# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | Save Me | Aretha Franklin | 4.5 | 2:18 |
2 | Tramp | Otis Redding & Carla Thomas | 4.5 | 2:59 |
3 | What Is Soul? | Ben E. King | | 2:20 |
4 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Soul Brothers Six | | 2:43 |
5 | Memphis Soul Stew | King Curtis | | 2:55 |
6 | Think | Aretha Franklin | 3.65 | 2:17 |
7 | Sweet Soul Music | Arthur Conley | 4 | 2:19 |
8 | Hard to Handle | Otis Redding | 4.2 | 2:19 |
9 | Don’t Turn Your Heater On | Sam & Dave | | 2:15 |
10 | Big Bird | Eddie Floyd | | 2:59 |
11 | It Ain’t What You Got | Jimmy Hughes | | 2:13 |
12 | How Can You Mistreat the One You Love | Jeanne and the Darlings | | 2:44 |
13 | Never Like This Before | William Bell | | 2:41 |
14 | As Long as I’ve Got You | The Charmels | | 2:39 |
15 | That’s How It Feels | The Soul Clan | | 3:35 |
16 | Warm and Tender Love | Percy Sledge | | 3:19 |
17 | Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons That One) | Johnnie Taylor | | 3:07 |
18 | (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay- producer:
- Jerry Bruckheimer, Steve Cropper and Don Simpson
- bass guitar:
- Donald “Duck” Dunn (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Al Jackson, Jr. (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- guitar:
- Steve Cropper (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- keyboard:
- Isaac Hayes (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07) and Booker T. Jones (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- vocals:
- Otis Redding (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- whistling:
- Otis Redding (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 26), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 38) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 45)
- recording of:
- (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- writer:
- Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
- publisher:
- East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music , Irving Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
| Otis Redding | 4.45 | 2:38 |
19 | Chain of Fools- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States
- recording engineer and mixer:
- Tom Dowd
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- bass guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-06-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1967-06-23)
- electric piano:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1967-06-23)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Johnson (on 1967-06-23) and Joe South (on 1967-06-23)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-06-23)
- choir vocals:
- Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-06-23), Erma Franklin (on 1967-06-23), Ellie Greenwich (on 1967-06-23) and The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-06-23)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-06-23)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. (in 1967) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-06-23)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 249) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 306)
- recording of:
- Chain of Fools (on 1967-06-23)
- lyricist and composer:
- Don Covay
- publisher:
- 14th Hour Music, Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Pronto Music, Springtime Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co.
| Aretha Franklin | 4.25 | 2:47 |
20 | Looking for a Fox | Clarence Carter | | 2:16 |
21 | Tighten Up, Part 1 | Archie Bell & the Drells | | 3:11 |
22 | Everything I Do Goin’ Be Funky | Don Covay | | 3:15 |
23 | Groove Me | King Floyd | 5 | 2:54 |
24 | Clean Up Woman | Betty Wright | 5 | 2:49 |
25 | Funky Nassau, Part 1 | The Beginning of the End | | 3:12 |
26 | Rock Steady- recording engineer:
- Ron Albert (on 1971-02-16)
- engineer:
- Howard Albert, Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick
- producer:
- Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
- mixer:
- Arif Mardin
- bass:
- Chuck Rainey (on 1971-02-16)
- drums (drum set):
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1971-02-16)
- guitar:
- Cornell Dupree (on 1971-02-16)
- organ:
- Donny Hathaway (on 1971-02-16)
- percussion:
- Robert Popwell (on 1971-02-16) and Mac Rebennack (on 1971-02-16)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1971-02-16)
- tenor saxophone:
- Andrew Love (on 1971-02-16)
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson (on 1971-02-16)
- background vocals:
- Margaret Branch (on 1971-02-16), Ann S. Clark (on 1971-02-16), Carolyn Franklin (on 1971-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1971-02-16) and Pat Smith (on 1971-02-16)
- horn arranger:
- Tom Dowd
- strings and woodwind arranger:
- Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1971, in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (in 1971)
- recorded at:
- Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1971-02-16)
- recording of:
- Rock Steady (on 1971-02-16)
- lyricist and composer:
- Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corporation, Pundit Music, Inc and Springtime Music, Inc.
| Aretha Franklin | 3.75 | 3:12 |
27 | Take It Off Him (and Put It on Me) | Clarence Carter | | 2:52 |