Papa Was a Rollin' Stone by The Undisputed Truth

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Written by: Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
Language: English
First recorded on: March 29, 1972
Released on: Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
Single
May 9, 1972
Other release: Law of the Land
Album
June 1973
Tags: obscure original
Rating: (2nd best version)
Licensing: Request a synchronization license
This composition was licensed with the help of SecondHandSongs on May 18, 2021 for a documentary. A sync license was granted for 1 year film festival use in worldwide.

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Papa Was a Rollin' Stone written by Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield English

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	The Undisputed Truth	May 9, 1972	First release Obscure original
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	The Temptations [US1]	July 29, 1972	Sampled by John & Ernest Definitive version Top20 in any chart worldwide
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	BWD Production (Bill Wellings)	January 1973
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Springbok	October 1973
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Sidney, George & Jackie	1973
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	The Hiltonaires [DE]	1973
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	The Love Machine [US]	1973	Live
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	The Pioneers	1973
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	The Philly Soul Corporation (MFP Studio Artists)	1975
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	The Slickers	1976
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Big Youth	1977
Stars on 45 - Papa Was a Rolling Stone - Dance to the Music - Sugar Baby Love - Papa Was a Rolling …	Stars on 45	August 1981	Medley
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Wolf [US]	1982
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Precious Wilson & La Mama	December 1983
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	David Lindley & El Rayo-X	1988
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Montezuma's Revenge	December 1990	Live
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Was (Not Was)	1990
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	The Lovemongers	1992	Live
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	George Michael	1993	Live
Pappa Was a Rolling Stone	Grace Knight	1993
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Run C&W	July 19, 1994
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	A la carte Brass & Percussion	1994
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Marius Müller's Funhouse	1994	Live
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Third World	1995
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Isaac Hayes & Soul II Soul	1996	Live
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Unique II	1996
Pappa Was a Rolling Stone	CC Campbell	1997
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Horace Andy	1997
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Jay-Ray & Gee	1997	A cappella
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	4 the Cause	August 25, 1998
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Askrai	1998	Unverified
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone/Mama Sang The Blues	Michael Hill's Blues Mob	1998	Unverified
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Regina Carter - Cassandra Wilson	1999
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	The BB Band	1999
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Ken Boothe	2000
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Lisa Fischer & Chris Botti	September 23, 2003
Show Me the Way / Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Carl Dixon	October 2003	Medley Acoustic Live
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Leningrad Cowboys	November 21, 2003	Live
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Dynamo's Rhythm Aces	2003
Killer / Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Jason Clark	2003	Mash-up
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Lee Ritenour	June 2005
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Rare Earth	2005
Papa Golddigger	Fifth Element	May 2006	Mash-up A cappella
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Peter Cox	October 2, 2006
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Gilbert Montagné	November 2006
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Dacapella	2006	A cappella
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Malik Adouane feat. Melvin	2006
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Russell Watson - The Voice	November 17, 2008
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Living Colour	March 10, 2009
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Billy Walton Band	August 30, 2009
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Craig David	March 26, 2010
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Big Mama [Saifam]	July 12, 2010
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Phil Collins	September 10, 2010
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Melodores	November 1, 2010	A cappella
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Soul Kitchen-Band feat. John Davis	January 26, 2011	Live
Killer / Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Mic Donet	January 13, 2012	Mash-up Version from TV talent show
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Anja Dalhuisen	November 24, 2012	Version from TV talent show
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Rockapella	March 2013	A cappella
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Cæcilie Norby	May 31, 2013	Editor's cover song pick
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Keith Hanley	March 5, 2014
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Jesuton	October 2014	Live
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Black Soul [1]	2014	Unverified
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Geoffrey Castle	2014
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	The Green Experience	2014	Live
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Woong San	August 28, 2015
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Ugly Kid Joe	October 16, 2015
Killer / Papa Was a Rolling Stone	The Cutkelvins	November 11, 2017	Mash-up Version from TV talent show
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, Pt. 1	Original Broadway Cast of Ain't Too Proud	March 22, 2019
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Planet Patrol	June 14, 2019
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone / War	Garou	November 29, 2019	Medley
Papa Was a Rolling Stone / Killer	Fool Moon feat. Ludovique & FMaN	November 21, 2020	A cappella Mash-up
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Sieben (Matt Howden)	December 7, 2020	Unverified
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	The Band of Heathens & Ray Wylie Hubbard	October 29, 2021
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	The Black Crowes	May 6, 2022
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Slash feat. Demi Lovato	May 17, 2024
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	King Kong		Unverified
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	cassandra wilson		Unverified

Papa Was a Rollin' Stone written by Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield instrumental

	Title	Performer	Release date	Info
i	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Jay Berliner	1972
i	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Fausto Papetti	1973
i	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Gene Ammons	1973
i	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	George Saxon	1973
i	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Roy Ayers Ubiquity	1973
i	Papá fue un bala perdida	Ray L. Falcon	1974
i	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Paul Bollenback	1999
i	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Michael Wolff	2000
i	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Ray Brown, John Clayton, Christian McBride	2001	Live
i	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	"Papa" John DeFrancesco	March 2011
i	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Robin Morris	2011
i	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Marcus Miller	2015
i	Pappa Was a Rolling Stone	The Cat and Owl	May 19, 2017
i	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	Dave Stryker	April 5, 2019

Isä oli kulkumies written by Maria Rahikainen Finnish

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Isä oli kulkumies	Sami Saari feat. Tuomo & Niko Ahvonen	May 16, 2012	First release

Tel père tel fils written by Doc Gynéco French

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Tel père tel fils	Doc Gynéco	1996	First release

Papa war ein Kullerstein written by Dr. Ignatz Ignatz, Heaven German

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Papa war ein Kullerstein	Die angefahrenen Schulkinder	1993	First release

Papa war ein rollender Stein written by Arnd Zeigler, Berthold Brunsen German

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Papa war ein rollender Stein	Die Original Deutschmacher	1996	First release

Mei Vader war a wildera written by Florian Randacher German

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Mei Vader war a willdera	Ausseer Hardbradler	1997	First release

Där Papa isch äs Chorbi gsi written by Sina, Polo Hofer German

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Där Papa isch äs Chorbi gsi	Sina	January 29, 1999	First release
		Där Papa isch äs Chorbi gsi	Sina feat. Gigi Moto / Sacha Oberholzer	February 1, 2013

Papa will da nicht mehr wohn' written by Michy Reincke, Stefan Gwildis German

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Papa will da nicht mehr wohn'	Stefan Gwildis	2003	First release

Papa Was a Rollin' Stone written by Guillaume Van Der Stighelen Multiple languages

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Papa Was a Rollin' Stone	De Grungblavers	2019	First release

Papa Was a Rolling Stone written by [Unknown] Spanish

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Chocadelia Internacional	2005	First release
Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Vocal Express	2011	A cappella
Papa Was a Rolling Stone Free	Jenny Darren and The Ladykillers	August 2017	Medley

Papa Was a Rolling Stone written by [Unknown] English (not verified yet)

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Papa Was a Rolling Stone	Slash & Demi Lovato	2024	Unverified

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