Millie Jackson "Caught Up" (1974) -Southern Soul / Smooth Soul-

Label : Spring Records

 

 Side 1

01 - If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson & Carl Hampton)

02 - The Rap (Millie Jackson)

03 - If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right (Reprise) (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson & Carl Hampton)

04 - All I Want Is A Fighting Chance (Millie Jackson & King Sterling)

05 - I'm Tired Of Hiding (Millie Jackson, Phillip Mitchell & Billy Clements)

Side 2

01 - It's All Over But The Shouting (Millie Jackson & King Sterling)

02 - It's Easy Going (Phillip Mitchell)

03 - I'm Through Trying To Prove My Love To You (Bobby Womack)

04 - Summer (The First Time) (Bobby Goldsboro)

Produced by Brad Shapiro

Album Concept by Millie Jackson

Rhythm by The Muscle Shoal's Swampers

Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio & Criteria Recording Studio, Miami, Florida

Engineers : Jerry Masters & Steve Melton (Muscle Shoals Sound)

Remix at Sound Shop, Nashville, Tennessee by Ernie Winfrey

All Orchestrations by Mike Lewis & Brad Shapiro

Mastering Engineer : Bob Ludwig, Sterling Sound, N.Y., N.Y.

Guitar : Jimmy Johnson & Pete Carr

Keyboards : Barry Beckett

Bass : David Hood

Drums : Roger Hawkins

Percussion : Tom Roady & Brad Shapiro

Phillip Mitchell "Something New To Do (The Phillip Mitchell Songbook)" (2013) -Soul / Pop Soul / Smooth Soul-

Label : Ace Records Ltd

 01 - Cold Hearted Woman (Phillip Mitchell)

02 - Free For All (Winner Takes All) (Phillip Mitchell)

03 - (You Gotta) Come Through Me (Phillip Mitchell & Billy Clements)

04 - Carry Me (Phillip Mitchell & Ernest Shelby)

05 - I Don't Do This (To Every Girl I Meet) (Phillip Mitchell & Billy Clements)

06 - It Be's What Way Sometime (Phillip Mitchell)

07 - Archie's In Love (Phillip Mitchell)

08 - Something For My Head (Phillip Mitchell)

09 - You Made Me What I Am (Phillip Mitchell)

10 - Gonna Have A Murder On Your Hands (Phillip Mitchell)

11 - Little Things (Phillip Mitchell)

12 - It Hurts So Good (Phillip Mitchell)

13 - If You Can't Give Her Love (Give Her Up) (Phillip Mitchell & Clayton Ivey)

14 - Starting All Over Again (Phillip Mitchell)

15 - Trippin' On Your Love (Phillip Mitchell)

16 - Hitch Hiking To Heartbreak Road (Phillip Mitchell)

17 - Here I Am Again (Phillip Mitchell)

18 - Something New To Do (Phillip Mitchell)

19 - The Only Time You Ever Say You Love Me (Is When We're Making Love) (Phillip Mitchell)

20 - A Star In The Ghetto (Phillip Mitchell)

21 - That's The Way I Wanna Live My Life (Phillip Mitchell)

22 - Leftovers (Phillip Mitchell)

23 - How Can I Go On Without You (Phillip Mitchell)

Compilation & Notes by Tony Rounce

Mastered by Nick Roberts at Sound Mastering, Ltd

01 - Cold Hearted Woman 

John Edwards

Produced by Floyd Smith

02 - Free For All (Winner Takes All) 

Mel & Tim

Produced by Barry Beckett & Roger Hawkins

03 - (You Gotta) Come Through Me 

Garland Green

Produced by Raeford Gerlad for Guardian Productions

04 - Carry Me 

Ernie Shelby

Produced by Clayton Ivey & Terry Woodford for Wishbone, Inc.

