The Fame Studios Story – 1961–1973

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Better Move On
Arthur Alexander2:45
2Laugh It Off
The Tams2:38
3Night Rumble
The Mark 51:50
4Everybody
Tommy Roe1:58
5I Hope They Get Their Eyes Full
Arthur Alexander2:37
6Steal Away
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (in 1963)
recording of:
Steal Away (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Hughes (60s US funk/soul vocalist)
Jimmy Hughes2:27
7Let Them Talk
Dan Penn2:06
8Hold What You’ve Got
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1964-11-06)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Buddy Killen
baritone saxophone:
Mack Williams (saxophone) (on 1964-11-06)
bass:
Warren Jones (bass, Soul) (on 1964-11-06)
bass [electric bass]:
Clarence Hadley (on 1964-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Clyde Williams (on 1964-11-06)
guitar:
Lee Royal Hadley (guitar, Soul) (on 1964-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Williams (saxophone) (on 1964-11-06)
vocals:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician) (on 1964-11-06)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 26)
recording of:
Hold What You’ve Got (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Tex (American southern soul musician)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Trio Music Company
Joe Tex3:06
9A Man Is a Mean, Mean Thing
recording of:
Man Is a Mean Thing
writer:
Charles Eldred (wrote "A Man is a Mean Thing") and Helen Keep (wrote "A Man is a Mean Thing")
Barbara Perry2:08
10Fortune Teller
The Del-Rays2:35
11Funny Style
Bobby Marchan2:14
12Almost Persuaded
June Conquest2:41
13Too Much
The Entertainers2:02
14Keep on Talking
James Barnett2:36
15Searching for My Love
Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces2:28
16Wish You Didn’t Have to Go
Spooner & The Spoons2:10
17Let’s Do It Over
Joe Simon2:23
18Neighbor, Neighbor
Jimmy Hughes2:38
19Feed the Flame
Billy Young2:32
20I’m Your Puppet
Bobby & James Purify3:00
21I Can’t Stop (No, No, No)
Arthur Conley2:29
22Gonna Make You Say Yeah
Terry Woodford2:20
23Two in the Morning
Spooner's Crowd2:31
24Why Not Tonight
James Gilreath2:41
25Land of 1000 Dances
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
bass:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11) and Chips Moman (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
piano:
Spooner Oldham (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11) and Andrew Love (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
cover recording of:
Land of 1000 Dances (from 1966-05-08 until 1966-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Kenner
additional writer:
Antoine Domino
publisher:
Anatole, EMI Longitude Music and Tune-Kel
Wilson Pickett42:24
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Left the Water Running
Otis Redding4:09
2A Shot of Rhythm & Blues
Clyde McPhatter2:23
3Slippin’ Around With You
Art Freeman2:57
4Without a Woman
Kip Anderson2:50
5Sweet Soul Music
engineer:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
producer:
Otis Redding
guitar:
Moses Dillard (on 1967-01-20)
vocals:
Arthur Conley (on 1967-01-20)
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-01-20)
recording of:
Sweet Soul Music (on 1967-01-20)
writer:
Arthur Conley, Sam Cooke and Otis Redding
is based on:
Yeah Man
Arthur Conley42:20
6Thread the Needle
Clarence & Calvin3:37
7I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You)
recording engineer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
producer:
Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-01-24)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-01-24) and Chips Moman (on 1967-01-24)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-01-24) and Spooner Oldham (on 1967-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Arnold (on 1967-01-24) and Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-01-24)
trombone:
David Hood (on 1967-01-24)
trumpet:
Ken Laxton (on 1967-01-24)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-01-24)
conductor:
Tom Dowd (on 1967-01-24)
horn arranger:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer)
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:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1967-01-24)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 186)
recording of:
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (on 1967-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie Shannon
publisher:
14th Hour Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Mijac Music and Pronto Music
Aretha Franklin42:50
8Miss You So
Ted Taylor2:18
9You Put Something on Me
