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1972 compilation album by Delaney & Bonnie and Friends
The Best of Delaney & Bonnie
Released 1972 (original release), 1990 (revised edition) Recorded 1969-71 Length 40 :50 (original version) 67:10 (expanded edition)
Label
Atco ,
Rhino
Producer various; see track listing for details
The Best of Delaney & Bonnie is a compilation
album of music recorded by
Delaney & Bonnie and Friends during the years 1969-71.
The album is available in two editions. The first edition, released in 1972 by
Atco (
Atlantic ) Records (catalog no. SD 7014, out of print) contains songs from Delaney and Bonnie's four albums on the Atco and
Elektra labels. The second, revised & expanded edition was released in 1990 on Atlantic's affiliate
Rhino Records , and contains songs from all six of the band's original albums.
Track listings
Original 1972 release (LP)
"When the Battle Is Over" (
Mac Rebennack , Jessie Hill) – 3:32
"Dirty Old Man" (
Delaney Bramlett ,
Mac Davis ) – 2:31
"Only You Know and I Know (live version)" (
Dave Mason ) – 4:10
"Get Ourselves Together" (
Bonnie Bramlett ,
Carl Radle ) – 2:25
From Accept No Substitute .
"Where There's a Will There's a Way" (Bonnie Bramlett,
Bobby Whitlock ) – 4:57
From On Tour with Eric Clapton .
"Never Ending Song of Love" (Delaney Bramlett) – 3:20
From
Motel Shot (1971). Produced by Delaney Bramlett.
"Comin' Home (live version)" (Bonnie Bramlett,
Eric Clapton ) – 5:30
From On Tour with Eric Clapton .
"The Love of My Man" (
Ed Townsend ) – 4:28
"Soul Shake" (Margaret Lewis,
Myrna Smith ) – 3:10
Medley: "
Come On In My Kitchen " (
Robert Johnson )/"Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" (Herbert Lance, Charles Singleton, John Wallace)/"Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad" (Traditional, arr. Delaney Bramlett) – 4:10
"Free the People" (
Barbara Keith ) – 2:47
1990 revised/expanded edition (CD)
"Get Ourselves Together" (Bonnie Bramlett, Carl Radle) – 2:25
"When the Battle Is Over" (Mac Rebennack, Jessie Hill) – 3:32
"Ghetto" (
Bettye Crutcher /
Homer Banks , Bonnie Bramlett) – 4:55
[1-3] from Accept No Substitute .
"
Piece of My Heart " (
Bert Berns ,
Jerry Ragovoy ) – 4:38
"Comin' Home (studio version)" (Bonnie Bramlett, Eric Clapton) – 3:13
"
Groupie (Superstar) " (Bonnie Bramlett,
Leon Russell ) – 2:49
[5, 6] from Atco single #6725 (1969); subsequently included in
D&B Together (1972). Produced by Delaney Bramlett.
"Things Get Better (live version)" (
Steve Cropper ,
Eddie Floyd ,
Wayne Jackson ) – 4:20
"Where There's a Will There's a Way" (Bonnie Bramlett, Bobby Whitlock) – 4:57
"That's What My Man Is For" (
Bessie Griffin ) – 4:41
"I Don't Want to Discuss It" (Beth Beatty, Dick Cooper, Ernie Shelby) – 4:55
[7-10] from On Tour with Eric Clapton .
"Soul Shake" (Margaret Lewis, Myrna Smith) – 3:10
"Free the People" (Barbara Keith) – 2:47
"The Love of My Man" (Ed Townsend) – 4:28
[11-13] from To Bonnie from Delaney .
"
Will the Circle Be Unbroken " (
A.P. Carter ) – 2:42
"Never Ending Song of Love" (Delaney Bramlett) – 3:20
"Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad" (Traditional, arr. Delaney Bramlett) – 5:12
"Only You Know and I Know (studio version)" (Dave Mason) – 3:26
Recorded 1969, and originally issued on Atco single #6851 (1971); subsequently included in D&B Together . Produced by Delaney Bramlett.
"Move 'Em Out" (Steve Cropper,
Bettye Crutcher ) – 2:50
Recorded 1971, and originally issued on Atco single #6866 (1972); subsequently included in D&B Together . Produced by Delaney Bramlett.
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