05 - I Don't Do This (To Every Girl I Meet) 

Sidney Joe Qualls

Produced by Carl Davis & Sonny Sanders

06 - It Be's What Way Sometime 

Joe Simon

Produced by Joe Simon & Raeford Gerald

07 - Archie's In Love 

Archie Bell & The Drells

Produced by Brad Shapiro & Dave Crawford

Strings Arranged by Wade Marcus

08 - Something For My Head 

Bobby Womack

Produced by Bobby Womack & the Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Section

09 - You Made Me What I Am 

Erma Coffee

Produced by Willie Mitchell

10 - Gonna Have A Murder On Your Hands 

J.J. Williams

Produced by Clayton Ivey & Terry Woodford for Wishbone, Inc.

11 - Little Things 

Phillip Mitchell

Produced by Willie Mitchell

12 - It Hurts So Good 

Katie Love & The Four Shades Of Black

Produced by Roger Hawkins & George Soule

A Muscle Shoals Sound Production

13 - If You Can't Give Her Love (Give Her Up) 

Mary Wells 

Produced by Bobby Womack for Sound Productions

14 - Starting All Over Again 

Johnnie Taylor

Produced by Don Davis

15 - Trippin' On Your Love 

The Staple Singers

Produced by Al Bell

16 - Hitch Hiking To Heartbreak Road 

Bobo Mr Soul

Produced by Phillip Mitchell

17 - Here I Am Again 

Candi Staton

Produced by Rick Hall

18 - Something New To Do 

Bobby Sheen

Produced by Clayton Ivey & Terry Woodford for Wishbone, Inc.

Strings Arranged by George Tipton

19 - The Only Time You Ever Say You Love Me (Is When We're Making Love) 

Dorothy Moore

Produced by Tommy Couch, James Mitchell & Wolf Stephenson

Strings & Horns Arranged by Wardell Quezergue

20 - A Star In The Ghetto 

Average White Band & Ben E. King

Produced by Arif Mardin & Jerry Greenberg

Ably Assisted by Average White Band

Strings Arranged by Arif Mardin

21 - That's The Way I Wanna Live My Life 

Tommie Lee

Produced by Peter Tevis for Peter Tevis Productions

22 - Leftovers 

Millie Jackson

Produced by Millie Jackson & Brad Shapiro

23 - How Can I Go On Without You

Corey Blake

Produced by Archie Russell & Floyd Smith

Arranged by Tom Washington

Millie Jackson "For Men Only" (1980) -Soul / Smooth Soul / Westcoast Soul-

Label : Polydor Records / Spring records

 Side One

01 - This Is Where I Came In (Randy Klein & Vic Germaise)

02 - This Is It (Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald)

03 - If That Don't Turn You On (Steve Pippin, Johnny Slate, Danny Morrison & Larry Keith)

04 - I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again (Rafe Van Hoy, Don Cook & Curly Putman)

Side Two

01 - A Fool's Affair (Troy Seals & Richard Kerr)

02 - You Must Have Known I Needed Love (Len Ron Hanks & Zane Grey)

03 - Despair (Millie Jackson, Brad Shapiro & Randy McCormick)

04 - Not On Your Life (Randy Klein & Vic Germaise)

05 - Ain't No Comin' Back (Benny Latimore)

Produced by Brad Shapiro & Millie Jackson for Keishval Enterprises, Inc.

Rhythm Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

Engineer : Steve Melton, Greg Hamm

Special thanks to : Roger Hawkins, David Hood, Clayton Ivey, Randy McCormick, Jimmy Johnson, Ken Bell, Mickey Buckins

Horns Recorded at Wishbone Recording Studio

Engineer : Alan Schulman

Special thanks to : Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson, Charles Rose, Ronnie Eades, Ben Cauley

Horn Arrangement on "I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again" : Randy Klein

String Arrangements : Carl Marsh, Millie Jackson, Brad Shapiro

Vocals & Background Vocals Recorded at the Sound Shop

Engineers : Mike Bradley, Ernie Winfry

Background Singers : Leajane Berinati, Yvonne Hodges, Vicki Hampton, Donna McElroy

