Rough Edges is the seventh album and sixth studio album by Ben E. King

Ben E. King

Benjamin Earl King , better known as Ben E. King, is an American soul singer. He is perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a U.S...

. After not making any new albums for a few years, King composed this album with Maxwell, another subsidiary of Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

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The classic single "Come Together" appears on this album, which was released in 1970. This would be the only full-length LP released on the Maxwell name, with King transferring to Mandala in 1972.

Track listing

1. "She Lets Her Hair Down (Early in the Morning)" (Leon Carr
   Leon Carr
   Leon Carr was a prolific American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist and conductor, best known for his marketing jingles used in advertisements for Mounds candy , Chevrolet Leon Carr (June 10, 1910 – March 27, 1976) was a prolific American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist and...
   
   , Paul Vance)
2. "Little Green Apples
   Little Green Apples
   "Little Green Apples" is a song written by Bobby Russell which was most successful as a 1968 hit single by O. C. Smith.According to Buzz Cason, who partnered Bobby Russell in the Nashville-based Rising Sons music publishing firm, Russell wrote both the songs "Honey" and "Little Green Apples" as "an...
   
   " (Bobby Russell
   Bobby Russell
   Bobby Russell was an American singer and songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he charted five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the crossover pop hit "Saturday Morning Confusion." Russell was also married to singer and actress Vicki Lawrence from 1972 to 1974.-Career:Russell wrote...
   
   )
3. "Wishing For Tomorrow" (Bob Crewe
   Bob Crewe
   Bob Crewe is an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, record producer and fine artist. He is known for producing, and co-writing with Bob Gaudio, a string of Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons...
   
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4. "If You've Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" (Rudy Clark
   Rudy Clark
   Rudy Clark is an American songwriter about whom little biographical information seems to be known. Supposedly a former mail carrier hailing from New York City, he was most active from the early 1960s through the early 1970s...
   
   )
5. "Come Together
   Come Together
   "Come Together" is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on The Beatles' September 1969 album Abbey Road....
   
   " (John Lennon
   John Lennon
   John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
   
   , Paul McCartney
   Paul McCartney
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6. "One Man" (Bob Crewe, Larry Brown)
7. "In The Midnight Hour
   In the Midnight Hour
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   " (Steve Cropper
   Steve Cropper
   Steve Cropper , also known as Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T...
   
   , Wilson Pickett
   Wilson Pickett
   Wilson Pickett was an American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter.A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100...
   
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8. "Lay Lady Lay
   Lay Lady Lay
   "Lay Lady Lay" is a song written by Bob Dylan and originally released in 1969 on his Nashville Skyline album. Like many of the tracks on the album, Dylan sings the song in a low croon, rather than in the high nasal singing style associated with his earlier recordings...
   
   " (Bob Dylan
   Bob Dylan
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   )
9. "Don't Let Me Down
   Don't Let Me Down (The Beatles song)
   "Don't Let Me Down" is a song by The Beatles , recorded in 1969 during the Get Back sessions.-Composition:...
   
   " (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
10. "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You
    Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You
    "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You" is a song written by Bob Dylan from his 1969 album Nashville Skyline. It was the closing song of the album. The song was the third single released from the album, after "I Threw It All Away" and "Lay Lady Lay", reaching #50 on the US Billboard Hot 100...
    
    " (Bob Dylan)