On December 22, 2022, Thomas Randolph Bell died aged79. He was producer, arranger and songwriter, regarded as one of the creators of the Philadelphia soul in the 70’. As songwriter, arranger and producer he worked with Hattie Winston, The Delfonics, The Stylistics, The Spinners, New York City, Elton John, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Denice Williams, Jerry Butler, Archie Bell & the Drells, Jerry Bell, Dionne Warwick, The O’Jays, Dusty Springfield. and James Ingram. In 2016, Bell was inducted into the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”, and into the ”Musicians Hall of Fame”.
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Al Kooper: I Stand Alone
In February 1969, “Columbia” label released “I Stand Alone”, the debut Al Kooper album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Al Kooper.
Personnel:
- Al Kooper – vocals, piano, organ, ondioline, guitars, orchestrations
- Wayne Moss– guitar
- Jerry Kennedy– guitar
- “Big” Charlie Daniels– guitar
- Charlie McCoy– electric bass, orchestrations
- Ken Buttrey– drums
- The Blossoms– backing vocal
- Charlie Calello– orchestrations
- Don Ellis– orchestrations
- Jimmy Wisner– orchestrations
- Brian Ross-Myring, Charlie Bragg, Don Puluse, Fred Catero, Glen Kolotkin, Neil Wilburn – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Al Kooper, except where noted.
- Overture
- I Stand Alone
- Camille – Al Kooper, Tony Powers
- One – Harry Nilsson
- Coloured Rain – Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood
- Soft Landing on the Moon
- I Can Love a Woman
- Blue Moon of Kentucky – Bill Monroe
- Toe Hold – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
- Right Now for You
- Hey, Western Union Man – Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
- Song and Dance for the Unborn, Frightened Child
Isaac Hayes: Black Moses
In November 1971, “Stax” label released “Black Moses”, the fifth Isaac Hayes studio album. It was recorded March – October 1971, and was produced by Isaac Hayes.
Personnel:
- Isaac Hayes – lead and backing vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, vibraphone, arrangements
- Hot Buttered Soul – backing vocals
- The Bar-Kays – instrumentation:
- The Isaac Hayes Movement:
- Ronnie Hudson – bass
- Lester Snell – electric piano
- Charles “Skip” Pitts – guitar
- Sidney Kirk – piano
- Gary Jones – bongos, congas
- Willie Hall – drums, tambourine
- Johnny Allen, Dale Warren – arrangements
- Ron Capone, William Brown, Henry Bush, Eddie Marion, Dave Purple – engineer
- Ron Capone, Dave Purple, Isaac Hayes – remix engineer
Track listing:
- Never Can Say Goodbye – Clifton Davis
- (They Long to Be) Close to You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Nothing Takes the Place of You – Toussaint McCall, Alan Robinson
- Man’s Temptation – Curtis Mayfield
- Never Gonna Give You Up – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Jerry Butler
- Medley: Ike’s Rap II / Help Me Love – Isaac Hayes, Johnny Baylor, Mickey Gregory, Luther Ingram, Tommy Tate
- Need to Belong to Someone – Curtis Mayfield
- Good Love – Mickey Gregory, Isaac Hayes
- Medley: Ike’s Rap III / Your Love is So Doggone Good – Isaac Hayes, Difosco Ervin, Rudy Love
- For the Good Times – Kris Kristofferson
- I’ll Never Fall in Love Again – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Part-Time Love – Clay Hammond
- Medley: Ike’s Rap IV / A Brand New Me – Isaac Hayes, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell, Jerry Butler
- Going in Circles – Jerry Peters, Anita Poree
Paul Rodgers: The Royal Sessions
On February 4, 2014, “429 Records” label released “The Royal Sessions”, the twelve Paul Rodgers solo album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Royal Studios” in Memphis, and was produced by Perry A. Margouleff.
Personnel:
- Paul Rodgers– vocals
- Michael Toles– guitar
- Perry Margouleff– guitar, mixing
- Lester Snell– piano
- Charles Hodges– Hammond B3
- Archie Turner– Wurlitzer
- Leroy Hodges– bass
- Lannie McMillan– tenor saxophone
- Gary Topper– tenor saxophone
- James L. Spake– baritone sax
- Marc Franklin– trumpet
- Royal Horns– horn
- Roy Brewer – violin
- Susanna Perry-Gilmore, Jessie Munson– violin
- Beth Luscombe– viola
- Michael Barar– viola
- Wesley Hovanec– electric bongos, engineer assistant, videography
- Jonathan Kirkscey– cello
- Mark Wallace – cello
- The Royal Singers– strings
- William Wittman– engineer, mixing
- James Robertson, Steve Potts, Daniel Bean– engineer assistant
- Ryan Smith– mastering
Track listing:
- I Thank You – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
- Down Don’t Bother Me – Albert King
- I Can’t Stand the Rain – Don Bryant, Bernard Miller, Ann Peebles
- I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) – Jerry Butler, Otis Redding
- That’s How Strong My Love Is – Roosevelt Jamison
- Walk On By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Any Ole Way – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
- It’s Growing – Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson
- Born Under a Bad Sign – William Bell, Booker T. Jones
- I’ve Got Dreams to Remember – Otis Redding
Jerry Butler: The Ice Man Cometh
In November 1968, “Mercury” label released “The Ice Man Cometh”, the eleventh Jerry Butler. It was recorded September 1967 – September 1968, and was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
Personnel:
- Jerry Butler – vocal
- Bobby Martin – arranger
- Thom Bell- arranger
- Roland Chambers – arranger
- Joe Tarsia – engineer
- Jay Thompson – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff; except where noted.
