<Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Quinton Claunch </Li> <Li> Rudolph Russell </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Quinton Claunch </Li> <Li> Rudolph Russell </Li> </Ul> <P> "The Dark End of the Street" is a 1967 soul song written by songwriters Dan Penn and Chips Moman and first recorded by James Carr . </P> <P> The song was co-written by Penn, a professional songwriter and producer, and Moman, a former session guitarist at Phil Spector's Gold Star Studio, and also the owner of American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee . The song itself was ultimately recorded across town at Royal Studios, home of HI Records . </P>

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