Mel & Tim

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Mel and Tim, born Melvin McArthur Hardin and Hubert Timothy McPherson in Holly Springs, Mississippi, are an American soul music duo active from 1969 to 1974. Cousins by birth, they moved to Chicago where they were discovered by Gene Chandler. Their aunt Yolanda Hardin, a former singer, played a pivotal role in their career, signing them to her Bamboo Records label and helping with songwriting and publicity. Their debut single "Backfield in Motion" was an immediate success, reaching number 3 on Billboard's R&B chart and Number 10 on its pop chart in 1969. The record sold over one million copies and earned a gold disc. Their follow-up single "Good Guys Only Win in the Movies", also the title of their first album, was released shortly after. Mel and Tim then moved to Stax Records, where they recorded their second top 5 R&B hit, the ballad "Starting All Over Again" in June 1972. This song climbed to number 19 on the Billboard pop chart and stayed there for 20 weeks, becoming their second million-seller. The duo performed at the Wattstax charity concert that year but struggled to replicate their earlier successes with later recordings. Tim McPherson passed away in 1986.

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01	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			02:47
	Composers: Mel & Tim
05	Starting All Over Again	Mel & Tim	The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975			03:57
	Writer: Phillip Mitchell / Composers: Phillip Mitchell
06	Backfield in Motion	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			02:35
	Composers: Melvin Harden, Hubert McPherson
17	Starting All Over Again	Mel & Tim	Welcome To Stax			03:57
	Writer: Phillip Mitchell / Composers: Phillip Mitchell
01	Keep The Faith	Mel & Tim	Mel & Tim			03:59
	Composers: Mark James
10	Too Much Wheelin' And Dealin'	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again			02:49
	Composers: Homer Banks - Raymond Jackson
04	Feeling Bad	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			03:03
	Composers: Mel & Tim
03	I've Got Puredee	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			02:22
	Composers: Melvin Hardin
06	Free For All	Mel & Tim	Stax Chartbusters, Vol. 3			02:38
	Writer: Phillip Mitchell / Composers: Phillip Mitchell
05	Groovy Situation	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			03:12
	Composers: Mel & Tim
09	I'm Your Puppet	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again			02:59
	Composers: Dan Penn - Spooner Oldham
08	I Found That I Was Wrong	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			02:43
	Composers: Melvin Harden, Hubert McPherson, Eugene Dixon
02	Backfield In Motion (Live)	Mel & Tim	Wattstax: The Living Word			05:29
	Writer: Herbert McPherson - Harden Melvin McArthur / Composers: Herbert McPherson - Harden Melvin McArthur
02	Forget It, I've Got It	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			02:44
	Composers: Mel & Tim
09	Mail Call Time	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			03:17
	Composers: Melvin Harden, Hubert McPherson, Eugene Dixon
01	Don't Mess With My Money, My Honey Or My Woman	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again			03:38
	Composers: Phillip Mitchell
24	Starting All Over Again	Mel & Tim	The Stax Story (4 Disc Set)			03:28
	Writer: Phillip Mitchell / Composers: Phillip Mitchell
03	I May Not Be What You Want	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again			02:58
	Composers: Ernie Shelby - Phillip Mitchell
07	Caught You in the Act	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			02:33
	Composers: Mel & Tim
04	Groovy Situation (Live At The Summit Club / 1972)	Mel & Tim	Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection			03:49
	Writer: Herman Davis - Russell Lewis / Composers: Herman Davis - Russell Lewis
02	The Same Folks (Album Version)	Mel & Tim	Mel & Tim			03:23
	Composers: Phillip Mitchell
06	Backfield In Motion / Starting All Over Again (Live At The Summit Club / 1972)	Mel & Tim	Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection			14:19
	Writer: Mel Hardin - Tim McPherson / Composers: Mel Hardin - Tim McPherson - Leroy Phillip Mitchell
05	Good Guys Only Win In The Movies / Ain't No Sunshine (Live At The Summit Club / 1972)	Mel & Tim	Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection			09:20
	Writer: Bill Withers - Eugene Dixon - Albert Thompson / Composers: Bill Withers - Eugene Dixon - Albert Thompson
07	Friendship Train (Live At The Summit Club / 1972)	Mel & Tim	Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection			09:13
	Writer: Barrett Strong - Norman Whitfield / Composers: Barrett Strong - Norman Whitfield

