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Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia
Studio album by
Wilson Pickett
Released1970
Recorded1970
Studio Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Soul
Length26:49
Label Atlantic
Producer Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Wilson Pickett chronology
Hey Jude
(1969) 		Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia
(1970) 		Right On
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+ [2]

Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia is the eleventh studio album by singer Wilson Pickett released in 1970. After cutting many of his earlier albums in the Deep South ( Memphis and Muscle Shoals), Pickett headed to Philadelphia to work with Gamble and Huff. The album features two of Pickett's most popular singles from the early 1970s - "Engine No. 9" (#14 Pop, #3 R&B) and "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You" (#17 Pop, #2 R&B).

Track listing

  1. "Run Joey Run" ( Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 2:37
  2. "Help The Needy" ( Bobby Eli) 2:31
  3. "Come Right Here" (Victor Drayton, Reginald Turner) 2:35
  4. "Bumble Bee (Sting Me)" (Victor Drayton, Bunny Sigler, Reginald Turner) 2:13
  5. "Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You" (Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellman; Drayton, Turner) 2:46
  6. "Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number 9 (Part I)" (Gamble, Huff) 2:46
  7. "Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number 9 (Part II) (Gamble, Huff) 3:37
  8. "Days Go By" (Ugene Dozier, Bunny Sigler) 2:24
  9. "International Playboy" (Bernard Broomer, Ugene Dozier, Lee Phillips, Bunny Sigler) 2:26
  10. "Ain't No Doubt About It" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 2:19

Personnel

Charts

The album reached number 12 on the soul albums chart in the United States. "Engine Number 9" charted at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the R&B Singles chart. "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You" charted at number 17 on the Hot 100 and number 2 on the R&B chart.

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [3] 64
Billboard Top Soul Albums [3] 12

Singles

Year Single Chart positions
US Pop US R&B
1970 "Engine Number 9" [4] 14 3
1971 "Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You" [4] 17 2
1973 "International Playboy" [4] - 30

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. Wilson Pickett In Philadelphia > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN  089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ a b "Wilson Pickett US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
  4. ^ a b c "Wilson Pickett US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-12-28.

External links

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