Don Covay & the Good Timers2:43
10Tell Mama
Etta James2:21
11Keep Your Cool
Terry & The Chain Reaction2:46
12Cheater Man
Irma Thomas2:30
13Don’t Make Me Hate Loving You
Jeanie Greene2:14
14Everytime
Linda Carr2:26
15I Stayed Away Too Long
The Wallace Brothers2:16
16As Long as I Got You
Laura Lee2:12
17Don’t Lose Your Good Thing
The Blues Busters2:49
18Slip Away
recording of:
Slip Away
writer:
William Armstrong, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Clarence Carter2:58
19Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
cover recording of:
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
writer:
Chips Moman and Dan Penn
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 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Otis Clay2:24
20Once in a While (Is Better Than Never at All)
Spencer Wiggins3:34
21Thief in the Night
Ben & Spence2:35
22Take Me Just as I Am
Mitty Collier2:50
23Why Don’t You Try Me
Maurice & Mac2:25
24Search Your Heart
George Jackson2:42
25Ten Miles High
David & the Giants2:30
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lady in the Rain
Lowell Fulson2:46
2Hey Jude
engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
bass [electric bass]:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-11-27)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1968-11-27)
guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1968-11-27) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1968-11-27)
piano:
Barry Beckett (on 1968-11-27)
saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1968-11-27)
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love (on 1968-11-27) and James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger) (on 1968-11-27)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1968-11-27)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1968-11-27)
arranger:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1968-11-27)
cover recording of:
Hey Jude (on 1968-11-27)
written in:
England, United Kingdom (in 1968-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1968-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1968-06)
publisher:
Maclen (Music) Ltd. (U.K. based publisher for Lennon-McCartney), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
written at:
Cavendish Avenue (Paul McCartney’s house c. 1969) in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-06 until 1968-07-26)
Wilson Pickett4:06
3Another Man’s Woman, Another Woman’s Man
Unknown Female3:24
4Snatchin’ It Back
recording of:
Snatchin’ It Back
lyricist and composer:
Clarence George Carter (in 1969) and George Henry Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist) (in 1969)
writer:
Little Steven
publisher:
Fame Music and Screen Gems-EMI
Clarence Carter2:50
5I Got You Babe
Etta James2:27
6Wanted: Lover (No Experience Necessary)
James Govan2:59
7Find ’Em, Fool ’Em and Forget ’Em
recording of:
Find 'Em, Fool 'Em And Forget 'Em
writer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music") and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
George Jackson2:34
8I’m Just a Prisoner (of Your Good Lovin’)
recording of:
I’m Just a Prisoner
writer:
Edward Harris Jr and George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist)
publisher:
Fame Publishing Co., Inc (associated with BMI), Fame Publishing Company LLC (affiliated to BMI) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Candi Staton3:09
9Grits and Gravy
The Fame Gang2:41
10One Bad Apple
recording of:
One Bad Apple
lyricist and composer:
George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist)
The Osmonds2:44
11I’d Rather Go Blind
Spencer Wiggins2:50
12Take Me Back
Brothers Unlimited2:10
13Walk a Mile in My Shoes
Willie Hightower3:20
14Patches
recording of:
Patches
writer:
Ronald Dunbar and Norman Johnson (US soul singer, R&B songwriter & producer)
Clarence Carter3:12
15Fancy
recording of:
Fancy (on 1969-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
Bobbie Gentry54:15
16Double Lovin’
George Jackson2:39
17Greenwood, Mississipp
recording of:
Greenwood, Mississippi
writer:
Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) and Travis Wammack (American guitarist & singer-songwriter)
Little Richard3:30
18What Color Is Love
Roscoe Robinson3:57
19Bring It on Home to Me
Lou Rawls2:59
20I Can’t Let You Break My Heart
Bettye Swann3:29
21Back Road Into Town
Willie Hightower3:48
22The Thanks I Get for Lovin’ You
recording of:
The Thanks I Get for Loving You
writer:
C. Staton Sussewell
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Candi Staton2:40
23Get Involved
George Soule3:23
24Put on Your Shoes and Walk
Clarence Carter2:52
25You Better Move On
Travis Wammack3:10