The Price to Play è il primo album discografico di Alan Price (a nome Alan Price Set), pubblicato dalla casa discografica Decca Records nel 1966.

Recensioni professionali
Recensione	Giudizio
AllMusic	[1]

Tracce

Lato A

1. Barefootin' – 4:36 (Robert Parker)
2. Just Once in My Life – 3:27 (Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Phil Spector)
3. Goin' Down Slow – 4:46 (Champion Jack Dupree)
4. Gettin' Mighty Crowded – 2:10 (Van McCoy)
5. Honky Tonk – 4:41 (Bill Doggett, Shep Shephard, Clifford Scott, Billy Butler)
6. Move on Drifter – 2:28 (Jeanette Washington)

Lato B

1. Mercy, Mercy – 3:09 (Don Covay, Ronald Alonzo Miller)
2. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever – 2:45 (Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder)
3. Ain't That Peculiar – 3:22 (Smokey Robinson, Warren Pete Moore, Marv Tarplin, Bobby Rogers)
4. I Can't Turn You Loose – 2:23 (Otis Redding)
5. Critic's Choice – 2:01 (Oliver Nelson)
6. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo – 2:49 (Helen Deutsch, Bronislau Kaper)

Il brano Goin' Down Slow sull'album è accreditato a Champion Jack Dupree, in altre fonti il brano è assegnato a St. Louis Jimmy Oden

Edizione CD del 1996, pubblicato dalla Repertoire Records (REP 4611-WY)

1. Barefootin' – 4:36 (Robert Parker)
2. Just Once in My Life – 3:27 (Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Phil Spector)
3. Going Down Slow – 4:46 (Champion Jack Dupree)
4. Gettin' Mighty Crowded – 2:10 (Van McCoy)
5. Honky Tonk – 4:41 (Bill Doggett, Shep Shephard, Clifford Scott, Billy Butler)
6. Move on Drifter – 2:28 (Jeanette Washington)
7. Mercy Mercy – 3:09 (Don Covay, Ronald Alonzo Miller)
8. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever – 2:45 (Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder)
9. Ain't That Peculiar – 3:22 (Smokey Robinson, Warren Pete Moore, Marv Tarplin, Bobby Rogers)
10. I Can't Turn You Loose – 2:23 (Otis Redding)
11. Critic's Choice – 2:01 (Oliver Nelson)
12. Hi-Lilli, Hi-Lo – 2:49 (Helen Deutsch, Bronislau Kaper)
13. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) – 2:58 (Bob Hilliard, Burt Bacharach) – Additional Track
14. Never Be Sick on Sunday – 3:58 (John Walters) – Additional Track
15. I Put a Spell on You – 3:19 (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) – Additional Track
16. Iechyd-Da – 3:35 (John Walters) – Additional Track
17. Take Me Home – 2:48 (Alan Price) – Additional Track
18. Willow Weep for Me – 2:46 (Ann Ronell) – Additional Track
19. Yours Until Tomorrow – 2:50 (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – Additional Track
20. Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear (stereo) – 1:50 (Randy Newman) – Additional Track
21. Who Cares – 2:54 (Harold Waterman) – Additional Track
22. Shame – 2:49 (Alan Price) – Additional Track
23. Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear – 2:01 (Randy Newman) – Additional Track
24. Tickle Me – 2:49 (Randy Newman) – Additional Track

Formazione

The Alan Price Set

• Alan Price - voce, tastiere
• Pete Kirtley - chitarra
• Steve Gregory - sassofono tenore
• Clive Burrows - sassofono baritono
• John Walters - tromba
• Rod Boots Slade - basso
• Little Roy Mills - batteria[2]

Note aggiuntive

• An Anim Production - produzione
• Chris Walter - fotografia copertina album
• Eric Burdon - note retrocopertina album[3]

Classifica

Singoli

Anno	Titolo del brano	Classifica	Posizione raggiunta
1966	I Put a Spell on You	Official Singles Chart	9[4]
1966	Hi-Lilli, Hi-Lo	Official Singles Chart	11[5]
1966	I Put a Spell on You	Billboard Hot 100	80[6]
1967	Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear	Official Singles Chart	4[7]
1967	Shame	Official Singles Chart	45[8]

Note

Collegamenti esterni

• (EN) The Price to Play, su Discogs, Zink Media.
• (EN) The Price to Play by Alan Price Set, su rateyourmusic.com. URL consultato il 20 aprile 2017. (LP - Titoli e durata brani - Lista musicisti parziale)
• (EN) The Price to Play by Alan Price Set, su rateyourmusic.com. URL consultato il 20 aprile 2017. (CD con bonus - Titoli e durata brani - Lista musicisti parziale)

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