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Discography

Albums

Mel & Tim

℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.: 01-01-1973

Mel & Tim

01	Keep The Faith	Mel & Tim	Mel & Tim			03:59
	Composers: Mark James
02	The Same Folks (Album Version)	Mel & Tim	Mel & Tim			03:23
	Composers: Phillip Mitchell
03	Oh How I Love You (Album Version)	Mel & Tim	Mel & Tim			03:04
	Composers: Phillip Mitchell
04	Yes We Can-Can	Mel & Tim	Mel & Tim			04:14
	Composers: Allen Toussaint
05	I'd Still Be There (Album Version)	Mel & Tim	Mel & Tim			03:54
	Composers: Phillip Mitchell - Billy Clements
06	Making Love Is My Thing (Album Version)	Mel & Tim	Mel & Tim			03:41
	Composers: Phillip Mitchell
07	It's Those Little Things That Count (Album Version)	Mel & Tim	Mel & Tim			03:14
	Composers: Unknown

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Starting All Over Again

℗ 1972 Stax Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.: 01-01-1972

Starting All Over Again

01	Don't Mess With My Money, My Honey Or My Woman	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again			03:38
	Composers: Phillip Mitchell
02	Starting All Over Again	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again			03:57
	Composers: Phillip Mitchell
03	I May Not Be What You Want	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again			02:58
	Composers: Ernie Shelby - Phillip Mitchell
04	Carry Me	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again			03:47
	Composers: Phillip Mitchell - Ernie Shelby
05	Free For All	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again			02:38
	Composers: Phillip Mitchell
06	Heaven Knows	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again			03:53
	Composers: Carl Hampton - Raymond Jackson - Homer Banks
07	Wrap It Up	Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again			02:24
	Composers: David Porter - Isaac Hayes

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Good Guys Only Win in the Movies

1996 Sundazed Music: 01-01-1969

Good Guys Only Win in the Movies

01	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			02:47
	Composers: Mel & Tim
02	Forget It, I've Got It	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			02:44
	Composers: Mel & Tim
03	I've Got Puredee	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			02:22
	Composers: Melvin Hardin
04	Feeling Bad	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			03:03
	Composers: Mel & Tim
05	Groovy Situation	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			03:12
	Composers: Mel & Tim
06	Backfield in Motion	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			02:35
	Composers: Melvin Harden, Hubert McPherson
07	Caught You in the Act	Mel & Tim	Good Guys Only Win in the Movies			02:33
	Composers: Mel & Tim

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Singles

Backfield In Motion

℗ 1969 K-tel: 01-09-1969

Backfield In Motion

01	Backfield In Motion	Mel & Tim	Backfield In Motion			02:34
	Writer: Melvin Mc Arthur Harden - Hubert Timothy McPherson / Composers: Melvin Mc Arthur Harden - Hubert Timothy McPherson

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R&B Soul

℗ 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 26-06-2020

R&B Soul

01	Easy	Commodores	R&B Soul			04:16
	Writer: Lionel Richie / Composers: Lionel Richie
02	What's Going On (Original Single Mix)	Marvin Gaye	R&B Soul			03:46
	Writer: Marvin Gaye - Renaldo Benson - Al Cleveland / Composers: Marvin Gaye - Renaldo Benson - Al Cleveland
03	Papa Don't Take No Mess (Pt. 1)	James Brown	R&B Soul			04:33
	Writer: James Brown - Fred Wesley - John Starks - Charles Bobbit / Composers: James Brown - Fred Wesley - John Starks - Charles Bobbit
04	You Got The Love	Rufus	R&B Soul			04:38
	Writer: Chaka Khan - Ray Parker Jr. / Composers: Chaka Khan - Ray Parker Jr.
05	Car Wash (Single Version)	Rose Royce	R&B Soul			03:18
	Writer: Norman Whitfield / Composers: Norman Whitfield
06	Gimme Some More (Single Version)	The J.B.'s	R&B Soul			03:04
	Writer: James Brown - Charles Fred A. Bobbit / Composers: James Brown - Charles Fred A. Bobbit
07	I Wish It Would Rain	The Temptations	R&B Soul			02:51
	Writer: Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong - Rodger Penzabene / Composers: Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong - Rodger Penzabene

