The Best of the Commitments

~ Release by The Commitments (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mustang Sally
background vocals:
Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress)
vocals:
Andrew Strong (Irish singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1991) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1991)
cover recording of:
Mustang Sally
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Springtime Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
The Commitments4.54:00
2Chain of Fools
background vocals:
Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress)
vocals:
Angeline Ball and Maria Doyle Kennedy
cover recording of:
Chain of Fools
lyricist and composer:
Don Covay
publisher:
14th Hour Music, Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Pronto Music (publisher), Springtime Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
adaptation of:
Verlga norih
The Commitments2:58
3Treat Her Right
background vocals:
Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress) and Andrew Strong (Irish singer)
vocals:
Robert Arkins
cover recording of:
Treat Her Right
writer:
Roy Head and Gene Kurtz
The Commitments3:32
4Same Old Me
Andrew Strong5:04
5The Dark End of the Street
background vocals:
Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress)
vocals:
Andrew Strong (Irish singer)
cover recording of:
The Dark End of the Street
writer:
Chips Moman and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Commitments2:36
6Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
background vocals:
Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress)
vocals:
Niamh Kavanagh
cover recording of:
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
writer:
Chips Moman and Dan Penn (songwriter, soul singer)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), TRO Essex Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Commitments3:14
7Take Me to the River
background vocals:
Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress)
vocals:
Andrew Strong (Irish singer)
cover recording of:
Take Me to the River
writer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Burlington Music, Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing
The Commitments23:37
8Mr. Pitiful
background vocals:
Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress)
vocals:
Andrew Strong (Irish singer)
cover recording of:
Mr. Pitiful
lyricist and composer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
The Commitments2:08
9Try a Little Tenderness
background vocals:
Angeline Ball, Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress) and Maria Doyle
vocals:
Andrew Strong (Irish singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1991)
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Warner Chappell and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
The Commitments2.54:32
10I Never Loved a Man
background vocals:
Angeline Ball and Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress)
vocals:
Maria Doyle Kennedy
cover recording of:
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie Shannon
publisher:
14th Hour Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Mijac Music and Pronto Music (publisher)
The Commitments3:10
11Hard to Handle
background vocals:
Angeline Ball, Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress) and Maria Doyle
lead vocals:
Andrew Strong (Irish singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1992)
cover recording of:
Hard to Handle
writer:
Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer), Alvertis Isbell and Otis Redding
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Carlin Music Corporation (in 1968) and Irving Music, Inc. (in 1968)
The Commitments32:23
12(She’s) Some Kind of Wonderful
Andrew Strong3:20
13Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
background vocals:
Angeline Ball, Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress) and Maria Doyle
lead vocals:
Robert Arkins
cover recording of:
Fa‐Fa‐Fa‐Fa‐Fa (Sad Song)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
The Commitments2:52
14Bring It on Home to Me
background vocals:
Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress) and Niamh Kavanagh
lead vocals:
Robert Arkins and Angeline Ball
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home to Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
The Commitments3:40
15I Can’t Stand the Rain
vocals:
Angeline Ball
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stand the Rain
writer:
Don Bryant (R&B singer/songwriter), Bernard Miller (US 1970s songwriter) and Ann Peebles
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing (in 1977)
The Commitments3:10
16Ain't Nothin’ You Can Do
Andrew Strong3:50
17Half a Man
Andrew Strong4:15
18In the Midnight Hour
background vocals:
Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Bronagh Gallagher (Irish singer and actress)
vocals:
Andrew Strong (Irish singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Inc. (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1991)
cover recording of:
In the Midnight Hour
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East Publishing Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
The Commitments2.52:22