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Released on Stax, also Tramp (Otis Redding), Soul Man (Sam & Dave) and When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (Sam & Dave)
Written by Allen Jones, also Hard to Handle (Otis Redding), I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down (Elvis Costello & The Attractions) and Be Faithful (Fatman Scoop)
Part of I’ll Play the Blues for You, also I'll Play the Blues for You, Part 1 & 2, Angel of Mercy and Answer to the Laundromat Blues
Written by Carl Wells, also Let Me Be Good to You (Carla Thomas)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Allen Jones wrote 16 songs on fono
Allen Jones’s most frequent co-writer is James Alexander (5 songs together)
Allen Jones first appears on fono in 1965, 7 years before this song
Carl Wells first appears on fono in 1966, 6 years before this song
Credits
All 6 credits
- Written by
- Allen Jones and Carl Wells
- Performed by
- Albert King and The Memphis Horns
- Part of
- I’ll Play the Blues for You
- Released on
- Stax
- Written by
- Allen Jones and Carl Wells
- Performed by
- Albert King and The Memphis Horns
- Part of
- I’ll Play the Blues for You
- Released on
- Stax
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Allen Jones
Same writer: Carl Wells
Same label: Stax
Same release: I’ll Play the Blues for You
Same writer: Allen Jones
Same label: Stax
Same release: I’ll Play the Blues for You
Same writer: Allen Jones
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Don't Burn Down the Bridge was performed by Albert King
Don't Burn Down the Bridge was performed by Albert King
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2MusicBrainz Don't Burn Down the Bridge was performed by The Memphis Horns
Don't Burn Down the Bridge was performed by The Memphis Horns
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3MusicBrainz Don't Burn Down the Bridge was written by Allen Jones
Don't Burn Down the Bridge was written by Allen Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Don't Burn Down the Bridge was written by Carl Wells
Don't Burn Down the Bridge was written by Carl Wells
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5MusicBrainz Don't Burn Down the Bridge is part of the release I’ll Play the Blues for You
Don't Burn Down the Bridge is part of the release I’ll Play the Blues for You
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6MusicBrainz Stax is the label of the song Don't Burn Down the Bridge
Stax is the label of the song Don't Burn Down the Bridge
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7MusicBrainz Don't Burn Down the Bridge was released on 1972
Don't Burn Down the Bridge was released on 1972
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026