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Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration Of Stax

This Compilation ℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.: 22-09-2017

Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration Of Stax

01	Fool In Love	The Veltones	Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration Of Stax			02:00
	Writer: Joe Arnold - Chips Moman / Composers: Joe Arnold - Chips Moman
02	Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) (Album Version)	Carla Thomas	Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration Of Stax			02:16
	Writer: Carla Thomas / Composers: Carla Thomas
03	Last Night	The Mar-Keys	Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration Of Stax			02:39
	Writer: Smith - Charles Axton - Newman - Chips Moman - Caple / Composers: Smith - Charles Axton - Newman - Chips Moman - Caple
04	You Don't Miss Your Water	William Bell	Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration Of Stax			03:00
	Writer: William Bell / Composers: William Bell
05	Green Onions (Single Version)	Booker T. & the M.G.'s	Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration Of Stax			02:46
	Writer: Steve Cropper - Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewie Steinberg / Composers: Steve Cropper - Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewie Steinberg
06	Walking The Dog	Rufus Thomas	Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration Of Stax			02:35
	Writer: Rufus Thomas / Composers: Rufus Thomas
07	After Laughter (Comes Tears)	Wendy Rene	Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration Of Stax			02:53
	Writer: BRIttenum / Composers: BRIttenum

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The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975

This Compilation ℗ 2014 Stax Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.: 01-01-2014

The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975

01	Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)	Eddie Floyd	The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975			02:49
	Writer: Eddie Floyd - Rice / Composers: Eddie Floyd - Rice
02	Carry On	Jean Knight	The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975			02:56
	Writer: B. Denimal / Composers: B. Denimal
03	Do Your Thing (Remastered 1991 Album Version)	Isaac Hayes	The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975			03:20
	Writer: Isaac Hayes / Composers: Isaac Hayes
04	I've Been Lonely For So Long	Frederick Knight	The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975			03:22
	Writer: Jerry Weaver - Posie Knight / Composers: Jerry Weaver - Posie Knight
05	Nothing Is Everlasting	Annette Thomas	The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975			02:57
	Writer: Charles May / Composers: Charles May
06	Hearsay	The Soul Children	The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975			03:35
	Writer: John Colbert - Norman West / Composers: John Colbert - Norman West
07	Angel Of Mercy	Albert King	The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975			04:20
	Writer: Homer Banks - Raymond Jackson / Composers: Homer Banks - Raymond Jackson

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Wattstax: The Living Word

This Compilation ℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.: 01-01-2007

Wattstax: The Living Word

01	Salvation Symphony	Dale Warren & The Wattstax '72 Orchestra	Wattstax: The Living Word			07:56
	Composers: Dale Warren
02	Introduction	Reverend Jesse Jackson	Wattstax: The Living Word			05:50
	Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
03	Lift Every Voice And Sing (Live)	Kim Weston	Wattstax: The Living Word			03:38
	Writer: James Weldon Johnson / Composers: James Weldon Johnson
04	Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)	The Staple Singers	Wattstax: The Living Word			03:39
	Writer: Barry - Bloom / Composers: Barry - Bloom
05	Are You Sure	The Staple Singers	Wattstax: The Living Word			04:01
	Writer: Raymond M. Jackson - Homer Banks / Composers: Raymond M. Jackson - Homer Banks
06	I Like The Things About Me	The Staple Singers	Wattstax: The Living Word			05:57
	Composers: Pops Staples - Stubbs
07	Respect Yourself (Live)	The Staple Singers	Wattstax: The Living Word			04:39
	Writer: Sir Mack Rice - Luther Ingram / Composers: Sir Mack Rice - Luther Ingram

