Album · Compilation

Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947–1974

Released 1985187 tracks · 516:113 editionsEnglishAtlantic

Tracks

#	Title	Sung by
1.A1	Lowe Groovin’	Joe Morris	2:45
1.A2	That Old Black Magic	Tiny Grimes	2:37
1.A3	Annie Laurie	Tiny Grimes	2:57
1.A4	Midnight Special	Tiny Grimes	2:43
1.A5	Applejack	Joe Morris	3:07
1.A6	Cole Slaw	Frank Culley	2:44
1.A7	Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee	Stick McGhee	3:12
1.B1	So Long	Ruth Brown	2:37
1.B2	I’ll Get Along Somehow (Parts 1 & 2)	Ruth Brown	2:35
1.B3	Hey Little Girl	Professor Longhair	2:42
1.B4	Mardi Gras in New Orleans	Professor Longhair	2:42
1.B5	Tee Nah Nah	Harry Van Walls	2:32
1.B6	Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere	Joe Morris	2:59
1.B7	Teardrops From My Eyes	Ruth Brown	2:51
2.C1	One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show	Stick McGhee	2:38
2.C2	Don’t You Know I Love You	The Clovers	3:12
2.C3	Shouldn’t I Know	The Cardinals	3:08
2.C4	The Chill Is On	Joe Turner	2:44
2.C5	Chains of Love	Joe Turner	3:21
2.C6	Fool, Fool, Fool	The Clovers	2:31
2.C7	One Mint Julep	The Clovers	2:20
2.D1	Wheel of Fortune	The Cardinals	2:51
2.D2	Sweet Sixteen	Joe Turner	2:54
2.D3	5-10-15 Hours	Ruth Brown	3:08
2.D4	Ting-A-Ling	The Clovers	3:08
2.D5	Gator’s Groove	Willis Jackson	2:58
2.D6	Daddy Daddy	Ruth Brown	2:53
2.D7	The Midnight Hour	Ray Charles	2:57
3.E1	A Beggar for Your Kisses	The Diamonds	2:57
3.E2	Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean	Ruth Brown	2:52
3.E3	Good Lovin’	The Clovers	2:56
3.E4	Wild Wild Young Men	Ruth Brown	2:29
3.E5	Mess Around	Ray Charles	2:41
3.E6	Honey Hush	Joe Turner	2:37
3.E7	Soul on Fire	LaVern Baker	3:02
3.F1	Money Honey	Clyde McPhatter, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Willie Ferbie	2:55
3.F2	Lovey Dovey	The Clovers	2:24
3.F3	Such a Night	Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters	2:28
3.F4	Tipitina	Professor Longhair	2:39
3.F5	White Christmas	Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters	2:38
3.F6	Honey Love	Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters	2:22
3.F7	Whatcha Gonna Do?	Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters	2:44
4.G1	Shake, Rattle and Roll	Big Joe Turner	2:57
4.G2	Sh-Boom	The Chords	2:13
4.G3	Jam Up	Tommy Ridgley	2:45
4.G4	Tomorrow Night	LaVern Baker	3:13
4.G5	Tweedle Dee	LaVern Baker	3:06
4.G6	I Got a Woman	Ray Charles	2:48
4.G7	Greenbacks	Ray Charles	2:49
4.H1	The Door Is Still Open	The Cardinals	2:56
4.H2	Flip Flop and Fly	Joe Turner	2:48
4.H3	A Fool for You	Ray Charles	3:01
4.H4	This Little Girl of Mine	Ray Charles	2:30
4.H5	Play It Fair	LaVern Baker	2:57
4.H6	Adorable	Bobby Hendricks, Bill Pinkney, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Johnny Moore	2:41
4.H7	Smokey Joe’s Cafe	The Robins	2:49
5.I1	Ruby Baby	The Drifters	2:20
5.I2	In Paradise	The Cookies	2:26
5.I3	The Chicken and the Hawk	Joe Turner	2:37
5.I4	Devil or Angel	The Clovers	2:24
5.I5	Drown in My Own Tears	Ray Charles	3:15
5.I6	Hallelujah, I Love Her So	Ray Charles	2:35
5.I7	Jim Dandy	LaVern Baker, The Gliders	2:12
5.J1	Down in Mexico	The Coasters	3:14
5.J2	Corinne Corrina	Joe Turner	2:56
5.J3	Treasure of Love	Clyde McPhatter	2:09
5.J4	Love, Love, Love	The Clovers	1:59
5.J5	It’s Too Late	Chuck Willis	2:37
5.J6	Lonely Avenue	Ray Charles	2:34
5.J7	Since I Met You Baby	Ivory Joe Hunter	2:43
6.K1	Lucky Lips	Ruth Brown	2:04
6.K2	Without Love (There Is Nothing)	Clyde McPhatter	2:55
