The Best of Esther Phillips, 1962–1970

~ Release by Esther Phillips (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Release Me
cover recording of:
Release Me
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter), Dub Williams (pseudonym used by James Pebworth) and Robert Yount (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Esther Phillips3:20
2Am I That Easy to Forget
cover recording of:
Am I That Easy to Forget
writer:
Carl Belew, Shelby Singleton and W.S. Stevenson
Esther Phillips2:48
3I’ve Forgotten More Than You’ll Ever Know About Him
cover recording of:
I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
lyricist and composer:
Cecil A. Null (in 1947)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Fairway Music Corp. (on 1953-10-10)
Esther Phillips3:12
4No Headstone on My Grave
cover recording of:
Don’t Put No Headstone on My Grave
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich
publisher:
Hi Lo Music
Esther Phillips3:20
5Hello Walls
cover recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Esther Phillips3:25
6Mo Jo Hannah
cover recording of:
Mojo Hannah
writer:
Barbara Paul, Clarence Paul and Andre Williams (US RnB vocalist/musician/producer/songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music and Swing Beat Songs
Esther Phillips2:25
7I Saw Me
cover recording of:
I Saw Me
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
Esther Phillips3:14
8Double Crossing Blues
cover recording of:
Double Crossing Blues
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
Esther Phillips with Jimmy Ricks2:42
9It’s Too Soon to Know
cover recording of:
It’s Too Soon to Know
lyricist and composer:
Deborah Chessler
Esther Phillips3:02
10Out of the Blue
cover recording of:
Out of the Blue
writer:
Will Jason and Henry Nemo
publisher:
Leeds Music
Esther Phillips2:50
11Makin’ Whoopee
cover recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee!
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Esther Phillips2:46
12Shangri‐La
cover recording of:
Shangri-La
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Matty Malneck and Robert Maxwell (American harpist, songwriter, and teacher)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Esther Phillips2:45
13’Tis Autumn
cover recording of:
’Tis Autumn
lyricist and composer:
Henry Nemo
Esther Phillips2:29
14Moonglow and Theme From Picnic
Esther Phillips2:53
15And I Love Him
cover recording of:
And I Love Her
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Unart Music Corp. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Esther Phillips2:41
16Some Things You Never Get Used To
recording of:
Some Things You Never Get Used To
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
Esther Phillips2:28
17Let Me Know When It’s Over
recording of:
Let Me Know When It’s Over
writer:
Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein (US songwriter)
Esther Phillips2:21
18I Could Have Told You So
cover recording of:
I Could Have Told You
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Boca Music, Inc., Major Songs and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Esther Phillips2:45
19The Party’s Over
cover recording of:
The Party’s Over (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Stratford Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
Esther Phillips2:07
20As Tears Go By
cover recording of:
As Tears Go By
writer:
Mick Jagger, Andrew Loog Oldham and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Westminster Music Ltd.
Esther Phillips2:46
21Every Time We Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Esther Phillips3:07
22Crazy He Calls Me
cover recording of:
Crazy He Calls Me
lyricist:
Sidney Keith Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Harrison Music Corp., Major Songs, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Esther Phillips3:35
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1When a Woman Loves a Man
vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther)
cover recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman
writer:
Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright (US keyboardist)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Pronto Music, Inc. (publisher), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell, Pronto Music (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1966 to present), Pronto (BMI affiliated publishing company) (in 1972) and Quinvy (record company and publisher) (in 1972)
2:54
2Try Me
recording of:
Try Me (Esther Phillips' song)
writer:
Jimmy Radcliffe and Buddy Scott
2:55
3When Love Comes to the Human Race
3:07
4I’m Sorry
cover recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton and Ronnie Self
publisher:
Songs of Universal
2:32
5Please Send Me Someone to Love
cover recording of:
Please Send Me Someone to Love
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield (until 1950)
publisher:
ATV Music
5:54
6Cry Me a River Blues
recording of:
Cry Me a River Blues
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
5:28
7I’m Getting ’long Alright
cover recording of:
I’m Getting ’long Alright
writer:
Bobby Sharp and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
5:57
8It Could Happen to You
cover recording of:
It Could Happen to You
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Sony/ATV Harmony and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
sub-publisher:
Gehrmans Musikförlag, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
4:05
9Set Me Free
cover recording of:
Set Me Free
writer and composer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.
4:07
10Brand New Day
vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther)
cover recording of:
Brand New Day
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Soul Music (in 1969) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1969)
4:18
11Crazy Love
cover recording of:
Crazy Love
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Soul Music (, in 1970), Van-Jan Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1970)
2:46
12All God Has Is Us
4:01
13Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry
cover recording of:
Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Al Dexter Songs, Elvis Presley Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:54
14I’m in the Mood for Love (Moody’s Mood for Love)
cover recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
3:47
15Tonight, I’ll Be Staying Here With You
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1969)
producer:
Lelan Rogers
arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012)
cover recording of:
Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan) (from 1969 to present)
2:48
16Sweet Dreams
cover recording of:
Sweet Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1955-12-28)
3:19
17Nobody but You
2:50
18Too Much of a Man (to Be Tied Down)
cover recording of:
Too Much of a Man (to Be Tied Down)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Kingston
3:52