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VA - Sweet Soul Music 1961-1975 [2008-2014] (15 x CDs)

SWEET SOUL

VA - Sweet Soul Music 1961-1975 [2008-2014] (15 x CDs)

This CD Album Series is the sequel to our R & B smash Blowing The Fuse series that documented R&B from 1945 until 1960. Sweet Soul Music starts where Blowing The Fuse left off and continues well into the 70s. Taking the story from 1961 until 1975, we'll witness the change from R&B to what became known as Soul Music. Every disc is in rough chronological order based on release dates rather than chart peak. All the great Soul stuff is here and all the great names. As to be expected are included groovy tunes only a handful die hard collectors remember and own. This set attempts to adhere to a policy of one song per artist per year. Also, whenever good stereo was available, it is used that in preference to mono.

It was a tumultuous era in African American music and culture. Over the course of ten spectacular years, R&B morphed into soul music with a side order of funk, and became the soundtrack to a social revolution. The riveting story of that incredible decade is told in full for the first time on Bear Family's 'Sweet Soul Music' series. The rapid evolution of the music mirrored the changing social climate. Everything seemed to be in play. Nothing was as it was. Through it all, it seemed as if every week yielded another batch of must-have singles.  

Some record companies have compiled anthologies from their own vaults, but Bear Family has gone the extra mile... and then some, licensing classic recordings from virtually every record label at the epicenter of ‘60s soul to compile the greatest hits with the finest sound quality. Though gospel remained the bedrock of soul music, the sound was transforming fast, thanks to Motown, Stax, the regional innovations of Chicago, New Orleans, and Muscle Shoals, and the funk revolution. The civil rights and antiwar movements were now rolling full speed ahead, and the messages at the heart of the music were often as powerful and invigorating as the grooves themselves.  Unfortunately, licensing restrictions meant that several artists, notably Sam Cooke and Ray Charles, were unavailable to us, but there is such a wealth of great music from this decade that they are hardly missed. Bear ensured too that several important R&B labels, such as Motown and Atlantic, were not over-represented.

So a few of your favorite songs from this era might be missing… but only a few. Once again, we would like to acknowledge debt to the files of 'Billboard' and 'Cashbox' magazines, as well as Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Singles. Without them, compilations like these would be almost impossible. 

Now let's get down with it, for your dancing and listening pleasure here is The Sweet Soul Music Album Series. (bear-family.com)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Vibrations - The Watusi 2:34

02 Miracles - Shop Around 2:48

03 Maxine Brown - All In My Mind 2:33

04 Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow 2:41

05 Clarence 'frogman' Henry - (I Don't Know Why) But I Do 2:20

06 Roy Hamilton - You Can Have Her 2:47

07 Slim Harpo - Rainin' In My Heart 2:35

08 Chuck Jackson - I Don't Want To Cry 2:17

09 Freddy King & His Orchestra - Hide Away 2:37

10 Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) 2:21

11 Drifters - Some Kind Of Wonderful 2:35

12 Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man 2:50

13 Marcels - Blue Moon 2:16

14 Shep & The Limelites - Daddy's Home 2:53

15 Ernie K-Doe - Mother-In-Law 2:25

16 Little Junior Parker - Driving Wheel 2:37

17 Bobby Lewis With Joe Rene & Orchestra - Tossin' And Turnin' 2:21

18 Pips Feat. Gladys Knight - Every Beat Of My Heart 2:02

19 Ben E. King - Stand By Me 2:59

20 Dee Clark - Raindrops 2:51

21 Jive Five With Joe Rene & Orchestra - My True Story 2:32

22 Ike & Tina Turner - It's Gonna Work Out Fine 3:02

23 Mar-Keys - Last Night 2:38

24 Chris Kenner - I Like It Like That [Part 1] 1:54

25 Jarmels - A Little Bit Of Soap 2:11

26 Fats Domino - Let The Four Winds Blow 2:18

27 Solomon Burke - Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) 2:48

28 Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya 2:23

29 Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman 3:03

30 Impressions - Gypsy Woman 2:19

31 Bobby Bland - Turn On Your Love Light 2:35


CD02

01 Barbara George With The A.F.O. Studio Combo - I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) 2:21

02 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Letter Full Of Tears 2:48

