What connects this song
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Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, also Hey Mambo (Barry Manilow), Tryin’ to Get the Feeling Again (Barry Manilow) and When Will I See You Again (The Three Degrees)
Written by Leon Huff, also When Will I See You Again (The Three Degrees), Dirty Ol’ Man (The Three Degrees) and Year of Decision (The Three Degrees)
Produced by Gamble & Huff, also Satisfaction Guaranteed (or Take Your Love Back) (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes), Do It Anyway You Wanna (People’s Choice) and Bad Luck (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
133 other songs on fono were recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, by Barry Manilow and The O’Jays and others
Kenneth Gamble wrote 169 songs on fono
Leon Huff wrote 160 songs on fono
Kenneth Gamble’s most frequent co-writer is Leon Huff (145 songs together)
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
- Produced by
- Gamble & Huff
- Part of
- The Ice Man Cometh
- Recorded at
- Sigma Sound Studios
- Released on
- Mercury Records
- Written by
- Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
- Produced by
- Gamble & Huff
- Part of
- The Ice Man Cometh
- Recorded at
- Sigma Sound Studios
- Released on
- Mercury Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Leon Huff
Same producer: Gamble & Huff
Same label: Mercury Records
Same studio: Sigma Sound Studios
Same release: The Ice Man Cometh
Same writer: Leon Huff
Same producer: Gamble & Huff
Same label: Mercury Records
Elsewhere
Sources (8)
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1MusicBrainz Only the Strong Survive was produced by Gamble & Huff
Only the Strong Survive was produced by Gamble & Huff
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Only the Strong Survive was written by Jerry Butler
Only the Strong Survive was written by Jerry Butler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Only the Strong Survive was written by Kenneth Gamble
Only the Strong Survive was written by Kenneth Gamble
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Only the Strong Survive was written by Leon Huff
Only the Strong Survive was written by Leon Huff
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Only the Strong Survive is part of the release The Ice Man Cometh
Only the Strong Survive is part of the release The Ice Man Cometh
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Only the Strong Survive was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios
Only the Strong Survive was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song Only the Strong Survive
Mercury Records is the label of the song Only the Strong Survive
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Only the Strong Survive was released on 1968-11
Only the Strong Survive was released on 1968-11
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026