In June 1968, “Brunswick” label released “Manufacturers of Soul”, album by Jackie Wilson and Count Basie (the 18^th Jackie Wilson album overall). It was recorded in January 1968, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nat Tarnopol and Teddy Reig.

Personnel:

• Jackie Wilson – vocals
• Count Basie – piano
• Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal – alto saxophone
• Eric Dixon, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
• Al Aarons, Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Sonny Cohn – trumpet
• Richard Boone, Steve Galloway, Grover Mitchell – trombone
• Bill Hughes – bass trombone
• Freddie Green – guitar
• Uncredited – bass
• Harold Jones – drums
• Benny Carter – arrangements
• Decca Photo Studio – photography
• Hal Buksbaum – photography
• Teddy Reig – liner notes

Track listing.

1. Funky Broadway – Lester Christian
2. For Your Precious Love – Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks, Jerry Butler
3. In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
4. Ode to Billy Joe – Bobbie Gentry
5. Chain Gang – Sam Cooke
6. I Was Made to Love Her – Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
7. Uptight (Everything’s Alright) – Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
8. I Never Loved a Woman (The Way I Love You) – Ronnie Shannon
9. Respect – Otis Redding
10. Even When You Cry – Quincy Jones, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
11. My Girl – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White