Editing Wilson Pickett (section)

=== Later Atlantic years (1967–1972) ===
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Near the end of 1967, Pickett began recording at American Studios in Memphis with producers [[Tom Dowd]] and [[Tommy Cogbill]], and began recording songs by [[Bobby Womack]]. The songs "I'm in Love", "Jealous Love", "I've Come a Long Way", "I'm a Midnight Mover" (co-written by Pickett and Womack), and "I Found a True Love" were Womack-penned hits for Pickett in 1967 and 1968. Pickett recorded works by other songwriters in this period; [[Rodger Collins]]' "She's Lookin' Good" and a new arrangement of the traditional blues standard "[[Stagger Lee (song)|Stagger Lee]]" were Top 40 hits Pickett recorded at American. Womack was the guitarist on all recordings.

Pickett returned to Fame Studios in late 1968 and early 1969, where he worked with a band that featured guitarist [[Duane Allman]], Hawkins, and bassist [[Jerry Jemmott]]. A No. 16 pop hit remake of [[The Beatles]]' "[[Hey Jude]]" came out of the Fame sessions, as well as the minor hits "Mini-Skirt Minnie" and "[[Hey Joe]]" (a remake of the [[Jimi Hendrix]] hit).

Late 1969 found Pickett at [[Criteria Studios]] in Miami. His remakes of the [[The Supremes|Supremes]]' "[[You Keep Me Hangin' On]]" (No. 16 R&B, No. 92 pop) and [[The Archies]]' "[[Sugar, Sugar]]" (No. 4 R&B, No. 25 pop), and the Pickett original "She Said Yes" (No. 20 R&B, No. 68 pop) came from these sessions.

Pickett then teamed up with established [[Philadelphia]]-based hitmakers [[Gamble and Huff]] for the 1970 album ''Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia'', which featured his next two hit singles, "Engine No. 9" and "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You", the latter selling one million copies.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/>

[[File:American soul singer Wilson Pickett with Pino Presti (1970).jpg|thumb|Wilson Pickett with [[Pino Presti]] during the European tour in 1970]]
Following these two hits, Pickett returned to Muscle Shoals and the band featuring David Hood, Hawkins and Tippy Armstrong. This lineup recorded Pickett's fifth and last R&B No. 1 hit, "Don't Knock My Love, Pt. 1".<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> It was another Pickett recording that rang up sales in excess of a million copies.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/> Two further hits followed in 1971: "Call My Name, I'll Be There" (No. 10 R&B, No. 52 pop) and "Fire and Water" (No. 2 R&B, No. 24 pop), a cover of a song by the rock group [[Free (band)|Free]].

In March 1971, Pickett headlined the [[Soul to Soul (film)|''Soul To Soul'']] concert in [[Accra]] to commemorate [[Ghana]]'s 14th [[Independence Day (Ghana)|Independence Day]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/08/19/archives/rousing-soul-to-soul.html|title=Rousing 'Soul to Soul'|last=Thompson|first=Howard|date=August 19, 1971|work=The New York Times}}</ref> He is featured on the soundtrack album, [[Soul to Soul (soundtrack)|''Soul To Soul'']], which peaked at No. 10 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|''Billboard'' Soul LPs chart]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=October 30, 1971|title=Best Selling Soul LP's|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1971/Billboard%201971-10-30.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=33}}</ref>

Pickett recorded several tracks in 1972 for a planned new album on Atlantic, but after the single "Funk Factory" reached No. 11 R&B and No. 58 pop in June 1972, he left Atlantic for [[RCA Records]]. His final Atlantic single, a recording of [[Randy Newman]]'s "Mama Told Me Not to Come", was culled from Pickett's 1971 album ''Don't Knock My Love''. However, six years later, the [[Big Tree Records|Big Tree]] division of Atlantic released his album, [[Funky Situation]], in 1978.

In 2010, Rhino Handmade released a comprehensive compilation of these years titled ''Funky Midnight Mover – The Studio Recordings (1962–1978)''. The compilation included all recordings originally issued during Pickett's Atlantic years along with previously unreleased recordings. This collection was sold online only by Rhino.com.