<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Ecstasy" (1962) </Td> <Td> "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (1962) </Td> <Td> "Too Bad" (1962) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Ecstasy" (1962) </Td> <Td> "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (1962) </Td> <Td> "Too Bad" (1962) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" is a song written by Ahmet Ertegün and by the wife of Ben E. King, Betty Nelson . It was first recorded by soul singer Ben E. King . The title track on King's third album Don't Play That Song!, it reached number 2 on the U.S. R&B singles chart and number 11 on the pop chart when released as a single on Atco Records in 1962 . </P> <P> Aretha Franklin covered the song for her twenty - first album, Spirit in the Dark, released on Atlantic Records . Her version, performed with the Dixie Flyers, was released as a single in 1970 (see 1970 in music) and peaked at number 1 for five weeks on the R&B singles chart and number 11 on the pop chart . Franklin's version was certified gold with sales over a million copies . It reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart . This was the first of two covers Franklin did of songs made popular by King . The other was her cover of "Spanish Harlem" in 1971 . </P>

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