6.K3	Fools Fall in Love	The Drifters	2:32
6.K4	Midnight Special Train	Joe Turner	2:37
6.K5	Empty Arms	Ivory Joe Hunter	2:36
6.K6	C.C. Rider	Chuck Willis	2:31
6.K7	Searchin’	The Coasters	2:22
6.L1	Young Blood	The Coasters	2:40
6.L2	Mr. Lee	The Bobbettes	2:13
6.L3	Betty and Dupree	Chuck Willis, Elise Bretton, Myriam Workman, Carter Farris, Bob Harter, Marcia Nell, Rudy Williams	2:26
6.L4	What Am I Livin’ For	Chuck Willis	2:24
6.L5	Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes	Chuck Willis	2:18
6.L6	Yakety Yak	The Coasters	1:49
6.L7	A Lover’s Question	Clyde McPhatter	2:33
7.M1	I Cried a Tear	LaVern Baker, Marcia Neil, Mike Stewart, Jerry Packer, Bill Marine	2:35
7.M2	The Right Time	Ray Charles, Margie Hendrix, The Raelettes	3:26
7.M3	Charlie Brown	The Coasters, Carl Gardner, Cornell Gunter, Will “Dub” Jones, Billy Guy	2:20
7.M4	What's I Say (Parts 1 & 2)	Ray Charles	6:26
7.M5	There Goes My Baby	Ben E. King, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs	2:12
7.M6	Along Came Jones	The Coasters, Carl Gardner, Cornell Gunter, Will “Dub” Jones, Billy Guy	2:57
7.M7	Let the Good Times Roll	Ray Charles	2:48
7.N1	Poison Ivy	The Coasters, Carl Gardner, Cornell Gunter, Will “Dub” Jones, Billy Guy	2:45
7.N2	Dance With Me	The Drifters	2:21
7.N3	Just for a Thrill	Ray Charles	2:25
7.N4	This Magic Moment	The Drifters	2:28
7.N5	Save the Last Dance for Me	Benny Nelson, Johnny Williams, Charlie Thomas, Doc Green, Elsbeary Hobbs	2:28
7.N6	Shopping for Clothes	The Coasters	2:56
7.N7	Spanish Harlem	Ben E. King, [unknown]	2:56
8.O1	Young Boy Blues	Ben E. King, [unknown]	2:16
8.O2	Stand by Me	Ben E. King	2:56
8.O3	Gee Whizz	Carla Thomas	2:16
8.O4	Saved	LaVern Baker	2:56
8.O5	Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)	Solomon Burke	2:41
8.O6	Little Egypt	The Coasters	2:48
8.O7	Amor	Ben E. King, [unknown]	3:05
8.P1	Last Night	The Mar‐Keys	2:39
8.P2	I’m Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)	The Ikettes	2:31
8.P3	You Don’t Miss Your Water	William Bell	3:01
8.P4	I Found a Love	Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, Mack Rice, Sir Mack Rice, Joe Stubbs, Ben Night	2:57
8.P5	Cry to Me	Solomon Burke, [unknown]	2:36
8.P6	Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)	Ben E. King, [unknown]	2:49
8.P7	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	2:54
9.Q1	Up on the Roof	Rudy Lewis, Tommy Evans, Charlie Thomas, Dock Green	2:37
9.Q2	See See Rider	LaVern Baker	2:29
9.Q3	I (Who Have Nothing)	Ben E. King	2:28
9.Q4	If You Need Me	Solomon Burke, unidentified female choir	2:33
9.Q5	These Arms of Mine	Otis Redding	2:32
9.Q6	Hello Stranger	The Dells, Barbara Lewis	2:41
9.Q7	On Broadway	Dionne Warwick, Doris Troy, Dee Dee Warwick, Rudy Lewis, Tommy Evans, Charlie Thomas, Eugene Pearson	3:00
9.R1	Just One Look	Doris Troy	2:30
9.R2	(Do the) Mashed Potatoes, Pt. 1	Nat Kendrick & the Swans	1:40
9.R3	(Do the) Mashed Potatoes, Pt. 2	Nat Kendrick & the Swans	1:47
9.R4	Land of 1000 Dances	Chris Kenner	2:29
9.R5	Walkin’ the Dog	Rufus Thomas	2:35
9.R6	Release Me	Esther Phillips	3:18
9.R7	Mercy, Mercy	Don Covay	2:27
9.R8	Under the Boardwalk	Johnny Moore, Charlie Thomas, Winifred Terry, Gene Pearson	2:41
10.S1	And I Love Him	Esther Phillips	2:42
10.S2	Hold What You’ve Got	Joe Tex	3:06
10.S3	Mr. Pitiful	Otis Redding	2:43
10.S4	Baby I’m Yours	Barbara Lewis, vocal group	2:31
10.S5	Teasin’ You	Willie Tee	2:47
10.S6	I’ve Been Loving You Too Long	Otis Redding	3:15
