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Etta James: Etta James Rocks The House

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On December 13, 1963, “Argo” label released “Etta James Rocks the House”, the first Etta James live album. It was recorded in September 1963, at the “New Era Club” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Leonard Chess and Etta James.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Vonzell Cooper – organ
  • Marion Wright – bass
  • Freeman Brown – drums
  • Richard Waters – drums
  • Garnell Cooper – tenor saxophone

Track listing:

  1. Something’s Got a Hold on Me – Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods
  2. Baby What You Want Me to Do – Jimmy Reed
  3. What’d I Say – Ray Charles
  4. Money (That’s What I Want) – Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy, Jr.
  5. Seven Day Fool – Billy Davis, Berry Gordy, Jr., Sonny Woods
  6. Sweet Little Angel – Robert McCollum
  7. Ooh Poo Pah Doo – Jessie Hill
  8. Woke Up This Morning – B.B. King

Stevie Wonder: Up-Tight

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On May 4, 1966, “Motown” label released “Up-Tight”, the fifth Stevie Wonder album. It was recorded 1962 – 1966, at “Hitsville U.S.A.” in Detroit, Michigan, and was produced by Henry Cosby, Willam “Mickey” Stevenson, Clarence Paul, Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – lead and harmony vocals, harmonica, keyboards, percussion
  • Clarence Paul – co-lead vocals
  • Levi Stubbs – co-lead vocals
  • Abdul “Duke” Fakir, Lawrence Payton, Renaldo “Obie” Benson – backing vocals
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • Pat Lewis – backing vocals
  • The Originals – backing vocals
  • The Temptations – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. Love a Go Go – Beth Beatty, Ernie Shelby
  2. Hold Me – Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
  3. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
  4. Nothing’s Too Good for My Baby – Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, William Stevenson
  5. Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene De Paul
  6. Uptight (Everything’s Alright) – Stevie Wonder (as Stevie Judkins), Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby
  7. Ain’t That Asking for Trouble – Sylvia Moy, Gene De Paul, Stevie Wonder
  8. I Want My Baby Back – Harvey Fuqua, Cornelius Grant, Eddie Kendricks, Norman Whitfield
  9. Pretty Little Angel – Gene De Paul, Mike Valvano, Stevie Wonder
  10. Music Talk – Ted Hull, Gene De Paul, Stevie Wonder
  11. Contract on Love – Janie Bradford, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland
  12. With a Child’s Heart – Vicki Basemore, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy

Miracles: The Fabolous Miracles

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On February 28, 1963, “Tamla” label released “The Fabulous Miracles”, the fourth Miracles (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1962, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, and was produced by Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy Jr.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals, executive producer
  • Ronnie White – backing vocals
  • Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
  • Warren “Pete” Moore – backing vocals
  • Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – guitar
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

All tracks by Smokey Robinson, except where noted.

  1. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
  2. I’ve Been Good to You
  3. Such Is Love, Such Is Life
  4. I Can Take a Hint – Smokey Robinson, Janie Bradford, Stanley Ossman, Bobby Rogers
  5. Won’t You Take Me Back
  6. A Love She Can Count On
  7. Whatever Makes You Happy – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
  8. Heartbreak Road – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
  9. Happy Landing – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
  10. Your Love

The Miracles: Hi…We’re The Miracles

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In January 1961, “Tamla” label released “Hi… We’re the Miracles”, the debut Miracles (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1960, and was produced by Berry Gordy Jr.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead and backing vocals
  • Ronnie White – lead and backing vocals
  • Claudette Robinson – lead and backing vocals
  • Warren “Pete” Moore – backing vocals
  • Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – guitar
  • The Funk Brothers – additional instrumentation
  • Wakefield & Mitchell – design
  • Pictorial Studios Inc. – photography

Track listing:

  1. Who’s Lovin’ You – Smokey Robinson
  2. Depend on Me – Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy
  3. Heart Like Mine – Ronnie White, Smokey Robinson
  4. Shop Around – Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy
  5. Won’t You Take Me Back – Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy
  6. Cause I Love You – Ronnie White, Smokey Robinson
  7. Your Love – Smokey Robinson
  8. After All – Smokey Robinson
  9. Way Over There – Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy
  10. Money – Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford
  11. Don’t Leave Me – Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman

The Kingsmen: The Kingsmen In Person

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In December 1963, “Wand” label released “The Kingsmen in Person”, the debut Kingsmen (The) album. It was recorded April – November 1963, and was produced by Jerry Dennon.

