The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Volume 3: 1972-1975

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)
Eddie Floyd2:51
2Carry On
Jean Knight2:57
3Do Your Thing
edit of:
Do Your Thing (vocal) by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Do Your Thing
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
East/Memphis Music Corp. and Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
Isaac Hayes3:20
4I've Been Lonely for So Long
recording of:
I've Been Lonely for So Long
writer:
Jerry Weaver and Posie Knight
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. (in 1972), Lowery Music (in 1972, in 1988) and Irving Music (BMI) (in 1988)
Frederick Knight3:21
5Nothing Is Everlasting
Annette Thomas2:57
6Hearsay
recording of:
Hearsay
writer:
John Colbert and Norman West
The Soul Children3:30
7Angel of Mercy
Albert King4:19
8In the Rain
recording of:
In the Rain
writer:
Tony Hester
publisher:
Groovesville Music (publishing) (ended) and EMI Longitude Music
The Dramatics3:25
9She's My Old Lady Too
Lee Sain2:42
10Explain It to Her Mama
The Temprees3:01
11Right On
Sons of Slum3:27
12Doing My Own Thing (Part 1)
Johnnie Taylor3:46
13My Honey and Me
The Emotions3:37
14Let's Stay Together (instrumental)
cover recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
Isaac Hayes3:47
15Bring It Home (And Give It to Me)
Hot Sauce3:20
16Look Around You
Black Society2:33
17Don't Do It / I'm With You
The Nightingales3:30
18I'll Take You There
edit of:
I’ll Take You There by The Staple Singers
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 186) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 276)
recording of:
I’ll Take You There
lyricist and composer:
Alvertis Isbell
publisher:
Music for Africa (South Africa)
The Staple Singers53:15
19Which Way
The Leaders2:25
20Living a Life Without Love
Veda Brown3:05
21What's Good for You (Don't Have to Be Good to You)
Harvey Scales2:25
22Let Me Repair Your Heart
The Mad Lads4:03
23What's Usual Seems Natur'l
Eric Mercury3:25
24I Wanna Make Up (Before We Break Up)
Major Lance4:01
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
guest performer:
David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter) (in 1974-04)
arranger:
Isaac Hayes
cover recording of:
Ain’t That Loving You (for More Reasons Than One) (in 1972-04)
writer:
Homer Banks and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Isaac Hayes & David Porter4:25
2Walking the Back Streets and Crying
recording of:
Walking the Back Streets
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Jones (songwriter)
Little Milton5:05
3Save Us
William Bell3:19
46-3-8
Rufus Thomas2:39
5Starting All Over Again
recording of:
Starting All Over Again
lyricist and composer:
Phillip Mitchell
publisher:
Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing and Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Mel & Tim3:50
6Keep on Loving Me
Stefan2:54
7I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over
David Porter4:46
8Goin' Down Slow (Parts 1 & 2)
Little Sonny5:36
9I Could Never Be Happy
The Emotions43:31
10Don't Take My Kindness for Weakness
The Soul Children52:56
11I'll Play the Blues for You, Part 1
producer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
cover recording of:
I'll Play the Blues for You
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Marlon Beach
Albert King3:42
12I Dedicate My Life to You
Roger Hatcher2:28
13Do the Sweetback
March Wind2:58
14Gettin' Funky 'round Here
recording of:
Gettin’ Funky ’round Here
Black Nasty32:45
15When the Chips Are Down
David Porter3:22
16Sugar
Carla Thomas4:12
17You're Good Enough (To Be My Baby)
Eddie Floyd3:16
18This World
The Staple Singers3:36
19Helping Man
Jean Knight2:54
20Ain't I Good?
John KaSandra3:03
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dance, Dance, Dance (Part 1)
The Bar‐Kays3:02
2Dedicated to the One I Love
cover recording of:
Dedicated to the One I Love
writer:
Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Trousdale Music Pub., Inc., Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Temprees3:35
3Toast to the Fool
The Dramatics4:17
4Stop Doggin’ Me
Johnnie Taylor4:06
5Trouble
Frederick Knight3:10
6I’m Gonna Cry a River
Little Milton3:43
7Itch and Scratch (Part 1)
recording of:
Itch and Scratch, Part 1
writer:
Ronald Hayes and Toby King
Rufus Thomas3:12
8What Would I Do
Ernie Hines3:38
9I Know It’s Not Right (To Be in Love with a Married Man)
Veda Brown3:26
10Holy Cow
Stefan3:04
11What Goes Around (Must Come Around)
Sons of Slum3:10
12Theme From the Men (instrumental)
recording of:
Theme From The Men
composer:
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes4:02
13Endlessly
Mavis Staples3:15
14You Hurt Me for the Last Time
Inez Foxx3:06
15My Sweet Lord
John Gary Williams3:18
16Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
producer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
recording of:
Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Timothy Matthews
cover recording of:
I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Timothy Matthews
publisher:
South Memphis Music and South Memphis Music Inc.
Albert King3:42
17How Can You Mistreat the One You Love
Katie Love2:45
18From Toys to Boys
The Emotions42:31
19The Dryer (vocal) (Part 1)
Roy Lee Johnson & The Villagers2:19
20I May Not Be All You Want (But I’m All You Got)
Carla Thomas3:52
21Ain’t No Sweat
Major Lance3:21
22Do Me
Jean Knight32:52
23Rainy Day
Little Milton3:14
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Let See You Do It)
The Soul Children3:39
2I May Not Be What You Want
Mel & Tim2:58
3Funky Robot (Part 1)
Rufus Thomas2:44
4Don't You Fool With My Soul (Part 1)
Johnnie Taylor2:55
5Oh La de Da
edit of:
Oh La de Da (live, 1972: Muscle Shoals Sound Studios) by The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers3:36
6What Do You See in Her?
Hot Sauce2:45
7A Thousand Miles Away
The Temprees3:21
8Hey You! Get Off My Mountain
producer:
Tony Hester
arranger:
Tony Hester, John Allen (piano, arranger) and Paul Riser
recording of:
Hey You! Get Off My Mountain
composer:
Tony Hester
The Dramatics3:31
9Rolling Down a Mountainside
recorded at:
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1972-08-20)
live recording of:
Rolling Down a Mountainside (on 1972-08-20)
writer:
Jacqueline Hilliard and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
Isaac Hayes4:18
10You're Still My Brother
The Bar‐Kays3:31
11Stop Half Loving These Women
Jimmy Lewis2:56
12Lovin' on Borrowed Time
William Bell3:58
13Lay Your Loving on Me
Eddie Floyd3:17
14The Time
Inez Foxx3:58
15Heaven Knows
Mel & Tim3:53
16I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)
Johnnie Taylor4:32
17Short Stopping
Veda Brown2:23
18Be What You Are
The Staple Singers5:00
19I've Got to Love Somebody's Baby
Stefan2:59
20Playing on Me
producer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
cover recording of:
Playing on Me
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
Albert King3:43
21Long as You're the One Somebody in the World
David Porter2:38
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