Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aretha Franklin
Vocals
Arif Mardin
Conductor
Evelyn Greene
Background Vocals
Wyline Ivy
Background Vocals
Pepper Adams
Baritone Saxophone
Ron Carter
Bass Guitar
Bruno Carr
Drums
Kenny Burrell
Guitar
Junior Mance
Piano
King Curtis
Saxophone
George Dorsey
Tenor Saxophone
Seldon Powell
Tenor Saxophone
Benny Powell
Trombone
Jimmy Cleveland
Trombone
Thomas Mitchell
Trombone
Urbie Greene
Trombone
Bernie Glow
Trumpet
Ernie Royal
Trumpet
Joe Newman
Trumpet
Richard Williams
Trumpet
Snookie Young
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charles Singleton
Songwriter
Rose Marie McCoy
Songwriter
Arif Mardin
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jerry Wexler
Producer
Tom Dowd
Producer
Lyrics
Oh, pitiful
Pitiful
Feel so sorry for me
Pitiful
It's pitiful
Feel so sorry for me
Though you don't love me, you see
But still you won't set me free
Oh, set me free
I wonder why, I wonder why?
I wonder why you do me like you do? Oh, yes, I do
I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, wonder why?
Why you do me like you do? Oh, yeah
When you know that I love you baby
And you know I wouldn't do it to you
No, no
It looks like it makes you happy
Just to see me cry
Please have mercy on this vacant heart of mine
Looks like you tryna see, just how mean you can be
Well listen I would do my dog better that the way you do me, ooh
Pitiful
Pitiful
Feel so sorry for myself
Pitiful
Pitiful
Feel so sorry for myself
When you know that you don't want me baby
But you ain't gonna let me have nobody else
Come on and tell me the truth now
I'm so pitiful
Yeah, pitiful
Pitiful
Feeling so
Feeling sorry for myself
But tell me the truth now
Writer(s): Charles Singleton, Rose Marie Mccoy
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