Ben E. King's 'Don't Play That Song!'

Ben E. King‘s ‘Don’t Play That Song!’ feat. ‘Stand by Me’ is his third studio album released on August 20, 1962 by Atco Records.

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1 . Stand By Me (1961)

2 . Stand By Me (Live, 2007)

3 . Stand By Me (w/ Juke, Live, 1987)

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Track Listing : 1.Don’T Play That Song (You Lied) (Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson) – 02:46 . 2.Ecstasy (Ben E. King) – 02:32 . 3.On The Horizon (Ben E. King) – 02:18 . 4.Show Me The Way (Ben E. King) – 02:18 . 5.Here Comes The Night (Ben E. King) – 02:24 . 6.First Taste Of Love (Ben E. King) – 02:20 . 7.Stand By Me (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller – 02:57 . 8.Yes (Ben E. King) – 03:03 . 9.Young Boy Blues (Ben E. King) – 02:17 . 10.The Hermit Of Misty Mountain (Ben E. King) – 02:20 . 11.I Promise Love (Ben E. King) – 02:05 . 12.Brace Yourself (Ben E. King) – 02:08

Musicians : Ben E. King – Vocals

Production : Produced By Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller . Stan Applebaum, Jimmie Haskell, Claus Ogerman

Arrangements : Stan Applebaum, Jimmie Haskell, Claus Ogerman

Recorded 1960 – 1961.

Released On August 20, 1962 By Atco Records.

(Source Ben E. King – Don’t Play That Song! | Official Site)

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nathanten @ RateYourMusic
The music is warm, satisfying and easy to embrace but the aforementioned Stand By Me (which most of it sounds basically like) is the only true compositional triumph. […]

allmusic
This album, like its predecessors, dates from a period in which producers and engineers were figuring out what one could do with soul and R&B in terms of engineeringand the sound separation and textures are nothing if not vibrant and alluring in their own right, separate from the music. […]

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