Wilson Pickett

In the Midnight Hour

First released1965

I need to clarify that Wilson Pickett's famous song "In the Midnight Hour" was released in 1965, but there is no album by that exact title. The song was recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, produced by Steve Cropper and Jim Stewart, featuring guitarist Steve Cropper and the Muscle Shoals session musicians. The track became one of Pickett's signature hits and exemplified the Southern soul sound of the era. The recording session captured the raw energy of Pickett's vocal performance over a tight, horn-driven arrangement that became influential in soul and R&B music.