VA - Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience [2001] (6 x CD's)

70's SOUL
Previously posted April 21, 2020

VA - Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience [2001] (6 x CD's)

The liner notes that accompany this collection note that '70s soul music has never really gotten its due. One could argue that point for days, but hubris aside, there's no denying that Can You Dig It pays serious homage to the golden years of American soul. This box set contains 6 CDs and 136 cuts, 65 of which hit the No. 1 spot on the R&B and/or pop charts. As you'd expect with a project that mines such a rich era (the CDs are compiled chronologically), it represents a who's who of stars. Among the notables: Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, the Spinners, the O'Jays, the Staple Singers, James Brown, Chairmen of the Board, Laura Lee, Freda Payne, and Jean Knight. Lesser lights also get to shine, i.e., El Chicano, who deliver the salsafied hippie anthem "Tell Her She's Lovely." But let's be honest--the selling point is the hits, and from the uplifting "Ooh Child" to the sassy "Want Ads," if you grew up in the '70s (hands up), then these tracks are beloved. Sure, the hard-core fan will probably wish for more obscurities, and the exclusion of Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and George Clinton is troublesome, but anyone wanting an at-home jukebox loaded with classic R&B will certainly dig this. (Amazon)

I love this six CD box set, and I love the way it looks! Rhino has done a good job of capturing the look, sound, and feel of 70's soul music. I love how they made the outside of the box look like an old 8 track tape rack!

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Track lists

CD1

01    Friends Of Distinction    Grazing In The Grass    2:57
02    Winstons    Color Him Father    3:07
03    Eddie Holman    Hey There Lonely Girl    3:21
04    Glass House    Crumbs Off The Table    2:40
05    Brook Benton    Rainy Night In Georgia    3:40
06    Sly &The Family Stone    Everybody Is A Star    3:03
07    Chairmen Of The Board    Give Me Just A Little More Time    2:42
08    Delfonics    Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)    3:28
09    Originals    The Bells    2:56
10    Tyrone Davis    Turn Back The Hands Of Time    2:40
11    Moments    Love On A Two-Way Street    3:33
12    Freda Payne    Band Of Gold    2:56
13    5 Stairsteps    O-O-H Child    3:19
14    Flaming Ember    Westbound #9    2:53
15    Three Degrees    Maybe    4:09
16    Lost Generation    The Sly, Slick, And The Wicked    3:09
17    Edwin Starr    War    3:28
18    100 Proof Aged In Soul    Somebody's Been Sleeping    2:47
19    Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Express Yourself    3:51
20    Jackie Moore    Precious, Precious    3:26
21    Beginning Of The End    Funky Nassau (Part I)    3:14
22    King Floyd    Groove Me    3:02
23    Fuzz    I Love You For All Seasons    3:08
24    Honey Cone    Want Ads    2:47
25    Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists    Cool Aid    2:42

CD2

01    Wilson Pickett    Don't Knock My Love (Pt. I)    2:12
02    Friends Of Distinction    Love Or Let Me Be Lonely    3:14
03    Freda Payne    Deeper & Deeper    3:04
04    Chairmen Of The Board    Pay To The Piper    3:08
05    Jean Knight    Mr. Big Stuff    2:31
06    Laura Lee    Women's Love Rights    3:14
07    Dramatics    Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get    3:34
08    King Floyd    Baby Let Me Kiss You    2:52
09    Brenda & The Tabulations    Right On The Tip Of My Tongue    3:22
10    Persuaders    Thin Line Between Love & Hate    3:26
11    Chi-Lites    Have You Seen Her    5:11
12    Isaac Hayes    Theme From Shaft    3:19
13    Staple Singers    Respect Yourself    3:34
14    Sly And The Family Stone    Family Affair    3:07
15    Al Green    Let's Stay Together    3:20
16    Betty Wright    Clean Up Woman    2:50
17    Honey Cone    One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (Part I)    3:45
18    Joe Simon    Drowning In The Sea Of Love    3:29
19    Jerry Butler & Brenda Eager    Ain't Understanding Mellow    4:22
20    Frederick Knight    I've Been Lonely For So Long    3:22
21    Malo    Suavecito    3:28
22    Soul Children    Hearsay    3:37
23    8Th Day    She's Not Just Another Woman    3:04

