The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968–1971

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Annotation

℗ & © «1993 Stax Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.»
℗ «This Compilation»

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(As of 2021-07-01).

  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
Annotation last modified on 2021-07-01 15:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Was Born to Love You
producer:
Al Jackson Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Eddie Floyd
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
Shirley Walton2:58
2Precious, Precious
producer:
Al Jackson Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Bell, Donald Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) and Alvertis Isbell
mixer:
Arif Mardin
editor:
Steve Cropper
bass [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1967-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1967-09-12)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1967-09-12)
vocals:
Isaac Hayes (on 1967-09-12)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-09-12)
recording of:
Precious, Precious (on 1967-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes2:42
3Send Peace and Harmony Home
producer:
Al Bell
Shirley Walton2:46
4Soul Limbo
producer:
Booker T. Jones
recording of:
Soul Limbo
writer:
Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter), Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Al Jackson Jr. Music and Irving Music (BMI)
Booker T. & the M.G.’s4.52:23
5I’ve Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)
producer:
Steve Cropper
recording of:
I’ve Never Found a Girl (to Love Me Like You Do) (in 1968)
writer:
Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell and Booker T. Jones
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Eddie Floyd42:46
6It’s Been a Long Time Coming
producer:
Duck Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) and Don Nix
recording of:
It’s Been a Long Time Coming
writer:
Bonnie Bramlett and Delaney Bramlett
Delaney & Bonnie2:16
7What a Man
producer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
recording of:
What a Man
lyricist and composer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer)
Linda Lyndell2:40
8I Like Everything About You
producer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
recording of:
I Like Everything About You
writer:
Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), George Gordy and Ivy Jo Hunter
Jimmy Hughes2:49
9Stay Baby Stay
producer:
Steve Cropper
Johnny Daye2:48
10Private Number
producer:
Booker T. Jones
performer:
Judy Clay (American soul and gospel singer)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1968)
recording of:
Private Number (in 1968)
writer:
William Bell and Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Music for Africa (South Africa)
William Bell & Judy Clay22:40
11So Nice
producer:
Al Jackson Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
The Mad Lads2:38
12Long Walk to D.C.
producer:
Steve Cropper
The Staple Singers2:29
13Give ’em Love
producer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
The Soul Children2:48
14Funky Mississippi
producer:
Steve Cropper
Rufus Thomas2:56
15Lovin’ Feeling
producer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
cover recording of:
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
writer:
Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
ABKCO Music Publishing Pty Ltd, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Columbia Music (Publisher. Do not use as a release label.), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Screen Gems-Columbia Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), 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), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) 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)
The Charmels2:53
16Where Do I Go?
producer:
Al Bell
arranger:
Horace Ott
cover recording of:
Where Do I Go?
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
Carla Thomas2:22
17Bed of Roses
producer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Bed of Roses
writer:
Steve Cropper and Bettye Crutcher
Judy Clay2:42
18Bring It on Home to Me
producer:
Steve Cropper
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home to Me
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.
Eddie Floyd2:31
19It’s Unbelievable (How You Control My Soul)
producer:
Don Davis (American record producer)
Jeanne & the Darlings2:14
20Who’s Making Love
producer:
Donald Davis (American record producer) and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
bass:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1968)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (in 1968)
membranophone:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1968)
organ and background vocals:
Booker T. Jones (in 1968)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (in 1968) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Johnnie Taylor (in 1968)
recording of:
Who’s Making Love? (in 1968)
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter), Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis (American record producer) and Raymond Jackson (songwriter, guitarist and producer)
Johnnie Taylor2:48
21Mighty Cold Winter
producer:
Bill Haney (US bluegrass/country musician)
arranger:
Dick Miller
Dino & Doc2:37
22Hang ’em High
producer:
Booker T. & the MG’s
cover recording of:
Hang ’em High
composer:
Dominic Frontiere
Booker T. & the M.G.’s13:52
23You’re Leaving Me
producer:
Al Bell and Ron Capone
arranger:
Booker T. Jones and Horace Ott
Ollie & The Nightingales2:50
24Copy Cat
producer:
Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
The Bar‐Kays2:22
25I Forgot to Be Your Lover
producer:
Booker T. Jones
recording of:
I Forgot to Be Your Lover
writer:
William Bell and Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), East Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Group
William Bell52:19
26Running Out
producer:
Steve Cropper
cover recording of:
Running Out
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Mable John2:08
27My Baby Specializes
cover recording of:
My Baby Specializes
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
William Bell & Judy Clay2:37
28I’ll Understand
producer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
The Soul Children2:42
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Ghetto
The Staple Singers3:43
2Blues Power
producer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
recording of:
Blues Power
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
Albert King3:11
3The Echo
The Epsilons2:39
4Funky Way
Rufus Thomas2:56
5Take Care of Your Homework
Johnnie Taylor2:37
6I Like What You’re Doing (To Me)
Carla Thomas2:55
7I’ve Got to Have Your Love
Eddie Floyd2:47
8Let ’em Down Baby
Jimmy Hughes2:39
9Love Is Here Today and Gone Tomorrow
The Mad Lads2:45
10It Ain’t Long Enough
recording of:
It Ain’t Long Enough
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
Judy Clay3:20
11Mellow Way You Treat Your Man
Ollie & The Nightingales2:24
12Private Number
Sonny Stitt2:56
13Time Is Tight
recording of:
Time Is Tight
writer:
Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter), Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Al Jackson Jr. Music and Irving Music (BMI)
Booker T. & the M.G.’s33:15
14Double or Nothing
The Mar‐Keys2:50
15(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
cover recording of:
(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay
writer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
publisher:
East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
recording of:
(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay
writer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
publisher:
East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
The Staple Singers2:57
16So I Can Love You
The Emotions2:50
17Don’t Stop Dancing (To the Music) (Pt. I)
The Bar‐Kays2:48
18One More Chance
recording of:
One More Chance
lyricist and composer:
Wilson Turbinton (US keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter and producer)
Margie Joseph2:24
19I Wanna Be Good (To You)
Jimmy Dotson2:57
20Finger Lickin’ Good
Art Jerry Miller2:38
21Tighten Up My Thang
The Soul Children3:04
22My Whole World Is Falling Down
William Bell3:08
23Testify (I Wonna)
Johnnie Taylor4:01
24Drowning on Dry Land
producer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
recording of:
Drowning on Dry Land
writer:
Allen A. Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer) and Mickey Gregory (trumpeter)
Albert King3:54
25Do the Cissy
The Staple Singers2:48
26Don’t Tell Your Mama (Where You’ve Been)
Eddie Floyd3:03
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mrs. Robinson (instrumental)
instrumental cover recording of:
Mrs. Robinson
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Charing Cross Music (Paul Simon’s publishing company), Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Booker T. & the M.G.’s3:39
2Love’s Sweet Sensation
performer:
Mavis Staples
William Bell & Mavis Staples3:03
3Just Because Your Love Is Gone
Darrell Banks3:35
4Chains of Love
Jimmy Hughes2:58
5Happy
William Bell2:33
6The Challenge
The Staple Singers3:10
7Soul‐a‐lujah
Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Pervis Staples, Carla Thomas, Mavis Staples & Cleotha Staples2:27
8Never, Never Let You Go
Eddie Floyd & Mavis Staples2:27
9Just Keep on Lovin’ Me
Johnnie Taylor & Carla Thomas2:38
10I Need You Woman
William Bell & Carla Thomas2:40
11I’ve Got a Feeling
Ollie & The Nightingales2:49
12It’s Time to Pay for the Fun (We’ve Had)
Jeanne & the Darlings2:34
13I Could Never Be President
Johnnie Taylor2:15
14By the Time I Get to Phoenix
The Mad Lads2:47
15Long and Lonely World
Colette Kelly2:58
16Midnight Cowboy
The Bar‐Kays2:48
17I’ve Fallen in Love
Carla Thomas2:42
18Slum Baby
Booker T. & the M.G.’s2:39
19The Best Part of a Love Affair
recording of:
The Best Part of a Love Affair (in 1969)
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
The Emotions3:29
20By the Time I Get to Phoenix (short version)
cover recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
Isaac Hayes6:55
21Walk on By
cover recording of:
Walk On By
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Isaac Hayes4:33
22Tupelo (Pt. 1)
producer:
Al Bell, Isaac Hayes and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
cover recording of:
Tupelo
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
Pop Staples, Albert King & Steve Cropper2:54
23Water
producer:
Al Bell, Isaac Hayes and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
vocals:
Steve Cropper
recording of:
Water
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
Steve Cropper, Pop Staples & Albert King3:06
24The Sweeter He Is (Pt. 1)
The Soul Children2:57
25You’re Driving Me (To the Arms of a Stranger)
Mavis Staples3:21
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