Personnel:

  • Lynn Easton – vocals, saxophone, drums
  • Mike Mitchell – guitar
  • Don Gallucci – keyboards
  • Norm Sundholm – bass
  • Gary Abbott – drums
  • Jack Ely – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Nordby – bass
  • Dick Zimmerman – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Louie, Louie – Richard Berry
  2. The Waiting – Don Gallucci, Lynn Easton
  3. Mojo Workout – Julian Bright
  4. Fever – Otis Blackwell, Eddie Cooley
  5. Money – Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford
  6. Bent Scepter – Don Gallucci
  7. Long Tall Texan – Henry Strzelecki
  8. You Can’t Sit Down – Dee Clark, Cornell Muldrow
  9. Twist & Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  10. J.A.J. – Dave Lewis
  11. Night Train – Jimmy Forest, Oscar Washington, Lewis C. Simpkins
  12. Mashed Potatoes – Dessie Rozier

Diana Ross & The Supremes: Love Child

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On November 13, 1968, “Motown” label released “Love Child”, the fifteenth Diana Ross & the Supremes studio album. It was recorded February – October 1968, and was produced by Berry Gordy, Frank Wilson, R. Dean Taylor, Deke Richards, Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Marv Johnson, George Gordy, Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol.

Personnel:

  • Diana Ross – lead vocals
  • Mary Wilson – backing vocals
  • Cindy Birdsong – backing vocals
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • Nickolas Ashford – backing vocals
  • Valerie Simpson – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
  • Los Angeles area session musicians – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. Love Child – Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson, Deke Richards
  2. Keep an Eye – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  3. How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone – Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson
  4. Does Your Mama Know About Me – Tom Baird, Tommy Chong
  5. Honey Bee (Keep on Stinging Me) – Janie Bradford, Debbie Dean, Deke Richards
  6. Some Things You Never Get Used To – Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  7. He’s My Sunny Boy – Smokey Robinson
  8. You’ve Been So Wonderful to Me – Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy, Allen Story
  9. (Don’t Break These) Chains of Love – George Beauchamp, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
  10. You Ain’t Livin’ Till You’re Lovin’ – Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  11. I’ll Set You Free – Gwen Fuqua, B. Gordy, Ivy Jo Hunter, Renee Tener
  12. Can’t Shake It Loose – Sidney Barnes, George Clinton, Joanne Jackson, Rose Marie McCoy

The Miracles: Cookin’ With The Miracles

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On November 13, 1961, “Tamla” label released “Cookin’ with the Miracles” the second Miracles (The) album. It was recorded in 1961, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, “RCA Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Berry Gordy Jr.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
  • Ronnie White – backing vocals
  • Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
  • Warren “Pete” Moore – backing vocals
  • Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – guitar
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Berry Gordy, Jr. – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. That’s the Way I Feel – Berry Gordy Jr, Smokey Robinson
  2. Everybody’s Gotta Pay Some Dues – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
  3. Mama – Smokey Robinson, Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy Jr.
  4. Ain’t It Baby – Berry Gordy Jr, Smokey Robinson
  5. Determination – Smokey Robinson
  6. You Never Miss A Good Thing – Berry Gordy Jr, Smokey Robinson
  7. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  8. The Only One I Love – Smokey Robinson
  9. Broken Hearted – Berry Gordy Jr, Smokey Robinson
  10. I Can’t Believe – Smokey Robinson