Re-Mix : The Sound Shop

Engineer : Ernie Winfry

Mastered : Sterling Sound, New York

Engineer : George Marino

Millie Jackson "Rock'n' Soul" (1994) -Smouth Soul / Pop Rock / AOR-

Label : Ichiban Records

 01 - Love Quake (Millie Jackson & Brad Shapiro)

02 - Ledge Of My Life (Millie Jackson & Douglas Smith)

03 - Pour Some Sugar On Me (Steve Clark, Phil Collin, Joe Elliott, Robert John 'Mutt' Lange & Rick Savage)

04 - Don't Walk Away (Millie Jackson)

05 - Somebody Shoulda Heard Me (Millie Jackson & Brad Shapiro)

06 - Whenever You Come Around (Vince Gill & Pete Wasner)

07 - Nothing Lost, Nothing Won (Millie Jackson)

08 - Chocolate Brown Eyes (Douglas Smith)

09 - Catch Me (Douglas Smith)

10 - Check In The Mail (Betty Wright & Angelo Morris)

11 - Rip It Up (Douglas Smith & P. Scott)

12 - KMJF (Millie Jackson)

13 - Let's Straighten It Out (Benjamin Latimore)

14 - Killing Me (Millie Jackson)

Executive Producer : Millie Jackson for Keishval Enterprises

Songs 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 14 Produced by Millie Jackson & Brad Shapiro

Songs 06, 07, 12, 13 Produced by Millie Jackson

Songs 08, 09, 11 Produced by Douglas Smith

Song 10 Produced by Betty Wright & Millie Jackson

Recorded at Audio-Vision, Miami, FL / Transmedia, Atlanta, GA / Triclops, Atlanta, GA / Kala, Atlanta, GA 

Mastered by Rodney Mills, Rodney Mills' Masterhouse, Atlanta, GA

Engineers : Paul Trust, Jeff Tomei, Anthony Shockency & Jimmy O'Neill

Mixed by Jeff Tomei at Triclops Recording Studio

Assisted by John Nielsen

Background : Keisha Jackson, Al Goodman, Billy Brown, Larry, Doug Smith, Windfree, Millie Jackson & Grant Tibor ("Pour Some Sugar On Me")

Horns : 

McNeal Anderson : Trumpet

Raoff Abdul : Trumpet

Alfred BreVard : Trombone

Tommy Mays : Sax

Frederick Thaxton : Sax (Solos)

Keyboards : Douglas Smith & Bennie Latimore

Drums : Paul Trust

Bass Guitar : Dan Lullie & Doug Smith

Guitar : Scott Mignone, Max Saulding & Victor Alexander

Millie Jackson "Hard Times" (1982) -Smooth Soul / Soul-

Label : Polygram Records

Side 1

01 - Bluefunkes (Millie Jackson & Brian Tyree & Donnell Farmer)

02 - Special Occasion (Sam Dees)

03 - I Don't Want To Cry (Chuck Jackson & Luther Dixon)

04 - We're Gonna Make It (Billy Davis, Carl Smith, Raynard Miner & Gene Barge)

Side 2

01 - Hard Times (Millie Jackson & Brad Shapiro)

02 - The Blues Don't Get Tired Of Me (W. T. Davidson)

03 - Mess On Your Hands (Sam Dees)

04 - Finger Rap (Millie Jackson & Brad Shapiro)

05 - Mess On Your Hands (Reprise) (Sam Dees)

06 - Finger Rap (Reprise) (Millie Jackson & Brad Shapiro)

07 - Feel Love Comin' On (Troy Seals, Eddie Setser & Frankie Miller)

Produced by Brad Shapiro & Millie Jackson for Keishval Enterprises, Inc.

