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The original version of "Piece of My Heart" was recorded by Aretha Franklin 's older sister Erma in 1967 for producer Bert Berns' Shout label with "Baby, What You Want Me to Do" on the b-side of the 7-inch vinyl single. Bert Berns asked Van Morrison, whom he was producing, to record the song, but Morrison declined, preferring to do his own ...
American country music artist Mark Wills covered "Back at One" on his 2000 album Permanently, also releasing it as that album's first single. Released in October 1999 (two months after McKnight's version), Wills' cover peaked at number two on the Billboard country singles charts for a week. [41] Despite not reaching the top spot in the US, the ...
See media help. " I Left My Heart in San Francisco " is a popular song, best known as the signature song of Tony Bennett. It was written in late-1953 in Brooklyn, New York, with music by George Cory (1920–1978) and lyrics by Douglass Cross (1920–1975). [2]
Old Folks at Home. " Old Folks at Home " (also known as "Swanee River") is a minstrel song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. Since 1935, it has been the official state song of Florida, although in 2008 the original lyrics were revised. [1] It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 13880.
The Back Seat of My Car. " The Back Seat of My Car " is a song written by Paul McCartney, released as the closing track of his and his wife Linda 's 1971 album, Ram. Several months later, it was released as a single in the UK, peaking at number 39. [2][3] The song modulates stylistically between a sweeping piano -and- orchestra ballad similar ...
Pain in My Heart includes songs from Redding's 1962–1963 sessions. Stewart signed Redding for Stax and released Redding's debut single, "These Arms of Mine", with "Hey Hey Baby" on the B-side. "These Arms of Mine" was released by Volt, a subsidiary of Stax, in October 1962, and charted in March the following year. [12]
"Down by the Riverside" (also known as "Ain't Gonna Study War No More" and "Gonna lay down my burden") is an African-American spiritual.Its roots date back to before the American Civil War, [1] though it was first published in 1918 in Plantation Melodies: A Collection of Modern, Popular and Old-time Negro-Songs of the Southland, Chicago, the Rodeheaver Company. [2]
Kickstart My Heart. " Kickstart My Heart " is a song by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, originally released on their 1989 album, Dr. Feelgood. Released as the album's second single in 1989, "Kickstart My Heart" reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States in early 1990. [5]