03 Sensations - Let Me In 3:03

04 Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl 2:32

05 Solomon Burke - Cry To Me 2:28

06 Etta James With The Riley Hampton Orchestra - Something's Got A Hold On Me 2:47

07 Falcons Feat. Wilson Pickett - I Found A Love 2:57

08 Arthur Alexander - You Better Move On 2:44

09 King Curtis & The Noble Knights - Soul Twist 2:45

10 Clyde Mcphatter - Lover Please 1:57

11 Shirelles - Soldier Boy 2:40

12 Chuck Jackson - Any Day Now(My Wild Beautiful Bird) 3:22

13 James Brown & His Famous Flames - Night Train 3:31

14 Joe Henderson - Snap Yor Fingers 2:56

15 Marvelettes - Playboy 2:44

16 Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford - I Need Your Lovin' 2:56

17 Isley Brothers - Twist And Shout 2:33

18 John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom 2:31

19 Little Eva - The Loco-Motion 2:26

20 Booker T. & The Mg's - Green Onions 2:52

21 Mary Wells - You Beat Me To The Punch 2:42

22 Contours - Do You Love Me? 2:54

23 Bobby Bland - Stormy Monday Blues 4:08

24 Drifters - Up On The Roof 2:36

25 Marvin Gaye - Stubborn Kind Of Fellow 2:47

26 Esther Phillips - Release Me 3:18

27 Cookies - Chains 2:29

28 Jimmy Mcgriff - I've Got A Woman [Part 1] 3:57


CD03

01 Bobby Bland - That's The Way Love Is 2:36

02 Mary Wells - Two Lovers 2:46

03 Ruby & The Romantics - Our Day Will Come 2:32

04 Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine 2:31

05 Miracles - You've Really Got A Hold On Me 2:58

06 Jan Bradley - Mama Didn't Lie 2:03

07 Chuck Jackson - Tell Him I'm Not Home 2:35

08 Cookie & The Cupcakes - Got You On My Mind 2:35

09 Theola Kilgore - The Love Of My Man 3:15

10 Chiffons - He's So Fine 1:51

11 Jackie Wilson - Baby Workout 3:00

12 Jimmy Holiday - How Can I Forget 2:35

13 Baby Washington - That's How Heartaches Are Made 2:42

14 Mongo Santamaria Band - Watermelon Man 2:27

15 Drifters - On Broadway 2:57

16 Barbara Lewis - Hello Stranger 2:44

17 Marvin Gaye - Pride And Joy 2:10

18 Solomon Burke - If You Need Me 2:33

19 Etta James - Pushover 2:54

20 Five Du-Tones - Shake A Tail Feather 2:24

21 Doris Troy - Just One Look 2:29

22 Essex - Easier Said Than Done 2:09

23 Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters - Cry Baby 3:22

24 Inez And Charlie Foxx - Mockingbird 2:36

25 Major Lance - The Monkey Time 2:46

26 Martha & The Vandellas - Heat Wave 2:44

27 Little Johnny Taylor - Part Time Love 3:48

28 Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle 3:03

29 Impressions - It's All Right 2:49

30 Rufus Thomas - Walking The Dog 2:32


CD04

01 Tams - What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am?) 2:00

02 Timmy Shaw - Gonna Send You Back To Georgia 2:23

03 Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um 2:18

04 Sapphires - Who Do You Love? 2:41

05 Tommy Tucker - Hi-Heel Sneakers 2:49

06 Temptations - The Way You Do The Things You Do 2:39

07 Betty Everett - The Shoop Shoop Song 2:15

08 Bobby Bland - Ain't Nothing You Can Do 2:37

09 Irma Thomas - Wish Someone Would Care 2:17

10 BB King - Rock Me Baby 2:58

11 Dixie Cups - Chapel Of Love 2:46

12 Mary Wells - My Guy 3:04

13 Chuck Berry - No Particular Place To Go 2:43

14 Jimmy Hughes - Steal Away 2:22

15 Otis Redding - Security 2:27

16 Shorty Long - Devil With A Blue Dress On 3:12

17 Drifters - Under The Boardwalk 2:40

18 Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go? 2:40

19 Willie Mitchell - 20-75 2:14

20 Joe Hinton - Funny (How Time Slips Away) 3:04

21 James Brown & His Orchestra - Out Of Sight 2:21

22 Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street 2:38

23 O.V Wright With The Keys - That's How Strong My Love Is 2:57

24 Don Covay & The Goodtimers - Mercy Mercy 2:25

25 Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving 2:50

26 Mitty Collier - I Had A Talk With My Man 3:40