Al Kooper: You Never Know Who Your Friends Are

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In September 1969, “Columbia” label released “You Never Know Who Your Friends Are”, the second Al Kooper studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Al Kooper – vocals, piano, organ, guitar, ondioline, arrangements
  • The Al Kooper Big Band under the direction of Charlie Calello
  • Ralph Casale, Stu Scharf, Eric Gale – guitar
  • Ernie Hayes, Paul Griffin, Frank Owens – piano, organ
  • Walter Sears – Moog synthesizer
  • Chuck Rainey, Jerry Jemmott, John Miller – electric bass
  • Bernard Purdie, Al Rogers – drums
  • George Young, Sol Schlinger, Seldon Powell, Joe Farrell – saxophone
  • Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm – trumpet
  • Ray Desio, Jimmy Knepper, Bill Watrous, Tony Studd – trombone
  • Hilda Harris, Connie Zimet, Albertine Robinson, Lois Winter, Michael Gately, Lou Christie, Robert John, Charlie Calello – backing vocals
  • Glen Kolotkin, Roy Segal, Stan Tonkel – engineer
  • Ron Coro – cover art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Al Kooper, except where noted.

  1. Magic in My Socks
  2. Lucille
  3. Too Busy Thinkin’ ’bout My Baby – Norman Whitfield, Janie Bradford
  4. First Time Around
  5. Loretta (Union Turnpike Eulogy)
  6. Blues, Part IV
  7. You Never Know Who Your Friends Are
  8. The Great American Marriage / Nothing
  9. I Don’t Know Why I Love You – Lula Mae Hardaway, Don Hunter, Paul Riser, Stevie Wonder 
  10. Mourning Glory Story – Harry Nilsson
  11. Anna Lee (What Can I Do for You)
  12. I’m Never Gonna Let You Down

The Supremes And Four Tops: The Return Of The Magnificient Seven

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On July 13, 1971, “Motown” label released “The Return of the Magnificent Seven”, the second Supremes (The) and Four Tops collaborative album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Frank Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Jean Terrell – vocals
  • Mary Wilson – vocals
  • Cindy Birdsong – vocals
  • Levi Stubbs – vocals
  • Abdul “Duke” Fakir – vocals
  • Lawrence Payton – vocals
  • Renaldo “Obie” Benson – vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • David Van DePitte, Henry Cosby, Paul Riser, Tom Baird – arrangements
  • Frank Wilson – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart – Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris
  2. I Wonder Where We’re Going – Tom Baird
  3. Call Me – Tony Hatch
  4. One More Bridge to Cross – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  5. If You Could See Me Now – Janie Bradford, Joe Hinton, Henry Cosby
  6. I’ll Try Not to Cry – Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris
  7. I’m Glad About It – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  8. Let’s Make Love Now – Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris
  9. I Can’t Believe You Love Me – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
  10. Where Would I Be Without You Baby – Clarence McMurray, Martin Coleman
  11. What Do You Have to Do (To Stay on the Right Side of Love) – Pam Sawyer, Leon Ware

Smokey Robinson: Pure Smokey

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On March 15, 1974, “Tamla” label released “Pure Smokey”, the second Smokey Robinson album. It was recorded September – December 1973, and was produced by Smokey Robinson and Willie Hutch.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – vocals, arrangements
  • Melvin “Wah Wah” Ragin – guitar
  • Marvin Tarplin – guitar
  • Henry Davis – bass guitar
  • Jeffrey Osborne – drums
  • Bobbye Hall – percussion
  • Russ Turner – keyboards, arrangements
  • Gene Page – arrangements
  • Bruce Ellison, Jim Hilton, Larry Miles, Russ Terrana, Tom Knox – recording
  • Russ Terrana – mixing
  • Robert Gleason – design
  • Jim Britt – photography

Track listing:

  1. It’s Her Turn to Live – Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin
  2. The Love Between Me and My Kids – Smokey Robinson
  3. Asleep on My Love – Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin
  4. I Am I Am – Smokey Robinson
  5. Just Passing Through – Marvin Tarplin, Janie Bradford, Al Cleveland
  6. Virgin Man – Smokey Robinson, Rose Ella Jones
  7. She’s Only a Baby Herself – Smokey Robinson
  8. Fulfill Your Need – Smokey Robinson, Marin Tarplin, Pamela Moffett
  9. A Tattoo – Smokey Robinson