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Wilson Pickett's first album, from 1965, was a bit of a hodgepodge, including singles from as far back as 1962. Three of these tracks were actually issued as singles by The Falcons (for whom Pickett sang lead) before he started his solo career; others were issued as singles before Pickett broke through as a national star with the title track. This 12-track album doesn't really suffer as a result, however. Besides the all-time classic "In the Midnight Hour," it includes the Mann/Weil-penned single "Come Home Baby," covered by several rock and soul artists; "Don't Fight It," which reached the R&B Top Ten in late 1965; "I'm Gonna Cry," a 1964 single Pickett wrote with fellow soul legend Don Covay; and "I Found a Love," the Falcons single that made the R&B Top Ten in 1962. Working with several collaborators (including Steve Cropper), Pickett himself wrote most of the tunes on this album. The record also featured the first recordings he made with the Stax rhythm section in Memphis -- a combination that would yield much fine soul music throughout the rest of the '60s. The 1993 CD reissue of this album features extensive liner notes and session details.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Al Jackson, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Duck Dunn, Bass Guitar - Joe Hall, Piano - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - CHARLES AXTON, Tenor Saxophone
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Ted Sommer, Drums - Marion Smith, Writer - Cornell Dupree, Guitar - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, MainArtist - Dan Hersch, Masterer - Bill Inglot, Masterer - Haywood Henry, Saxophone - Tony Studd, Trombone - Jimmy Lewis, Bass Guitar - Cissy Houston, Additional Vocals - Ernie Royal, Trumpet - Paul Griffin, Piano - Clark Terry, Trumpet - Wally Richardson, Guitar - Jack Cortner, Trumpet - Joe Grimaldi, Tenor Saxophone - Dickey Doo, Writer
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ted Sommer, Drums - Cornell Dupree, Guitar - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dan Hersch, Masterer - Bill Inglot, Masterer - Haywood Henry, Saxophone - Tony Studd, Trombone - Jimmy Lewis, Bass Guitar - Ernie Royal, Trumpet - Paul Griffin, Piano - Clark Terry, Trumpet - Wally Richardson, Guitar - Jack Cortner, Trumpet - Joe Grimaldi, Tenor Saxophone
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ted Sommer, Drums - Cornell Dupree, Guitar - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dan Hersch, Masterer - Bill Inglot, Masterer - Haywood Henry, Saxophone - Tony Studd, Trombone - Jimmy Lewis, Bass Guitar - Ernie Royal, Trumpet - Paul Griffin, Piano - Clark Terry, Trumpet - Wally Richardson, Guitar - Don Juan Mancha, Writer - Jack Cortner, Trumpet - Joe Grimaldi, Tenor Saxophone
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Al Jackson, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Steve Cropper, Guitar - Robert West, Writer - Willie Schofield, Writer - Duck Dunn, Bass Guitar - Joe Hall, Piano - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - CHARLES AXTON, Tenor Saxophone
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Al Jackson, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Bass Guitar - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Joe Hall, Piano - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - CHARLES AXTON, Tenor Saxophone
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Al Jackson, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Bass Guitar - Steve Cropper, Guitar - Dan Hersch, Masterer - Bill Inglot, Masterer - Joe Hall, Piano - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - CHARLES AXTON, Tenor Saxophone - Don Covay, Writer
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Al Jackson, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Duck Dunn, Bass Guitar - Joe Hall, Piano - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - CHARLES AXTON, Tenor Saxophone
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Bonnie Rice, Writer - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dan Hersch, Masterer - Bill Inglot, Masterer - Eddie Floyd, Writer - Joe Hunter, Piano - Robert Ward, Guitar - Lance Finnie, Guitar
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
BERT BERNS, Producer - Ted Sommer, Drums - Cornell Dupree, Guitar - Barry Mann, Writer - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, MainArtist - Dan Hersch, Masterer - Cynthia Weil, Writer - Bill Inglot, Masterer - Haywood Henry, Saxophone - Tony Studd, Trombone - Jimmy Lewis, Bass Guitar - Cissy Houston, Additional Vocals - Ernie Royal, Trumpet - Paul Griffin, Piano - Clark Terry, Trumpet - Wally Richardson, Guitar - Jack Cortner, Trumpet - Joe Grimaldi, Tenor Saxophone
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Al Jackson, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Bass Guitar - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Joe Hall, Piano - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - CHARLES AXTON, Tenor Saxophone
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Wilson Pickett, Vocals, MainArtist - Dan Hersch, Masterer - Bill Inglot, Masterer - Joe Hunter, Piano - Robert Ward, Guitar - Lance Finnie, Guitar - Wilson Schofield, Writer
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Wilson Pickett's first album, from 1965, was a bit of a hodgepodge, including singles from as far back as 1962. Three of these tracks were actually issued as singles by The Falcons (for whom Pickett sang lead) before he started his solo career; others were issued as singles before Pickett broke through as a national star with the title track. This 12-track album doesn't really suffer as a result, however. Besides the all-time classic "In the Midnight Hour," it includes the Mann/Weil-penned single "Come Home Baby," covered by several rock and soul artists; "Don't Fight It," which reached the R&B Top Ten in late 1965; "I'm Gonna Cry," a 1964 single Pickett wrote with fellow soul legend Don Covay; and "I Found a Love," the Falcons single that made the R&B Top Ten in 1962. Working with several collaborators (including Steve Cropper), Pickett himself wrote most of the tunes on this album. The record also featured the first recordings he made with the Stax rhythm section in Memphis -- a combination that would yield much fine soul music throughout the rest of the '60s. The 1993 CD reissue of this album features extensive liner notes and session details.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:52
- Main artists: Wilson Pickett
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1965 Atlantic Records. ℗ 1965 Atlantic Records. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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