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The Temptations, Meet The Temptations
Gordy Records 1964 G 911
notes:Meet the Temptations is the 1964 debut album by
The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label.
It includes most of the group's early singles except for the first,
It includes most of the group's early singles except for the first,
"Oh Mother of Mine", and its b-side,
"Romance Without Finance" (later included on a CD reissue of the LP);
"Romance Without Finance" (later included on a CD reissue of the LP);
as well as the single
"Mind Over Matter" (and its b-side "I'll Love You Till I Die"),
"Mind Over Matter" (and its b-side "I'll Love You Till I Die"),
in which the group is credited as The Pirates.
Also included is the first Temptations hit single, "The Way You Do the Things You Do".
Recorded Spring 1961 - January 1964
Genre Soul/doo wop
Length 31:33
credits:
Eddie Kendricks: vocals (tenor/falsetto)
Paul Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass)
Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
Elbridge "Al" Bryant: vocals (tenor/falsetto)
Also included is the first Temptations hit single, "The Way You Do the Things You Do".
Recorded Spring 1961 - January 1964
Genre Soul/doo wop
Length 31:33
credits:
Eddie Kendricks: vocals (tenor/falsetto)
Paul Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass)
Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
Elbridge "Al" Bryant: vocals (tenor/falsetto)
(all tracks except "The Way You Do the Things You Do")
Davis "David" Ruffin: vocals (tenor/falsetto) ("The Way You Do the Things You Do")
Eddie Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")
Brian Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")
Producer Berry Gordy, Andre Williams, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Smokey Robinson, and Norman Whitfield
Personnel for "The Way You Do The Things You Do"
Lead vocals by Eddie Kendricks
Background vocals by Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, David Ruffin, and Otis Williams
Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers
Bass: James Jamerson
Drums: Richard "Pistol" Allen
Guitar: Eddie Willis
Piano: Earl Van Dyke
Tenor saxophone solo: Henry Cosby
A1 The Way You Do The Things You Do
A2 I Want A Love I Can See
A3 Dream Come True
A4 Paradise
A5 May I Have This Dance
A6 Isn't She Pretty
B1 Just Let Me Know
B2 Your Wonderful Love
B3 The Further You Look, The Less You See
B4 Check Yourself
B5 Slow Down Heart
B6 Farewell, My Love
"The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers)
(lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:46
"I Want a Love I Can See" (Robinson) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:33
"(You're My) Dream Come True" (Berry Gordy, Jr.) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:57
"Paradise" (Gordy) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin) 2:52
"May I Have This Dance" (Janie Bradford, Norman Whitfield)
Davis "David" Ruffin: vocals (tenor/falsetto) ("The Way You Do the Things You Do")
Eddie Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")
Brian Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")
Producer Berry Gordy, Andre Williams, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Smokey Robinson, and Norman Whitfield
Personnel for "The Way You Do The Things You Do"
Lead vocals by Eddie Kendricks
Background vocals by Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, David Ruffin, and Otis Williams
Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers
Bass: James Jamerson
Drums: Richard "Pistol" Allen
Guitar: Eddie Willis
Piano: Earl Van Dyke
Tenor saxophone solo: Henry Cosby
A1 The Way You Do The Things You Do
A2 I Want A Love I Can See
A3 Dream Come True
A4 Paradise
A5 May I Have This Dance
A6 Isn't She Pretty
B1 Just Let Me Know
B2 Your Wonderful Love
B3 The Further You Look, The Less You See
B4 Check Yourself
B5 Slow Down Heart
B6 Farewell, My Love
"The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers)
(lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:46
"I Want a Love I Can See" (Robinson) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:33
"(You're My) Dream Come True" (Berry Gordy, Jr.) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:57
"Paradise" (Gordy) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin) 2:52
"May I Have This Dance" (Janie Bradford, Norman Whitfield)
(lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:13
"Isn't She Pretty" (Gordy, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks,
Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Al Bryant) 2:45
Side two
"Just Let Me Know" (Gordy) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:56
"Your Wonderful Love" (Gordy) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:52
"The Further You Look, the Less You See" (Robinson, Whitfield)
"Isn't She Pretty" (Gordy, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks,
Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Al Bryant) 2:45
Side two
"Just Let Me Know" (Gordy) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:56
"Your Wonderful Love" (Gordy) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:52
"The Further You Look, the Less You See" (Robinson, Whitfield)
(lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:21
"Check Yourself" (Elbridge Bryant, Melvin Franklin, Gordy, Otis Williams)
(lead singer: Paul Williams; intro: Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin) 2:48
"Slow Down Heart" (Robinson) (lead singers: Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin) 2:36
"Farewell My Love" (Gordy) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin,
Paul Williams, Al Bryant) 2:28
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"Check Yourself" (Elbridge Bryant, Melvin Franklin, Gordy, Otis Williams)
(lead singer: Paul Williams; intro: Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin) 2:48
"Slow Down Heart" (Robinson) (lead singers: Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin) 2:36
"Farewell My Love" (Gordy) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin,
Paul Williams, Al Bryant) 2:28
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Sam & Dave – Hold On, I'm Comin'
Stax Records 1966 – 708
notes:
Hold On, I'm Comin' is the 1966 debut album by Atlantic Records
soul duo Sam & Dave, issued on the Atlantic-distributed Stax label in 1966.
credits:
Samuel Moore – vocals
Dave Prater – vocals
Booker T. & the MG's and the Mar-Key Horns – instrumentation:
Booker T. Jones – keyboards
Steve Cropper – guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar
Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
Charles "Packy" Axton – tenor saxophone
Don Nix – saxophone
Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet
Isaac Hayes – organ
recorded sessions
Memphis, TN, July 27, 1965
I Take What I Want
Memphis, TN, October 25, 1965
You Don't Know Like I Know
Blame Me (Don't Blame My Heart)
Memphis, TN, March 8, 1966
I Got Everything I Need
Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell
Hold On, I'm Comin'
Memphis, TN, August 8, 1966
If You Got The Loving
Ease Me
Don't Make It So Hard On Me
It's A Wonder
Don't Help Me Out
Just Me
You Got It Made
Producer Jim Stewart
Except where otherwise noted, all tracks written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter.
A1 Hold On, I'm Comin' 2:30
A2 If You Got The Loving 2:30
Steve Cropper, Hayes, Porter
A3 I Take What I Want 2:35
Hayes, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Porter
A4 Ease Me 2:25
A5 I Got Everything I Need 2:53
A6 Don't Make It So Hard On Me 2:45
B1 It's A Wonder 2:38
B2 Don't Help Me Out 2:55
B3 Just Me 2:35
B4 You Got It Made 2:30
B5 You Don't Know Like I Know 2:36
Hold On, I'm Comin' is the 1966 debut album by Atlantic Records
soul duo Sam & Dave, issued on the Atlantic-distributed Stax label in 1966.
credits:
Samuel Moore – vocals
Dave Prater – vocals
Booker T. & the MG's and the Mar-Key Horns – instrumentation:
Booker T. Jones – keyboards
Steve Cropper – guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar
Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
Charles "Packy" Axton – tenor saxophone
Don Nix – saxophone
Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet
Isaac Hayes – organ
recorded sessions
Memphis, TN, July 27, 1965
I Take What I Want
Memphis, TN, October 25, 1965
You Don't Know Like I Know
Blame Me (Don't Blame My Heart)
Memphis, TN, March 8, 1966
I Got Everything I Need
Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell
Hold On, I'm Comin'
Memphis, TN, August 8, 1966
If You Got The Loving
Ease Me
Don't Make It So Hard On Me
It's A Wonder
Don't Help Me Out
Just Me
You Got It Made
Producer Jim Stewart
Except where otherwise noted, all tracks written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter.
