David Porter - Victim Of The Joke? - An Opera (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo)
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Description
David Porter (born November 21, 1941) is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.Porter was a 2005 inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, with catalog sales exceeding 400 million units. In 2015, Rolling Stone listed him among the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. He is best known for songwriting, having written Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" (1968 Grammy winner), and "Hold On, I'm Comin'". His songs have been sampled in Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover" (1993 Grammy winner), and Will Smith's "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (1999 Grammy winner).He is also the founder of the Memphis-based Consortium MMT, a nonprofit organization seeking to develop the music industry in Memphis.Porter has over 1700 songwriter and composer credits for a range of artists, including Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Celine Dion, Otis Redding, Drake, ZZ Top, Tom Jones, Ted Nugent, Bonnie Raitt, Wu-Tang Clan, Eminem, Patsy Cline, Albert King and Eurythmics.
Release Info
Artist: David Porter
Label: Enterprise
Format: LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Country: US
Label: Enterprise
Released: 2019-11-01
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul
Tracklist
Act I
A1 If I Give It Up, I Want It Back
A2 When You Have To Sneak (You Have To Sneak)
A3 Help
A4 I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over
Act II
B1 Storm In The Summertime
B2 Pretty Inside
B3 Human
B4 Airplane Ticket, Bus Ride, Can I Borrow Your Car?
