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| "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" | ||||
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| Single byBen E. King | ||||
| from the albumDon't Play That Song! | ||||
| B-side | "The Hermit of Misty Mountain" | |||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Atco | |||
| Songwriters | Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson | |||
| Ben E. King singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" is a song written byAhmet Ertegun and Betty Nelson, the wife ofsoul singerBen E. King. It was first recorded by King and was the title track on his third albumDon't Play That Song! (1962). The song reached number 2 on the U.S.R&B singles chart and number 11 on thepop chart when released as asingle onAtco Records in 1962. In Europe, it ranked at number 10 in Italy onFIMI National Charts between 1962 and 1963.
SingerAretha Franklin covered the song for her nineteenth studio album,Spirit in the Dark, released onAtlantic Records in 1970. Her version, performed with theDixie Flyers, was released as a single in 1970 and peaked at number 1 for five weeks on the R&B singles chart and number 11 on the pop chart.[1] Franklin's version was certified gold with sales over a million copies. It reached number 13 on theUK Singles Chart. This was the first of two covers Franklin did of songs made popular by King. The other was her cover of "Spanish Harlem" in 1971.
In 1962, the French singerJohnny Hallyday released a single with a French adaptation of the song under the titlePas Cette Chanson ![2]
Other acts to have recorded or performed the song include Keith Locke andThe Quests,Peppino di Capri,Adriano Celentano in 1977 andMariah Carey. It was also performed to great acclaim on thefirst season ofAmerican Idol byKelly Clarkson, the eventual winner. More recentlySam Moore duetted the song withBekka Bramlett on his 2006 albumOvernight Sensational. The British soul singerBeverley Knight included a cover of the song on her 2016 albumSoulsville. Singer-songwriterBruce Springsteen recorded the song for his 2022 studio album,Only the Strong Survive.[3]
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