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William Bell
William Bell (born July 16, 1939) is an American soul singer and songwriter, and one of the architects of the Stax-Volt sound. As a performer, he is probably best known for 1961's "You Don't Miss Your Water" (his debut single); 1968's "Private Number" (a duet with Judy Clay, and a top 10 hit in the UK); and 1976's "Tryin' To Love Two", Bell's only US top 40 hit, which also hit No. 1 on the R&B charts. Upon the death of Otis Redding, Bell released the well-received memorial song "A Tribute to a King".
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Stax '68: A Memphis Story [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Tribute to a King | 2:53 |
| Private Number | 2:43 |
| I Forgot to Be Your Lover | 2:20 |
Stax Classics [2017]
Gee Whiz It's Christmas [Barnes & Noble Exclusive] [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday [Stax Single 237] | 2:35 |
Take Me to the River [Music from the Motion Picture] [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Forgot to Be Your Lover | 4:00 |
The Extended Play Collection, Vol. 141 [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Any Other Way | 2:30 |
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 3:01 |
Wait a Minute: the Stax & Satellite Story [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Any Other Way | 2:30 |
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 3:01 |
Atlantic Soul Legends: 20 Original Albums from the Iconic Atlantic Label [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Everybody Loves a Winner | 2:52 |
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 2:44 |
| Do Right Woman, Do Right Man | 3:13 |
| Any Other Way | 2:49 |
| I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) | 3:28 |
Take Me to the River: A Southern Soul Story 1961-1977 [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 3:01 |
| I Forgot to Be Your Lover | 2:21 |
Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 6 [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Share What You Got (But Keep What You Need) | 2:50 |
Stax 50: A 50th Anniversary Celebration [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Private Number | 2:40 |
| I Forgot To Be Your Lover | 2:20 |
Stax Chartbusters, Vol. 5 [#1] [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Private Number | 2:43 |
| Private Number [Single Version] | 2:39 |
Stax/Volt: The Complete Singles 1959-1968 [2007]
Stax/Volt: The Complete Singles 1959-1968, Vol. 1 [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Don't Miss Your Water [Extended] | 3:01 |
Stax/Volt: The Complete Singles 1959-1968, Vol. 9 [2007]
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 6 1959-1968 [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Share What You Got (But Keep What You Need) | 2:50 |
The Very Best of William Bell [2007]
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 5: 1961-1965 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 3:00 |
I Am the Upsetter: The Story of Lee "Scratch" Perry: Golden Years [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| To Be a Lover | 3:08 |
It Came from Memphis: The Legendary Sounds of Memphis [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 2:43 |
Music from the Wattstax Festival & Film [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Forgot to Be Your Lover [#] | 2:37 |
| I Forgot To Be Your Lover | 2:37 |
Greatest Hits: Collectors Edition [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 4:14 |
| Private Number | 3:10 |
| Everybody Loves a Winner | 5:12 |
| I Forgot to Be Your Lover | 3:47 |
| Tribute to a King | 3:42 |
| Any Other Way | 3:08 |
Stax Story [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Private Number | 2:40 |
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 3:48 |
| A Tribute to a King | 2:54 |
| I Forgot to Be Your Lover | 2:21 |
The Stax Story [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Private Number | 2:43 |
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 3:49 |
| A Tribute to a King | 2:51 |
| I Forgot To Be Your Lover | 2:22 |
Great Balls of Fire [Charly] [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On | |
| Matchbox | |
| Ubangi Stomp | |
| Good Rockin' Tonight |
Beg Scream & Shout: The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Private Number | 2:45 |
| Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday | 2:39 |
Wow.../Bound to Happen [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| All for the Love of a Woman | 3:15 |
| A Penny for Your Thoughts | 3:08 |
| I Forgot to Be Your Lover | 2:43 |
| I'll Be Home | 3:40 |
| Everyday People | 2:55 |
Stax: Top of the Stax, Vol. 2: Twenty Greatest Hits [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Private Number | 2:40 |
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 3:52 |
Surround Sounds: A Musical And Sonic Spectacular in Surround [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Don't Miss Your Water, song | 5:23 |
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 4:15 |
| Private Number | 3:16 |
| Tribute to a King | 3:44 |
| Everybody Loves a Winner | 5:20 |
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Everybody Loves a Winner | 5:19 |
| I Forgot to Be Your Lover | 3:51 |
| Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday | 4:07 |
| Any Other Way | 3:09 |
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Private Number | 2:43 |
| I Forgot to Be Your Lover | 2:22 |
| All I Have to Do Is Dream | 3:20 |
| Ask the Lonely | 3:11 |
| A Penny for Your Thoughts | 3:08 |
| All for the Love of a Woman | 3:15 |
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Private Number [Album Version] | 2:40 |
| I Forgot To Be Your Lover [Album Version] | 2:19 |
| A Penny For Your Thoughts [Album Version] | 3:06 |
| All For the Love of a Woman [Album Version] | 3:11 |
Funky Broadway: Stax Revue Live at the 5/4 Ballroom [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Any Other Way | 2:51 |
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 3:46 |
Stax Revue Live at the 5/4 Ballroom [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Any Other Way | 3:15 |
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 4:40 |
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 [1991]
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles, 1959-1968 [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Don't Miss Your Water | |
| Any Other Way | |
| Crying All by Myself | |
| Share What You Got (But Keep What You Need) | |
| Everybody Loves a Winner | |
| Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday | |
| A Tribute to a King |
The Best of William Bell [1988]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Forgot to Be Your Lover | 2:19 |
| Private Number | 2:41 |
| My Kind of Girl | 2:28 |
| A Penny for Your Thoughts | 3:07 |
| All for the Love of a Woman | 3:12 |
| I'll Be Home | 3:39 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 4 (1958-1962) [1985]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 2:58 |
Do Right Man [1984]
Comin' Back for More [1977]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Don't Miss Your Water | 5:04 |
| You've Really Got a Hold On Me | 3:31 |
Bound to Happen [1969]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Forgot to Be Your Lover | 2:43 |
| Everyday People | 2:55 |
| All for the Love of a Woman | 3:15 |
| A Penny for Your Thoughts | 3:08 |
Soul of a Bell [Bonus Tracks] [1967]
The Soul of a Bell [1967]
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