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Written by: Don Covay
Produced by: Jerry Wexler
Released: Nov. '67 on Atlantic
Charts: 12 weeks
Top spot: No. 2

The second of four hits from 1968's Lady Soul, this kiss-off was written by Covay as a straight blues about field hands in the South. Covay reworked the lyrics for Franklin; producer Wexler cooked up the propulsive stomp. When songwriter Ellie Greenwich heard the track in Wexler's office, she suggested an extra vocal-harmony part, which Wexler got her to sing on the final master.

Appears on: Lady Soul (Rhino)

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