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William Bell

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Real Name:William Yarborough
Profile:The artist, songwriter and producer known as William Bell was born William Yarbrough in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 16, 1939. He began performing in bands as a teenager, releasing his first record with the Del Rios on the local Meteor label in 1957. He developed his songwriting career at the legendary Stax label, and would be a guiding force in the evolution of the Stax sound. In 1961 had released his first solo effort, You Don't Miss Your Water (Til the Well Runs Dry), which would be one of the early hits for the label. He was drafted in 1963 and spent two years in the Army.

In 1967 he released his first solo album, The Soul of a Bell. Albert King had a hit with Bell’s song Born Under a Bad Sign, and Bell released two more albums for Stax, Relating" and Bound To Happen." In 1969 Bell moved to Atlanta and started his own label, Peachtree. At the same time, he left Stax for the Mercury label, where he would release two albums. In 1977 he enjoyed the biggest hit of his career with Trying To Love Two, which sold over two million copies and stayed on the R&B charts for over six months. He was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1997.

The records that Bell produced for his Peachtree label in the late ‘60s and early 70’s included national acts like Mitty Collier (who had previously recorded with Chess Records), the Nashville-based Johnny Jones and the King Kasuals (whose record Soul Poppin’ was later picked up by Brunswick), as well as more obscure local Atlanta acts like James Fountain, Gorgeous George and Emory and the Dynamics. Bell’s production on these records is considered some of the best of the period, and original copies of some of the rarer titles are sought-after among soul collectors. Unfortunately, no comprehensive reissue of Bell’s Peachtree recordings exists, and few of the records have appeared on compilations.
URLs:http://www.williambell.com
In Groups:Del-Rios, The
Name Variations: All | William Bell | Bell | W Bell | W. Bell
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Releases:
Every Man Oughta Have A Woman / A Tribute To A King (7") Stax  
Headline News (12") Wilbe Recording Corporation  
You Don't Miss Your Water / Formula Of Love (7", Single) Stax 1961
Any Other Way / Please Help Me I'm Falling (7") Stax 1962
A Tribute To A King (LP) ATCO Records 1967
One Plus One / Eloise (Hang On In There) (7", Single) Stax 1967
I Forgot To Be Your Lover / Bring The Curtain Down (7") Stax, Stax 1968
Love-Eye-Tis (7") Stax 1968
My Baby Specializes / Left Over Love (7") Stax 1968
Private Number / Love-Eye-Tis (7", Single) Stax 1968
Private Number / Mrs. Robinson / I Wanna Testify (7") Stax 1968
Bound To Happen (LP) Stax 1969
Leave The Girl Alone / All I Have To Do Is Dream (7") Stax 1970
Phases Of Reality (LP) Stax 1972
Phases Of Reality (LP) Stax 1972
Relating (LP, Album) Stax 1973
Tryin' To Love Two / If Sex Was All We Had (7", Single) Mercury 1976
Coming Back For More (LP, Album) Mercury 1977
Easy Comin' Out (Hard Goin' In) (7") Mercury 1977
Private Number / My Baby Specializes (7") Stax 1977
Passion (LP, Album) Wilbe Recording Corporation 1985
(I Don't Want To Wake Up) Feelin' Guilty / Headline News (12") Pinnacle Records 1986
Headline News (12") Absolute Records (2) 1986
I Don't Want To Wake Up (Feelin' Guilty) / Whatever You Want (You Got It) (12") Rams Horn Records 1986
Passion (The Froggy Mix) (12") Tout Ensemble Records 1986
The Soul Of A Bell (CD, RM, RE) Atlantic 1991
The Very Best Of (CD, RM) Stax 2007
Production:
Purple Haze (7", Single) Brunswick 1968
Funk Pump (LP) Aware 1974
Purple Haze (7", Single, RE) Cream Records (2) 1976
Funkytown Vol. 1 (CD) Passion (Froggy Remix) Rush Records 1986
Upfront 1 (2xLP, Comp) Headline News (Extende... Serious Records (2) 1986
Do You Really Love Me (12") Wilbe Recording Corporation 1987
