# The Price to Play

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| AllMusic | |
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.

## Tracce
### Lato A

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

### Lato B

* Mercy, Mercy – 3:09 (Don Covay, Ronald Alonzo Miller)
* Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever – 2:45 (Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder)
* Ain't That Peculiar – 3:22 (Smokey Robinson, Warren Pete Moore, Marv Tarplin, Bobby Rogers)
* I Can't Turn You Loose – 2:23 (Otis Redding)
* Critic's Choice – 2:01 (Oliver Nelson)
* 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)

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

## Classifica

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