Seven Letters (Ben E. King album)
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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.
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...
, 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
Atco Records
ATCO Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment.-Beginnings:Atco Records was founded in 1955 as a division of Atlantic Records. It was devised as an outlet for productions by one of Atlantic's founders, Herb Abramson, who...
, and is still a classic today.
Track listing
- "Seven Letters" (Ben E. King) - (2:51)
- "River of Tears" (Eugene Washington) - (2:26)
- "I'm Standing By" (Jerry WexlerJerry WexlerGerald "Jerry" Wexler was a music journalist turned music producer, and was regarded as one of the major record industry players behind music from the 1950s through the 1980s...
, Betty Nelson) - (2:49) - "Jamaica" (Ben E. King) - (2:39)
- "Down Home" (Gerry GoffinGerry GoffinGerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
) - (2:49) - "Si Señor" (2:32)
- "It's All Over" (Mike LeanderMike LeanderMichael George Farr professionally known as Mike Leander was an arranger and record producer for Decca Records in the 1960s and Bell Records in the 1970s and worked with such artists as Marianne Faithfull, Billy Fury, Marc Bolan, Joe Cocker, The Small Faces, Van Morrison, Alan Price, Peter...
, Bert Russell) - (3:15) - "Let the Water Run Down" (Bert Russell) - (2:35)
- "This Is My Dream" (Rudy ClarkRudy ClarkRudy Clark is an American songwriter about whom little biographical information seems to be known. Supposedly a former mail carrier hailing from New York City, he was most active from the early 1960s through the early 1970s...
) - (2:37) - "It's No Good for Me" (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye) - (2:20)
- "In the Middle of the Night" (Eddie SnyderEddie SnyderEdward Abraham Snyder was an American composer and songwriter. Snyder is credited with co-writing the English language lyrics and music for Frank Sinatra's 1966 hit, "Strangers in the Night"....
) - (2:31) - "Don't Drive Me Away" (Don CovayDon CovayDon Covay is an American R&B/rock and roll/soul music singer and songwriter most active in the 1950s and 1960s, who received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994...
, Horace Ott) - (2:12)