Other songwriters of note contributed tunes to The Queen Alone. The lead track, �Any Day Now,� was co-written by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard and was a hit for Chuck Jackson in 1962. It is given the Stax treatment here, with a snare, organ and small string section providing a more soulful arrangement than on the original pop hit. Stax staff writer Joe Shamwell joined with Hayes and Porter to write �Stop Thief,� with the Memphis Horns (Andrew Love and Joe Arnold) chiming in against Booker T. Jones� piano work. Steve Cropper, Stax�s guitar MVP and member of Booker T & the MGs, joined Hayes & Porter on �I Take It To My Baby.�

In addition to the 11 tracks on the original album, the reissue of The Queen Alone contains five tracks that were omitted on the original vinyl version: �Me and My Clock,� �Same Thing,� �Your Love Indeed (Alternate Take),� �I Want To Know (Take 2)� and �I Wonder About Love.�

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