After Otis Blackwell and Jesse Stone, Leroy Kirkland is perhaps the most prestigious Black R&B composer.  He served with Erskine Hawkins, Cootie Williams and Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey in their orchestras. Coming into his own in 1954, he became a key figure along with Sam 'The Man' Taylor in the Alan Freed Orchestra. He later wrote for The Clovers, Etta James and Maxine Brown for whom he composed best sellers like 'Good Lovin', 'Stop The Wedding', and 'All In My Mind'.  This first-time release of some of Kirkland's most significant work includes many of his best-known successes..........

1. STOP TALKIN' AND START WALKIN' - ANNIE LAURIE
2. GABBIN' BLUES - BIG MAYBELLE
3. GOOD LOVIN' - THE CLOVERS
4. I'LL BE SITTIN', I'LL BE ROCKIN' - LARRY DARNELL
5. YOU'RE THE KIND OF WOMAN - SAMMY COTTON
6. SHORT JOHN - DINAH WASHINGTON
7. WHEN WILL MY TROUBLES END? - THE FIVE KEYS
8. YOU CAN'T STAY HERE - MELVIN SMITH
9. GIVE A LITTLE TIME - MILT TRENIER
10. COME BACK MAYBELLINE - BIG JOHN GREER
11. FLIP AND SKIP - CLAUDE CLOUD & HIS THUNDERCLAPS
12. FISH ROLL - SAM 'THE MAN' TAYLOR & HIS ORCHESTRA
13. WELL, I TRIED - SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS
14. MUMBLES BLUES - BIG CONNIE
15. FOLLOW THE LEADER - LILLIAN BRIGGS
16. THE BEAR HUG - MR. BEAR AND HIS BEARCATS
17. PARAMOUNT ROCK - LEROY KIRKLAND'S HI-FLYERS
18. SENTIMENTAL DADDY-O - BROOK BENTON
19. STAY A LITTLE LONGER - THE EQUADORS
20. NIGHT RIDE - KING'S HENCHMEN
21. WHO'S THAT KNOCKING - THE GENIES
22. ALL IN MY MIND - MAXINE BROWN
23. WHEN YOU DANCE - BILLY STORM AND THE STORMS
24. STOP THE WEDDING - ETTA JAMES
25. DON'T STOP THE WEDDING - ANN COLE
26. I'LL BE A CRYBABY (FROM NOW ON) - PEARL WOODS & THE GEMS
27. SLOPPIN' - PEARL WOODS & THE GEMS