Don't Play That Song!

Don't Play That Song!
Don't Play That Song!
Studio album by Ben E. King
Released	August 20, 1962
Recorded	1960 - 1961
Genre	Soul
Length	29:28
Label	Atco
Producer	Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Ben E. King chronology
Singles from Don't Play That Song!
	"First Taste of Love"; Released: 1961; "Stand By Me"; Released: 1961; "Young Boy Blues" / "Here Comes the Night"; Released: 1961; "Ecstasy"; Released: 1962; "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"; Released: 1962;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
New Record Mirror	^[1]

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

Chart performance for *Don't Play That Song!*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[2]	31

References

^ Watson, Jimmy (3 November 1962). "Ben E. King: Don't Play That Song" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 86. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2023. 9. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

[1] Watson, Jimmy (3 November 1962). "Ben E. King: Don't Play That Song" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 86. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

[ac_Hungary_-2] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2023. 9. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

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v t e Ben E. King
Studio albums	Spanish Harlem Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers Don't Play That Song! Young Boy Blues Seven Letters What Is Soul Rough Edges The Beginning of It All Supernatural I Had a Love Rhapsody Let Me Live in Your Life Music Trance Street Tough Save the Last Dance for Me What's Important to Me Shades of Blue I Have Songs in My Pocket Soul Masters I've Been Around Love Is Gonna Get You
Live albums	Person to Person: Live at the Blue Note
Compilations	Ben E. King's Greatest Hits Stand by Me: The Ultimate Collection Anthology The Very Best of Ben E. King Eleven Best
Singles	"Spanish Harlem" "Stand by Me" "Amor" "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" "I (Who Have Nothing)" "That's When It Hurts" "Seven Letters" "Groovin'" "Supernatural Thing" "Do It in the Name of Love"
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