A1 Hold On, I'm Comin' 2:30
A2 If You Got The Loving 2:30
Steve Cropper, Hayes, Porter
A3 I Take What I Want 2:35
Hayes, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Porter
A4 Ease Me 2:25
A5 I Got Everything I Need 2:53
A6 Don't Make It So Hard On Me 2:45
B1 It's A Wonder 2:38
B2 Don't Help Me Out 2:55
B3 Just Me 2:35
B4 You Got It Made 2:30
B5 You Don't Know Like I Know 2:36
B6 Blame Me (Don't Blame My Heart) 2:18
20/12/2024
The Impressions
ABC-Paramount Records 1963 – ABC-450
notes:
The group was founded as The Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives
Sam Gooden,Richard Brooks, and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago
and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their line-up to become
Jerry Butler & the Impressions. By 1962, Butler and the Brookses had departed,
and after switching to ABC-Paramount Records, Mayfield, Gooden, and new
Impression Fred Cash collectively became a top-selling soul act.
The original pressing of the album did not include "It's Alright"
and instead included "Can't You See" as track 6.
credits:
Curtis Mayfield - tenor vocals, guitar
Fred Cash - tenor vocals
Sam Gooden - baritone and bass vocals
Arthur Brooks - tenor vocals
Richard Brooks - tenor vocals
Recorded July 1961–March 1962
Producer Curtis Mayfield, Rory Glover, Jr.
Written-By – Curtis Mayfield (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B3 to B6)
tracks list:
A1 It's All Right 2:48
A2 Gypsy Woman 2:20
A3 Grow Closer Together 2:12
A4 Little Young Lover 2:14
A5 You've Come Home 2:45 Impressions, The – The Impressions
A6 Never Let Me Go
Written-By – Joe Scott*2:30
B1 Minstrel And Queen 2:22
B2 I Need Your Love
Written-By – Richard Brooks 2:25
B3 I'm The One Who Loves You 2:28
B4 Sad, Sad Girl And Boy 2:40
B5 As Long As You Love Me 2:27
B6 Twist And Limbo 2:29
Sam Gooden,Richard Brooks, and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago
and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their line-up to become
Jerry Butler & the Impressions. By 1962, Butler and the Brookses had departed,
and after switching to ABC-Paramount Records, Mayfield, Gooden, and new
Impression Fred Cash collectively became a top-selling soul act.
The original pressing of the album did not include "It's Alright"
and instead included "Can't You See" as track 6.
credits:
Curtis Mayfield - tenor vocals, guitar
Fred Cash - tenor vocals
Sam Gooden - baritone and bass vocals
Arthur Brooks - tenor vocals
Richard Brooks - tenor vocals
Recorded July 1961–March 1962
Producer Curtis Mayfield, Rory Glover, Jr.
