The Original Hits 1957 – 1971

~ Release by Jackie Wilson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Reet Petite
recording of:
Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town) (in 1957)
writer:
Tyran Carlo and Berry Gordy
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd.
42:44
2To Be Loved
recording of:
To Be Loved
writer:
Berry Gordy, Jr., Tyran Carlo and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
2:27
3Lonely Teardrops
recording of:
Lonely Teardrops
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Lena Music, Regent Music (BMI) and The Jewel Music Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:42
4That’s Why (I Love You So)
cover recording of:
That’s Why (I Love You So)
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
2:04
5I’ll Be Saved
2:06
6You Better Know It
recording of:
You Better Know It
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Wilson (soul singer)
1:58
7Talk That Talk
recording of:
Talk That Talk
lyricist and composer:
Sid Wyche
2:15
8Doggin’ Around
recording of:
Doggin' Around
lyricist and composer:
Paul Tarnopol
2:51
9Night
recording of:
Night
writer:
John Lehman and Herb Miller (50s/60s US songwriter, producer & label owner)
2:45
10A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
cover recording of:
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
lyricist and composer:
Sid Wyche
2:32
11All We Love (You Were Made for)
2:01
12Am I the Man
cover recording of:
Am I the Man
writer:
Bob Hamilton (Doowop composer) and Tom King (50s & 60s songwriter)
2:31
13Alone at Last
2:58
14The Tear of the Year
recording of:
The Tear of the Year
lyricist:
Peter Udell
composer:
Gary Geld
2:32
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1My Empty Arms
cover recording of:
My Empty Arms
lyricist:
Hank Hunter and Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger)
composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (Italian composer)
2:46
2Please Tell Me Why
1:59
3I’m Coming on Back to You
recording of:
I’m Comin’ on Back to You
writer:
Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger) and Horace Ott
2:19
4Years From Now
2:34
5The Greatest Hurt
3:12
6Baby Workout
recording of:
Baby Workout
writer:
Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) and Jackie Wilson (soul singer)
3:04
7Shake, Shake, Shake
recording of:
Shake, Shake, Shake
writer:
Bobby Adams (US R&B singer & songwriter from Seattle) and Bobby Stevenson (US songwriter Augustus R. Stevenson)
2:10
8Whisper’s (Gettin’ Louder)
2:29
9I Don’t Want to Loose You
recording of:
I Don’t Want To Lose You
writer:
Carl Davis (record producer) and Karl Tarleton
2:42
10(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
recording of:
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
writer:
Gary Jackson (songwriter), Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US country music singer)
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mijac Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 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) and 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)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
3:04
11Since You Showed Me the Way
2:52
12I Get the Sweetest Feeling
recording of:
I Get the Sweetest Feeling
writer:
Alicia Evelyn (songwriter and performer) and Van McCoy
publisher:
Alley Music, TM Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher) and Van McCoy Music
2:59
13This Love Is Real
2:56
14Love Is Funny That Way
3:10