The Black Box

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sweet Soul Music
engineer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
producer:
Otis Redding
guitar:
Moses Dillard (on 1967-01-20)
vocals:
Arthur Conley (on 1967-01-20)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-01-20)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 351)
recording of:
Sweet Soul Music (on 1967-01-20)
writer:
Arthur Conley, Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”) and Otis Redding
publisher:
ABKCO Music and Rondor
is based on:
Yeah Man
Arthur Conley42:20
2Killing Me Softly
Al B. Sure!4:49
3Supernatural Thing (Part I)
Ben E. King44:08
4Nameless
Colonel Abrams55:35
5Love Overboard
recording of:
Love Overboard
writer:
Reggie Calloway
Gladys Knight & the Pips5:26
6You Are Not My Kind of Girl
New Edition4:00
7Don’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.
Aretha Franklin52:48
8Roni
assistant recording engineer:
Don Emerson and John Guggenheim
recording engineer and editor:
Jon Gass
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A.
assistant mixer:
Toni Greene (engineer) and Fred Howard (engineer)
mixer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Jon Gass and L.A.
instruments:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A.
background vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Bobby Brown (R&B singer, New Edition member), Kayo (Kevin Roberson), Daryl Simmons and Karyn White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1988)
produced for:
LaFace Inc. (production company)
recorded at:
Silverlake Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Elumba Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Roni
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Darnell Bristol (R&B songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Hip Chic Music, Hip Trip Music (publisher) and Kear Music (publisher)
Bobby Brown55:58
9Let’s Do It Again
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen and Fred Breitberg
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
Gil Askey and Richard Tufo
recorded at:
Curtom Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
edit of:
Let’s Do It Again (long version) by The Staple Singers
recording of:
Let’s Do It Again
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1975 to present)
The Staple Singers53:28
10See‐Saw
Don Covay2:57
11Roses Are Red
recording of:
Roses Are Red (Mac Band)
writer:
Antonio Reid and Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
Mac Band5:47
12I Must Be Dreaming
double bass [bass]:
Ralph Hamilton (US jazz/R&B bassist) (in 1955)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (in 1955)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (in 1955)
piano:
Mike Stoller (in 1955)
tenor saxophone:
Gil Bernal (in 1955)
vocals:
Carl Gardner (in 1955), Bobby Nunn (US doo‐wop/R&B bass vocalist) (in 1955), Billy Richard (of The Robins) (in 1955), Roy Richard (from The Robins) (in 1955) and Ty Terrell (in 1955)
arranger:
Mike Stoller
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1955)
The Coasters2:15
13Girlfriend
recording of:
Girlfriend
writer:
Antonio M. Reid and Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
ECAF Music, Epic Solar Songs Inc., Kear Music (publisher), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Pebbles36:43
14On Broadway
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
assistant engineer:
Don Henderson (engineer)
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
additional synthesizer [string ensemble]:
Nick de Caro (from 1977-09-30 until 1977-10-02)
bass guitar:
Stanley Banks (bassist) (from 1977-09-30 until 1977-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (from 1977-09-30 until 1977-10-02)
guitar [lead guitar]:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (from 1977-09-30 until 1977-10-02)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Phil Upchurch (from 1977-09-30 until 1977-10-02)
keyboard:
Jorge Dalto (from 1977-09-30 until 1977-10-02) and Ronnie Foster (from 1977-09-30 until 1977-10-02)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (from 1977-09-30 until 1977-10-02)
piano:
Jorge Dalto (from 1977-09-30 until 1977-10-02)
vocals:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (from 1977-09-30 until 1977-10-02)
recorded at:
George Benson at The Roxy (1977-09-30), George Benson at The Roxy (1977-10-01) and George Benson at The Roxy (1977-10-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978)
additionally recorded at:
House of Music in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
recorded at:
The Roxy in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1977-09-30 until 1977-10-02)
mixed at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
live cover recording of:
On Broadway (Mann/Weil/Leiber/Stoller version for The Drifters) (from 1977-09-30 until 1977-10-02)
additional writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems‐Col, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), 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) 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)
version of:
On Broadway (original Mann/Weil version)
George Benson10:03
15The Last Unbroken Heart
performer:
Bill Champlin
Patti LaBelle & Bill Champlin3:53
16I Want Your Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978)
recording of:
I Want Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) (in 1989)
Chic3:28