Don't Start A Fire (LP) Wilbe Recording Corporation 1987
Street Sounds 87-2 (LP, Comp) Do You Really Love Me Street Sounds 1987
Street Sounds 87-2 (Cass, Comp) Do You Really Love Me Street Sounds 1987
Essential 60's Northern Soul Dancefloor Classics Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Purple Haze Deepbeats 1994
The Stax Story (4xCD, Comp, RM) Stax 2008
Appears On:
Best Of Cream (LP) Born Under A Bad Sign Polydor  
Heavy Hits! (LP, Comp) You Don't Miss Your Wa... Columbia  
I'd Like To Change Places (7") Peachtree Record Company  
Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (CD, Album, RM) You Don't Miss Your Water ATCO Records  
Shaft / Who's Making Love / Private Number / Time Is Tight (12", EP) Private Number Pye Records, Stax  
Soul Limbo (LP, RP) Born Under A Bad Sign Stax  
The Best Of Booker T & The MGs (CD) Born Under A Bad Sign Stax  
Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (LP) You Don't Miss Your Water Volt 1965
Purple Haze (7", Single) Horsing Around Brunswick 1968
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (LP, Album) You Don't Miss Your Water Columbia 1968
Wheels Of Fire (2xLP, Gat) Born Under A Bad Sign RSO Records, Inc., RSO Records, Inc. 1968
Best Of Cream (LP, Comp) Born Under A Bad Sign ATCO Records 1969
Blues News (LP, Comp, Whi) Born Under A Bad Sign Chess, Polydor 1969
Soul Limbo (LP, Album) Born Under A Bad Sign Stax 1969
The "Killer" Rocks On (LP) You Don't Miss Your Water Mercury 1972
Harvest Heritage 20 Greats (LP, Comp) Private Number (Single... Harvest 1977
New Orleans Heat (LP, Album) Born Under A Bad Sign Ariola Benelux 1978
New Orleans Heat (LP, Album) Born Under A Bad Sign Tomato 1978
Crash And Burn (LP, Album) Born Under A Bad Sign Polydor (US) 1980
You Don't Miss Your Water / It's All Over Now / All These Things (7") You Don't Miss Your Water Charly Records Ltd. 1980
Strange Brew - The Very Best Of Cream (CD) Born Under A Bad Sign Polydor (US), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1983
You Don't Miss Your Water Till Your Well Runs Dry (12", Maxi) You Don't Miss Your Wa... Hot Records (2) 1985
You Don't Miss Your Water Till Your Well Runs Dry (7") You Don't Miss Your Wa... Hot Records (2) 1985
Absolute Music 1 (2xLP, Comp) To Be A Lover EMI Music (Sweden), Virgin Scandinavia AB, Grammofon AB Electra 1986
I Don't Want To Wake Up (Feelin' Guilty) / Whatever You Want (You Got It) (7") I Don't Want To Wake U... Wilbe Recording Corporation 1986
This Is Hot Too (LP) You Don't Miss Your Wa... Hot Records (2) 1986
To Be A Lover (12") To Be A Lover (Mother ... Chrysalis 1986
Whiplash Smile (LP, Album) To Be A Lover Chrysalis 1986
Whiplash Smile (LP, Album) To Be A Lover Chrysalis 1986
Whiplash Smile (LP, Album) To Be A Lover CBS 1986
Memphis Soul Classics (CD) Private Number Warner Special Products 1987
The Otis Redding Story (3xCD, Comp) You Don't Miss Your Water Atlantic 1987
Vital Idol (LP, Album) To Be A Lover (Mother ... Chrysalis 1987
Billy Idol Songs - 11 Of The Best (LP) To Be A Lover Chrysalis 1988
Idol Songs - 11 Of The Best (CD) To Be A Lover EMI Music (Australia), Chrysalis 1988
Idol Songs - 11 Of The Best (2xLP, Album) To Be A Lover, To Be A... Chrysalis 1988
Married To The Mob - Music From The Film (LP, Album) You Don't Miss Your Water Reprise Records 1988
Backtrackin' - Spanning The Career Of A Rock Legend (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Born Under A Bad Sign Castle Communications 1989
No More Boleros (CD, Album) Everybody Loves A Winner Mercury 1989
No More Boleros (Cass, Album) Everybody Loves A Winner Mercury 1989
Good Things (CD, RM) Any Other Way Kent Records 1990
Groove Me (7") Every Day Is Like A Ho... Hansa 1991
Stax Gold : Hits 1968 > 1974 (LP, Comp) Private Number, I Forg... Stax 1991
Wheels Of Fire (2xCD, Album, RM, 24k) Born Under A Bad Sign DCC Compact Classics Inc. 1992
Runaway Train (CD, Single) Everybody Loves A Winner Columbia 1993
Blues (CD, Album) Born Under A Bad Sign MCA Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1994
