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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The Chairmen Of The Board

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Invictus Records 1970 ‎– ST-7300

notes:

The Chairmen of the Board, later reissued as
Give Me Just a Little More Time, is the debut
album by the soul group Chairmen of the Board


Credits

Danny Woods
General Johnson
Eddie Custis
Harrison Kennedy

Arranged By – Tony Camillo
Engineer – L.T. Horn
Recorded HDH Sound Studios, Inc.
Producer – HDH Productions, Inc.


tracklist:

A1        Give Me Just A Little More Time
Written-By – E. Wayne*, R. Dunbar*
2:38
A2        Come Together
Written-By – J. Lennon-P. McCartney*
3:50
A3        Bless You
Written-By – N. Johnson*, R. Dunbar*
2:49
A4        Patches
Written-By – N. Johnson*, R. Dunbar*
3:31
A5        Since The Days Of Pigtails & Fairytales
Written-By – E. Wayne*, R. Dunbar*
2:41
A6        I'll Come Crawling
Written-By – E. Wayne*, R. Dunbar*
2:38
B1        You've Got Me Dangling On A String
Written-By – E. Wayne*, R. Dunbar*
3:00
B2        Bravo, Hooray
Written-By – Norman Johnson
3:12
B3        Didn't We
Written-By – Jimmy Webb
2:41
B4        Feelin' Alright?
Written-By – Dave Mason
3:40
B5        My Way
Written-By – Francois*, Revaux*, Anka*
3:57
B6        Tricked & Trapped
Written-By – E. Wayne*, R. Dunbar*
3:20

 

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Standing In The Shadows Of Motown: The Story Of The Funk Brothers

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Artisan Home Entertainment ‎– 13780

MAY 2002

credits:

Backing Vocals – Carla Benson, Cherokee Pree, Dawn Blandford,
Delbert Nelson, John Ingram, Keith Benson, Kizzy Jester, Misty Love
Bass – Bob Babbitt
Cello – Anthony Pirollo, Richard Hotchkiss
Choir – IDMR Detroit Choir, The
Congas – Treaty Womack
Drums – Richard Allen, Uriel Jones
Flute – Angela Falco, Dayna Hartwick, Tom Scott
French Horn – Joe Buono, Ted Greenberg, Virginia Cunningham
Guitar – Allan "Dr. Licks" Slutsky*, Eddie Willis, Joe Messina
Keyboards – Dee Pappas, Joe Hunter, Johnny Griffith, Rudy Robinson
Liner Notes – Allan Slutsky, Harry Weinger
Percussion – Jack Ashford
Saxophone – Ernest Rodgers*, Kasuku Mafia*,
Michael Pedicin*, Ron Kerber, Tom Scott, Bill Zaccagni*
Trombone – Edward Gooch, Ron Kischuk
Trumpet – Evan Solot, Marcus Belgrave, Maurice Davis
Vibraphone – Jack Ashford
Viola – David Giles, Davis Barnett
Violin – Florence Rosensweig, Igor Szwec, Larry Abramovitz,
Luigi Mazzochi, Madeline Cabano, Olga Konopelski*, Orest Artymiw

Producer – Allan Slutsky (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15),
Harry Weinger (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15),
Brian Holland And Lamont Dozier (tracks: 1.4, 1.10),
Ted Greenberg (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15)

tracks list:

Tracklist Hide Credits
        Original Soundtrack Album
1-1     –Funk Brothers, The With Joan Osborne     (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave     3:01
1-2     –Funk Brothers, The With Meshell Ndegeocello*     You've Really Got A Hold On Me     3:28
1-3     –Funk Brothers, The With Bootsy Collins     Do You Love Me     3:21
1-4     –Funk Brothers, The     Bernadette Bass – James JamersonVoice – Levi Stubbs* 3:16
1-5     –Funk Brothers, The With Gerald Levert     Reach Out I'll Be There     3:16
1-6     –Funk Brothers, The With Ben Harper     Ain't No Proud To Beg     3:00
1-7     –Funk Brothers, The With Gerald Levert     Shotgun     3:11
1-8     –Funk Brothers, The With Joan Osborne     What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted     4:23
1-9     –Funk Brothers, The With Ben Harper     I Heard It Through The Grapevine     3:49
1-10     –Funk Brothers, The     You Keep Me Hangin' On Guitar – Eddie Willis, Joe Messina, Robert White 3:16
1-11     –Funk Brothers, The With Bootsy Collins     Cool Jerk     3:00
1-12     –Funk Brothers, The With Meshell Ndegeocello     Cloud Nine Lead Vocals [Additional] – John Ingram 4:41
1-13     –Funk Brothers, The With Chaka Khan     What's Going On     4:00
1-14     –Funk Brothers, The With Chaka Khan & Montell Jordan    
Band Introduction / Ain't No Mountain High Enough MC – Jay Butler  4:58
1-15     –Earl Van Dyke     The Flick     4:11

