"(If You Don't Want My Love) Give It Back" appears on Bobby Womack's 1971 album Communication. A year later, a more acoustic version of the same song appears on his score to the film Across 110th Street. Additonally, this week's mix features an instrumental version to accompany the two vocal versions.
Two other songs repeat across the mix: Stevie Wonder's "Love Having You Around", with a cover by First Choice; as well as Lee Hazelwood's duet with Nacny Sinatra, "Sand", with a cover by Op8, featuring Lisa Germano.
Duke Ellington's first live album was released in 1952. From that Seattle concert is "Skin Deep", written and performed by the drummer Louie Bellson.
"A Musical Sample" by JVC Force samples Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth", many years before Public Enemy employed the same sample.
The rest: Monie Love's Spinners-sampling "It's A Shame My Sister", Clipse's accordion-driven "Momma I'm So Sorry", a cover of The Rolling Stones ballad "Angie" by British soul singer Beta Hector, Ween's break-up ballad "Baby Bitch", Marvin Gaye's languid "Come Live With Me Angel", a cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Antony & The Johnsons, Kimya Dawson's short and sweet "I Miss You" and the spooky dirge "The End" by The Doors.
