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==Purpose==

The purpose of this page is to maintain a list of soul compositions that have been recorded many times - with at least 10 entries to the [[MusicBrainz]] database - that present either numerous spelling variants, or some specific spelling and/or capitalization difficulty. 

Track titles should be harmonized according to the composition title variants that have been chosen. 

By "chosen", we mean the following: 
* a proposed composition title first enters this page in the "To be discussed" or "Compositions: Proposed" lists 
* after it is discussed, eventually changed and approved by soul oriented moderators and native english speakers concerned by style and spelling, it enters the main list 

Note that this page is not an official styleguide, it's nothing more than an "ongoing tidying effort memo". 

This page & project was inspired by [[Jazz/Compositions]], you might want to check if you can contribute anything there too. 

==Guidelines==

* Identify the title, composers & first release 
* Find it at [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm ASCAP]/[http://www.bmi.com/search/ BMI] (favour the main entry over variants) 
* Check [http://www.allmusic.com AllMusicGuide], serious discography resources, cover scans... 
* Decide and propose a title 
* Wait one week or two for discussion, proposed changes, approval 
* Harmonize all the occurences of your title 
* Report your harmonization, including date (and possibly number of occurences) 

==Compositions list: Completed==

Listed in alphabetical order. 
* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=No+Soul+in+These+Old+Shoes&type=track Ain't No Soul ((Left) in These Old Shoes)] 
* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=Ball+of+Confusion+What+the+World+Is+Today&type=track Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)] 
* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=Do+I+Love+You+Indeed+I+Do&type=track Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)] 
* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=How+Sweet+It+Is+to+Be+Loved+By+You&type=track How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)] 
* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=I+Know+I'm+Losing+You&type=track (I Know) I'm Losing You] 
* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=The+In+Crowd&type=track The "In" Crowd] 
* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=La+La+Means+I+Love+You&type=track La-La Means I Love You] 
* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=Love+Is+Like+a+Heat+Wave&type=track (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave] 
* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=Reach+Out+I'll+Be+There&type=track Reach Out I'll Be There] 
* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=River+Deep+Mountain+High&type=track River Deep - Mountain High] 

See the end of the page for details. 

==Compositions list: Proposed==

* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=Get+Along+Without&type=track Gonna Get Along Without You/Ya Now] 
** Composer: Milton Kellem 
** [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?mode=results&searchstr=370038745&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASCAP] - ''GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YA NOW'' 
** [[[Image:willsviola-gonnaetalong.jpg]] Wills cover 1], [[[Image:willsviola-gonnaget-us12.jpg]] 2], [[[Image:viola_wills-gonna_get_along_without_you_now_s_1.jpg]] 3]. 
** Variants: ''Get Along Without You Now'', ''Gonna Get Along Without You'', ''Gonna Get Along (Without Ya Now)'' ... 
** Performers: Teresa Brewer, Viola Wills, The Vibrations 
** Approved by: [[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Discussion: Seems like it was first released by Brewer as ''Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now'', although I can't find any cover scans for that release. The Viola Wills release clearly uses "You" though, and most Vibrations discographies use this version too. So I propose using ''Ya'' for Brewer releases and ''You'' for Wills & Vibrations. 
** Proposed/Clean-up status: 2007-10-22 

Use the following format to propose a composition: 
* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=Proposed+variant&type=track Proposed variant] 
** Composer: Composer(s) name 
** ASCAP/BMI 
** Other sources (AMG/discogs/etc) 
** Variants: list of known variants, mispelling, improper capitalization 
** Performers: add some known performers 
** Approved by: [[User:Creap|Creap]] (<- your nickname), (others will add their name here if they agree) 
** Discussion: if needed, your own additional comments, and of course the following discussion 
** Proposed/Clean-up status: Date 

==Compositions list: Completed (detailed)==

Listed by date. 
* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=I+Know+I'm+Losing+You&type=track (I Know) I'm Losing You] 
** Composer: Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield 
** [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyid=632202&querytype=WorkID BMI] - ''I KNOW I M LOSING YOU'' 
** [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E18DB4FA47120C7803A45D9E453F504DF4AF6C01D2F4749C8E63744DD0373F340A4DBD2B7E577B479A9B32DAE5A0DD9CEEE469CA1&sql=17:702471 AMG] - ''(I Know) I'm Losing You'' 
** Variants: ''I Know I'm Losing You'', ''I'm Losing You'' 
** Approved by: [[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Discussion: BMI never lists paranthesis, punctuation, etc 
** Clean-up status: Consistent 2006-12-13 /[[User:Creap|Creap]] 

* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=Do+I+Love+You+Indeed+I+Do&type=track Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)] 
** Composer: Frank Wilson 
** BMI/ASCAP: n/a 
** [http://www.discogs.com/release/564334 discogs] has credible information and a scan of the 7" 
** Variants: ''Do I Love You'', ''Do I Love You? (Indeed I Do)'' 
** Approved by: [[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Clean-up status: Consistent 2006-12-14 /[[User:Creap|Creap]] 

* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=Love+Is+Like+a+Heat+Wave&type=track (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave] 
** Composer: Holland-Dozier-Holland 
** [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyid=919206&querytype=WorkID BMI] - ''LOVE IS LIKE A HEAT WAVE'' 
** Variants: ''Heat Wave'', ''Heatwave'', ''Love Is Like a Heat Wave'', ''Love Is Like a (Heat Wave)'', etc 
** Approved by: [[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Discussion: Note: There is an '''album''' called ''Heat Wave'', do not confuse these. Also see discussion in this [http://musicbrainz.org/show/edit/?editid=6055869 edit note]. 
** Clean-up status: Consistent 2006-12-20 /[[User:Creap|Creap]] 

* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=How+Sweet+It+Is+to+Be+Loved+By+You&type=track How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)] 
** Composer: Holland-Dozier-Holland 
** [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&querytype=WorkID&keyid=594834 BMI] - ''HOW SWEET IT IS TO BE LOVED BY'' 
** [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E18DB4FA47120C7803A45D9E453F504DF4AF6C01D2F4749C8E63744DD0373F340A4DBD2B8E577B479A9B326AE5A09D9CEE6468DA1&sql=17:666126 AMG] - ''How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)'' - 165 occurences 
** [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E18DB4FA47120C7803A45D9E453F504DF4AF6C01D2F4749C8E63744DD0373F340A4DBD2B8E577B479A9B326AE5A09D9CEE6468DA1&sql=17:666126 AMG] - ''How Sweet It Is'' - 59 occurences 
** Variants: ''How Sweet It Is'' 
** Approved by: [[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Clean-up status: Consistent 2006-12-22 /[[User:Creap|Creap]] 

* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=Ball+of+Confusion+What+the+World+Is+Today&type=track Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)] 
** Composer: Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield 
** [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&querytype=WorkID&keyid=82911 BMI] - ''BALL OF CONFUSION THAT S WHAT'' 
** [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E18DB4FA47120C7803A45D9E453F504DF4AF6C01D2F4749C8E63744DD0373F340A4DBD2B9E577B479A9B32FA4500DDBC0ED55ECBC1B&sql=17:118540 AMG] - ''Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)'' 
** Variants: ''Ball of Confusion'', ''Ball of Confusion (That's ''the Way'' the World Is Today)'' 
** Approved by: [[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Discussion: BMI never lists paranthesis, punctuation, etc, and I can't find it at ASCAP. Also see [[[Image:tempball.jpg]] this cover] /[[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Clean-up status: Consistent 2006-12-22 /[[User:Creap|Creap]] 

* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=The+In+Crowd&type=track The "In" Crowd] 
** Composer: Holland-Dozier-Holland 
** [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&querytype=WorkID&keyid=715720 BMI] - IN CROWD THE 
** Variants: ''The In Crowd'', ''The 'In' Crowd'', ''In Crowd'', ''"In" Crowd'' 
** Performers: Dobie Gray, The Mamas & The Papas, The Ramsey Lewis Trio 
** Approved by: [[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Discussion: What I'm not sure about is wether to use single or double quotes. The first recording artist was Dobie Gray, with the variant [[[Image:f55535ig97o.jpg]] ''The In Crowd'']. 
** Clean-up status: Consistent 2006-12-25  /[[User:Creap|Creap]] 

* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=Reach+Out+I'll+Be+There&type=track Reach Out I'll Be There] 
** Composer: Holland-Dozier-Holland 
** [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&querytype=WorkID&keyid=1231372 BMI] - ''REACH OUT I LL BE THERE'' 
** AMG - ''Reach Out (I'll Be There)'' 
** Variants: ''Reach Out, I'll Be There'', ''Reach Out (I'll Be There)'', ''Reach Out'' 
** Performers: Four Tops, Gloria Gaynor, etc 
** Approved by: [[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Discussion: I can find no instances with paranthesis on an actual cover through a [http://images.google.com/images?q=%22reach+out%22+%22four+tops%22 google image search]. Some 7"'s has a comma, but no actual covers that I can find. AMG is using paranthesis. BMI doesn't really matter on this, since they never list punctuation marks. 
** Clean-up status: Consistent 2006-12-27 /[[User:Creap|Creap]] 

* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=La+La+Means+I+Love+You&type=track La-La Means I Love You] 
** Composer: Thomas Randolph Bell, William Hart 
** First release: Philly Groove #150, 1968: The Delfonics - ''La-La-Means I Love You'' [[[Image:PhillyGroove150A.jpg]] (photo)] 
** [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&querytype=WorkID&keyid=819010 BMI] - ''LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU'' 
** Variants: ''La La Means I Love You'', ''La-La-La I Love You'', ''La La (Means I Love You)'', ... 
** Performers: The Delfonics, Jackson 5, ... 
** Approved by: [[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Discussion: Most covers use ''La-La Means ...'' or ''La La Means ...'', none I can find use paranthesis. My suggestion is: ''La-La Means I Love You'' /[[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Clean-up status: Consistent 2007-01-01 /[[User:Creap|Creap]] 

* [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=River+Deep+Mountain+High&type=track River Deep - Mountain High] 
** Composer: Phil Spector (and Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) 
** [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&querytype=WorkID&keyid=1256424 BMI] - ''RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH'' 
** First release [[[Image:Riverdeep-mountainhigh.jpg]] cover], [[[Image:6903291008.jpg]] 3], [[[Image:supremes372568.jpg]] Supremes & Four Tops], [[[Image:river-ger.jpg]] Deep Purple], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Deep_-_Mountain_High Wikipedia] 
** Variants: ''River Deep Mountain High'', ''River Deep-Mountain High'', ''River Deep, Mountain High'' 
** Performers: Ike & Tina Turner, Four Tops, The Supremes, The Animals, ... 
** Approved by: [[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Discussion: I suggest harmonizing titles for Tina Turner and all soul related artists, as well as for artists known to have credited their version of the song with the suggested title. I dare not enter the world of The Animals. 
** Clean-up status: Consistent for Tina Turner, Four Tops & Supremes 2007-01-10 /[[User:Creap|Creap]] 

* 1. [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=Ain't+No+Soul+in+These+Old+Shoes&type=track Ain't No Soul (in These Old Shoes)], 2. [http://musicbrainz.org/search/textsearch.html?query=Ain't+No+Soul+Left+in+These+Old+Shoes&type=track Ain't No Soul (Left in These Old Shoes)] 
** Composer: Joey Levine, Arthur Resnick 
** [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&keyid=14773&querytype=WorkID BMI] - ''AIN T NO SOUL IN THESE OLD SHO'' 
** [[[Image:Okehscansmall.jpg]] Major Lance cover], [http://wc07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=17:36776 AMG1], [http://wc07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=17:36777 AMG2]  
** Variants: ''Ain't No Soul (Left in These Old Shoes)'', ''Ain't No Soul (In These Old Shoes)'', ''Ain't No Soul in These Shoes'', ''Ain't No Soul'' 
** Performers: Major Lance, The Fantastic Four, Kenny Bernard... 
** Approved by: [[User:Creap|Creap]] 
** Discussion: Proposing variant 1 for Major Lance tracks, variant 2 for others. 
** Clean-up status: Consistent 2007-11-22 /[[User:Creap|Creap]] 

==Compositions list: ToDo / To be discussed==

* I Need Your Love / I Need Your Lovin' 

[[Category:To Be Reviewed]]