Bonus Tracks

1-16     –John Lee Hooker     Boom Boom     2:32
1-17     –Jackie Wilson     (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher     2:59
1-18     –Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band*     Scorpio     4:04

        In The Snakepit: Naked Instrumental Remixes Of The Original Hits
2-1     –Bootsy Collins     "Funk Brothers In The House" Voice – Bootsy Collins 0:13
2-2     –Funk Brothers, The     Standing In The Shadows Of Love     3:21
2-3     –Joe Hunter     Dialogue: Joe Hunter , In The Beginning Interviewee – Joe Hunter 0:31
2-4     –Funk Brothers, The     The One Who Really Loves You     2:28
2-5     –Funk Brothers, The     Pride And Joy Backing Vocals – The Vandellas, 2:12
2-6     –Robert White     Dialogue: Robert White Invents A Classic Interviewee – Robert White 0:38
2-7     –Funk Brothers, The     My Girl     3:04
2-8     –Funk Brothers, The     Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart     3:30
2-9     –Earl Van Dyke Quartet, The*     Don't Mess With Bill (Live At The 20 Grand Club)     3:14
2-10     –Funk Brothers, The     The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game     2:55
2-11     –Eddie Willis, Uriel Jones & Jack Ashford    
Dialogue: Eddie, Uriel And Jack, Speaking The "Language"
Interviewee – Eddie Willis, Jack Ashford, Uriel Jones 0:23
2-12     –Funk Brothers, The     I Second That Emotion     3:03
2-13     –Funk Brothers, The     I Was Made To Love Her     2:57
2-14     –Richard "Pistol" Allen*     Dialogue: "Pistol" Picks Up The Beat
nterviewee – Richard Allen 0:18
2-15     –Funk Brothers, The     I Heard It Through The Grapevine     3:04
2-16     –Funk Brothers, The     Home Cookin'     3:25
2-17     –Funk Brothers, The     For Once In My Life     3:03
2-18     –Jack Ashford     Dialogue: Jack In The Club Groove
Interviewee – Jack Ashford 0:29
2-19     –Funk Brothers, The     I Can't Get Next To You     2:46
2-20     –Funk Brothers, The     It's A Shame     3:30
2-21     –Funk Brothers, The     Ain't No Mountain High Enough     6:39
2-22     –Eddie Willis     Dialogue: Eddie Takes It To The Bridge
Interviewee – Eddie Willis 1:02
2-23     –Funk Brothers, The     Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)     3:12
2-24     –Lamont Dozier     Dialogue: Lamont Dozier: Feeling The Funk, Brother
Interviewee – Lamont Dozier 0:29
        Bonus Track
2-25     –Temptations, The & James Jamerson     You're My Everything
Bass – James JamersonVocals – Temptations, The

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Jimmy McGriff ‎– Let's Stay Together

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Groove Merchant records 1972 ‎– GM 506

notes:

This McGriff album combines four tracks recorded by a
1972 septet ('Let's Stay Together', 'Tiki', 'Theme From
Shaft' and 'What's Going On') with three tracks from a
1966 trio featuring guitarist Thornell Schwartz
('Old Grand Dad', 'Georgia On My Mind' and 'April In Paris')


Credits

    Congas – James Peacock (tracks: A1 to A4)
    Drums – Willie Jenkins (tracks: A1 to A4), St. Jenkins* (tracks: B1 to B3)
    Guitar – Lawrence Frazier* (tracks: A1 to A4), Thornel Schwartz (tracks: B1 to B3)
    Organ – Jimmy McGriff
    Producer – Sonny Lester
    Saxophone [Tenor] – Harold (Sampson) Bennett (tracks: A1 to A4)
    Trombone – L. E. Lofton* (tracks: A1 to A4)
    Trumpet – William Skinner (tracks: A1 to A4)


Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Malcolm Addey
Mastered By – Sam Feldman
Producer – Sonny Lester

A-side recorded at New York City, January 1972
B-side recorded at New York City, 1966


tracklist:

A1 Let's Stay Together
Written-By – Green*, Jackson*, Mitchell*
A2 Tiki 4:20
A3 The Theme From Shaft
Written-By – Isaac Hayes
A4 What's Going On
Written-By – Cleveland*, Gaye*, Benson*
B1 Old Grand Dad
Written-By – McGriff*, Schwartz*
B2 Georgia On My Mind
Written-By – Carmichael*, Garrett*
B3 April In Paris
Written-By – Harburg*, Renaud*, Duke*

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