- Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
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"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" Single by Ben E. King from the album Don't Play That Song Released 1962 Genre Soul Length 2:47 Label Atco Writer(s) Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson Ben E. King singles chronology "Ecstasy"
(1962)"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"
(1962)"Too Bad"
(1962)"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" is a song written by Ahmet Ertegün and Betty Nelson and first recorded by soul singer Ben E. King. The title track on King's third album Don't Play That Song, it reached #2 on the U.S. R&B singles chart and #11 on the pop chart when released as a single on Atco Records in 1962 (see 1962 in music).
Aretha Franklin covered the song for her twenty-first album, Spirit in the Dark, released on Atlantic Records. Her version, performed with the Dixie Flyers, was released as a single in 1970 (see 1970 in music) and peaked at #1 for five weeks on the R&B singles chart and #11 on the pop chart.[1] In the United Kingdom it reached #13.
Other acts to have recorded or performed the song include Adriano Celentano (in 1977) and Mariah Carey. It was also performed to great acclaim on American Idol by Kelly Clarkson---the eventual winner---in the first season. More recently Sam Moore duetted the song with Bekka Bramlett on his 2006 album Overnight Sensational.
Preceded by
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie WonderBillboard Soul Singles number-one single (Aretha Franklin version)
September 12, 1970 - September 26, 1970Succeeded by
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana RossReferences
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 215.
Aretha Franklin Studio albums Songs of Faith (1956) · Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo (1961) · The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962) · The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962) · Laughing on the Outside (1963) · Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964) · Runnin' Out of Fools (1964) · Soul Sister (1966) · Take It Like You Give It (1967) · Take a Look (1967) · I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) · Aretha Arrives (1967) · Lady Soul (1968) · Aretha Now (1968) · Soul '69 (1969) · Soft and Beautiful (1969) · This Girl's in Love with You (1970) · Spirit in the Dark (1970) · Young, Gifted and Black (1972) · Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973) · Let Me in Your Life (1974) · With Everything I Feel in Me (1974) · You (1975) · Sparkle (1976) · Sweet Passion (1977) · Almighty Fire (1978) · La Diva (1979) · Aretha (1980) · Love All the Hurt Away (1981) · Jump to It (1982) · Get It Right (1983) · Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) · Aretha (1986) · Through the Storm (1989) · What You See Is What You Sweat (1991) · A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998) · So Damn Happy (2003) · This Christmas, Aretha (2008) · A Woman Falling Out of Love (2011)Live albums Yeah!!! In Person with Her Quartet (1965) · Aretha in Paris (1968) · Aretha Live at Fillmore West (1971) · Amazing Grace (1972) · One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (1987) · Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972 (2007)Compilation albums Aretha's Gold (1969) · Aretha's Greatest Hits (1971) · The Best of Aretha Franklin (1973) · Aretha Sings the Blues (1980) · Greatest Hits (1980–1994) (1994) · Greatest Hits (1998) · Aretha's Best (2001) · Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007) · Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen (2007) · A Deeper Love: The Best of Aretha Franklin (2009) · The Great American Songbook (2011)Box sets Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (1992) · Take A Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Columbia (2011)Singles "Precious Lord (Part 1)" (1959) · "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (1961) · "I Surrender, Dear" (1962) · "Try a Little Tenderness" (1962) · "Say It Isn't So" (1963) · "Skylark" (1963) · "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (1964) · "One Step Ahead" (1965) · "You Made Me Love You" (1965) · "Mockingbird" (1967) · "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (1967) · "Respect" (1967) · "Baby I Love You" (1967) · "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1967) · "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" · "Chain of Fools" (1967) · "Satisfaction" (1968) · "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (1968) · "Think" (1968) · "You Send Me" (1968) · "I Say a Little Prayer" (1968) · "The Weight" (1969) · "Tracks of My Tears" (1969) · "Gentle on My Mind" (1969) · "Share Your Love with Me" (1969) · "Eleanor Rigby" (1969) · "Call Me" (1970) · "Son of a Preacher Man" (1970) · "The Thrill Is Gone" (1970) · "Don't Play That Song" (1970) · "You're All I Need to Get By" (1971) · "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1971) · "Spanish Harlem" (1971) · "Rock Steady" (1971) · "Day Dreaming" (1972) · "Wholy Holy" (1972) · "Angel" (1973) · "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1973) · "I'm in Love" (1974) · "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1974) · "Something He Can Feel" (1976) · "Break It to Me Gently" (1977) · "What a Fool Believes" (1981) · "It's My Turn" (1981) · "Jump to It" (1982) · "Get It Right" (1983) · Freeway of Love" (1985) · "Who's Zoomin' Who" (1985) · "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (1985) · "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986) · "Jimmy Lee" (1986) · "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987) · "Oh Happy Day" (1988) · "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989) · "Everyday People" (1991) · "Someday We'll All Be Free" (1992) · "A Deeper Love" (1993) · "Willing to Forgive" (1994) · "A Rose Is Still a Rose" (1998) · "Wonderful" (2003) · "Put You Up on Game" (2007)Record labels Related topics Book:Aretha Franklin
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