Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

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Capturing the joy and thrill of the great Motown and Stax Records artists of the 1960s and 1970s, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings led a revival in classic soul, funk and R&B and helped shape the sounds of Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson and Michael Bublé. Born in the same Georgia town as James Brown, Jones was a session singer in the 1970s and spent years working as a prison guard at Rikers Island, New York and singing at local talent contests before being spotted by band leader Gabriel Roth in 1996. With his label Desco showcasing a roster of retro R&B acts, Roth (sometimes known as Bosco Mann) kick-started a scene for soul enthusiasts and collectors and joined forces with Jones and a host of musician friends to become the Soul Providers. The label evolved into Daptone Records and the band became Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings for debut Dap' Dippin (2002), but they initially mainly drew interest from Europe, where Mark Ronson became a fan. He hired the band to back Amy Winehouse on her classic Back To Black (2006) album and from there the band's reputation grew with albums Naturally (2005) and 100 Days, 100 Nights (2007). Rejecting digital recording techniques for analogue eight-track machines and a hand-built studio, their authentic sound led to fourth album I Learned The Hard Way (2010) reaching Number 15 in the US charts and the band went on to work with Michael Bublé, Phish and David Byrne.

Top tracks

07	This Land Is Your Land	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)	04:31
	Writer: Woody Guthrie / Composers: Woody Guthrie
06	How Long Do I Have to Wait for You?	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Naturally	04:04
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
01	100 Days, 100 Nights	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	100 Days, 100 Nights	03:45
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
01	Midnight Rider	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Midnight Rider	03:18
	Composers: Gregg Allman, Kim Payne
04	Here I Am Baby	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)	03:19
	Writer: Al Green - Mabon Lewis Hodges / Composers: Al Green - Mabon Lewis Hodges
11	Casella Walk	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Dap Dippin' With Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	02:59
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
01	Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)	02:35
	Writer: Lee Garrett, Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Syreeta Annette Wright / Composers: Lee Garrett, Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Syreeta Annette Wright
03	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)	03:30
	Writer: Mickey Newbury / Composers: Mickey Newbury
05	You're Gonna Get It	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Naturally	05:00
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
02	Nobody's Baby	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	100 Days, 100 Nights	02:28
	Writer: Homer Steinweiss / Composers: Homer Steinweiss
02	Stranger to My Happiness	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Give the People What They Want	03:31
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
01	How Do I Let a Good Man Down?	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Naturally	03:03
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
03	Stranded in Your Love	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Naturally	05:48
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
02	Natural Born Lover	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Naturally	03:05
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
04	My Man Is a Mean Man	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Naturally	03:16
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
04	Come and Be a Winner	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul of a Woman	02:57
	Composers: Joe Crispiano
09	When I Saw Your Face	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul of a Woman	03:24
	Composers: Dave Guy
10	All Over Again	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Naturally	04:44
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
10	Slow Down, Love	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Give the People What They Want	04:01
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
03	Longer and Stronger	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul Time!	03:42
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
06	Let Them Knock	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	100 Days, 100 Nights	04:29
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
06	Cut That Line	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Dap Dippin' With Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	03:28
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
03	What Have You Done for Me Lately?	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Dap Dippin' With Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	02:49
	Writer: James Samuel Harris - Terry Steven Lewis / Composers: James Samuel Harris - Terry Steven Lewis
12	It Hurts to Be Alone	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)	03:00
	Writer: Junior Baithwaite - Clement Seymour Dodd / Composers: Junior Baithwaite - Clement Seymour Dodd
08	Your Thing Is a Drag	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Naturally	03:33
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
07	What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul Time!	04:41
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
04	You'll Be Lonely	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Give the People What They Want	03:45
	Writer: Cochemea Gastelum / Composers: Cochemea Gastelum
10	Rescue Me	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)	02:23
	Writer: Raynard Miner - Carl William Smith / Composers: Raynard Miner - Carl William Smith
06	Pass Me By	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul of a Woman	03:20
	Composers: Binky Griptite
01	Don't Wanna Lose You	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Don't Wanna Lose You	03:39
	Writer: Neal Sugarman / Composers: Neal Sugarman
03	Better Things	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	03:40
	Writer: Homer Steinweiss / Composers: Homer Steinweiss
04	Be Easy	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	100 Days, 100 Nights	03:04
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
07	Searching for a New Day	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul of a Woman	03:15
	Composers: Joe Crispiano, Homer Steinweiss
10	World of Love	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	It's a Holiday Soul Party	03:19
	Writer: Binky Griptite / Composers: Binky Griptite
09	Fish in the Dish	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Naturally	03:18
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
12	Inspiration Information	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul Time!	04:04
	Writer: Johnny Otis Jr. / Composers: Johnny Otis Jr.