27 Ike & Tina Turner - I Can't Believe What You Say (For Seeing What You Do) 2:01

28 Solomon Burke - The Price 2:46

29 Maxine Brown - Oh No Not My Baby 2:35

30 Larks - The Jerk 2:35

31 Velvelettes - Needle In A Haystack 2:26


CD05

01 Radiants - Voice Your Choice 2:33

02 Ad Libs - The Boy From New York City 2:59

03 Joe Tex - Hold What You've Got 3:06

04 Alvin Cash & The Crawlers - Twine Time 2:22

05 Fontella Bass & Bobby Mcclure - Don't Mess Up A Thing 3:00

06 Temptations - My Girl 3:08

07 Jr.Walker & The All Stars - Shotgun 2:58

08 Impressions - People Get Ready 2:39

09 Solomon Burke - Got To Get You Off My Mind 1:56

10 Dixie Cups - Iko Iko 2:03

11 Marvin Gaye - I'll Be Doggone 2:47

12 Tony Clarke - The Entertainer 2:34

13 Barbara Lewis - Baby, I'm Yours 2:28

14 Booker T. & The Mg's - Boot-Leg 2:05

15 Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long 3:11

16 Little Milton - We're Gonna Make It 2:38

17 Supremes - Back In My Arms Again 2:52

18 Fred Hughes - Oo Wee Baby, I Love You 2:18

19 Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself 2:41

20 Lee Dorsey - Ride Your Pony 2:52

21 Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour 2:32

22 Billy Stewart - Sitting In The Park 3:16

23 Ramsey Lewis Trio - The 'in' Crowd 3:15

24 James Brown & His Famous Flames - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag [Part 1] 2:05

25 Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears 2:55

26 Jimmy Mccracklin - Think 2:29

27 Roy Head & The Traits - Treat Her Right 2:05

28 Fontella Bass - Rescue Me 2:52

29 Don Covay & The Goodtimers - See Saw 2:57

30 Kim Weston - Take Me In Your Arms 2:50


CD06

01 Marvin Gaye - Ain't That Peculiar 3:00

02 Joe Tex - A Sweet Woman Like You 2:35

03 Slim Harpo - Baby Scratch My Back 2:52

04 Edwin Starr - Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.) 2:18

05 Elgins - Darling Baby 2:48

06 Lee Dorsey - Get Out Of My Life, Woman 2:25

07 Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) 2:52

08 Boby Moore & The Rhythm Aces - Searching For My Love 2:29

09 Wilson Pickett - 634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.) 2:54

10 Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) 2:36

11 James Carr - You've Got My Mind Messed Up 2:19

12 Poets - She Blew A Good Thing 2:45

13 Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Comin' 2:30

14 Capitols - Cool Jerk 2:40

15 Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman 2:48

16 Robert Parker - Barefootin' 2:34

17 Jimmy Hughes - Neighbor, Neighbor 2:38

18 Darrell Banks - Open The Door To Your Heart 2:27

19 Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg 2:32

20 Lorraine Ellison - Stay With Me 3:32

21 Howard Tate - Ain't Nobody Home 2:27

22 James & Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet 3:00

23 Carla Thomas - B-A-B-Y 2:55

24 Four Tops - Reach Out (I'll Be There) 2:59

25 Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood 3:08

26 Artistics - I'm Gonna Miss You 2:35

27 J. J. Jackson - But It's Alright 2:52

28 Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is 2:40

29 Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On 2:41


CD07

01 Freddie Scott - Are You Lonely For Me 3:16

02 Cannonball Adderley - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy 3:07

03 Dyke & The Blazers - Funky Broadway (Part 1) 2:38

04 Fascinations - Girls Are Out To Get You 2:06

05 Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music 2:19

06 Toussaint Mccall - Nothing Takes The Place Of You 3:21

07 Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack 2:52

08 Rodger Collins - She's Looking Good 2:20

09 O.V. Wright - Eight Men, Four Women 3:04

10 Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - Tramp 3:01

11 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 2:38

12 Aretha Franklin - Respect 2:26

13 Bettye Swann - Make Me Yours 3:12

