Back to the River: More Southern Soul Stories 1961–1978

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Muscle Shoals‐Memphis Redux
2▶CD: Southern Routes
3▼CD: Going Back Home
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1Going Back Home
producer:
Billy Guy (r&b vocalist)
recorded at:
All Platinum Studio (Englewood, N.J.) in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Going Back Home
writer:
Billy Guy (r&b vocalist) and Joe "Groundhog" Richardson (US soul/rhythm & blues artist, producer and songwriter)
Ground Hog3:24
2Cry to Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
conductor:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
arranger:
Garry Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
cover recording of:
Cry to Me
lyricist and composer:
Bert Russell
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Freddie Scott3:19
3Lookin’ for a Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
producer:
Steve Blaine and Mickey Eichner
recording of:
Lookin’ for a Home (in 1964)
writer:
Little Buster (in 1961)
Little Buster2:21
4The Girls From Texas (extended version)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States
producer:
Jimmy Lewis (US soul/blues singer/songwriter/producer)
recording of:
The Girls From Texas
writer:
Cliff Chambers, Jimmy Holiday (American singer, songwriter, producer) and Jimmy Lewis (US soul/blues singer/songwriter/producer)
Jimmy Lewis2:42
5Ain’t No Way
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Henry Haywood (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
flute:
Frank Wess (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20), Seldon Powell (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20) and Frank Wess (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20), Melvin Lastie (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
vibraphone:
Warren Smith (jazz percussionist) (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
background vocals:
Cissy Houston (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
choir vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20) and The Sweet Inspirations (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
recording of:
Ain’t No Way (from 1967-12-19 until 1967-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Carolyn Franklin
publisher:
14th Hour Music, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Aretha Franklin54:12
6I Found a Man in My Bed
recording of:
I Found a Man in My Bed
writer:
Roy C. Hammond (US southern soul singer & songwriter) and James L. Hines
Roy C2:40
7Take Your Time
recording of:
Take Your Time
writer:
Clay Hammond
Clay Hammond2:24
8Just a Touch of Your Hand
producer:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger)
recording of:
Just a Touch of Your Hand
writer:
Hattie Leeper and Allen Orange
Al Gardner2:41
9You’re Good for Me
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
You’re Good for Me
lyricist:
Don Covay
writer:
Horace Ott
Don Covay2:45
10I Found the One
recorded at:
Sound Patterns Studios in Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
cover recording of:
I Found the One
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Womack
Billy Sha-Rae2:43
11Don’t Make Me Pay for His Mistakes
recording of:
Don’t Make Me Pay for His Mistakes
composer:
Arzell Hill
Z.Z. Hill2:55
12What Can You Do When You Ain’t Got Nobody
recording of:
What Can You Do When You Ain’t Got Nobody
writer:
John Ellison (American/Canadian musician)
Soul Brothers Six3:01
13That’s How It Is (When You’re in Love)
producer:
Eddie Silvers (Ed Silvers)
arranger:
Eddie Silvers (Ed Silvers)
recording of:
That's How It Is (When You're in Love) (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Dollison
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Vapac Music Publishing Inc.
Otis Clay2:37
14Go On Fool (extended version)
recording of:
Go On Fool (Marion Black song)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Black
Marion Black5:08
15I Want Everyone to Know
cover recording of:
I Want Everyone to Know
writer:
Don Bryant (R&B singer/songwriter)
Fontella Bass43:06
16You Wants to Play
recording of:
You Wants to Play
writer:
Oscar Weathers and Georgie Woods (radio/TV personality)
Oscar Weathers4:10
17(I Want Her) By My Side
recording of:
(I Want Her) By My Side
writer:
Erskin Fuller and La Monte Howard
The Fuller Brothers2:35
18Shackin’ Up
recording of:
Shackin’ Up
writer:
Jackie Avery
Barbara Mason4:18
19Don’t Blame Me
recording of:
Don’t Blame Me
writer:
Willie Hightower (American R&B, soul and funk singer.)
Willie Hightower3:35
20Stop
recording of:
Stop
writer:
Lester Young (r&b vocalist)
Lester Young3:03
21Someone to Take Your Place
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1968)
cover recording of:
Someone to Take Your Place (in 1968)
writer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
Bill Locke2:48
22If Loving You Is a Crime (I’ll Always Be Guilty)
producer:
Johnny Brantley
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
If Loving You Is A Crime (I’ll Always Be Guilty)
lyricist and composer:
Yvonne Williams
Lee Moses2:36
23Easy as Saying 1‒2‒3
recording of:
Easy as Saying 1‒2‒3
writer:
Timmy Willis
Timmy Willis3:08
24I Don’t Know What You’ve Got but It’s Got Me (Parts 1 & 2)
guitar:
Jimi Hendrix
lead vocals:
Little Richard
compilation of:
I Don't Know What You've Got but It's Got Me, Part I by Little Richard and I Don't Know What You've Got but It's Got Me, Part II by Little Richard
edit of:
I Don't Know What You've Got (But It's Got Me) (long stereo version) by Little Richard
recording of:
I Don't Know What You've Got but It's Got Me
lyricist:
Don Covay
composer:
Don Covay and Horace Hall
Little Richard4:08
25Mary Jane
recording of:
Mary Jane
writer:
Calvin Carter and Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush2:28