Don't Play That Song!
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{{Infobox album
| name = Don't Play That Song!
| type = studio
| artist = Ben E. King
| cover = Bk dontplaythatsong.jpg
| released = August 20, 1962
| recorded = 1960–1961
| studio =
| genre = Soul
| length = 29:28
| label = Atco
| producer = Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
| prev_title = Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers
| prev_year = 1962
| next_title = Young Boy Blues
| next_year = 1964
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Don't Play That Song!
| type = studio
| single1 = First Taste of Love
| single1date = 1961
| single2 = Stand By Me
| single2date = 1961
| single3 = Young Boy Blues" / "Here Comes the Night
| single3date = 1961
| single4 = Ecstasy
| single4date = 1962
| single5 = Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
| single5date = 1962
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = New Record Mirror
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last= Watson |first= Jimmy |date=3 November 1962 |title=Ben E. King: Don't Play That Song |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/62/Record-Mirror-1962-11-03.pdf |magazine=New Record Mirror |issue=86 |page=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401224600/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/62/Record-Mirror-1962-11-03.pdf |archive-date=1 April 2022 |access-date=5 August 2022}}
}}
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 (You Lied)".
Track listing
- "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson) – 2:46
- "Ecstasy" (Doc Pomus, Phil Spector) – 2:32
- "On the Horizon" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:18
- "Show Me the Way" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:18
- "Here Comes the Night" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:24
- "First Taste of Love" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:20
- "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:57
- "Yes" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:03
- "Young Boy Blues" (Doc Pomus, Phil Spector) – 2:17
- "The Hermit of Misty Mountain" (Ruth Batchelor, Bob Roberts) – 2:20
- "I Promise Love" (Ben E. King, Lover Patterson) – 2:05
- "Brace Yourself" (Otis Blackwell) – 2:08
Personnel
- Stan Applebaum - arrangements
- Jimmie Haskell - arrangement on "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"
- Claus Ogerman - arrangement on "The Hermit of Misty Mountain"
;Technical
- Loring Eutemey - cover design
- Maurice Seymour - cover photography
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Don't Play That Song! ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|Hungary|31|year=2023|week=9|rowheader=true|access-date=March 10, 2023}} |
References
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Category:Albums arranged by Jimmie Haskell
Category:Albums arranged by Claus Ogerman
Category:Albums produced by Ahmet Ertegun
Category:Albums produced by Jerry Leiber