14 J. J. Barnes - Baby Please Come Back Home 2:58

15 Bar-Kays - Soul Finger 2:20

16 Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her 2:35

17 Soul Brothers Six - Some Kind Of Wonderful 2:39

18 Linda Jones - Hypnotized 2:38

19 Syl Johnson - Come On Sock It To Me 2:26

20 Parliaments - (I Wanna) Testify 3:00

21 James Brown & The Famous Flames - Cold Sweat (Part 1) 2:52

22 Esquires - Get On Up 2:22

23 Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher 2:59

24 Laura Lee - Dirty Man 2:52

25 Soul Survivors - Expressway To Your Heart 2:19

26 Sam & Dave - Soul Man 2:36

27 Gladys Knight & The Pips - I Heard It Through The Grapevine 2:45

28 Erma Franklin - Piece Of My Heart 2:34

29 Joe Tex - Skinny Legs And All 3:03

30 Etta James - Tell Mama 2:22


CD08

01 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion 2:45

02 Wilson Pickett - I'm In Love 2:29

03 Inez & Charlie Foxx - Count The Days 2:36

04 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 2:40

05 Impressions - We're A Winner 2:22

06 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music 2:58

07 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The End Of Our Road 2:18

08 Intruders - Cowboys To Girls 2:38

09 Sam & Dave - I Thank You 2:53

10 Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up [Part 1] 3:08

11 Percy Sledge - Take Time To Know Her 3:02

12 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing 2:14

13 Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson - Lover's Holiday 2:46

14 Aretha Franklin - Since You've Been Gone 2:23

15 Arthur Conley - Funky Street 2:26

16 Dells - Stay In My Corner 3:06

17 Eddie Floyd - I Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) 2:41

18 Hugh Masekela - Grazing In The Grass 2:37

19 Clarence Carter - Slip Away 2:29

20 Barbara Acklin - Love Makes A Woman 2:56

21 James Brown - Say It Loud ]I'm Black And I'm Proud] Part 1 3:01

22 Betty Wright - Girls Can't Do What Guys Do 2:04

23 O'Kaysions - Girl Watcher 2:34

24 Al Wilson - The Snake 3:26

25 Jerry Butler - Hey, Western Union Man 2:43

26 Young Holt-Unlimited - Soulful Strut 2:57

27 Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love 2:47

28 Temptations - Cloud Nine 3:30

29 Marvin Gaye - Heard It Through The Grapevine 3:13


CD09

01 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People 2:20

02 William Bell - I Forgot To Be Your Lover 2:40

03 Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup 2:54

04 Tyrone Davis - Can I Change My Mind? 2:53

05 Betty Everett - There'll Come A Time 2:42

06 Johnnie Taylor - Take Care Of Your Homework 2:37

07 Edwin Starr - Twenty-Five Miles 3:17

08 Dee Dee Warvick - Foolish Fool 3:24

09 Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson - Soulshake 2:24

10 Jerry Butler - Only The Strong Survive 2:36

11 Clarence Carter - Snatching It Back 2:48

12 Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing 2:43

13 Chi-Lites - Give It Away 2:43

14 Joe Simon - The Chokin' Kind 2:40

15 Bobby Patterson - T.C.B. Or T.Y.A. 2:47

16 Winstons - Color Him Father 3:02

17 Meters - Classy Strut 3:04

18 Jr. Walker & The All Stars - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) 2:28

19 Candi Staton - I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart 2:04

20 James Brown - Mother Popcorn 3:11

21 Impressions - Choice Of Colors 3:17

22 Johnny Adams - Reconsider Me 3:50

23 Clarence Reid - Nobody But You Babe 2:47

24 Intrigues - In A Moment 2:48

25 Originals - Baby, I'm For Real 3:19

26 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together 3:31

27 Mel & Tim - Backfield In Motion 2:32

28 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back 2:58


CD10

01 Johnnie Taylor - Love Bones 4:05

02 Brook Benton - Rainy Night In Georgia 3:48

03 Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Gotta Hold On To This Feeling 3:35

