Ben E. King's Greatest Hits is the fifth album and first compilation album by Ben E. King

Ben E. King

Benjamin Earl King , better known as Ben E. King, is an American soul singer. He is perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a U.S...

. Many classic hits such as "Stand By Me", "Spanish Harlem", "I (Who Have Nothing)", and others return on this compilation disc released in 1964.

Many discographies do not note this work; however, Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebook References the album as being released before "Seven Letters

Seven Letters (Ben E. King album)

Seven Letters is the sixth album and fifth studio album by Ben E. King, and the fourth studio album on the Atco label. "In The Middle of the Night" makes its debut on this album, released in 1965 by Atco Records, and is still a classic today....

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Track listing

1. "That's When it Hurts" [3:08]
   (1964 single)
2. "Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear" [2:06]
   (B-side of Tell Daddy [1962])
3. "Around the Corner" [2:51]
   (B-side of That's When It Hurts [1964])
4. "Young Boy Blues" [2:24]
   (from the album Don't Play That Song
   Don't Play That Song (album)
   Don't Play That Song! is the third studio album by Ben E. King. The album was released by Atlantic Records as an LP in 1962 and was home to five notable singles: "Stand by Me", "Ecstasy", "First Taste of Love", "Here Comes the Night", and the title track, "Don't Play That Song ".-Track...
   
   )
5. "What Now My Love" [2:34]
   (1964 single)
6. "Stand By Me
   Stand by Me (song)
   "Stand by Me" is the title of a song originally performed by Ben E. King and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller, based on the spiritual "Lord Stand by Me,", plus two lines rooted in Psalms 46:2-3...
   
   " [2:44]
   (from the album Don't Play That Song
   Don't Play That Song (album)
   Don't Play That Song! is the third studio album by Ben E. King. The album was released by Atlantic Records as an LP in 1962 and was home to five notable singles: "Stand by Me", "Ecstasy", "First Taste of Love", "Here Comes the Night", and the title track, "Don't Play That Song ".-Track...
   
   )
7. "Amor" [3:05]
   (from the album Spanish Harlem
   Spanish Harlem (album)
   Spanish Harlem is a classic debut album by Ben E. King. The album was released by Atlantic Records as an LP in 1961.-Track listing:#"Amor" - [3:02]#"Sway" - [2:18]...
   
   )
8. "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" [2:38]
   (from the album Don't Play That Song
   Don't Play That Song (album)
   Don't Play That Song! is the third studio album by Ben E. King. The album was released by Atlantic Records as an LP in 1962 and was home to five notable singles: "Stand by Me", "Ecstasy", "First Taste of Love", "Here Comes the Night", and the title track, "Don't Play That Song ".-Track...
   
   )
9. "I (Who Have Nothing)
   I (Who Have Nothing)
   "I " is a song originally released in English by Ben E. King in 1963."I " is based on the Italian song "Uno Dei Tanti," with music by Carlo Donida and lyrics by Giulio "Mogol" Rapetti. "Uno Dei Tanti" was released by Joe Sentieri in 1961...
   
   " [2:30]
   (from the album Young Boy Blues
   Young Boy Blues
   Young Boy Blues is the fourth studio album by Ben E. King, and the first of his albums released by Clarion Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records...
   
   )
10. "How Can I Forget" [2:20]
    (1963 single)
11. "I Could Have Danced All Night" [2:35]
    (1963 single)
12. "Spanish Harlem
    Spanish Harlem (song)
    "Spanish Harlem" is a song released by Ben E. King in 1960 on Atco Records, written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller...
    
    " [2:54]
    (from the album Spanish Harlem
    Spanish Harlem (album)
    Spanish Harlem is a classic debut album by Ben E. King. The album was released by Atlantic Records as an LP in 1961.-Track listing:#"Amor" - [3:02]#"Sway" - [2:18]...
    
    )

External links

Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebook: Ben E. King - http://www.uncamarvy.com/BenEKing/beneking.html