Written-By – Curtis Mayfield (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B3 to B6)
tracks list:
A1 It's All Right 2:48
A2 Gypsy Woman 2:20
A3 Grow Closer Together 2:12
A4 Little Young Lover 2:14
A5 You've Come Home 2:45 Impressions, The – The Impressions
A6 Never Let Me Go
Written-By – Joe Scott*2:30
B1 Minstrel And Queen 2:22
B2 I Need Your Love
Written-By – Richard Brooks 2:25
B3 I'm The One Who Loves You 2:28
B4 Sad, Sad Girl And Boy 2:40
B5 As Long As You Love Me 2:27
B6 Twist And Limbo 2:29
16/12/2024
Aretha Franklin – Soul '69
Atlantic records 1968 – SD 8212
notes:
Soul '69 is the fourteenth studio album by American
singer Aretha Franklin; released in 1969 by Atlantic Records
credits:
Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano (2, 7, 9)
Junior Mance – piano (1, 3–6, 8–11)
Spooner Oldham – organ (2, 7)
Joe Zawinul – organ (5), piano, Fender Rhodes (6, 12)
Kenny Burrell – guitar (1, 3–6, 8–11)
Jimmy Johnson – guitar (2, 7)
Ron Carter – bass guitar (1, 3–6, 8–12)
Jerry Jemmott – bass guitar (2, 7)
Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar (2, 7)
Bruno Carr – drums (1, 3–6, 8, 9, 12)
Roger Hawkins – drums (2, 7)
Grady Tate – drums (10, 11)
Jack Jennings – vibraphone (5, 7, 9, 12)
Louie Goicdecha, Manuel Gonzales – percussion (5, 7, 12)
David Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
King Curtis, Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
George Dorsey, Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Joe Newman, Bernie Glow, Richard Williams, Snooky Young, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Benny Powell, Thomas Mitchell – trombone
Evelyn Greene, Wyline Ivy – backing vocals
Arrangements by Arif Mardin
Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York.NYC,
April 17,18, and September 23,24,25,26,27 1968
Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd
Recorded By – Tom Dowd
tracklist:
A1 Ramblin'
Written-By – Maybelle Smith
A2 Today I Sing The Blues
Written-By – Curtis Lewis
A3 River's Invitation
Written-By – Percy Mayfield
A4 Pitiful
Written-By – Charlie Singleton, Rose Marie McCoy
A5 Crazy He Calls Me
Written-By – Bob Russell, Carl Sigman
A6 Bring It On Home To Me
Written-By – Sam Cooke
B1 Tracks Of My Tears
Written-By – Tarplin*, Robinson*, Moore*
B2 If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
Written-By – Rudy Clarke*
B3 Gentle On My Mind
Written-By – John Hartford
B4 So Long
Written-By – Melcher*, Harris*, Morgan*
B5 I'll Never Be Free
Written-By – Bernie Benjamin*, George Weiss*
B6 Elusive Butterfly
Written-By – Bob Lind
Soul '69 is the fourteenth studio album by American
singer Aretha Franklin; released in 1969 by Atlantic Records
credits:
Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano (2, 7, 9)
Junior Mance – piano (1, 3–6, 8–11)
Spooner Oldham – organ (2, 7)
Joe Zawinul – organ (5), piano, Fender Rhodes (6, 12)
Kenny Burrell – guitar (1, 3–6, 8–11)
Jimmy Johnson – guitar (2, 7)
Ron Carter – bass guitar (1, 3–6, 8–12)
Jerry Jemmott – bass guitar (2, 7)
Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar (2, 7)
Bruno Carr – drums (1, 3–6, 8, 9, 12)
Roger Hawkins – drums (2, 7)
Grady Tate – drums (10, 11)
Jack Jennings – vibraphone (5, 7, 9, 12)
Louie Goicdecha, Manuel Gonzales – percussion (5, 7, 12)
David Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
King Curtis, Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
George Dorsey, Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Joe Newman, Bernie Glow, Richard Williams, Snooky Young, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Benny Powell, Thomas Mitchell – trombone
Evelyn Greene, Wyline Ivy – backing vocals
Arrangements by Arif Mardin
Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York.NYC,
April 17,18, and September 23,24,25,26,27 1968
Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd
Recorded By – Tom Dowd
tracklist:
A1 Ramblin'
Written-By – Maybelle Smith
A2 Today I Sing The Blues
Written-By – Curtis Lewis
A3 River's Invitation
Written-By – Percy Mayfield
A4 Pitiful
Written-By – Charlie Singleton, Rose Marie McCoy