04 Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) 4:48

05 Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time 2:39

06 Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) 3:21

07 George Perkins & The Silver Stars - Cryin' In The Streets [Part 1] 3:17

08 Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time 2:53

09 Little Sister - You're The One, Part 1 3:27

10 Moments - Love On A Two-Way Street 3:26

11 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold 2:50

12 Temptations - Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) 4:05

13 Paul Kelly - Stealin' In The Name Of The Lord 3:36

14 James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine 5:17

15 Edwin Starr - War 3:20

16 Luther Ingram - Ain't That Lovin' You (For More Reasons Than One) 4:09

17 Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours 2:38

18 Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself 3:51

19 Ann Peebles - Part Time Love 2:50

20 Spinners - It's A Shame 3:12

21 Otis Leavill - Love Uprising 2:37

22 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - Somebody's Been Sleeping 2:46

23 King Floyd - Groove Me 2:57

24 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears Of A Clown 2:59


CD11

01 Jackie Moore - Precious, Precious 3:25

02 Johnnie Taylor - Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone 3:02

03 Detroit Emeralds - Do Me Right 2:49

04 Bill Coday - Get Your Lie Straight 2:58

05 Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary 3:30

06 James Brown & The Jbs - Soul Power (Parts 1 & 2) 4:25

07 Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) 3:48

08 Wilson Pickett - Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You 2:48

09 Honey Cone - Want Ads 2:45

10 Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau (Part 1) 3:11

11 8th Day - She's Not Just Another Woman 3:13

12 Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff 2:30

13 Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Treat Her Like A Lady 2:46

14 Dee Dee Warwick - Suspicious Minds 3:17

15 Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine 2:06

16 Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes 3:18

17 Dramatics - Watcha See Is Watcha Get 3:35

18 Denise La Salle - Trapped By A Thing Called Love 2:40

19 Persuaders - Thin Line Between Love And Hate 3:23

20 O.V. Wright - A Nickel And A Nail 3:43

21 Staple Singers - Respect Yourself 3:32

22 Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her? 5:09

23 Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman 2:48

24 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair 3:06

25 Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady 3:12

26 Al Green - Let's Stay Together 3:17


CD12

01 Joe Tex - I Gotcha 2:28

02 Soul Children - Hearsay 3:36

03 Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow 3:18

04 JBs - Gimme Some More 3:05

05 Denise La Salle - Now Run And Tell That 3:20

06 Dramatics - In The Rain (Single Version) 4:34

07 Bobby Womack - Womman's Gotta Have It 3:33

08 Staple Singers - I'll Take You There 3:15

09 Laura Lee - Rip Off 3:18

10 Billy Preston - Outa-Space 4:10

11 Luther Ingram - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right 3:35

12 Main Ingredient - Everybody Plays The Fool 3:25

13 Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Too Late To Turn Back Now 3:21

14 Chi-Lites - Oh Girl 3:30

15 O'Jays - Back Stabbers 3:08

16 Lyn Collins - Think (About It) 3:22

17 Joe Simon - Power Of Love 2:57

18 Mel & Tim - Starting All Over Again 4:08

19 Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You 3:14

20 Betty Wright - Baby Sitter 2:54

21 Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - If You Don't Knw Me By Now 3:27

22 James Brown - Get On The Good Foot (Part 1) 5:15

23 Billy Paul - Me And Mrs. Jones (Single Version) 3:38

24 Otis Clay - Trying To Live My Life Without You 2:48

25 Bill Withers - Use Me 3:44


CD13

01 Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love 4:12

02 Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together 3:29

03 Cymande - The Message 4:18

04 O'jays - Love Train 3:00

05 Four Tops - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I Got 3:08

06 New Birth - I Can Understand It 4:19

07 Independents - Leaving Me 3:10

08 Sylvia Robinson; Chase; Furious Five - Pillow Talk 4:08

09 Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby 4:02

10 Manhattans - There's No Me Without You 3:39

11 Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s - Doing It To Death 5:16