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One Hit Wonders - Vol. 3

: 23-12-2010

One Hit Wonders - Vol. 3

01	Surfin' Bird	The Trashmen	One Hit Wonders - Vol. 3			02:14
02	Rescue Me (Rerecorded)	Fontella Bass	One Hit Wonders - Vol. 3			02:46
03	The Rapper (Rerecorded)	The Jaggerz	One Hit Wonders - Vol. 3			02:38
04	Land Of 1000 Dances	Cannibal & The Headhunters	One Hit Wonders - Vol. 3			02:13
05	The Duck	Jackie Lee	One Hit Wonders - Vol. 3			02:18
06	Indiana Wants Me (Rerecorded)	R. Dean Taylor	One Hit Wonders - Vol. 3			03:06
07	Backfield In Motion	Mel & Tim	One Hit Wonders - Vol. 3			02:32

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Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)

2015 K-Tel: 28-07-2015

Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)

01	Tighten Up (Rerecorded Version)	Archie Bell & The Drells	Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)			02:44
	Writer: Billy Butler - Archie Bell
02	Knock on Wood (Rerecorded Version)	Eddie Floyd	Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)			02:59
	Writer: Stephen Cropper - Eddie Floyd
03	Cool Jerk	The Capitols	Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)			02:28
	Writer: Donald Storball
04	The "In" Crowd (Rerecorded Version)	Dobie Gray	Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)			02:49
	Writer: Billy Page
05	Hey Girl Don't Bother Me (Rerecorded Version)	The Tams	Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)			02:24
	Writer: Ray Whitley
06	Groove Me (Rerecorded Version)	King Floyd	Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)			03:27
	Writer: King Floyd
07	Can I Change My Mind (Rerecorded Version)	Tyrone Davis	Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)			02:44
	Writer: Barry Despenza - Carl Wolfolk

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101 Essential Sixties Classics

2010 K-tel: 26-01-2010

101 Essential Sixties Classics

01	You've Got Your Troubles (Rerecorded)	The Fortunes	101 Essential Sixties Classics			03:22
	Writer: Roger Cook - Roger Greenaway
02	Build Me up Buttercup (Rerecorded)	The Foundations	101 Essential Sixties Classics			02:54
	Writer: Anthony Gordon Instone - Michael Abo / Composers: Anthony Gordon Instone - Michael Abo
03	Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (Rerecorded)	Edison Lighthouse	101 Essential Sixties Classics			02:30
	Writer: Anthony Gordon Instone - John Barry Mason
04	The Rain, the Park & Other Things (Rerecorded)	The Cowsills	101 Essential Sixties Classics			02:48
	Writer: Steven Duboff - Arthur Kornfeld
05	Silence Is Golden (Rerecorded)	The Tremeloes	101 Essential Sixties Classics			03:09
	Writer: Bob Crew - Robert Gaudio
06	She's Not There (Rerecorded)	The Moon Phantoms	101 Essential Sixties Classics			02:22
	Writer: Rod Argent
07	Concrete and Clay (Rerecorded)	Tommy Moeller	101 Essential Sixties Classics			02:19
	Writer: Thomas John George Moeller - Brian William Parker

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The Very Best of Sixties Soul

2008 K-tel: 06-08-2008

The Very Best of Sixties Soul

01	Knock on Wood (Rerecorded)	Eddie Floyd	The Very Best of Sixties Soul			02:59
	Writer: Stephen Lee Cropper - Eddie Floyd
02	Just One Look (Rerecorded)	Doris Troy	The Very Best of Sixties Soul			02:37
	Writer: Gregory Carroll - Doris Payne
03	Tell It Like It Is (Rerecorded)	Aaron Neville	The Very Best of Sixties Soul			03:04
	Writer: George Davis - Lee Diamond
04	What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am) (Rerecorded)	The Tams	The Very Best of Sixties Soul			01:53
	Writer: The Tams
05	If You Need Me (Rerecorded)	Solomon Burke	The Very Best of Sixties Soul			02:27
	Writer: Robert Bateman - Wilson Pickett - Sonny Sanders
06	Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (Rerecorded)	Major Lance	The Very Best of Sixties Soul			02:14
	Writer: Curtis Mayfield
07	Warm and Tender Love (Rerecorded)	Percy Sledge	The Very Best of Sixties Soul			03:13
	Writer: Claraa Thompson - Bobby Robinson