A5 Crazy He Calls Me
Written-By – Bob Russell, Carl Sigman
A6 Bring It On Home To Me
Written-By – Sam Cooke
B1 Tracks Of My Tears
Written-By – Tarplin*, Robinson*, Moore*
B2 If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
Written-By – Rudy Clarke*
B3 Gentle On My Mind
Written-By – John Hartford
B4 So Long
Written-By – Melcher*, Harris*, Morgan*
B5 I'll Never Be Free
Written-By – Bernie Benjamin*, George Weiss*
B6 Elusive Butterfly
Written-By – Bob Lind
15/12/2024
Aretha Franklin – The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
Columbia records 1962 – CS 8561
notes:
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin is the second studio
album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released
on March 19, 1962 by Columbia Records. The album,
which is also known under its working title The Incomparable
Aretha Franklin, was recorded at Columbia Recording Studios,
799 Seventh Avenue, New York. It was produced by
John Hammond and arranged by Richard Wess
credits:
Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
John H. Hammond – producer, personal supervisor
Recorded: July 11, 1961; August 16, 1961;
November 7, 1961; December 21, 1961;
January 25, 1962
at Columbia Recording Studios
799, Seventh Avenue, New York
Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
John H. Hammond – producer, personal supervisor
tracklist:
A1 You Made Me Love You
Written-By – J. V. Monaco*, J. McCarthy*
2:18
A2 I Told You So
Written-By – J. L. McFarland*
2:43
A3 Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
Written-By – J. Schwartz*, J. Young*, S. M. Lewis*
2:21
A4 Nobody Like You
Written-By – James Cleveland*
2:20
A5 Exactly Like You
Written-By – D. Fields*, J. McHugh*
2:35
A6 It's So Heartbreakin'
Written-By – J. L. Farland*
2:40
B1 Rough Lover
Written-By – J. L. Farland*
2:52
B2 Blue Holiday
Written-By – L. Dixon*, W. Dennson*
2:58
B3 Just For You
Written By – J. Bailey*
Written-By – J. L. Farland*
2:23
B4 That Lucky Old Sun
Written-By – B. Smith*, H. Gillespie*
3:37
B5 I Surrender, Dear
Written-By – G. Clifford*, H. Barris*
2:44
B6 Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
Written-By – H. Arlen*, J. Mercer*
2:17
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin is the second studio
album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released
on March 19, 1962 by Columbia Records. The album,
which is also known under its working title The Incomparable
Aretha Franklin, was recorded at Columbia Recording Studios,
799 Seventh Avenue, New York. It was produced by
John Hammond and arranged by Richard Wess
credits:
Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
John H. Hammond – producer, personal supervisor
Recorded: July 11, 1961; August 16, 1961;
November 7, 1961; December 21, 1961;
January 25, 1962
at Columbia Recording Studios
799, Seventh Avenue, New York
Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
John H. Hammond – producer, personal supervisor
tracklist:
A1 You Made Me Love You
Written-By – J. V. Monaco*, J. McCarthy*
2:18
A2 I Told You So
Written-By – J. L. McFarland*
2:43
A3 Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
Written-By – J. Schwartz*, J. Young*, S. M. Lewis*
2:21
A4 Nobody Like You
Written-By – James Cleveland*
2:20
A5 Exactly Like You
Written-By – D. Fields*, J. McHugh*
2:35
A6 It's So Heartbreakin'
Written-By – J. L. Farland*
2:40
B1 Rough Lover
Written-By – J. L. Farland*
2:52
B2 Blue Holiday
Written-By – L. Dixon*, W. Dennson*
2:58
B3 Just For You
Written By – J. Bailey*
Written-By – J. L. Farland*
2:23
B4 That Lucky Old Sun
Written-By – B. Smith*, H. Gillespie*
3:37
B5 I Surrender, Dear
Written-By – G. Clifford*, H. Barris*
2:44
B6 Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
Written-By – H. Arlen*, J. Mercer*
2:17
Inez Foxx – Mockingbird
Symbol Records 1963 919
Crédits
Accompanied By – Charlie Foxx
Arranged By, Conductor – Bert Keyes
Producer – "Juggy"
Written-By – Charlie & Inez Foxx
Tracklist
A Mockingbird 2:38
B Jaybirds 2:24
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