Bill Black's Combo ‎ Bill Black's Beat Goes On

 

Hi Records 1968 ‎– SHL 32041

credits:

Engineer – Ray Harris
Supervised By – Joe Cuoghi


tracklist:

A1 The Beat Goes On 2:48
Written-By – Sonny Bono
A2 Ode To Billy Joe 2:35
Written-By – Bobbie Gentry
A3 River Of Darkness 2:19
Written-By – G. Lightfoot*
A4 Gotta Travel On 2:08
Written-By – P. Clayton *
A5 Wipe It Out 2:19
Written-By – Emmons*, Leech*, Harris *
A6 Let The Good Times Roll 2:40
Written-By – Leonard Lee
B1 Funky Broadway 2:15
Written-By – L. Christian*
B2 Soul Man 2:16
Written-By – I. Hayes, D. Porter*
B3 Never My Love 2:36
Written-By – Don Addrisi
B4 The Letter 1:55
Written-By – Wayne Carson*
B5 A Whiter Shade Of Pale 2:29
Written-By – Brooker*, Reid*
B6 The Stripper 1:35
Written-By – David Rose

 

 

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Bill Black's Combo ‎– Plays The Blues

 

Hi Records 1964   ‎– HL 12015

credits:

 

Recorded At – Royal Recording Studios, Memphis
Mastered At – Bell Sound Studios
 Mastered By – Sam Feldman
Supervised By [Supervision] – Joe Coughi

tracklist:

 

A1 I'll Never Be Free
Written-By – Benjamin*, Weiss
A2 Birth Of The Blues
Written-By – DeSylva; Brown; Henderson
A3 Midnight
Written-By – Bryant*, Atkins*
A4 Blues In My Heart
Written-By – Carson*, Foley*
A5 Blues In The Night
Written-By – Arlen; Mercer*
A6 Basin Street Blues
Written-By – Williams*
B1 Comin' On
Written-By – Mitchell*
B2 St. Louis Blues
Written-By – Handy*
B3 Got You On My Mind
Written-By – Biggs*, Thomas*
B4 Wabash Blues
Written-By – Ringle*, Meinkin*
B5 Peter Gunn
Written-By – Mancini*
B6 Weary Blues
Written-By – Matthews*, Cates*, Greene*

 

 

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Bill Black's Combo ‎– Turn On Your Love Light

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  Hi Records 1968  ‎– SHL 32044

 

Notes:

In 1959 Black joined a group of musicians which became Bill Black's Combo.
The lineup was Black (bass), Joe Lewis Hall (piano), Reggie Young (guitar),
Martin Wills (saxophone), and Jerry Arnold (drums). There were several
personnel changes. While Young was in the army, his position was filled
by Hank Hankins, Chips Moman and Tommy Cogbill. Ace Cannon replaced Wills
on sax. Carl McVoy replaced Hall in the studio, while Bobby Emmons
replaced him on tour.

credits:

arrangements:carl McVoy
engineer:Ray Harris
supervision: Jo Cuoghi

trackslist:

A1 Turn On Your Love Light     2:06    
A2 Simon Says     2:17    
A3 Bright Lights, Big City     2:14    
A4 Red Light     2:15    
A5 Big Boss Man     2:09    
B1 In The Midnight Hour     2:27    
B2 Feel So Bad     2:30    
B3 Shoo-Bee-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day     2:26    
B4 Philly Dog     2:27    
B5 Soul Serenade     2:30    
B6 The Horse     2:20    

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The Temptations – All Directions

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Gordy Records 1972 – G 962L

Notes:

All Directions is a 1972 album by The Temptations for the Gordy
(Motown) label, produced by Norman Whitfield.
The LP features the  hit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone",
a twelve-minute cover of a Whitfield-produced Undisputed Truth single.
"Papa" won three Grammy Awards in 1973: Best R&B Performance
by a Group for the Temptations, Best R&B Instrumental Performance
 for Whitfield and arranger/conductor Paul Riser's instrumental
 version of "Papa" on the single's b-side


credits:
    Dennis Edwards – vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Damon Harris – vocals (tenor/falsetto)
    Richard Street – vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Melvin Franklin – vocals (bass)
    Otis Williams – vocals (second tenor/baritone)
    The Andantes – additional background vocals on "Love Woke Me Up This Morning"
    Norman Whitfield – producer
    The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
    Billy Cooper, Joe Messina, Melvin Ragin (aka Wah Wah Watson),
    Robert Ward, Paul Warren, Robert White, Eddie Willis – guitars
    Richard "Pistol" Allen, Uriel Jones, Aaron Smith, Andrew Smith – drums
    Earl Van Dyke – piano
    Johnny Griffith – organ
    Bob Babbitt, James Jamerson, Leroy Taylor – bass
    Jack Ashford – tambourine, maracas, sticks, etc.
    Jack Brokensha – timpani, vibes, bells, gourd
    Eddie "Bongo" Brown – bongo, conga
    Maurice Davis – trumpet

Recorded    May 15, June 14, June 22 and 28, 1972
Studio    Hitsville USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan

tracklist:

