In the Heat of the Night
Quincy Jones’ recording of “In the Heat of the Night” came out in 1967, the earliest year on file; Ray Charles’ and Nancy Wilson’s came out the same year. Quincy Jones shares the writing credit with Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman. Also recorded by Hank Crawford (released 1968), Jimmy McGriff & Junior Parker (released 1970) and Jools Holland (released 1990), among 30 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Kendrick Lamar’s “I’m Dying Of Thirst” (2012) carries this song’s writers on its credit.
Under that Kendrick track sits a 1967 Quincy Jones record, and Ray Charles cut the same song that year too. Start with Quincy, and Ray is one aisle over.
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▶Quincy Jones - In the Heat of the Night - (In the Heat of the Night, 1967)Credited writers: Quincy Jones, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1967, the same year as Ray Charles and Nancy Wilson.
Kendrick Lamar’s “I’m Dying Of Thirst” (2012) carries this song’s writers on its credit, the mark of a cleared sample or an interpolation.
- Hank Crawford1968
- Jimmy McGriff & Junior Parker1970
- Jools Holland1990
30 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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