Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Please Send Me Someone To LoveBaritone Saxophone – Charles H. WallerBass – George “Red” Callender*Drums – Leonidas Raymond “Lee” Young*Guitar – Eugene Floyd “Gene” Phillips*Leader, Tenor Saxophone – Thomas Maxwell Davis*Piano – Edward Truman Beal*Saxophone – Richard W. Wells*Written-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:43 |
| 2 | Strange Things HappeningBaritone Saxophone – Charles H. WallerBass – George “Red” Callender*Drums – Leonidas Raymond “Lee” Young*Guitar – Eugene Floyd “Gene” Phillips*Leader, Tenor Saxophone – Thomas Maxwell Davis*Piano – Edward Truman Beal*Saxophone – Richard W. Wells*Written-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:50 |
| 3 | Two Hearts Are Greater Than OneBaritone Saxophone – Charles Waller*Bass – Red CallenderDrums – Lee Young Guitar – Gene PhillipsLeader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Lee Wesley JonesTenor Saxophone – Jack McVea, Maxwell DavisWritten-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:58 |
| 4 | The Big QuestionBaritone Saxophone – Charles Waller*Bass – Red CallenderDrums – Lee Young Guitar – Mitchell “Tiny” Webb*Leader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielTenor Saxophone – Jack McVea, Maxwell DavisWritten-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:51 |
| 5 | My BluesBaritone Saxophone – Charles Waller*Bass – Red CallenderDrums – Lee Young Guitar – Mitchell “Tiny” Webb*Leader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielTenor Saxophone – Jack McVea, Maxwell DavisWritten-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:50 |
| 6 | Nightless LoverBaritone Saxophone – Charles Waller*Bass – Red CallenderDrums – Lee Young Guitar – Mitchell “Tiny” Webb*Leader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielTenor Saxophone – Jack McVea, Maxwell DavisWritten-By – Morris*, Mayfield* |
2:19 |
| 7 | How Deep Is The WellBaritone Saxophone – Maurice S. SimonBass – William K. “Billy” Hadnott*Drums – Lee Young Guitar – Herman Burell Mitchell*Leader, Tenor Saxophone – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielSaxophone – John Shelley Crawford*Written-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:41 |
| 8 | Ruthie MaeBaritone Saxophone – Maurice S. SimonBass – William K. “Billy” Hadnott*Drums – Lee Young Guitar – Herman Burell Mitchell*Leader, Tenor Saxophone – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielSaxophone – John Shelley Crawford*Written-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:30 |
| 9 | My HeartAlto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jewell GrantBass – Ralph Waldo Hamilton*Drums – Jesse Sailes*Guitar – Tiny WebbLeader, Tenor Saxophone – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielSaxophone – John Crawford Written-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:59 |
| 10 | Lonesome HighwayAlto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jewell GrantBass – David S. Bryant*Drums – William V. Douglass*Guitar – Charles Eldridge Norris*Leader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielTenor Saxophone – James Jackson, Jr.*, Maxwell DavisWritten-By – Jessie Mae Robinson |
2:30 |
| 11 | The Lonely OneAlto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jewell GrantBass – Ralph Hamilton Drums – Jesse Sailes*Guitar – Ulysses LivingstonLeader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielTenor Saxophone – Hubert “Bumps” Myers*, Maxwell DavisWritten-By – L. Bertrand* |
2:20 |
| 12 | I Ain't Gonna Cry No MoreAlto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jewell GrantBass – Ralph Hamilton Drums – Jesse Sailes*Guitar – Ulysses LivingstonLeader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielTenor Saxophone – Hubert “Bumps” Myers*, Maxwell DavisWritten-By – Mayfield* |
2:14 |
| 13 | Memory PainAlto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jewell GrantBass – Ralph Hamilton Drums – Jesse Sailes*Guitar – Ulysses LivingstonLeader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielTenor Saxophone – Hubert “Bumps” Myers*, Maxwell DavisWritten-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:44 |
| 14 | You Are My FutureAlto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jewell GrantBass – Ralph Hamilton Drums – Jesse Sailes*Guitar – Ulysses LivingstonLeader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielTenor Saxophone – Hubert “Bumps” Myers*, Maxwell DavisWritten-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:37 |
| 15 | Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeBass – Theodore Shirley*Drums – Robert K. Pittman*Guitar – William Harvey Pyles*Piano – Fletcher SmithTenor Saxophone – Earl Sumner Jackson*Written-By – Mayfield* |
