The Sweet Inspirations

 

Atlantic Records 1967 ‎– SD 8155

notes:

The Sweet Inspirations is the self-titled debut album by American
recording soul/gospel female group the Sweet Inspirations,
 released in 1967 by Atlantic Records. Led by Cissy Houston,
the Sweet Inspirations were highly-in-demand female back-up singers
featured on some of the most important pop and soul recordings of the 1960s and '70s.
This was their first album, recorded in 1967, in which it
contains mostly covers of the hits of the day.


credits:
Cissy Houston (lead vocal)
Estelle Brown, Sylvia Shemwell, Myrna Smith (vocal)

recorded:
NYC, April 25, 1967,Memphis, TN, NYC, June 7, 1967, August 24, 1967

Engineer – Chips Moman, Darryl Carter
Producer – Tom Dowd, Tommy Cogbill
Supervised By – Jerry Wexler

tracklist:

A1        Oh! What A Fool I've Been 2:36
Written-By – Wallace Pennington*, Darryl Carter, Lindon Dewey Oldham*
A2        Blues Stay Away From Me 3:22   
Written-By – Alton Delmore, Henry Glover, Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney
A3        Don't Let Me Lose This Dream 2:20   
Written-By – Aretha Franklin
A4        Knock On Wood 3:00   
Written-By – Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper   
A5        Do Right Woman - Do Right Man 3:03
Written-By – Chips Moman, Dan Penn
A6        Don't Fight It 2:25
Written-By – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
B1        Sweet Inspiration  2:50
Written-By – Wallace Pennington*, Lindon Dewey Oldham*
B2        Let It Be Me 2:41
Written-By – Gilbert Becaud*, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoe*
B3        I'm Blue 2:08
Written-By – Ike Turner
B4        Reach Out For Me 2:19   
Written-By – Burt Bacharach*, Hal David*
B5        Here I Am (Take Me) 3:04
Written-By – David Porter, Isaac Hayes
B6        Why (Am I Treated So Bad)
Written-By – Roebuck Staples*

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