Live at Fillmore West
Released August 1971
Recorded March 5–7, 1971
Label Atlantic, Rhino
Producer King Curtis
Arif Mardin
Jerry Wexler
Live at Fillmore West is an album by King Curtis, released in 1971. The album showcases the concert he played with his band The Kingpins at the Fillmore West venue in San Francisco in March 1971 who were supporting and backing soul singer Aretha Franklin. A week after its release in August 1971, Curtis was stabbed to death outside his brownstone apartment in New York City.
It was reissued on compact disc in the 1990s through Rhino Records and was released in an expanded edition in 2006. In addition it was released as an expanded edition four-CD box set entitled, Don’t Fight the Feeling: The Complete Aretha Franklin & King Curtis Live At Fillmore West by Rhino Handmade in 2005, featuring the complete concert by King Curtis and Aretha Franklin. This edition was limited to 5000 numbered copies.
Recorded at the Fillmore West concert hall, the storied rock venue in San Francisco, over three nights, March 5, 6 and 7 1971, King Curtis and his band the Kingpins were supporting Aretha Franklin as well as playing as her backing band. the album opens with his own composition “Memphis Soul Stew”, but the bulk of the album is taken with cover versions of recent rock, soul and country recordings including Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours”, Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” and Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe”. His version of Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale” found renewed fame when used in the opening title sequence of cult British comedy film Withnail and I, although the film is set in 1969, two years before the performance.
Track listing
Live at Fillmore West (original edition)
Released August 1971
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. “Memphis Soul Stew” Curtis Ousley 7:41
2. “A Whiter Shade of Pale” Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher 5:26
3. “Whole Lotta Love” Willie Dixon, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham 2:16
4. “I Stand Accused” Jerry Butler 6:05
5. “Them Changes” Buddy Miles 7:01
6. “Ode to Billie Joe” Bobbie Gentry 3:22
7. “Mr. Bojangles” Jerry Jeff Walker 4:30
8. “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright 2:37
9. “Soul Serenade” Luther Dixon, Curtis Ousley 5:32
Total length: 44:30
Live at Fillmore West (expanded edition)
Released July 11, 2006, featuring 5 additional tracks.
1. “Memphis Soul Stew” Curtis Ousley 7:41
2. “A Whiter Shade of Pale” Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher 5:26
3. “Whole Lotta Love” Led Zeppelin 2:16
4. “I Stand Accused” Jerry Butler 6:05
5. “Them Changes” Buddy Miles 7:01
6. “Ode to Billie Joe” Bobbie Gentry 3:22
7. “Mr. Bojangles” Jerry Jeff Walker 4:30
8. “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright 2:37
9. “Soul Serenade” Luther Dixon, Curtis Ousley 5:32
10. “My Sweet Lord” George Harrison 2:33
11. “Them Changes” (alternate take) Buddy Miles 5:33
12. “Ode to Billie Joe” (alternate take) Bobbie Gentry 4:35
13. “Soul Serenade” (alternate take) Luther Dixon, Curtis Ousley 4:51
14. “Memphis Soul Stew” (alternate take) Curtis Ousley 5:05
Total length: 67:07
Don’t Fight the Feeling: The Complete Aretha Franklin & King Curtis Live at Fillmore West
4 CD Box-set. Released May 3, 2005 by Rhino Handmade in a limited edition of 5000.
Disc one
1. “Intro”
2. “Knock on Wood” Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper The Memphis Horns
3. “Whole Lotta Love” King Curtis
4. “Them Changes” King Curtis
5. “A Whiter Shade of Pale” King Curtis
6. “My Sweet Lord” Billy Preston
7. “Ode to Billie Joe” King Curtis
8. “Mr Bojangles” King Curtis
9. “Soul Serenade” King Curtis
10. “Memphis Soul Stew” King Curtis
11. “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” King Curtis
12. “Respect” Otis Redding Aretha Franklin
13. “Call Me” Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin
14. “Mixed-up Girl” Jimmy Webb Aretha Franklin
15. “Love the One You’re With” Stephen Stills Aretha Franklin
16. “Bridge over Troubled Water” Paul Simon Aretha Franklin
17. “Eleanor Rigby” Lennon–McCartney Aretha Franklin
18. “Make It with You” David Gates Aretha Franklin
19. “Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)” Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson Aretha Franklin
Disc two
20. “Share Your Love with Me” Alfred Braggs, Deadric Malone Aretha Franklin
21. “Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)” Aretha Franklin, Ted White Aretha Franklin
22. “Spirit in the Dark” Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin
23. “Spirit in the Dark (reprise)” Aretha Franklin
24. “Knock on Wood” The Memphis Horns
25. “Them Changes” King Curtis
26. “Whole Lotta Love” King Curtis
27. “A Whiter Shade of Pale” King Curtis
28. “I Stand Accused” King Curtis
29. “Soul Serenade” King Curtis
30. “Memphis Soul Stew” King Curtis
31. “Respect” Aretha Franklin
32. “Call Me” Aretha Franklin
33. “Love the One You’re With” Aretha Franklin
34. “Bridge over Troubled Water” Aretha Franklin
Disc three
35. “Share Your Love with Me” Aretha Franklin
36. “Eleanor Rigby” Aretha Franklin
37. “Make It with You” Aretha Franklin
38. “You’re All I Need to Get By” Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson Aretha Franklin
39. “Don’t Play That Song” Aretha Franklin
40. “Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)” Aretha Franklin
41. “Spirit in the Dark” Aretha Franklin
42. “Spirit in the Dark (reprise)” Aretha Franklin
43. “Knock on Wood” The Memphis Horns
44. “Them Changes” King Curtis
45. “A Whiter Shade of Pale” King Curtis
46. “Ode to Billie Joe” King Curtis
47. “Soul Serenade” King Curtis
48. “Memphis Soul Stew” King Curtis
Disc four
49. “Respect” Aretha Franklin
50. “Call Me” Aretha Franklin
51. “Love the One You’re With” Aretha Franklin
52. “Bridge over Troubled Water” Aretha Franklin
53. “Share Your Love with Me” Aretha Franklin
54. “Eleanor Rigby” Aretha Franklin
55. “Make It with You” Aretha Franklin
56. “Don’t Play That Song” Aretha Franklin
57. “You’re All I Need to Get By” Aretha Franklin
58. “Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)” Aretha Franklin
59. “Spirit in the Dark” Aretha Franklin
60. “Spirit in the Dark (reprise)” Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles
61. “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson Aretha Franklin
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