Don't Play That Song (album)
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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 (You Lied)".
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...
. 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 (You Lied)".
Track listing
- "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"Don't Play That Song " is a song written by Ahmet Ertegün and Betty Nelson and first recorded by soul singer Ben E. King. The title track on King's third album Don't Play That Song, it reached #2 on the U.S...
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, Betty Nelson) – 2:46 - "Ecstasy" – 2:32
- "On the Horizon" – 2:18
- "Show Me the Way" – 2:18
- "Here Comes the Night" – 2:24
- "First Taste of Love" – 2:20
- "Stand by MeStand 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...
" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:57 - "Yes" – 3:03
- "Young Boy Blues" – 2:17
- "The Hermit of Misty Mountain" – 2:20
- "I Promise Love" – 2:05
- "Brace Yourself" – 2:08