CD3

01    Staple Singers    I'll Take You There    3:17
02    Dramatics    In The Rain    5:09
03    Stylistics    Betcha By Golly, Wow    3:18
04    Chi-Lites    Oh Girl    3:14
05    Bill Withers    Lean On Me    3:48
06    Joe Tex    I Gotcha    2:30
07    Isaac Hayes    Do Your Thing    3:20
08    Spinners    I'll Be Around    3:12
09    Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose    Too Late To Turn Back Now    3:24
10    Luther Ingram    (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right    3:28
11    Mel & Tim    Starting All Over Again    3:56
12    O'jays    Back Stabbers    3:08
13    Tower Of Power    You're Still A Young Man    3:39
14    Main Ingredient    Everybody Plays The Fool    3:21
15    Curtis Mayfield    Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")    3:19
16    Johnny Nash    I Can See Clearly Now    2:50
17    Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes    If You Don't Know Me By Now    3:29
18    Brighter Side Of Darkness    Love Jones    3:21
19    Billy Paul    Me And Mrs. Jones    4:47
20    Temptations    Papa Was A Rollin' Stone    6:58
21    Billy Preston    Outa-Space    4:09

CD4

01    Spinners    Could It Be I'm Falling In Love    4:14
02    Bill Withers    Use Me    3:46
03    O'jays    Love Train    3:00
04    Timmy Thomas    Why Can't We Live Together    3:26
05    Four Tops    Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)    3:07
06    New York City    I'm Doin' Fine Now    2:44
07    Sylvia    Pillow Talk    3:55
08    Tower Of Power    So Very Hard To Go    3:40
09    Bloodstone    Natural High    4:01
10    Marvin Gaye    Let's Get It On    3:59
11    Isley Brothers    That Lady (Part I)    3:12
12    Eddie Kendricks    Keep On Truckin' (Part I)    3:30
13    Millie Jackson    Hurts So Good    3:04
14    Gladys Knight & The Pips    Midnight Train To Georgia    3:57
15    Ann Peebles    I Can't Stand The Rain    2:32
16    War    The World Is A Ghetto    4:02
17    El Chicano    Tell Her She's Lovely    3:03
18    Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes    The Love I Lost (Part I)    3:41
19    Johnnie Taylor    Cheaper To Keep Her    3:28
20    Al Wilson    Show And Tell    3:29
21    Bobby Womack    Lookin' For A Love    2:38
22    William Devaughn    Be Thankful For What You Got    3:27
23    Main Ingredient    Just Don't Want To Be Lonely    3:39

CD5
01    James Brown    The Payback--Part I    3:31
02    Kool And The Gang    Hollywood Swinging    4:30
03    Blue Magic    Sideshow    4:11
04    Hues Corporation    Rock The Boat    3:09
05    Impressions    Finally Got Myself Together (I'm A Changed Man)    3:06
06    George Mccrae    Rock Your Baby    3:15
07    Rufus featuring Chaka Khan    Tell Me Something Good    3:33
08    Pointer Sisters    Yes We Can Can    3:54
09    Johnny Bristol    Hang On In There Baby    3:22
10    B.T. Express    Do It ('til You're Satisfied)    3:11
11    Tymes    You Little Trustmaker    2:49
12    Minnie Riperton    Lovin' You    3:23
13    Shirley Brown    Woman To Woman    3:55
14    Carl Carlton    Everlasting Love    2:35
15    Three Degrees    When Will I See You Again    2:59
16    Awb    Pick Up The Pieces    3:02
17    Labelle    Lady Marmalade    3:23
18    Blackbyrds    Walking In Rhythm    2:55
19    Ben E. King    Supernatural Thing (Part I)    3:24
20    Earth, Wind & Fire    Reasons    4:59
21    Gwen Mccrae    Rockin' Chair    3:18
22    Rose Royce    I Wanna Get Next To You    3:30
23    Major Harris    Love Won't Let Me Wait    3:46

CD6

01    Earth, Wind & Fire    Shining Star    2:52
02    B.T. Express    Express    3:32
03    Awb    Cut The Cake    3:39
04    War    Why Can't We Be Friends?    3:50
05    Curtis Mayfield    So In Love    2:49
06    Ohio Players    Love Rollercoaster    2:54
07    Tavares    It Only Takes A Minute    3:15
08    Brass Construction    Movin'    3:59
09    Manhattans    Kiss And Say Goodbye    3:33
10    Lou Rawls    You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine    3:33
11    Brick    Dazz    5:38
12    Emotions    Best Of My Love    3:42
13    Brothers Johnson    Strawberry Letter 23    3:38
14    Floaters    Float On    4:15
15    Heatwave    Always And Forever    3:42
16    L.T.D.    (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again    3:42
17    Rick James    You And I    3:11
18    Bobby Caldwell    What You Won't Do For Love    3:33
19    Peaches & Herb    Reunited    4:01
20    Smokey Robinson    Cruisin'    4:29
21    Rose Royce    Golden Touch    3:49
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