Don't Play That Song!

Don't Play That Song!
Studio album by Ben E. King
Released August 20, 1962
Recorded 1960 - 1961
Genre Soul
Length 29:28
Label Atco Records
Producer Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Ben E. King chronology

Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers
(1962)		 Don't Play That Song!
(1962)		 Young Boy Blues
(1964)
Singles from Don't Play That Song!
  1. "First Taste of Love"
    Released: 1961
  2. "Stand By Me"
    Released: 1961
  3. "Young Boy Blues" / "Here Comes the Night"
    Released: 1961
  4. "Ecstasy"
    Released: 1962
  5. "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"
    Released: 1962

Don't Play That Song! is the third studio album by Ben E. King. The album was released by Atlantic Records as an LP in 1962 and was home to five notable singles: "Stand by Me", "Ecstasy", "First Taste of Love", "Here Comes the Night", and the title track, "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)".

Track listing

  1. "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson) – 2:46
  2. "Ecstasy" – 2:32
  3. "On the Horizon" – 2:18
  4. "Show Me the Way" – 2:18
  5. "Here Comes the Night" – 2:24
  6. "First Taste of Love" – 2:20
  7. "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:57
  8. "Yes" – 3:03
  9. "Young Boy Blues" – 2:17
  10. "The Hermit of Misty Mountain" – 2:20
  11. "I Promise Love" – 2:05
  12. "Brace Yourself" – 2:08

Stan Applebaum arranged the album; except "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" which was arranged by Jimmie Haskell and "The Hermit of Misty Mountain" by Claus Ogerman.