:08
4Bad Weather
engineer:
Milt Calise
producer:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
mixer:
Phil Schier
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Tom Saviano
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
David Lewel
bass guitar:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist)
electric guitar:
David T. Walker
electric piano:
Greg Phillinganes
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
Richard Tee
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker and Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
tenor saxophone:
Mike Carnahan
trombone:
Lew McCreary and Slyde Hyde
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) and Steve Madaio
background vocals:
Claudia Cagan, Melissa Manchester and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
lead vocals:
Melissa Manchester
brass [horns] arranger:
Tom Saviano
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978)
produced for:
Melissa Manchester Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Bad Weather
lyricist and composer:
Ivy Jo Hunter, Ira Tucker and Stevie Wonder
writer:
Ira Tucker and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Melissa Manchester43:17
5I Wouldn't Change a Thing
Coke Escovedo3:16
6Lolita Go Home
vocals:
Jane Birkin (in 1975)
conductor:
Jean-Pierre Sabard (in 1975)
arranger:
Jean-Pierre Sabard
recording of:
Lolita Go Home (in 1975)
lyricist:
Philippe Labro
composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin3:05
7If You Were There
recording of:
If You Were There
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper
publisher:
April Music Inc., Bovina Music Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
The Isley Brothers3:22
8Don't You Care
Alice Clark2:46
9Miracles
Jackson Sisters52:49
10Waiting on You
additional engineer:
Tim Kramer (engineer)
engineer:
Fred Catero and David Rubinson
producer:
David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
conductor:
Sonny Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
orchestrator:
Sonny Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Thumb Records, Inc.
recording of:
Waiting on You
writer:
Melvin Ragin and Ruth Pointer
The Pointer Sisters3:34
11We've Gotta Find a Way Back to Love
recording of:
We've Gotta Find a Way Back to Love
Freda Payne3:04
12Thinking of You
recording of:
Thinking of You
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner/Chappell North America
Sister Sledge54:27
13Jolie
Al Kooper3:45
14Golden Lady
engineer:
Bobby Thomas (American country guitarist, engineer, record producer)
agogô, drums (drum set), other instruments, other instruments [pandero] and tambourine:
Paulinho Magalhaes
bass:
Trey Thompson (Bass, electric bass, acoustic bass)
congas and guitar:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
electric piano:
Doug Livingston
vocals:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
strings arranger:
Barry Alan Fasman
cover recording of:
Golden Lady
composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc. and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
José Feliciano4:19
15You and the Music
engineer:
Val Garay, Steve Maslow and Jim Nipar
producer:
Fonce Mizell and Larry Mizell
mixer:
David Hassinger
clavinet and trumpet:
Fonce Mizell (on 1975-08-18)
congas:
Mayuto Correa (on 1975-08-18) and King Errisson (conguero) (on 1975-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (on 1975-08-18)
electric bass guitar [fender]:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1975-08-18)
electric piano:
Skip Scarborough (on 1975-08-18)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1975-08-18)
guitar:
Craig McMullen (on 1975-08-18) and John Rowin (jazz guitarist) (on 1975-08-18)
percussion:
Mayuto Correa (on 1975-08-18)
piano:
Larry Mizell (on 1975-08-18)
tenor saxophone:
Tyree Glenn, Jr. (on 1975-08-18)
trombone:
George Bohanon (on 1975-08-18)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (on 1975-08-18)
background vocals:
Kay Haith (vocalist) (on 1975-08-18), Fonce Mizell (on 1975-08-18) and Larry Mizell (on 1975-08-18)
vocals:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1975-08-18)
conductor:
Wade Marcus (on 1975-08-18)
strings arranger:
Wade Marcus
arranger:
Larry Mizell
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1975-08-18)
recording of:
You and Music (on 1975-08-18)
composer:
Alphonso Mizell and Laurence Mizell
publisher:
Alruby Music Inc.
Donald Byrd55:15
16Would You Believe in Me
Jon Lucien2:31
17When a Little Love Began to Die
The Friends of Distinction4:21
18I Love You
Weldon Irvine3:02
19Free
producer:
Charles Stepney (Musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
recording of:
Free
writer:
Susaye Greene, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
publisher:
Black Eye Music, Island Music Ltd., Kee‐Drick Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Deniece Williams45:53
20This Feeling's Killing Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Assorted Music, Inc. (in 1979)
recording of:
This Feeling’s Killing Me
writer:
Joseph Jefferson (70s soul/funk), Richard Roebuck (songwriter) and Charles Simmons (70s soul/funk)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Jones Girls33:32
21Brazilian Rhyme
Earth, Wind & Fire4:33
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