07	Please Come Home for Christmas	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	It's a Holiday Soul Party	02:59
	Writer: Charles Brown, Gene Redd / Composers: Charles Brown, Gene Redd
01	Tear It Down	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Tear It Down	02:56
	Composers: Cochemea Gastelum, Joe Crispiano, Binky Griptite, Sharon Jones, Dave Guy, Fernando Velez, Homer Stei
03	Just Give Me Your Time	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul of a Woman	02:29
	Composers: Bosco Mann
02	Little by Little	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)	02:39
	Writer: BUDDY KAYE, BEA VERDI / Composers: BUDDY KAYE, BEA VERDI
05	I'm Not Gonna Cry	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul Time!	03:24
	Writer: Thomas Brenneck , Bosco Mann / Composers: Thomas Brenneck , Bosco Mann
09	Keep on Looking	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	100 Days, 100 Nights	02:50
	Writer: Thomas Brenneck - Homer Steinweiss / Composers: Thomas Brenneck - Homer Steinweiss
03	Tell Me	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	100 Days, 100 Nights	02:47
	Writer: Neal Sugarman - Sharon Jones / Composers: Neal Sugarman - Sharon Jones
05	Give Me a Chance	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Dap Dippin' With Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	03:11
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
10	Answer Me	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	100 Days, 100 Nights	04:08
	Writer: James Bignon / Composers: James Bignon
01	The Game Gets Old	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	03:55
	Writer: Dave Guy, Homer Steinweiss, Thomas Brenneck / Composers: Dave Guy, Homer Steinweiss, Thomas Brenneck
02	Got a Thing on My Mind	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Dap Dippin' With Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	02:53
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
01	Matter of Time	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul of a Woman	03:22
	Composers: Binky Griptite
01	Goldfinger	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Goldfinger	02:36
	Writer: Anthony Newley, John Barry, Leslie Bricusse / Composers: Anthony Newley, John Barry, Leslie Bricusse
11	In the Bush	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)	03:30
	Writer: Patrick Adams, Sandora Ranee Cooper / Composers: Patrick Adams, Sandora Ranee Cooper
02	Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	It's a Holiday Soul Party	02:23
	Writer: Sharon Jones, Bosco Mann / Composers: Sharon Jones, Bosco Mann
11	If You Call	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	03:00
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
09	Giving Up	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)	03:09
	Writer: Van McCoy / Composers: Van McCoy
16	I'm Still Here	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Miss Sharon Jones! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	03:59
	Composers: The Dap-Kings
10	Without a Heart	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	02:45
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
07	Got to Be the Way It Is	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Dap Dippin' With Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	03:26
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
08	She Ain't a Child No More	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	02:35
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
12	Mama Don't Like My Man	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	02:31
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
09	People Don't Get What They Deserve	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Give the People What They Want	03:25
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
06	Take Me With U	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)	02:54
	Writer: Prince Rogers Nelson / Composers: Prince Rogers Nelson
13	Trespasser	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)	02:43
	Writer: Arthur Lane / Composers: Arthur Lane
09	Ain't It Hard	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Dap Dippin' With Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	04:30
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
04	The Dap Dip	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Dap Dippin' With Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	04:01
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
08	These Tears (No Longer for You)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul of a Woman	03:36
	Composers: Wayne Gordon
10	Pick It Up, Lay It in the Cut	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Dap Dippin' With Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	04:08
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
06	The Reason	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	02:20
	Writer: Neal Sugarman / Composers: Neal Sugarman
