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A1	Watermelon Man Written-By – Herb Hancock*	3:11
A2	That's All Written-By – Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes	3:20
A3	I Won't Cry Anymore Written-By – Al Frisch, Fred Wise	2:22
A4	Main Theme From "Exodus" Written-By – Ernest Gold	3:06
A5	I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) Written-By – Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk	3:16
B1	My Kind Of Town Written-By – Sammy Cahn-J. Van Heusen*	2:40
B2	I'm Walkin' Written-By – Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew	3:34
B3	Rain Or Shine Written-By – Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer*	2:53
B4	Volare (Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu) Written-By – Domenico Modugno, Francesco Migliacci*	2:45
B5	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Vocals – Leon ThomasWritten-By – Jimmie Cox*	2:06
B6	Oh, Lonesome Me Written-By – Don Gibson	2:59

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – MGM Records
• Record Company – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
• Recorded At – United Recording Studios
• Published By – Hancock Music Company
• Published By – Travis Music Co.
• Published By – United Music Corp.
• Published By – Chappell & Co., Inc.
• Published By – Fred Ahlert Music
• Published By – Cromwell Music
• Published By – Sergeant Music
• Published By – Glorste, Inc.
• Published By – Van Heusen Music
• Published By – DeSylva, Brown & Henderson
• Published By – Robbins Music Corp.
• Published By – Leeds Music Corp.
• Published By – Acuff-Rose Publ. Ltd.

Credits

• Arranged By – Bill Byers*
• Bass – Wyatt Bull Ruether*
• Design [Cover Design] – Michael Malatak
• Drums – Irv Cotler*, J.C. Heard
• Engineer – Eddie Brackett, Lee Herschberg
• Engineer [Director] – Val Valentin
• Guitar – Freddie Green
• Liner Notes – Wally King
• Photography By – John Engstead
• Piano, Leader – Count Basie
• Producer – Teddy Reig
• Saxophone – Bobby Plater, Charlie Fowlkes, Eddie Lockjaw Davis*, Eric Dixon, Marshall Royal
• Trombone – Al Grey, Billy Hughes*, Grover Mitchell, Henderson Chambers
• Trumpet – Al Aarons, Sam Noto, Sonny Cohen*, Wallace Davenport

Notes

The catalog number is V6-8616 on the front cover and spine, and V6/8616 on the labels.

Drums: Irv Cotler or J.C. Heard. (as stated on back cover)

Recorded January 13 & 14, 1965 at United Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

This record has been engineered and manufactured in accordance with standards developed by the Record Industry Association of America, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to the betterment of recorded music and literature.

®© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc./Printed in U.S.A.

Publishers:
Track A1: Hancock Music Co.
Tracks A2 and B2: Travis Music Co.
Track A3: United Music Corp.
Track A4: Chappell & Co., Inc.
Track A5: Fred Ahlert Music / Cromwell Music
Track B1: Sergeant Music / Glorste, Inc. / Van Heusen Music
Track B3: DeSylva, Brown & Henderson
Track B4: Robbins Music Corp.
Track B5: Leeds Music Corp.
Track B6: Acuff-Rose Publ. Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label matrix, side A): 65 VGS 520
• Matrix / Runout (Label matrix, side B): 65 VGS 521
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, etched): V-6-8616-S-1 65-VGS-520
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, etched): V-6-8616-S-2 65-VGS-521
• Rights Society (A1, A2, B2, B6): BMI
• Rights Society (A3 to B1, B3 to B5): ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V-8616, V/V6-8616	Count Basie Orchestra	Basie Picks The Winners ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Verve Records, Verve Records	V-8616, V/V6-8616	US	1965
SVLP 9097	Count Basie	Basie Picks The Winners ‎(LP)	Verve Records	SVLP 9097	UK	1965
V 8616 (D)	Count Basie Orchestra	Basie Picks The Winners ‎(LP)	Verve Records	V 8616 (D)	US	1965
VLP 9097	Count Basie	Basie Picks The Winners ‎(LP, Mono)	Verve Records	VLP 9097	UK	1965
V-8616, V 8616(D)	Count Basie Orchestra	Basie Picks The Winners ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Verve Records, Verve Records	V-8616, V 8616(D)	Canada	1965