Don't Play That Song! Explained

Don't Play That Song!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ben E. King
Cover:	Bk dontplaythatsong.jpg
Released:	August 20, 1962
Recorded:	1960–1961
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

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

1. "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson) – 2:46
2. "Ecstasy" (Doc Pomus, Phil Spector) – 2:32
3. "On the Horizon" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:18
4. "Show Me the Way" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:18
5. "Here Comes the Night" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:24
6. "First Taste of Love" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:20
7. "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:57
8. "Yes" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:03
9. "Young Boy Blues" (Doc Pomus, Phil Spector) – 2:17
10. "The Hermit of Misty Mountain" (Ruth Batchelor, Bob Roberts) – 2:20
11. "I Promise Love" (Ben E. King, Lover Patterson) – 2:05
12. "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