05	When the Other Foot Drops, Uncle	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	100 Days, 100 Nights	03:16
	Writer: Bosco Mann, Homer Steinweiss / Composers: Bosco Mann, Homer Steinweiss
02	Sail On!	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul of a Woman	03:00
	Composers: Cochemea Gastelum
08	Make It Good to Me	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Dap Dippin' With Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	04:39
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
10	Girl! (You Got to Forgive Him)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul of a Woman	04:09
	Composers: Bosco Mann
09	I'll Still Be True	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	03:48
	Writer: Thomas Brenneck / Composers: Thomas Brenneck
02	I Learned the Hard Way	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	03:46
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
01	This Land Is Our Land	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Rewind, Vol. 4	04:37
	Writer: Woody Guthrie / Composers: Woody Guthrie
01	(Introduction)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Dap Dippin' With Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	01:30
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
07	Something's Changed	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	100 Days, 100 Nights	02:57
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
05	Rumors	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul of a Woman	02:34
	Composers: Fernando Velez, Homer Steinweiss
13	Just Another Christmas Song (This Time I'll Sing Along)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Daptone Records Singles Collection: Volume 5	03:09
	Composers: Homer Steinweiss
05	Money	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	03:22
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
05	Now I See	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Give the People What They Want	03:11
	Writer: Homer Steinweiss / Composers: Homer Steinweiss
08	Humble Me	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	100 Days, 100 Nights	04:05
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
04	Give It Back	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	03:22
	Writer: Dave Guy / Composers: Dave Guy
08	How Long Do I Have to Wait for You?	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Daptone Records Singles Collection: Volume 3	03:23
	Writer: Bosco Mann, Victor Axelrod / Composers: Bosco Mann, Victor Axelrod
07	I'm Not Gonna Cry (Live at the Apollo)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo	02:23
	Writer: Bosco Mann - Thomas Brenneck / Composers: Bosco Mann - Thomas Brenneck
09	Every Beat of My Heart (Live at the Apollo)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo	02:12
	Writer: Johnny Otis / Composers: Johnny Otis
11	Call on God	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul of a Woman	03:38
	Composers: Sharon Jones
04	Tell Me (Live at the Apollo)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo	02:26
	Writer: Bosco Mann - Neal Sugarman / Composers: Bosco Mann - Neal Sugarman
01	8 Days (Of Hannukah)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	It's a Holiday Soul Party	03:43
	Writer: The Dap-Kings, Wayne Gordon / Composers: The Dap-Kings, Wayne Gordon
10	There Was a Time (Live at the Apollo)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo	06:05
	Writer: James Brown - Bud Hobgood / Composers: James Brown - Bud Hobgood
08	Calamity (Live at the Apollo)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo	02:09
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
02	He Said I Can (Live at the Apollo)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo	03:01
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
01	Genuine, Pt. 1	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul Time!	03:59
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
07	Window Shopping	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	04:35
	Writer: Lawrence Gordon - Wayne Gordon - Derek Nievergelt / Composers: Lawrence Gordon - Wayne Gordon - Derek Nievergelt
10	New Shoes	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Soul Time!	02:18
	Writer: Binky Griptite / Composers: Binky Griptite
11	God Rest Ye Merry Gents	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	It's a Holiday Soul Party	02:17
	Writer: The Dap-Kings / Composers: The Dap-Kings
06	How Long Do I Have to Wait For You (Instrumental)	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Naturally (The Instrumentals)	02:58
	Writer: Bosco Mann / Composers: Bosco Mann
03	White Christmas	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	It's a Holiday Soul Party	02:18
	Writer: Irving Berlin / Composers: Irving Berlin
08	Funky Little Drummer Boy	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	It's a Holiday Soul Party	03:19
	Writer: The Dap-Kings / Composers: The Dap-Kings

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