A Little Tenderness: 20 Soul Ballads

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Try a Little Tenderness
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Warner Chappell and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
Otis Redding3:59
2You’ll Never Find Another Love
recording of:
You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Lou Rawls3:32
3Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
cover recording of:
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
recording of:
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
Gladys Knight & the Pips43:45
4Love on a Two‐Way Street
The Moments53:47
5Love to Keep You in My Mind
recording of:
Love to Keep You in My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Curtis Mayfield3:47
6Me and Mrs. Jones
recording of:
Me and Mrs. Jones
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
Yamaha Music Entertainment (Japanese 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)
Billy Paul4:38
7Tell It Like It Is
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 381)
recording of:
Tell It Like It Is
writer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Lee Diamond
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Olrap Publishing Co., Inc.
Aaron Neville3:08
8Reunited
producer:
Freddie Perren
recording of:
Reunited
writer:
Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Peaches & Herb5:42
9Oh Girl
recording of:
Oh Girl
lyricist and composer:
Eugene Record
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Chi‐Lites3:34
10To Be Loved
recording of:
To Be Loved
writer:
Berry Gordy, Jr., Tyran Carlo and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
Jackie Wilson2:28
11If You Need Me
cover recording of:
If You Need Me
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Wilson Pickett and Sonny Sanders
publisher:
Belinda (ended), Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and Lupine Music
Solomon Burke2:30
12Bring It On Home to Me
engineer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
bass:
Ray Pohlman
cello:
Cecil Figelski (String player) and Armand Kaproff
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Capp
guitar:
Clifton White, René Hall and Tommy Tedesco (guitar)
piano:
Ernest Freeman
saxophone:
William Green (woodwind)
viola:
Wilbert Nuttycombe (strings) and Irving Weinper
violin:
Elliott Fisher, Marvin Limonick, Myron Sandler, Joseph Saxon, Ralph Schaeffer and Marshall Sosson
additional vocals:
Lou Rawls
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
conductor:
René Hall
arranger:
René Hall
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-04-26)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 16)
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home to Me (on 1962-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Sam Cooke3.752:41
13If You Don’t Know Me by Now
producer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
background vocals:
The Blue Notes (Harold Melvin’s group, 1954–mid‐1960s) (in 1972)
lead vocals:
Harold Melvin (in 1972)
arranger:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972) and 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 1972, in 1991)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1972)
recording of:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now (in 1972)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Mighty Three Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes3.753:30
14Let’s Get It On (live)
live recording of:
Let’s Get It On
writer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
publisher:
Cherritown Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Marvin Gaye5:24
15Love Is Blue / I Can Sing a Rainbow
The Dells3:18
16Just Be True
Gene Chandler2:31
17When Someting Is Wrong With My Baby
recording of:
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
composer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Rondor, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Sam & Dave3:15
18What a Diff’rence a Day Makes
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1959-02-19)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1959-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1959-02-19)
flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-02-19)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1959-02-19)
piano:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1959-02-19)
lead vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
orchestra:
Belford Hendricks' Orchestra (on 1959-02-19)
conductor:
Belford Hendricks (on 1959-02-19)
arranger:
Belford Hendricks
cover recording of:
What a Diff’rence a Day Made (on 1959-02-19)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
María Grever
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Estate of Stanley Adams, Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Stanley Adams Music, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc.
is based on:
Cuando vuelva a tu lado
Dinah Washington3.252:31
19Why Can’t We Live Together
recording of:
Why Can’t We Live Together
lyricist and composer:
Timmy Thomas
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Sherlyn Music, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Timmy Thomas3:43
20Let It Be Me
performer:
Betty Everett (US 1950–80s soul singer & pianist)
Jerry Butler & Betty Everett2:49