VA - Birth Of Soul Vol. 01 - Vol. 04 [1996-2007] (4 x CD's)

  BIRTH OF SOUL

VA - Birth Of Soul Vol. 01 - Vol. 04 [1996-2007] (4 x CD's)

This fantastic 'Birth Of Soul' series from 'Kent/Ace' records combines the unheard and astounding with the familiar yet evocative. There are so many top songs on these CD's it's hard to pick out favorites.  An alluring assortment of late 50's and early 60's black music that heralded the 60's soul explosion of this very successful series, collates many tracks that fall between other musical niches. Change and innovation are often tricky subjects to take in one's stride, and nowhere was this more apparent than in the hyper-activity of musical creativity unleashed in the black American music circles of the early 60's. The move from R&B into the richer pastures of soul took time, effort and sometimes courage in the face of critics who saw it as 'selling out'. Outstanding. (Amazon)

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Track lists

Vol. 01

01    Ernestine Anderson    You’re Not the Guy for Me    2:18
02    Theola Kilgore    The Sound of My Man    2:35
03    Tams    Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me    2:25
04    Bobby “blue” Bland    Ain’t Nothing You Can Do    2:41
05    Otis Redding    Pain in My Heart    2:24
06    Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters    Cry Baby    3:26
07    Jimmy Holiday    How Can I Forget    2:38
08    Gloria Lynne    You Don’t Have to Be a Tower of Strength    2:15
09    Jerry Butler    He Will Break Your Heart    2:49
10    Ann Cole    Have Fun    2:55
11    Bertha Tillman    Oh My Angel    2:22
12    Etta James    Something’s Got a Hold on Me    2:50
13    Derek Martin    Daddy Rollin’ Stone    2:27
14    Inez & Charlie Foxx    Mockingbird    2:40
15    Joe Henderson    Snap Your Fingers    2:58
16    Sam Cooke    I’ll Come Running Back to You    2:15
17    Marv Johnson    Merry Go Round    2:38
18    Little Anthony & the Imperials    Goin’ Out of My Head    2:29
19    Freddie Scott    Hey Girl    3:11
20    Barbara Lynn    You’ll Lose a Good Thing    2:50
21    Little Johnny Taylor    Part Time Love    3:50
22    Jimmy Hughes    I’m Qualified    3:03
23    William Bell    Any Other Way    2:17
24    J.J. Barnes    She Ain’t Ready    2:38
25    Marvelows    I Do    2:29
26    Claudine Clark    The Telephone Game    2:50
27    Jan Bradley    Mama Didn’t Lie    2:06
28    Impressions    Gypsy Woman    2:20

Vol. 02

01    Caravans    Walk Around Heaven All Day    3:47
02    Invincibles    Heart Full of Love    2:06
03    Gene Chandler    Man's Temptation    2:45
04    Diplomats    Here's a Heart    2:35
05    Drifters    There Goes My Baby    2:13
06    Serenaders    Two Lovers Make One Fool    2:45
07    Cookies    I Never Dreamed    2:36
08    Marie Knight    Come Tomorrow    2:28
09    Brenda Holloway    I'll Give My Life    2:31
10    Jay Wiggins    Sad Girl    2:19
11    Freeman Brothers    I'm Counting on You    2:54
12    Falcons    I Found a Love    2:58
13    Ray Charles    What'd I Say    5:06
14    Showmen    The Wrong Girl    2:17
15    Benny Spellman    Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)    2:26
16    Solomon Burke    Down in the Valley    2:26
17    Willie Tee    Always Accused    2:32
18    Manhattans    Call Somebody Please    2:36
19    Wallace Brothers    Lover's Prayer    2:42
20    Theola Kilgore    This is My Prayer    2:58
21    Eddie & Ernie    Time Waits for No-One    2:22
22    Betty Harris    Cry to Me    3:17
23    Vernell Hill    Long Haired Daddy    3:26
24    Birdlegs & Pauline & Their Versatility Birds    Spring    2:51
25    Kenneth Gamble    Standing in the Shadows    2:23
26    Major Lance    Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um    2:21
27    Johnny Nash    It's No Good for Me    2:42
28    Maxine Brown    All in My Mind    2:31

Vol. 03

01    Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters    A Quiet Place    2:23
02    Enchanters    I Wanna Thank You    2:54
03    Miracles    If Your Mother Only Knew    2:41
04    Jimmy Ruffin    Don't Feel Sorry for Me    2:24
05    Blenders    Big Lover    2:31
06    Falcons    The Teacher    2:50
07    Richard Berry & the Pharaohs    Have Love Will Travel    2:56
08    Ann Cole    Don't Stop the Wedding    2:11
09    Bobby Marchan    There's Something on Your Mind, Part 2    2:51
10    Brothers    People in Love    2:37
11    Diplomats    Help Me    2:32
12    James Ray    If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody    1:58
13    Tams    Untie Me    2:28
14    Dc Playboys    You Were All I Needed    2:17
15    Carolyn Crawford    When Someone's Good to You    2:30
16    Pat Lundy    Play it Again    2:21
17    Wanderers    You Can't Run Away From Me    2:36
18    Chuck Wright    The Palm of Your Hand    2:02
19    Bill Watkins    Just for You (Stone Fox)    2:50
20    Ike & Tina Turner    It's Gonna Work Out Fine    3:03
21    Chuck Jackson    I Will Never Turn My Back on You    2:53
22    Brooks O’dell    Watch Your Step    2:33
23    Superbs    Baby Baby All the Time    2:36
24    Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford    I Need Your Loving    5:45
25    Prince La La    She Put the Hurt on Me    2:22
26    Impressions    Shorty's Got to Go    2:33
27    Sunny & the Sunliners    Talk to Me    2:45
28    Big Sambo & the House Wreckers    The Rains Came    2:16

Vol. 04

01    Marv Johnson    Come on and Stop    2:12
02    5 Royales    Catch That Teardrop    2:31
03    M&M's and the Peanuts    Lil' Valley    2:56
04    Clovers    Bossa Nova Baby    2:03
05    Bobby Peterson    Irresistible You    2:46
06    Lena Calhoun & the Emotions    I Can Tell (I'm Losing Your Love)    2:01
08    Kenny Lynch    Puff (Up in Smoke)    2:35
07    Betty Willis    Take Your Heart    2:37
09    Hal Miller    On My Own Two Feet    2:45
10    Della Reese    A Clock That's Got No Hands    2:02
11    Intruders    Jack Be Numble    2:45
12    Jimmy Norman    I Don't Love You No More (I Don't Care About You)    2:30
13    Harold Burrage    Crying for My Baby    2:13
14    James Conwell    Troubles With Girls (Of Today)    2:08
15    Matadors    You'd Be Crying Too    2:55
16    Fiestas    The Gypsy Said    2:00
17    Wade Flemons    I Came Running (Back From the Party)    2:20
18    Charmaines    Where is the Boy Tonight    2:39
19    Ketty Lester    Please Don't Cry Anymore    2:32
20    Bobby Day    Pretty Little Girl Next Door    2:35
21    Billy Bland    My Heart is on Fire    2:15
22    Persians    Gee, What a Girl    2:18
23    Mr. Tears Paris    Don't Lead Me On    1:57
24    Clarence Ashe    Trouble I've Had    3:37

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