VA - Royal Memphis Soul [1996] (4 x CD's)

MEMPHIS SOUL

VA - Royal Memphis Soul [1996] (4 x CD's)

Royal Memphis Soul is a superb, 95-track box set that collects all the highlights, both well-known and obscure, from the Hi Records vaults. Hi was one of the handful of great soul labels of the early '70s, featuring such artists as Al Green, Ann Peebles, Syl Johnson and Otis Clay. Green's popularity and reputation has tended to overshadow the other artists, who were all capable of delivering material of equal power, as this set demonstrates. In addition to all the hits, there's a number of neglected gems that hardcore soul fans will treasure. Certainly, the mammoth size of this box set means that it appeals primarily to special interests, but those collectors will find this to be an invaluable addition to their collection. ( AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)

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Track lists

CD1

01    Bad & Good Boys    We Got Soul    2:05
02    Don Bryant    I Like it Like That    2:27
03    Willie Mitchell With Don Bryant    Everything is Gonna Be Alright    2:23
04    Janet & the Jays    Without a Reason    3:02
05    Don Bryant    The Lonely Soldier    2:35
06    1 + 1        Will Be True    2:11
07    Norm West    Hey Little Girl    2:24
08    Don Bryant    The Call of Distress    2:23
09    George Jackson    I'm Gonna Wait    2:56
10    Don Bryant    Is That Asking Too Much    2:38
11    Don Bryant    There is Something on Your Mind (Part 1)    2:24
12    James Fry        Tumblin' Down    2:45
13    Don Bryant    I'll Go Crazy    2:06
14    Ann Peebles    Walk Away    3:14
15    Don Bryant    You Cause Me to Wonder    2:04
16    Lyndon        The Very First Time    2:21
17    Lyndon        Love Map    2:17
18    Al Green        You Say It    2:50
19    Ann Peebles    Part Time Love    2:55
20    Ann Peebles    I Still Love You    3:23
21    Al Green        I Can't Get Next to You    3:49
22    David Duke    Is it Over?    3:46
23    Ann Peebles    I Pity the Fool    2:58
24    Eddi McGee    What Made You Change?    2:58
25    Eric Tigg        Treat Her Right    2:19
26    Al Green        Tired of Being Alone    2:59
27    Ebony Web    This Morning    3:01

CD2

01    Ann Peebles    99 Lbs    2:16
02    Syl Johnson    The Love You Left Behind    2:46
03    Al Green        Let's Stay Together    3:17
04    Veniece        Stepchild    2:36
05    Al Green        How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?    6:23
06    Ann Peebles    I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home    2:29
07    Al Green        Look What You Done to Me    3:06
08    George Jackson    Aretha, Sing One for Me    2:57
09    T-99        Sweetness Ain't Sweet No More    2:56
10    Al Green        I'm Still in Love With You    3:14
11    Philip Mitchell    Little Things    3:09
12    Quiet Elegance    I'm Afraid of Losing You    2:43
13    Bobo Mr. Soul    She's My Woman    3:35
14    Otis Clay        Trying to Live My Life Without You    2:49
15    Al Green        You Ought to Be With Me    3:15
16    Joint Venture    When the Battle is Over    2:54
17    Ann Peebles    I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down    2:41
18    Al Green        Call Me (Come Back Home)    3:04
19    Otis Clay        I Can't Make it Alone    2:52
20    Philip Mitchell    The Same Folks That Put You There    3:34
21    Darryl Carter    Looking Straight Ahead    2:49
22    Quiet Elegance    You've Got My Mind Messed Up    2:50
23    Otis Clay        I Love You, I Need You    5:45
24    Ann Peebles    I Can't Stand the Rain    2:27

CD3

01    Syl Johnson    Back for a Taste of Your Love    2:37
02    Otis Clay        If I Could Reach Out    2:54
03    Erma Coffee    You Made Me What I Am    2:54
04    Otis Clay        I Die a Little Each Day    2:42
05    Emma Coffee    Anyway the Wind Blows    3:04
06    Al Green        Livin' for You    3:12
07    Philip Mitchell    Turning Over the Ground    3:34
08    Al Green        Livin' for You    5:35
09    Quiet Elegance    Will You Be My Man in the Morning?    2:56
10    Masqueraders    Wake Up Fool    2:49
11    Syl Johnson    Please Don't Give Up on Me    2:38
12    Otis Clay        It Was Jealousy    3:04
13    Al Green        Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)    3:00
14    Veniece        Every Now and Then    2:55
15    Known Facts    He's Got It    2:46
16    Al Green        L-O-V-E (Love)    3:05
17    Known Facts    How Can I Believe You    2:58
18    Ann Peebles    Beware    3:07
19    Syl Johnson    Take Me to the River    3:08
20    Willie Clayton    I Must Be Losing You    2:30
21    Gene Anderson    You Love Must Be Voodoo (Part 1)    2:50
22    Willie Clayton    It's Time You Made Up Your Mind    2:36
23    Jimmy Mack    Be Good to the One (That's Good to You)    3:24
24    Ann Peebles    Come to Mama    2:57
25    Willie Walker    I Love Her    2:58

CD4

1    Jean Plum        Back to You    3:25
2    Al Green        Full of Fire    5:14
3    Jean Plum        Today I sing The Blues    4:35
4    Syl Johnson    It Ain't Easy    5:05
5    Ann Peebles    I Needed Somebody    4:59
6    Quiet Elegance    After You    3:08
7    Jen Plum        I Love Him    3:48
8    O.V. Wright    Without You    4:36
9    Jean Plum        Loneliness    3:53
10    Quiet Elegance    Roots of Love    4:09
11    Otis Clay        I Can't Take It    4:05
12    Quiet Elegance    How's Your Love Life Baby?    3:03
13    Bobby McLure    I Ain't Gonna Turn You Loose    2:49
14    Al Green        Belle    4:52
15    Willie Walker    Reaching for the Real Thing    3:17
16    O.V. Wright    Your Good Thing is About to End    4:58
17    O.V. Wright    I Don't Know Why    3:17
18    O.V. Wright    Sacrifice    4:29
19    O.V. Wright    Eight Men, Four Women (Live)    4:24

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