Don't Play That Song!
1962 studio album by Ben E. King
Don't Play That Song! | ||||
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Studio album by Ben E. King | ||||
Released | August 20, 1962 | |||
Recorded | 1960–1961 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 29:28 | |||
Label | Atco | |||
Producer | Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | |||
Ben E. King chronology | ||||
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Singles from Don't Play That Song! | ||||
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Don't Play That Song! is the third studio album by Ben E. King. The album was released by Atlantic Records as an LP in 1962 and was home to five notable singles: "Stand by Me", "Ecstasy", "First Taste of Love", "Here Comes the Night", and the title track, "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)".
Track listing
- "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson) – 2:46
- "Ecstasy" (Doc Pomus, Phil Spector) – 2:32
- "On the Horizon" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:18
- "Show Me the Way" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:18
- "Here Comes the Night" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:24
- "First Taste of Love" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:20
- "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:57
- "Yes" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:03
- "Young Boy Blues" (Doc Pomus, Phil Spector) – 2:17
- "The Hermit of Misty Mountain" (Ruth Batchelor, Bob Roberts) – 2:20
- "I Promise Love" (Ben E. King, Lover Patterson) – 2:05
- "Brace Yourself" (Otis Blackwell) – 2:08
Personnel
- Stan Applebaum - arrangements
- Jimmie Haskell - arrangement on "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"
- Claus Ogerman - arrangement on "The Hermit of Misty Mountain"
- Technical
- Loring Eutemey - cover design
- Maurice Seymour - cover photography
Charts
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[2] | 31 |
References
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (3 November 1962). "Ben E. King: Don't Play That Song" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 86. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2023. 9. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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- Spanish Harlem
- Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers
- Don't Play That Song!
- Young Boy Blues
- Seven Letters
- What Is Soul
- Rough Edges
- The Beginning of It All
- Supernatural
- I Had a Love
- Rhapsody
- Let Me Live in Your Life
- Music Trance
- Street Tough
- Save the Last Dance for Me
- What's Important to Me
- Shades of Blue
- I Have Songs in My Pocket
- Soul Masters
- I've Been Around
- Love Is Gonna Get You
- Person to Person: Live at the Blue Note
- Ben E. King's Greatest Hits
- Stand by Me: The Ultimate Collection
- Anthology
- The Very Best of Ben E. King
- Eleven Best
- "Spanish Harlem"
- "Stand by Me"
- "Amor"
- "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"
- "I (Who Have Nothing)"
- "That's When It Hurts"
- "Seven Letters"
- "Groovin'"
- "Supernatural Thing"
- "Do It in the Name of Love"
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