Songs Written by Al BellTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Al Bell (born Alvertis Isbell; March 15, 1940) is an American record producer, songwriter, and record executive. He is best known as having been an executive and co-owner of Stax Records with Jim Stewart based in Memphis, Tennessee, during the latter half of the label's 19-year existence. A former disc jockey in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, Bell was vital to the careers of Stax's soul stars such as the Staple Singers and Isaac Hayes, the Emotions, the Dramatics,... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: I'll Take You There - #2: I'll Take You There - #3: Give It Up - #4: Hard to Handle - #5: Hard to Handle
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  Carla Thomas
1.
06/1965

Stop! Look What You're Doing
Carla Thomas

10 pts
92
US


30
R&B






[Stax 172]
written by Alvertis Isbell greentick & Eddie Floyd
  Solomon Burke
2.
08/1965

Someone Is Watching
Solomon Burke

13 pts
89
US


24
R&B






[Atlantic 2299]
written by Solomon Burke, Eddie Floyd & Alvertis Isbell greentick
  The Mar-Keys
3.
12/1965

Grab This Thing (Part 1)
The Mar-Keys

3 pts
111
US










instrumental
[Stax 181]
written by Steve Cropper & Alvertis Isbell greentick
  Eddie Floyd
4.
02/1967

Raise Your Hand
Eddie Floyd

from Knock on Wood   
38 pts
79
US


16
R&B




42
UK
[Stax 208]
written by Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd & Alvertis Isbell greentick
  Carla Thomas
5.
06/1967

I'll Always Have Faith in You
Carla Thomas

from The Queen Alone   
19 pts
85
US


11
R&B






[Stax 222]
written by Eddie Floyd & Alvertis Isbell greentick
  William Bell
6.
04/1968

Every Man Oughta Have a Woman
William Bell

3 pts
115
US










[Stax 248]
written by William Bell, Alvertis Isbell greentick & Booker T. Jones
  Otis Redding
7.
07/1968

#4  Hard to Handle
Otis Redding

from The Immortal Otis Redding   The Immortal Otis Redding
83 pts
51
US


38
R&B




15
UK
B side to Amen
[Atco 6592]
written by Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell greentick & Otis Redding
  Eddie Floyd
8.
07/1968

I've Never Found a Girl (to Love Me Like You Do)
Eddie Floyd

from Never Found a Girl   
47 pts
40
US


2
R&B






[Stax 0002]
written by Booker T. Jones, Eddie Floyd & Alvertis Isbell greentick
  Patti Drew
9.
11/1968

Hard to Handle
Patti Drew

from I've Been Here All the Time   
9 pts
93
US


40
R&B






[Capitol 2339]
written by Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell greentick & Otis Redding
  Ollie & the Nightingales
10.
12/1968

You're Leaving Me
Ollie & the Nightingales

from Ollie & The Nightingales   
2 pts




47
R&B






[Stax 0014]
written by Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell greentick & Booker T. Jones
  Johnnie Taylor
11.
12/1969

Love Bones
Johnnie Taylor

from The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues   The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues
40 pts
43
US


4
R&B






[Stax 0055]
written by Don Davis & Al Bell greentick
  The Staple Singers
I'll Take You There
12.
04/1972

#1  I'll Take You There
The Staple Singers

from Be Altitude: Respect Yourself   Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
304 pts
1
US


1
R&B




30
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #276]
[Stax 0125]
written by Alvertis Isbell greentick
  Esther Phillips
13.
12/1972

I've Never Found a Man (To Love Me Like You Do)
Esther Phillips

from Along Again, Naturally   
13 pts
106
US


17
R&B






[Kudu 910]
written by Alvertis Isbell greentick, Booker T. Jones & Eddie Floyd
  Bruce Springsteen
14.
12/1986

Raise Your Hand
Bruce Springsteen

from Live: 1975-85   Live: 1975-85
3 pts






44
rock




as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
live
written by Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd & Alvertis Isbell greentick
  Big Daddy Kane
I'll Take You There
15.
1989

I'll Take You There
Big Daddy Kane

from Long Live the Kane   Long Live the Kane
1 pts




73
R&B






written by Alvertis Isbell greentick
  The Black Crowes
16.
09/1990

#5  Hard to Handle
The Black Crowes

from Shake Your Money Maker   Shake Your Money Maker
63 pts
45
US




1
rock


45
UK
[Def American 19668]
written by Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell greentick & Otis Redding
17.
06/1991

Hard to Handle
The Black Crowes

from Shake Your Money Maker   Shake Your Money Maker
60 pts
26
US








39
UK
R
[Def American 19245]
written by Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell greentick & Otis Redding
  BeBe & CeCe Winans
I'll Take You There
18.
09/1991

I'll Take You There
BeBe & CeCe Winans

from Different Lifestyles   Different Lifestyles
35 pts
90
US


1
R&B






featuring Mavis Staples
[Capitol 44749]
written by Alvertis Isbell greentick
  General Public
I'll Take You There
19.
04/1994

#2  I'll Take You There
General Public

from Threesome: Music from the Motion Picture   Threesome: Music from the Motion Picture
111 pts
22
US
1
dance




6
alt.
73
UK
[Epic 77452]
written by Alvertis Isbell greentick
  Public Enemy
Give It Up
20.
07/1994

#3  Give It Up
Public Enemy

from Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age   Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age
92 pts
33
US


30
R&B




18
UK
[Def Jam 853 316]
written by Gary G-Wiz, Carlton Ridenhour, Studdah Man & Alvertis Isbell greentick
  Capleton
21.
10/1995

Wings of the Morning
Capleton

from Prophecy   Prophecy
11 pts
79
US


54
R&B






[African Star 577198]
written by Clifton Bailey, Otis Redding, Alvertis Isbell greentick & A. Jones
  Nas
22.
1996

Affirmative Action
Nas

1 pts




75
R&B






[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
written by Nasir Jones, Inga Marchand, Cory McKay, Anthony Cruz, S. Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Allen Jones, Al Bell greentick & Otis Redding

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