- Hey, Western Union Man
- Can’t Forget About You, Baby – Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble
- Only the Strong Survive
- How Can I Get in Touch With You
- Just Because I Really Love You
- Lost
- Never Give You Up
- Are You Happy – Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell, Jerry Butler
- (Strange) I Still Love You – Jerry Butler, Mikki Farrow, Harris
- Go Away – Find Yourself
- I Stop by Heaven
The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious
On April 10, 2000, “Burning Heart Records” label released “Veni Vidi Vicious”, the second Hives (The) album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Pelle Gunderfelt. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Veni Vidi Vicious” at number 91 on its list of the “Top 100 Albums of the Decade”. In 2005, Veni Vidi Vicious was ranked at number 399 in “Rock Hard” magazine’s book of “The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist- vocals
- Nicholaus Arson- lead guitar, backing vocals
- Vigilante Carlstroem– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Destruction- bass guitar
- Chris Dangerous– drums
- Frederik Holmstedt – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Fitzsimmons, except where noted.
- The Hives – Declare Guerre Nucleaire
- Die, All Right
- A Get Together to Tear it Apart
- Main Offender
- Outsmarted
- Hate to Say I Told You So
- The Hives – Introduce the Metric System in Time
- Find Another Girl – Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield
- Statecontrol
- Inspection Wise 1999
- Knock Knock
- Supply and Demand
Al Green: Green Is Blues
On April 15, 1969, “Hi-Records” released “Green Is Blues”, album by Al Green. It was recorded in 1968 – 1969, and was produced by Willie Mitchell.
Personnel:
- Al Green – vocal
- Joe Cuoghi – supervision
Track listing:
- One Woman – Charles Chalmers, Sandra Rhodes
- Talk to Me – Joe SenecaJoe Seneca, Smokey Robinson, Ronald White,
- My Girl – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
- The Letter – Wayne Carson Thompson
- I Stand Accused – Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield, Billy Butler
- Gotta Find a New World – Richard Smith, Doc Oliver
- What Am I Gonna Do With Myself?” – Willie Mitchell, Marshall “Rock” Jones
- Tomorrow’s Dream – Al Green, Willie Mitchell
- Get Back Baby – Al Green
- Get Back – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
Aretha Franklin: Young, Gifted And Black
On January 24, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Young, Gifted and Black”, the nineteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded August 1970 – February 1971, and was produced by Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler. In 1972, the album won Aretha Franklin “Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance”. In 2003, the TV network “VH1” ranked it the 76th greatest album of all time.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, acoustic piano, celesta, electric piano
- Don Arnone – acoustic guitar
- Cornell Dupree- guitar
- Hugh McCracken- guitar
- Donny Hathaway- organ, electric piano
- Billy Preston- organ
- Eric Gale- bass
- Chuck Rainey- bass
- Robert Popwell- bass, percussion
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie- drums
- Al Jackson, Jr.- drums
- Ray Lucas – drums
- The Memphis Horns- horn section
- Andrew Love (of the Memphis Horns) – tenor saxophone
- Neal Rosengarden – trumpet, vibraphone
- Wayne Jackson (of the Memphis Horns) – trumpet
- Hubert Laws- flute
- Tom Dowd- horn arrangements
- Pat Smith – backing vocals
- Ronald Bright – backing vocals
- R. Bailey – backing vocals
- Carolyn Franklin- backing vocals
- Erma Franklin- backing vocals
- Margaret Branch – backing vocals
- Ann S. Clark – backing vocals
- The Sweet Inspirations- backing vocals
- Sammy Turner – backing vocals
- Stanislaw Zagorski – cover design
- David Nathan – liner notes
Track listing:
- Oh Me Oh My (I’m a Fool for You Baby) – Jim Doris
- Day Dreaming – Aretha Franklin
- Rock Steady – Aretha Franklin
- Young, Gifted and Black – Weldon Irvine, Nina Simone
- All the King’s Horses – Aretha Franklin
- A Brand New Me – Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble
- April Fools – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- I’ve Been Loving You Too Long – Jerry Butler, Otis Redding
- First Snow in Kokomo – Aretha Franklin
- The Long and Winding Road – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) – Thom Bell, William Hart
- Border Song (Holy Moses) – Bernie Taupin, Elton John
Otis Redding: Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
On September 15, 1965, “Stax Records” released “Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul”, the third Otis Redding studio album . It was recorded from April – July 1965, at the “Stax Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee and was produced by Jim Stewart, Isaac Hayes and David Porter. “Rolling Stone” magazine raked “Otis Blue” at number 74 on its list of the“500 Greatest Albums of All Time”,
Personnel:
- Otis Redding– vocals
- Booker T. Jones– keyboards, piano
- Isaac Hayes– keyboards, piano
- Steve Cropper– guitar
- Donald Dunn– bass
- Al Jackson, Jr.– drums
- Wayne Jackson– trumpet
- Gene Miller – trumpet
- Andrew Love– tenor saxophone
- Floyd Newman– baritone saxophone
- William Bell – backing vocals
- Earl Sims – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Ole Man Trouble – Otis Redding
- Respect – Otis Redding
- Change Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
- Down in the Valley – Bert Berns, Solomon Burke, Babe Chivian, Joe Martin
- I’ve Been Loving You Too Long – Otis Redding, Jerry Butler
- Shake – Sam Cooke
- My Girl – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
- Wonderful World – Sam Cooke, Lou Adler, Herb Alpert
- Rock Me Baby – B.B. King
- Satisfaction – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- You Don’t Miss Your Water – William Bell
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