Recorded at The Sound Shop, Nashville, Tennessee

Engineers : Ernie Winfrey, Mike Bradley

Assistants : Fran Overall, Sheilla Landers

Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC

The Band : James Stroud, Bob Wray, Larry Byrom, Jerry Shook, Ron Oates, Carl Marsh, Terry McMillan, Harrison Calloway, Wayne Jackson, Ron Eades, Mike Shannon, Harvey Thompson, Charles Rose

Background Singers : Yvonne Hodges, Donna McElroy, Vicky Hampton, Leajane Berinati

Strings : The Nashville String Machine

Arranged by Ron Oates

All Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements by Brad Shapiro & Millie Jackson

Millie Jackson "Lovingly Yours" (1976) -Soul / Smooth Soul-

Label : Spring Records / Polydor Records

 Side 1

01 - You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) (Pam Sawyer & Marilyn McLeod)
02 - Somethin' Bout Cha (Benny Latimore)
03 - I'll Continue To Love You (David Frank Robinson)
04 - I Can't Say Goodbye (Billy Nichols & Allen Williams)
05 - A Love Of Your Own (Ned Doheny & Hamish Stuart)

Side 2

01 - I'll Live My Love For You (Richard Kerr & Will Jennings)
02 - Body Movements (M. Burton)
03 - From Her Arms To Mine (Homer Banks & Carl Hampton)
04 - Help Me Finish My Song (Millie Jackson & Victoria Davis)
05 - I'll Be Rolling (With The Punches) (Allen Toussaint)


Produced by Millie Jackson & Brad Shapiro
Female Background Vocals by Brandy
Male Background Vocals by The Moments

Musicians :
Unknow


Side 1

01 - You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)

Strings & Horns Arranged by David VanDePitte

02 - Somethin' Bout Cha

Arranged by Tom Tom Washington

03 - I'll Continue To Love You

Horns Arranged by David VanDePitte

04 - I Can't Say Goodbye

Arranged by Tom Tom Washington

05 - A Love Of Your Own

Strings & Horns Arranged by Tom Tom Washington

Side 2

01 - I'll Live My Love For You

Strings & Horns Arranged by David VanDePitte

02 - Body Movements

Strings & Horns Arranged by James Mack

03 - From Her Arms To Mine

Arranged by Tom Tom Washington

04 - Help Me Finish My Song

Strings & Horns Arranged by David VanDePitte

05 - I'll Be Rolling

Strings & Horns Arranged by David VanDePitte

Millie Jackson "21 Of The Best (1971 - 1983)" (1994) -Soul / Westcoast Soul-

Label : Southbound Records

01 - A Child Of God (It's Hard To Believe) (Don French & Millie Jackson)
02 - Ask Me What You Want (Millie Jackson & Billy Nichols)
03 - My Man, A Sweet Man (Millie Jackson & Raeford Gerald)
04 - Breakaway (Raeford Gerald)
05 - It Hurts So Good (Phillip Mitchell)
06 - How Do You Feel The Morning After (Raeford Gerald & Luther Lynch)
07 - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson & Carl Hampton)
08 - Loving Arms (Tom Jans)
09 - Bad Risk (Billy Clemens & Phillip Mitchell)
10 - You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) (Pam Sawyer & Marilyn McLeod)
11 - If You're Not Back In Love By Monday (Glenn Martin & Sonny Throckmorton)
12 - All The Way Lover (Benny Latimore)
13 - Go Out And Get Some (Get It Out' Cha System) (Millie Jackson & Randy Klein)
14 - Keep The Home Fire Burnin' (Benny Latimore & Stephen Alaimo)
15 - Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night (Keith Forsey, Mats Bjoerklund & Fred Jay)
16 - Kiss You All Over (Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman)
17 - This Is It (Part 2) (Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald)
18 - It's Gonna Take Some Time This Time (Millie Jackson & Al Brevard)
19 - Do You Wanna Make Love (Peter McCann)
20 - The Blues Don't Get Tired Of Me (William T. Davidson)
21 - I Feel Like Walkin' In The Rain (Wayne Perkins & A. Graham)


Compilation & Archive Research by Roger Armstrong
Package Designed by Brian Burrows
Photography Courtesy of Ace Records Ltd Digitally transferred from original analogue master tapes Post Production by Duncan Cowell at Sound Mastering Ltd