Don't Play That Song (You Lied)

Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"
Single by Ben E. King
from the album Don't Play That Song
Released 1962
Genre Soul
Length 2:47
Label Atco
Writer(s) Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson
Ben E. King singles chronology
"Ecstasy"
(1962)		 "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"
(1962)		 "Too Bad"
(1962)

"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" is a song written by Ahmet Ertegün and Betty Nelson and first recorded by soul singer Ben E. King. The title track on King's third album Don't Play That Song, it reached #2 on the U.S. R&B singles chart and #11 on the pop chart when released as a single on Atco Records in 1962 (see 1962 in music).

Aretha Franklin covered the song for her twenty-first album, Spirit in the Dark, released on Atlantic Records. Her version, performed with the Dixie Flyers, was released as a single in 1970 (see 1970 in music) and peaked at #1 for five weeks on the R&B singles chart and #11 on the pop chart.[1] In the United Kingdom it reached #13.

Other acts to have recorded or performed the song include Adriano Celentano (in 1977) and Mariah Carey. It was also performed to great acclaim on American Idol by Kelly Clarkson---the eventual winner---in the first season. More recently Sam Moore duetted the song with Bekka Bramlett on his 2006 album Overnight Sensational.

Preceded by
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder		 Billboard Soul Singles number-one single (Aretha Franklin version)
September 12, 1970 - September 26, 1970		 Succeeded by
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 215. 


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