Hell And Back (CD, Album) Born Under A Bad Sign Rykodisc 1994
The Chart Show Ultimate Blues (2xCD) Born Under A Bad Sign The Hit Label 1994
The Originals (3xCD, Album, Box) To Be A Lover Chrysalis 1995
The Very Best Of Cream (CD, Comp) Born Under A Bad Sign PolyGram 1995
You Do Something To Me (CD, Maxi) My Whole World Is Fall... Go! Discs 1995
You Do Something To Me (7") My Whole World Is Fall... Go! Discs 1995
East Memphis Music - The Hits & More... (2xCD) Rondor Music International 1996
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (CD, Album) You Don't Miss Your Water Columbia 1997
Blues (2xLP, Ltd, Blu) Born Under A Bad Sign Classic Records 1998
Blues - Back To The Roots (CD) Born Under A Bad Sign ZYX Music 1998
Blues Masters: The Very Best Of Albert King (CD) Born Under A Bad Sign Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Classic Soul - 20 All Time Greats (CD, Album) You Don't Miss Your Water Warner.ESP 1999
Northern Soul Memories (2xCD) Never Too Young To Fal... Castle Pulse 1999
Expansion Team (CD, Album) Worst Comes To Worst Capitol Records 2001
Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (LP, RE, 180) You Don't Miss Your Water Sundazed Music 2001
Word Of Mouf (CD, Album) Growing Pains Def Jam South, Universal Music (Australia) 2001
Introducing (CD, Album) Eloise Warner Music (Germany) 2002
Troubles, Heartaches & Sadness: Hi Records' Deep Soul Sisters 1966-1976 (CD, Comp) Love What You're Doing... Hi Records 2002
BBC Sessions (CD) Born Under A Bad Sign Polydor 2003
Super Live Session (CD, Album, RE, RM, Ltd) Born Under A Bad Sign Toshiba EMI Ltd 2003
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (2xCD, Album, Enh, RM) You Don't Miss Your Wa... Columbia, Legacy 2003
Twice As Nice (LP) Forgot To Be Your Lover VP Records 2003
Complete Eighties (5xCD + Box) To Be A Lover EMI Music (Australia) 2005
Gold (2xCD) Born Under A Bad Sign Polydor (UK) 2005
Planter's Club Volume IV (CD, Comp) Tryin' To Love Two Universal Music (Austria) 2005
The Roots Of Hendrix (CD) Born Under A Bad Sign Mojo Magazine 2005
The Very Best Of Blues Brother Soul Sister (3xCD, Comp + Box) Private Number, Born U... Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2005
Home For Christmas (CD, Album) Everyday Will Be Like ... DKE Records 2006
Stax Gold - Memphis Hits (CD, Comp) Everybody Loves A Winn... Warner Platinum 2006
Wheels Of Fire (2xCD, Album) Born Under A Bad Sign Universal Music K.K. 2006
Stax Chartbusters Volume 1 (CD, Comp, Jew) Born Under A Bad Sign Spectrum Music (2) 2007
The Platinum Collection (CD, RM) I Think I Made A Boo Boo Warner Platinum 2007
Idolize Yourself - The Very Best Of (CD, Album, Comp, RM + DVD, NTSC) To Be A Lover, To Be A... Capitol Records 2008
Idolize Yourself - The Very Best Of (CD, Album, Comp, RM) To Be A Lover Capitol Records 2008
Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (CD, Album, RM, RE, Mono, Col + CD, Album, RM, RE, ) ATCO Records, Rhino Entertainment Company 2008
Sight & Sound: Classic Performance Live (DVD, PAL, Copy Prot. + CD, Album) To Be A Lover, To Be A... Warner Music Vision 2008
Those Were The Days (4xCD, Comp + Box, Boo) Born Under A Bad Sign Polydor 2008
Tracks Appear On:
"Soul-a-lu-ja !" - Stax Soul Selection Volume 2 (LP) Soul-a-lu-ja, My Baby ... Negram  
Kanye West Originals Collection Vol. 2 (LP) Strung Out Side Hustle Entertainment  
Shaft / Who's Making Love / Private Number / Time Is Tight (12", EP) Private Number Pye Records, Stax  
Soul Explosion (2xLP, Comp) Private Number Stax  
Soul Is Here To Stay (2xLP, Comp) I Forgot To Be Your Lover Stax  
Soul Nites (LP) Private Number Ronco  
Stax Soul Selection (LP) Private Number Negram  
Story Of Soul When A Man Loves A Woman (2xLP, Comp) Private Number Everest Records (5)  
Takin' You There (LP, Gat) Lonely For Your Love Stax 1972
Soul Christmas (LP, Comp) Every Day Will Be Like... Midi 1974
Soul Christmas (LP, Comp) Every Day Will Be Like... Atlantic 1978
Double Delight (LP) Private Number Warwick Records 1979
