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In The Midnight Hour

Composer: Steve Cropper / Wilson Pickett

Grateful Dead

info Fallout From The Phil Zone, Grateful Dead, 1997
info Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead, 2000

Live performances on official download releases
info Grateful Dead Download Series - A Night At The Family Dog 2/4/70, Grateful Dead, 2005

The Dead

info Hartford, CT - June 21, The Dead, 2003
info Morrison, CO - July 11, The Dead, 2003
info Darien Center, NY - August 8, The Dead, 2003
info Morrison, CO - June 16, 2004, The Dead, 2004
info Camden, NJ - August 7, 2004, The Dead, 2004

Phil Lesh & Friends

info Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: June 25, 2006, Atlanta, GA, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006
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info Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: July 19, 2006, Kansas City, MO, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006

Others

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Single, Wilson Pickett, 1965
no info In The Midnight Hour, Wilson Pickett, 1965
no info Little Mac and The Boss Sound, 1965
no info The Exciting Wilson Pickett, Wilson Pickett, 1966
no info Darling Baby, The Elgins, 1966
no info Breakout.!!!, Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels, 1966
no info And I Know You Wanna Dance, Johnny Rivers, 1966
no info And Now, Booker T and The Mgs, Booker T and The Mgs, 1967
info No Way Out, Chocolate Watch Band, 1967
info Travelin' Men, The Astronauts, 1967
info Turn on Your Love Light, Bill Black's Combo, 1967
info WCFL: 21 Hit Icebreakers, Various Artists (Michael & The Messengers), 1967
no info Single, The Mirettes, 1968
info Manufacturers of Soul, Jackie Wilson and Count Basie, 1968
no info Tighten' Up, Archie Bell and The Drells, 1968
no info Best Of Wilson Pickett, Wilson Pickett, 1969
no info Plays Great Memphis Hits, King Curtis, 1969
no info Soul To Soul Soundtrack, Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 1971
no info Cross Country, 1973
info Superstars of the 70's, Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 1973
no info Live In Japan, Wilson Pickett, 1974
no info This Is The Modern World, Jam, 1977
no info Flesh + Blood, Roxy Music, 1980
no info Plain from the Heart, Delbert McClinton, 1981
info Your Basic Dave Van Ronk, Dave Van Ronk, 1982
no info Razzy Bailey, 1984
no info Into The Night Soundtrack, Various Artists (B. B. King), 1985
no info Six Silver Strings, B B King, 1988
info Mayhem & Psychosis, Vol. 3 (LP), Various Artists (The Wanted), 198?
info More Songs from the Big Chill Soundtrack, Various Artists (The Rascals), 1990?
no info The Commitments Soundtrack, The Commitments, 1991
no info Scene 20 - 20th Anniversary Concert, Seldom Scene, 1991
no info Anthology 1965-1972, The Rascals, 1992
no info Man And A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett, Wilson Pickett, 1992
info Live!: Standing Room Only, Outcasts, 1993
info Into the Twangy-First Century, Run C&W, 1993
info Let There Be Drums, Vol. 2: The 60's, Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 1994
info 60s Rock Classics, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 1994
no info I'm A Jockey, Jimmie Johnson, 1995
info Only Rock'n Roll (1965-69), Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 1995?
info Look out for the Cheater, Bob Kuban & the In-Men, 1996
info My Fellow Americans Soundtrack, Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 1996
info Rock'n Roll Relix: Five-Volume Collection 1960-69, Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 1996
info Ultimate Collection, Tom Jones, 1997
info Plays the Great Memphis Hits/King Size Soul, King Curtis, 1998
info Frat Rock! Box, Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 1998
info Green Crystal Ties Vol. 7: Mind Expanding Punk of 60's, Various Artists (Kings Court), 1998
info Shake a Hand/Manufacturers of Soul, Jackie Wilson, 1999
info Hey! Look What I've Found, Vol. 11, Various Artists (The Mirettes), 199?
info Classic Rock: 1965, Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 199?
info '66 And All Those Hits, Various Artists (Ray Brown & The Whispers), 19??
info New Millennium Party, Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 2000
no info Cover Me, Various Artists (The Commitments), 2000
info Back to Black: 1900-1999, Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 2001
info Jealous Kind/Plain from the Heart, Delbert McClinton, 2001
no info Beat Club: The Best Of 66 (DVD), Various Artists (The Boots), 2001
info The Best Of Beat Club 65 to 73 (DVD), Various Artists (The Boots), 2001
info Red, White & Rock, Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 2002
info Ultimate Soul, Various Artists (Wilson Pickett), 2003
info Melts in Your Brain Not on Your Wrist, The Chocolate Watch Band, 2005
info The !!!! Beat: Legendary R&B and Soul Shows from 1966, Vol. 5, Various Artists (Beat Boys), 2005
info Into the Twangy-First Century / Row vs. Wade, Run C&W, 2006

Notes

The original recording of In The Midnight Hour was made during Wilson Pickett's first recording session at Stax Records on May 12, 1965. Accounts of the session indicate that it was mainly composed in the studio during recordings. Peter Guralnick describes the events in Sweet Soul Music.

As usual nothing was fully prepared when Pickett arrived. Steve Cropper, who by now exercised de facto control in the studio, had been listening to the few Pickett records he's been able to get hold of, which included an appearance on Atlantic's live recorded Saturday Night At The Uptown album. On one of the songs, I'm Gonna Cry, Pickett kept making reference to 'late in the midnight hour' at the fade.

'I thought that would be a heckuvan idea for a tune,' Cropper told Rolling Stone editor Jan Wenner in 1968, 'and when he came in I presented it to him, and he said 'That's a good idea, I've got this little rhythm thing I've been working on for a good while.' It was really nothing to it, it was just a couple of changes and we just started working with this.'

An answer record You Can't Love Me (In The Midnight Hour) was recorded by Ann Mason in 1965.