2:30 |
| 16 | Advice (For Men Only)Bass – Theodore Shirley*Drums – Robert K. Pittman*Guitar – William Harvey Pyles*Piano – Fletcher SmithTenor Saxophone – Earl Sumner Jackson*Written-By – Mayfield* |
2:23 |
| 17 | I Need Love So BadAlto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jewell GrantBass – Ralph Hamilton Drums – Jesse Sailes*Guitar – Harold Leonard Grant*Leader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Gerald WigginsTenor Saxophone – Maxwell Davis, William B. Woodman, Jr.*Written-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:50 |
| 18 | Does Anyone Care For MeAlto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jewell GrantBass – Ralph Hamilton Drums – Jesse Sailes*Guitar – Harold Leonard Grant*Leader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Gerald WigginsTenor Saxophone – Maxwell Davis, William B. Woodman, Jr.*Written-By – Mayfield* |
2:27 |
| 19 | It's Good To See You BabyAlto Saxophone – Jewell GrantBaritone Saxophone – Floyd TurnhamBass – Ralph Hamilton Drums – Jesse Sailes*Guitar – Herman MitchellLeader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielTenor Saxophone – Bumps Myers, Maxwell DavisWritten-By – Mayfield* |
2:14 |
| 20 | Sugar Mama-Peachy PapaAlto Saxophone – Jewell GrantBaritone Saxophone – Floyd TurnhamBass – Ralph Hamilton Drums – Jesse Sailes*Guitar – Herman MitchellLeader – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielTenor Saxophone – Bumps Myers, Maxwell DavisVocals [duet] – Joy HamiltonWritten-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:30 |
| 21 | You Were Lyin' To MeAlto Saxophone – Jewell GrantBacking Vocals [The Meadowlarks] – Donald Julian*, Earl Jones , Ronald BarrettBaritone Saxophone – Floyd TurnhamBass – Ralph Hamilton Drums – Jesse Sailes*Guitar – Harold Grant Leader, Tenor Saxophone – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielWritten-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:56 |
| 22 | The Voice WithinAlto Saxophone – Jewell GrantBacking Vocals [The Meadowlarks] – Donald Julian*, Earl Jones , Ronald BarrettBaritone Saxophone – Floyd TurnhamBass – Ralph Hamilton Drums – Jesse Sailes*Guitar – Harold Grant Leader, Tenor Saxophone – Maxwell DavisPiano – Willard McDanielWritten-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:30 |
| 23 | Please Believe MeBaritone Saxophone – William Lundy Bass – Ted Brinson Drums – Earl PalmerGuitar – Clifton White, Rene HallPiano – Christine ChatmanTenor Saxophone – Jesse J. Jones*Written-By – Haywood*, Tucker* |
2:27 |
| 24 | Diggin' The MoonglowBaritone Saxophone – William Lundy Bass – Ted Brinson Drums – Earl PalmerGuitar – Clifton White, Rene HallPiano – Christine ChatmanTenor Saxophone – Jesse J. Jones*Written-By – Percy Mayfield |
2:28 |
| 25 | Hit The Road, JackWritten-By – Mayfield* |
1:30 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Specialty Records Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Specialty Records Inc.
- Recorded At – Universal Recorders
- Recorded At – Master Recorders
- Remastered At – Fantasy Studios
- Published By – ATV Music
- Published By – Parker Music
- Published By – Tangerine Music
Credits
- Compiled By, Compilation Producer, Liner Notes, Supervised By [Series] – Billy Vera
- Design [Original series design format] – Thomas E. Williams
- Design [Package Production] – Linda Kalin
- Producer [Original sessions] – Art Rupe
- Remastered By – Joe Tarantino
- Transferred By [From master discs] – Gordon Skene
- Transferred By [From master tapes] – Andrew Niedzwiecki
- Vocals – Percy Mayfield
Notes
per-track catno, annotations, and recording date:1. SP 7000; take 3; 1950-08-16
2. SP 7000; take 2; 1950-08-16
3. SP 432; 1950-10-23
4. previously unissued earlier version; take 1; 1950-11-21
5. SP 408; 1950-11-21
6. previously unissued later version; take 6; 1950-11-21
7. SP 473; 1951-07-27
8. SP 7000; 1951-07-27
9. SP 439; 1952-01-22
10. SP 439; 1952-03-31
11. SP 460; 1953-01-29
12. previously unissued in U.S.; 1953-01-29
13. SP 7000; 1953-01-29
14. SP 7000; 1953-01-29
15. SP 7000; 1953-04-23
16. previously unissued; 1953-04-23
17. SP 485; 1953-12-11
18. previously unissued in U.S.; 1953-12-11
19. previously unissued in U.S.; 1954-03-23
20. SP 499; 1954-03-23
21. SP 537; 1954-10-18
22. SP 544; 1954-10-18
23. SP 607; 1957-04-02
24. SP 607; 1957-04-02
25. SP 7000; undated demo; circa 1960
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 22211-7027-2
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDCHD 438 | Percy Mayfield | Vol. 2: Memory Pain (CD, Comp) | Ace, Specialty | CDCHD 438 | UK | 1992 |