Sweet Soul Music (2xLP) Private Number, Lonely... Cambra 1982
75 Juke Box Classics (4xLP, Comp) Private Number Innovative Music Productions 1983
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947 - 1974 Volume 4 1958 - 1962 (CD, Comp) You Don't Miss Your Water Atlantic 1985
Funkytown Vol. 1 (LP) Passion (Froggy Remix) Rush Records 1986
Funkytown Vol. 1 (CD) Passion (Froggy Remix) Rush Records 1986
Upfront 1 (2xLP, Comp) Headline News (Extende... Serious Records (2) 1986
Upfront 1 (Cass, Comp) Headline News (Extende... Serious Records (2) 1986
Atlantic Soul Classics (LP, Comp) A Tribute To A King Atlantic 1987
Atlantic Soul Classics (CD) A Tribute To A King Atlantic 1987
Atlantic Soul Classics (Cass) A Tribute To A King Jugoton 1987
Atlantic Soul Classics (LP, Comp) A Tribute To A King Atlantic 1987
Memphis Soul Classics (CD) Private Number Warner Special Products 1987
Stax Gold : Hits 1968 > 1974 (LP, Comp) Private Number, I Forg... Stax 1991
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (9xCD + Box) You Don't Miss Your Wa... Atlantic 1991
Blues Brother Soul Sister Volume Two (CD, Comp) Private Number Dino Entertainment 1993
Stax-O'-Soul (CD) Will You Love Me Tomorrow Ace Records (UK) 1993
Soul Searching (2xCD) Private Number Columbia 1994
Trax From Stax (CD) Private Number Stax 1995
38 Soulklassiker 1960-69 (2xCD, Comp) I Forgot To Be Your Lover Diesel Music 1996
Classic Mellow Mastercuts Volume 4 (CD, Comp) Headline News (Extende... Mastercuts 1996
Classic Mellow Mastercuts Volume 4 (2xLP) Headline News (Extende... Mastercuts 1996
Dance Party (5xCD) Private Number L&D Records 1996
East Memphis Music - The Hits & More... (2xCD) Everybody Loves A Winn... Rondor Music International 1996
Beg Scream & Shout (6xCD) Private Number, Everyd... Rhino Entertainment Company 1997
Touch My Soul - The X-mas Album (2xCD, Comp) Everyday Will Be Like ... BMG Ariola Media GmbH 1997
A 70's Urban Soundtrack (CD, Album) Private Number Vox Magazine 1998
Classic Soul - 20 All Time Greats (CD, Album) You Don't Miss Your Water Warner.ESP 1999
Stax Of Soul (2xCD) I Forgot To Be Your Lo... Festival Records 1999
Soul Riot (CD) I Forgot To Be Your Lover Mojo Magazine 2001
In God's Country (CD) Born Under A Bad Sign Uncut Magazine 2003
Sampled Volume 4 (2xCD) I Forgot To Be Your Lover Virgin, Circa Records Ltd. 2003
SuperBreaksPresents: StaxBreaks. (CD) I Forgot To Be Your Lover Ace Records (UK) 2003
(The Whole Damn World Is) Going Crazy (CD) All I Need Is Your Love Stax 2004
Atlantic Gold (3xCD) A Tribute To A King Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2004
This Is Soul! (6xCD) Private Number Warner Music UK Ltd. 2004
Atlantic Gold: 75 Soul Classics From The Atlantic Vaults (3xCD, Comp) A Tribute To A King Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2005
Planter's Club Volume IV (CD, Comp) Tryin' To Love Two Universal Music (Austria) 2005
The Very Best Of Blues Brother Soul Sister (3xCD, Comp + Box) Private Number Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2005
Heart Breaks (CDr, Promo) I Forgot To Be Your Lover Beat Library 2006
Soul Sides Volume One (2xLP, Comp) I Forgot To Be Your Lover Zealous Records 2006
Soul Sides Volume One (CD, Comp) I Forgot To Be Your Lover Zealous Records 2006
Stax Gold - Memphis Hits (CD, Comp) Everybody Loves A Winn... Warner Platinum 2006
Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration (2xCD, RM) You Don't Miss Your Wa... Universal Music International Division 2007
The Wants List Vol.3 (2xLP) The Man In The Street Soul Brother Records (UK) 2007
The Wants List Vol.3 (CD) The Man In The Street Soul Brother Records (UK) 2007
Stax Soul Power! (CD) I Forgot To Be Your Lover Mojo Magazine 2008
The Changing Man (CD, Comp) My Whole World Is Fall... Mojo Magazine 2008
The Stax Story (4xCD, Comp, RM) Private Number, You Do... Stax 2008
Unofficial Releases:
A Quentin Tarantino Mash-Up (CD) I Forgot To Be Your Lover Not On Label 2004

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