Name: Merry Clayton by Merry Clayton
Brand: Merry Clayton
SKU: 884385974169
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (77 reviews)

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Known for nearly upstaging Mick Jagger with her astounding backing vocal performance on the Stones’ 1969 recording of “Gimme Shelter,” Merry Clayton is the owner of a voice to be reckoned with. Here she opens her eponymous third studio album with a goose-bump-raising cover of Neil Young’s “Southern Man,” giving his tune the much-needed authenticity of an African- American perspective while injecting it with huge doses of danceable soul-funk to make this version definitive. “Walk On In” is less feverish yet equally grooving, but it was her sultry take on Carole King’s jazzy R&B ballad “After All This Time” that yielded a hit. She even one-ups Donny Hathaway on an incredibly impassioned version of Leon Russell’s “A Song for You.” Clayton continues to spin other people’s tunes into her own gold by stripping James Taylor’s “Steamroller” of its sardonic blues-rock mockery with a commanding strut and her bold soul-sister voice. Bookending with the flute-groove of “Whatever” proves to be an amazingly powerful exit strategy.

1. Southern Man

by Merry Clayton

Primary Artist: Merry Clayton; Main Performer
Composer: Neil Young; Composer
Inc.: Cotillion Music; Production
Music Publisher: Broken Arrow Music
Cotillion Music, Inc.
Cotillion Music; Other

2. Walk On In

by Merry Clayton

Primary Artist: Merry Clayton; Main Performer
Composer: Carole King; Composer
Inc.: Columbia Music; Production
Music Publisher: Screen Gems
Columbia Music, Inc.
Columbia Music; Other

3. After All This Time

by Merry Clayton

Primary Artist: Merry Clayton; Main Performer
Composer: Carole King; Composer
Inc.: Columbia Music; Production
Music Publisher: Screen Gems
Columbia Music, Inc.
Columbia Music; Other

4. Love Or Let Me Be Lonely

by Merry Clayton

Primary Artist: Merry Clayton; Main Performer
Composer: Skip Scarborough
Jerry Peters
Anita Poree; Composer
Music Publisher: Porpete Music Publishing Company; Other

5. A Song For You

by Merry Clayton

Primary Artist: Merry Clayton; Main Performer
Composer: Leon Russell; Composer
Inc.: Skyhill Publishing Company; Production
Music Publisher: Skyhill Publishing Company, Inc.
Skyhill Publishing Company; Other

6. Sho'Nuff

by Merry Clayton

Primary Artist: Merry Clayton; Main Performer
Composer: Billy Preston
Joe Greene; Composer
Music Publisher: Hollenbeck Music Company; Other

7. Steamroller

by Merry Clayton

Primary Artist: Merry Clayton; Main Performer
Composer: James Taylor; Composer
Inc.: Blackwood Music
Country Road Music; Production
Music Publisher: Blackwood Music, Inc.
Country Road Music, Inc.
Blackwood Music
Country Road Music; Other

8. Same Old Story

by Merry Clayton

Primary Artist: Merry Clayton; Main Performer
Composer: Carole King; Composer
Inc.: Columbia Music; Production
Music Publisher: Screen Gems
Columbia Music, Inc.
Columbia Music; Other

9. Light On The Hill

by Merry Clayton

Primary Artist: Merry Clayton; Main Performer
Composer: Richard Jones; Composer
Ink.: India Music; Other
Music Publisher: India Music, Ink.
India Music; Other

10. Grandma's Hands

by Merry Clayton

Primary Artist: Merry Clayton; Main Performer
Composer: Bill Withers; Composer
Music Publisher: Interior Music; Other

11. Whatever

by Merry Clayton

Primary Artist: Merry Clayton; Main Performer
Composer: Leon Ware; Composer
Music Publisher: Hollenbeck Music Company; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

37 minutes and 12 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

4/11 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

R&B, Soul, Retro Soul

Label

Ode Records

Music Distribution Service

Orchard Enterprises Inc

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1970

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

884385974169

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Merry Clayton

1. Southern Man

2. Walk On In

3. After All This Time

4. Love Or Let Me Be Lonely

5. A Song For You

6. Sho'Nuff

7. Steamroller

8. Same Old Story

9. Light On The Hill

10. Grandma's Hands

11. Whatever

Technical Specifications

Merry Clayton

Product information

Release options

1. Southern Man

2. Walk On In

3. After All This Time

4. Love Or Let Me Be Lonely

5. A Song For You

6. Sho'Nuff

7. Steamroller

8. Same Old Story

9. Light On The Hill

10. Grandma's Hands

11. Whatever

Technical Specifications