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Sweet & Soulful 60's

℗ 2010 K-tel: 01-10-1961

Sweet & Soulful 60's

01	Girl Watcher	The O'Kaysions	Sweet & Soulful 60's			02:27
	Writer: Wayne Pittman - Ronaldo Killette / Composers: Wayne Pittman - Ronaldo Killette
02	Cool Jerk	The Capitols	Sweet & Soulful 60's			02:28
	Writer: Donald Storball
03	Love Makes the World Go Round	Deon Jackson	Sweet & Soulful 60's			02:28
	Writer: Deon Jackson / Composers: Deon Jackson
04	Baby, I'm Yours	Barbara Lewis	Sweet & Soulful 60's			02:29
	Writer: Van Allen McCoy / Composers: Van Allen McCoy
05	(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay	Percy Sledge	Sweet & Soulful 60's			02:31
	Writer: Stephen Lee Cropper - Otis Redding / Composers: Stephen Lee Cropper - Otis Redding
06	Land of 1000 Dances	Cannibal & The Headhunters	Sweet & Soulful 60's			02:13
	Writer: Christopher Kenner / Composers: Christopher Kenner
07	Expressway to Your Heart	Soul Survivors	Sweet & Soulful 60's			02:20
	Writer: Kenneth Gamble - Leon Huff / Composers: Kenneth Gamble - Leon Huff

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Welcome To Stax

℗ 2024 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 20-05-2024

Welcome To Stax

01	I'll Take You There	The Staple Singers	Welcome To Stax			03:16
	Writer: Alvertis Isbell / Composers: Alvertis Isbell
02	Theme From Shaft	Isaac Hayes	Welcome To Stax			03:15
	Writer: Isaac Hayes / Composers: Isaac Hayes
03	Green Onions (live) (Album Version)	Booker T. & the M.G.'s	Welcome To Stax			04:37
	Writer: Booker T. & The M.G.'s / Composers: Booker T. & The M.G.'s
04	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (Take 2)	Otis Redding	Welcome To Stax			02:42
	Writer: Otis Redding - Steve Cropper / Composers: Otis Redding - Steve Cropper
05	I Like What You're Doing (To Me)	Carla Thomas	Welcome To Stax			02:54
	Writer: Homer Banks - Bettye Crutcher - Raymond Jackson / Composers: Homer Banks - Bettye Crutcher - Raymond Jackson
06	What A Man	Linda Lyndell	Welcome To Stax			02:41
	Writer: Dave Crawford / Composers: Dave Crawford
07	Born Under A Bad Sign	Albert King	Welcome To Stax			02:47
	Writer: William Bell - Booker T. Jones / Composers: William Bell - Booker T. Jones

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K-tel Classics

2010 K-tel: 20-01-2010

K-tel Classics

01	The Birds and the Bees	Jewel Akens	K-tel Classics			02:09
	Writer: Herbert Newman / Composers: Herbert Newman
02	Liar, Liar	The Castaways	K-tel Classics			01:50
	Writer: Dennis Craswell - James Joseph Donna
03	Precious and Few (Rerecorded)	Climax	K-tel Classics			02:42
	Writer: Walter Nims
04	Julie, Do Ya Love Me	Bobby Sherman	K-tel Classics			02:52
	Writer: Tom Bahler
05	Hello Stranger	Barbara Lewis	K-tel Classics			02:39
	Writer: Barbara Lewis / Composers: Barbara Lewis
06	Surfin' Bird	The Trashmen	K-tel Classics			02:14
	Writer: Alfred Frazier - Turner Wilson Jr - John Earl Harris - Carl White
07	Five O'Clock World	The Vogues	K-tel Classics			02:06
	Writer: Allen Reynolds

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