10.S7	In the Midnight Hour	Wilson Pickett	2:40
10.T1	See-Saw	Don Covay	3:02
10.T2	Respect	Earl Sims	2:08
10.T3	You Don’t Know Like I Know	Sam & Dave	2:32
10.T4	When a Man Loves a Woman	Percy Sledge	2:53
10.T5	Hold On, I’m Comin’	Sam & Dave	2:33
10.T6	Cool Jerk	The Capitols	2:36
10.T7	Neighbor, Neighbor	Jimmy Hughes	2:41
11.U1	Land of a 1000 Dances	Wilson Pickett	2:26
11.U2	Knock on Wood	Eddie Floyd	3:04
11.U3	Try a Little Tenderness	Otis Redding	3:51
11.U4	Mustang Sally	Wilson Pickett	3:07
11.U5	When Something Is Wrong With My Baby	Sam Moore, Dave Prater	3:18
11.U6	Sweet Soul Music	Arthur Conley	2:23
11.U7	Soul Man	Sam Moore, David Prater	2:38
11.V1	I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)	Aretha Franklin	2:45
11.V2	Do Right Woman - Do Right Man	Aretha Franklin, Cissy Houston, Erma Franklin, Carolyn Franklin	3:17
11.V3	Show Me	Joe Tex, vocal group	2:57
11.V4	Tramp	Otis Redding, Carla Thomas	3:02
11.V5	Funky Broadway	Wilson Pickett	2:37
11.V6	Hip Hug-Her	Booker T. & the MG’s	2:26
11.V7	Respect	Aretha Franklin, Erma Franklin, Carolyn Franklin	2:25
12.W1	(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman	Aretha Franklin, The Sweet Inspirations, Erma Franklin, Carolyn Franklin	2:46
12.W2	Soul Finger	The Bar‐Kays	2:18
12.W3	Baby I Love You	Aretha Franklin, Irma Franklyn, Carolyn Franklin	2:37
12.W4	Skinny Legs and All	Joe Tex	3:09
12.W5	Chain of Fools	Aretha Franklin, The Sweet Inspirations, Erma Franklin, Ellie Greenwich, Carolyn Franklin	2:45
12.W6	I’m in Love	Wilson Pickett	2:25
12.W7	Memphis Soul Stew	King Curtis	2:55
12.X1	(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay	Otis Redding	2:38
12.X2	Tighten Up	Archie Bell, Joe Cross, Billy Buttier, James Wise	3:10
12.X3	Slip Away	Clarence Carter	2:30
12.X4	Think	Aretha Franklin, The Sweet Inspirations	2:17
12.X5	The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face	Roberta Flack	4:20
12.X6	Take a Letter Maria	R.B. Greaves	2:43
12.X7	Rainy Night in Georgia	The Sweet Inspirations	3:52
13.Y1	The Ghetto	Donny Hathaway
13.Y2	Turn Back the Hands of Time	Tyrone Davis
13.Y3	Compared to What	Les McCann & Eddie Harris
13.Z1	Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)	Aretha Franklin, Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Almeda Lattimore	2:59
13.Z2	Groove Me	King Floyd	2:57
13.Z3	Patches	Clarence Carter, vocal group	3:11
13.Z4	Funky Nassau (Parts 1 & 2)	Raphael Munnings	5:10
13.Z5	Thin Line Between Love and Hate	The Persuaders	3:23
14.AA1	Rock Steady	Aretha Franklin, Erma Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, Margaret Branch, Ann S. Clark, Pat Smith	3:12
14.AA2	You've Got a Friend	Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack	3:24
14.AA3	Clean Up Woman	Betty Wright	2:47
14.AA4	Could It Be I'm Falling in Love?	Barbara Ingram, Billy Henderson, Bobbie Smith, Philippé Wynne, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson, Yvette Benson, Carla Benton	4:13
14.AA5	Killing Me Softly With His Song	Roberta Flack	5:52
14.AB1	Where Is the Love?	Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack	2:42
14.AB2	I'll Be Around	Barbara Ingram, Billy Henderson, Bobbie Smith, Philippé Wynne, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson, Yvette Benson, Carla Benton	3:13
14.AB3	Feel Like Makin' Love	Roberta Flack	2:55
14.AB4	Mighty Love	The Spinners	3:19
14.AB5	Love Won't Let Me Wait	Major Harris	3:45

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