12 First Choice - Armed And Extremely Dangerous 2:48

13 Don Covay - I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In 4:22

14 Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can 3:08

15 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On 4:02

16 Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain 2:28

17 Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) 3:33

18 Millie Jackson - Hurts So Good 3:29

19 Johnnie Taylor - Cheaper To Keep Her 3:29

20 Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - The Love I Lost (Part 1) 3:44

21 Gladys Knight & The Pips - I've Got To Use My Imagination 3:30

22 Syl Johnson - Back For A Taste Of Your Love 2:34

23 Tower Of Power - What Is Hip? (Single Version) 3:23


CD14

01 Eddie Kendricks - Boogie Down 3:46

02 Bobby Womack - Lookin' For A Love 2:39

03 Earth, Wind & Fire - Mighty Mighty 3:06

04 Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New 4:46

05 William Devaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got 3:28

06 James Brown - The Payback (Part 1) 3:21

07 Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine 2:37

08 Blue Magic - Sideshow 4:09

09 George Mccrae - Rock Your Baby 3:21

10 Kool & The Gang - Hollywood Swinging 4:38

11 Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat 3:10

12 Yvonne Fair - Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On 3:04

13 Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby 3:25

14 B.T. Express - Do It (Until You're Satisfied) (Single Version) 3:15

15 Latimore - Let's Straighten It Out 5:15

16 Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again? 3:00

17 Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love 2:36

18 Shirley Brown - Woman To Woman 3:56

19 Bobby Bland - I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) 3:18

20 Rufus & Chaka Khan - You Got The Love 4:39

21 Tymes - You Little Trustmaker 2:51

22 Candi Staton - As Long As He Takes Care Of Home 3:22

23 Ohio Players - Fire 4:33


CD15

01 Labelle - Lady Marmalade 3:20

02 Ben E. King - Supernatural Thing (Part 1) 4:11

03 Blackbyrds - Walking In Rhythm 2:55

04 Major Harris - Love Won't Let Me Wait 3:48

05 Gwen Mccrae - Rockin' Chair 3:20

06 Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star 2:52

07 Barbara Mason - Shackin' Up 4:21

08 O'jays - Give The People What They Want 4:12

09 Van Mccoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 3:29

10 Latimore - Keep The Home Fire Burnin' 3:19

11 Commodores - Slippery When Wet 3:17

12 Natalie Cole - This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) 2:51

13 Isley Brothers - Fight The Power (Part 1) 3:20

14 Pointer Sisters - How Long (Betcha Got A Chick On The Side) 4:45

15 People's Choice - Do It Any Way You Wanna 3:18

16 Tavares - It Only Takes A Minute 3:16

17 Millie Jackson - Loving Arms 3:45

18 Al Green - Full Of Fire 5:15

19 Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster (Single Version) 2:55

20 Miracles - Love Machine (Part 1) 3:00

21 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Sweet Thing 3:22

22 Trammps - Hold Back The Night 3:19

23 Tyrone Davis - Turning Point 4:26

24 Sylvers - Boogie Fever 3:23

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14 comments:

  1. As the saying goes "an embarrassment of riches" - Thank you

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    1. Hi Dr Robert.
      Just trying to keep the whole set of series together.
      More to come.
      Cheers.

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  2. As a soul fan I have these and the Blowing the Fuse series - absolutely essential for any music lover! Thanks BB for letting people know!

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    1. They are, Little Bill.
      It my pleasure to post them. And more to come...
      Cheers.

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  3. Good, morning, Butterboy, many thanks for this nice compilation set. I'm looking forward to hear it. Have a nice day, kindly regards and many thanks for your time and work, lG, Catchear

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    1. Hi Michael,
      Good morning. I am pleased that the appeal to you. Enjoy the music.
      Cheers.

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  4. this is beautiful B.B thank you so much

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  5. Whoever said "You can't have too much of a good thing"
    must have had this well-conceived "recollection" in mind.

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    1. Hi mrRadio,
      Good things make us happy, so, you can't have too much of a good thing. Enjoy these tasty morsels.
      Cheers.

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  6. This compilation is a good example of what humankind is capable of. Maybe there's still a hope...

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    1. Hi StoneRose
      There is always hope, the last time I looked.
      Cheers.

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