The Very Best Of Ben E. King
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The Very Best Of Ben E. King is a Ben E. King
compilation album covering his entire recording history dating to 1975. Longtime classics such as Spanish Harlem and Don't Play That Song as well as King's most influential hit Stand By Me are all on this album, among 13 additional hits.
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...
compilation album covering his entire recording history dating to 1975. Longtime classics such as Spanish Harlem and Don't Play That Song as well as King's most influential hit Stand By Me are all on this album, among 13 additional hits.
Track listing
- "There Goes My Baby" [2:13]
(from the album There Goes My Baby with The DriftersThe DriftersThe Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's backing group in 1953...
) - "Dance With Me" [2:23]
(from the album Dance With Me with The DriftersThe DriftersThe Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's backing group in 1953...
) - "This Magic Moment" [2:29]
(from the 1963 album Up On the Roof with The DriftersThe DriftersThe Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's backing group in 1953...
) - "Save The Last Dance For Me" [2:34]
(from the album Save The Last Dance For MeSave The Last Dance For Me (album)Save the Last Dance for Me was Ben E. King's 15th album and 14th studio album. It was released under the EMI-Manhattan label. The album was released in 1987 and was King's first release in six years. It also features a re-recording of Save The Last Dance For MeThis was King's last new release on...
- also sung with The DriftersThe DriftersThe Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's backing group in 1953...
) - "I Count The Tears" [2:07]
(from the albums Save The Last Dance For Me and Up On the Roof, both with The DriftersThe DriftersThe Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's backing group in 1953...
) - "Spanish Harlem" [2:52]
(from the album Spanish HarlemSpanish 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]...
) - "Stand By Me" [2:53]
(from the album Don't Play That SongDon'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...
) - "On The Horizon" [2:18]
(from the album Don't Play That SongDon'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...
) - "Amor" [2:54]
(from the album Spanish HarlemSpanish 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]...
) - "Young Boy Blues" [2:17]
(from the album Young Boy BluesYoung Boy BluesYoung 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...
) - "Here Comes The Night" [2:24]
(from the album Don't Play That SongDon'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...
) - "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" [2:53]
(from the album Don't Play That SongDon'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...
) - "How Can I Forget" [2:19]
(from the album Ben E. King's Greatest HitsBen E. King's Greatest HitsBen E. King's Greatest Hits is the fifth album and first compilation album by Ben E. King. Many classic hits such as "Stand By Me", "Spanish Harlem", "I ", and others return on this compilation disc released in 1964....
) - "I (Who Have Nothing)" [2:18]
(from the album Young Boy BluesYoung Boy BluesYoung 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...
) - "Supernatural Thing, Pt. 1" [3:21]
(from the album SupernaturalSupernatural ThingSupernatural marks Ben E. King's transition to the main Atlantic Records label after time on subsidiary labels. The album is King's ninth album and eighth studio album...
) - "Do It In The Name Of Love" [3:33]
(from the album SupernaturalSupernatural ThingSupernatural marks Ben E. King's transition to the main Atlantic Records label after time on subsidiary labels. The album is King's ninth album and eighth studio album...
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