Big Ben Atkins

Stax
Museum
of
American
Soul
Music

I Love This Song                                                            (Jimmy M. Johnson, Dan Penn, Leon Renfro) - 2:26
Cross My Mind                                                               (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) - 4:35
Shine On                                                                          (Eric Mercury, Carson Whitsett) - 2:31
Holding on to Friends                                                    (McRee, Thomas) - 3:19
Smokestack Lightin'/Brighter Side of it All             (C. Burnett, C.Feldman, T.Smith, S.Smith, J.Wiker) - 4:04
Solid Ground                                                                   (McRee, Thomas) - 2:52
That Brings Me Down                                                   (Jerry Puckett) - 3:32
Long Way to Go                                                              (Bettye Crutcher, Bobby Manuel) - 4:06
Would I Be Better Gone?                                              (W.Brown, D. Carter, Bobby Manuel) - 3:07
Good Times Are Coming                                              (Bobby Manuel) - 3:15

Spider Jive                                                  (Andy Fairweather Low)
There'll Never Be Another For Me         (D. Seals, P. McGee & J.F. Coley)
Our Love Goes Marching On                  (D. Linde, T. Cain & R. Cullers)
Save The Last Dance For Me                 (Doc Pomus & Monto Shuman)
Sail Away                                                    (Bob Morrison)
Those Old Love Songs                             (Donnie Fritts & Troy Seals)
I Don't Want To Lose                                (R. Murrah & T. Lewis)
You Better Move On                                  (Arthur Alexander)
Reachin' For The Feeling                         (Dobie Gray, C. Higgins & B. Dillon)

1967

Youngstown

Y-609

Come On Over 2:18
(by Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham)

Burning 2:32
(by Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham)

1967

Statue

7001

It Would Take A Miracle 2:04
(by Thomas)

I'll Step Aside 2:28
(by Leiber & Stoller)

1968

Goldwax

336

Love Is A Beautiful Thing 2:30
(by Felix Cavalier & Eddie Brigati)

Love Is A Beautiful Thing 2:30
Instrumental

1968

ATCO

45-6558

Double Your Satisfaction 2:40
(by C. Thomas, B. McRee & E. Thomas

Happy Is The Man 2:15
(by C. Thomas, B. McRee & E. Thomas)

1968

Josie

45-1010

I Wanta Make Love Country Style
(by Dixon)

Cindy And Fletcher Brown
(by David Hall)

1969

Josie

45-1022

Ring Of Fire
(by Merle Kilgore)

Mr. Pitiful 2:25
by (Otis Redding)

1972

Enterprise

ENA-9048

Day By Day 3:30
(by Stephen Schwartz)

Good Days Are Coming
(by Bobby Manuel)

1972

Enterprise

ENA-9061

Baby, Now That I've Found You
(by John Macleod & Tony Macaulay)

Would I Better Gone

1976

GRT

047

Them Old Love Songs
(by Donnie Fritts & Troy Seals)

Them Old Love Songs (Mono)
(by Donnie Fritts & Troy Seals)

1976

GRT

095

There'll Never Be Another For Me 3:07
(by D. Seals, P. McGee & J.F. Coley)

1978

GRT

161

We Don't Live Here We Just Love Here
3:27 (by Mickey Buckins)

Baby Blue Eyes 2:19
(by Menter Williams & Dan Penn)

1983

Vista

V 105

I Don't Want to Lose 3:08
(by R. Murrah & T. Lewis)

Title : Patchouli
Label : Enterprise Records
Record No. : ENS-1021
Release: 1971

Produced & Arranged by Bobby Manuel
Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

Ben Atkins: Vocals
Barry Beckett: Keyboards
Joe Correro: Drums
Donald "Duck" Dunn: Guitar (Bass)
John Gaston: Guitar (Bass)
Larry Hamby: Engineer
Roger Hawkins: Drums
David Hood: Guitar (Bass)
Al Jackson: Drums
Jimmy Johnson: Guitar
Bobby Manuel: Guitar, Producer
Wayne Perkins: Guitar
Marvell Thomas: Piano

Title : Reachin' for the Feeling
Label : Brylen Records
Record No. : BN 4417
Release: 1983

Ben Atkins: Vocals
Clayton Ivey Keyboards
Randy McCormick Keyboards
Henry Lowery Keyboards
Larry Byrom Guitar
Mac McAnally Guitar
Wayne Bridge Guitar
Bob Wray Bass
Clement Thomas Bass
Rod Taylor Drums
Roger Clark Drums
Harrison Calloway Trumpet, Horn Arrangemet
Harvey Thompson Tenor Sax
Dennis Good Trombone
Ronnie Eades Baritone Sax