Stand by Me: The Ultimate Collection

The Ultimate Collection: Stand by Me
Compilation album by Ben E. King
Released	1987
Recorded	December 17, 1959 — March 17, 1975
Studio	New York Los Angeles
Genre	Soul
Length	56:31
Label	Atlantic
Ben E. King chronology
Save the Last Dance for Me (1987) The Ultimate Collection: Stand by Me (1987) What's Important to Me (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

The Ultimate Collection: Stand by Me is a compilation album by American musician Ben E. King. It was released in 1987 via Atlantic Records.

The album includes many hits such as "Stand by Me", the original "Spanish Harlem", and "Young Boy Blues". However, the single "In the Middle of the Night", released on the Seven Letters album, is one of his better known songs that was not included on this compilation.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stand by Me"	Benjamin Earl Nelson Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller	3:01
2.	"Save the Last Dance for Me" (with the Drifters)	Jerome Solon Felder Mortimer Shuman	2:29
3.	"I (Who Have Nothing)"	Carlo Donida Leiber Stoller	2:29
4.	"That's When It Hurts"	Jerry Wexler Bert Berns	3:07
5.	"I Could Have Danced All Night"	Alan Jay Lerner Frederick Loewe	2:34
6.	"First Taste of Love"	Felder Harvey Phillip Spector	2:32
7.	"Dream Lover"	Bobby Darin	2:41
8.	"Moon River"	Henry Mancini Johnny Mercer	2:55
9.	"Spanish Harlem"	Leiber Spector	3:01
10.	"Amor"	Sunny Skylar Gabriel Ruiz Ricardo López Méndez	3:07
11.	"I Count the Tears" (with the Drifters)	Felder Shuman	2:15
12.	"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"	Ahmet Ertegün Betty Nelson	2:50
13.	"This Magic Moment" (with the Drifters)	Felder Shuman	2:29
14.	"Young Boy Blues"	Spector Felder	2:21
15.	"It's All in the Game"	Charles G. Dawes Carl Sigman	2:52
16.	"Supernatural Thing, Pt. 1"	Patrick Grant Gwen Guthrie	4:11
17.	"On the Street Where You Live"	Lerner Loewe	3:46
18.	"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"	Gerry Goffin Carol Joan Klein	3:11
19.	"Show Me the Way"	Goffin Klein	2:14
20.	"Here Comes the Night"	Felder Shuman	2:18
Total length:			56:31

Notes

• Tracks 1, 6, 9 and 14 were recorded on October 27, 1960 in New York.
• Tracks 2 and 11 were recorded on May 19, 1960 in New York.
• Track 3 was recorded on February 11, 1963 in Los Angeles.
• Track 4 was recorded on January 15, 1964 in New York.
• Track 5 was recorded on February 1963 in New York.
• Tracks 7, 15 and 18 were recorded on December 18, 1961 in New York.
• Tracks 8 and 17 were recorded on December 21, 1961 in New York.
• Track 10 was recorded on March 29, 1961 in New York.
• Track 12 was recorded on March 3, 1962 in New York.
• Track 13 was recorded on December 23, 1959 in New York.
• Track 16 was recorded on March 17, 1975 in New York.
• Track 19 was recorded on December 17, 1959 in New York.
• Track 20 was recorded on March 27, 1961 in New York.

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3]	35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4]	18
UK Albums (OCC)[5]	14

References

1. Hamilton, Andrew. "The Ultimate Collection: Stand by Me/Best of Ben E. King/Ben E. King with the Drifters". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
2. M., D. (2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 454–455. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ben E. King – Stand By Me - The Ultimate Collection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Ben E. King – Stand By Me - The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

External links

• The Ultimate Collection: Stand By Me at Discogs (list of releases)