A1        Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
2:56
A2        Run Charlie Run
Written-By – Jan Forman, C. Maurice King*
2:59
A3        Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
11:46
B1        Love Woke Me Up This Morning
Written-By – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson*
2:38
B2        I Ain't Got Nothin'
Written-By – Evans King, C. Maurice King*
3:30
B3        The First Time Ever
Written-By – Ewan Maccoll
3:59
B4        Mother Nature
Written-By – Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses
2:54
B5        Do Your Thing
Written-By – Isaac Hayes
2:52 

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The Undisputed Truth – Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

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Gordy records 1972 – G 7117F

notes:

"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a song originally performed by Motown
recording act the Undisputed Truth in 1972, though it became much
better known after a Grammy-award winning cover by the Temptations
was issued later the same year. This latter version of the song became
a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was written by Norman Whitfield and
Barrett Strong in 1971. Whitfield produced the original
Undisputed Truth version, which was released as a single in May 1972

credits:
Lead and background vocals by Joe Harris, Billie Rae Calvin, and Brenda Joyce
Songwriter(s)    
Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong
Producer(s)    Norman Whitfield
Released    May 9, 1972


tracklist:

A        Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Songwriter – Whitfield-Strong
3:25
B        Friendship Train
Songwriter – Whitfield-Strong
4:45

 

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Sly & The Family Stone ‎– Stand!

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Epic records 1969 ‎– BN 26456

credits:

Sly Stone: vocals, organ, guitar, piano, harmonica, vocoder,
bass guitar on "You Can Make it if You Try"
Freddie Stone: vocals, guitar
Larry Graham: vocals, bass guitar (except on "You Can Make it if You Try")
Rose Stone: vocals, piano, keyboard
Cynthia Robinson: trumpet, vocal ad-libs,
background vocals on "I Want to Take You Higher"
Jerry Martini: saxophone, background vocals on "I Want to Take You Higher"
Greg Errico: drums, background vocals on "I Want to Take You Higher"
Little Sister (Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton):
 background vocals on "Stand!",
 "Sing a Simple Song", "Everyday People", and "I Want to Take you Higher"

Recorded     1968–1969
Pacific High Recording Studios
(San Francisco, California)
Engineers: Don Puluse, Brian Ross-Myring, Phil Macey

tracklist:

A1     Stand!     3:08
A2     Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey     5:59
A3     I Want To Take You Higher     5:22
A4     Somebody's Watching You     3:19
A5     Sing A Simple Song     3:55
B1     Everyday People     2:20
B2     Sex Machine     13:48
B3     You Can Make It If You Try     3:39

 

 

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Denise LaSalle Trapped By A Thing Called Love

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Westbound records 1972  WB 2012

notes:
Trapped by a Thing Called Love" is a 1971 crossover
hit single by Denise LaSalle and was written by LaSalle
who also co-produced the song with Bill Jones


credits:
Arranged By – Gene Miller, Willie Mitchell
Art Direction – David Krieger


tracklist:

A1        Trapped By A Thing Called Love
Written-By – Denise LaSalle
2:36
A2        Now Run And Tell That
Written-By – Denise LaSalle
3:19
A3        Heartbreaker Of The Year
Written-By – Denise LaSalle
2:48
A4        Good Goody Getter
Written-By – Denise LaSalle
3:19
A5        Catch Me If You Can
Written-By – Denise LaSalle
3:03
B1        Hung Up, Strung Up
Written-By – Denise LaSalle
2:37
B2        Do Me Right
Written-By – A. Tilmon*, J. Mitchell*
2:50
B3        The Deeper I Go (The Better It Gets)
Written-By – Denise LaSalle
2:23
B4        If You Should Loose Me
Written-By – Barbara Lynn Ozen
2:37
B5        Keep It Coming
Written-By – Denise LaSalle, Martha Stubbs
2:32
B6        It's Too Late
Written-By – Carole King, Toni Stern
3:10

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Chairmen Of The Board ‎ In Session

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Invictus records 1970 ‎– SKAO-7304

credits:

 Producer – Greg Perry, Raynard Miner, William Witherspoon
Technician [Technical Supervision] – Lawrence T. Horn

tracklist:

A1        Chairmen Of The Board
Written-By – Holland-Dozier*
3:34
A2        Everything's Tuesday
Written-By – D. Dumas*, E. Wayne*, R. Dunbar*
2:48
A3        Pay To The Piper
Written-By – Angelo Bond, G. Johnson*, G. Perry*, R. Dunbar*
3:05
A4        Twelfth Of Never
Written-By – Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster
3:13
A5        All We Need Is Understanding
Written-By – E. Wayne*, R. Dunbar*
2:55
A6        Patches
Written-By – G. Johnson*, R. Dunbar*
3:22
B1        It Was Almost Something
Written-By – Raynard Miner, William Witherspoon*
2:41
B2        Bridge Over Troubled Water
Written-By – Paul Simon
5:19
B3        Hanging On To A Memory
Written-By – D. Dumas*, E. Wayne*, R. Dunbar*
4:13
B4        I Can't Find Myself
Written-By – G. Johnson*, G. Perry*, R. Dunbar*
2:33
B5        When Will She Tell Me She Needs Me
Written-By – E. Wayne*, G. Johnson*, R. Dunbar*
3:06
B6        Children Of Today
Written-By – William Witherspoon*
3:17

 

 

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