The Very Best of Jackie Wilson

~ Release by Jackie Wilson (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1I Get the Sweetest Feeling
recording of:
I Get the Sweetest Feeling
writer:
Alicia Evelyn and Van McCoy
publisher:
Alley Music, TM Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher) and Van McCoy Music
2:58
2In the Midnight Hour
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.
2:47
3Chain Gang
cover recording of:
Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
2:49
4I Was Made to Love Her
cover recording of:
I Was Made to Love Her
writer:
Henry Cosby, Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽
2:52
5My Empty Arms
cover recording of:
My Empty Arms
lyricist:
Hank Hunter and Al Kasha (composer, songwriter and arranger)
composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
2:51
6Please Don’t Hurt Me
recording of:
Please Don’t Hurt Me (I’ve Never Been In Love Before)
writer:
Demetriss Tapp and Bob Tubert
2:54
7Think Twice
recording of:
Think Twice
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Singleton
2:40
8Alone at Last
3:02
9I’ll Be Satisfied
recording of:
I’ll Be Satisfied
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
2:10
10For Your Precious Love
cover recording of:
For Your Precious Love
writer:
Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler (soul singer)
publisher:
Sunflower Music Inc (publisher) and Gladstone Music (from 1958 to ????)
2:38
11Lonely Teardrops
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 308)
recording of:
Lonely Teardrops
writer:
Tyran Carlo, Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lena Music and Regent Music (BMI)
2:42
12(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
producer:
Carl Davis (record producer)
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1967-07-06)
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (on 1967-07-06)
guitar:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (on 1967-07-06)
keyboard:
Johnny Griffith (on 1967-07-06)
lead vocals:
Jackie Wilson (soul singer) (on 1967-07-06)
performer:
Jackie Wilson (soul singer)
arranger:
Sonny Sanders
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brunswick Recording Corporation (in 1967)
recorded at:
Columbia Recording Studios (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1967-07-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 246)
recording of:
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (on 1967-07-06)
writer:
Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith (US country music singer)
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Mijac Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., 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, 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 (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
52:58
13Doggin’ Around
recording of:
Doggin' Around
lyricist and composer:
Paul Tarnopol
12:53
14Baby Workout
recording of:
Baby Workout
writer:
Alonzo Tucker and Jackie Wilson (soul singer)
53:01
15Uptight
cover recording of:
Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music and Stone Agate Music
2:47
16Respect
cover recording of:
Respect
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America
2:35
17Whispers (Gettin’ Louder)
recording of:
Whispers (Gettin’ Louder)
writer:
Barbara Acklin and David Scott (wrote “Whispers”)
2:25
18Shake a Hand
cover recording of:
Shake a Hand
lyricist and composer:
Joe Morris (US jazz trumpeter)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:05
19Swing Low Sweet Chariot
cover recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
2:19
20He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
cover recording of:
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:43
21Talk That Talk
recording of:
Talk That Talk
lyricist and composer:
Sid Wyche
2:15
22Reet Petite
recording of:
Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)
writer:
Tyran Carlo and Berry Gordy
42:39

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part of:The Very Best Of (Rhino compilation series) (order: 11)