VA - Wrap It Up (The Isaac Hayes And David Porter Songbook) [2022]

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VA - Wrap It Up (The Isaac Hayes And David Porter Songbook) [2022]

This collection gathers twenty‑four recordings shaped by the songwriting partnership of Isaac Hayes and David Porter, tracing how their work moved through the Stax family of labels and into wider territory during the 1960s and early 1970s. The sequence begins with Homer Banks’ “60 Minutes of Your Love,” arranged by Gene “Bowlegs” Miller, and sets the tone for a set built around strong grooves, clear structures, and the direct emotional writing that defined the pair’s catalogue. The Emotions, Rachel Sweet, Freddie King, and Peter Frampton appear early, each bringing a different studio sound to the material.

Familiar titles sit alongside less‑traveled pieces. “Hold On, I’m Comin’,” “Soul Man,” and “When Something Is Wrong with My Baby” are represented through versions by The Righteous Brothers, Sam & Dave, and Otis Redding with Carla Thomas. Other tracks show how far the catalogue reached, with ZZ Top, Delaney & Bonnie, Marcia Ball, and Archie Bell & The Drells offering interpretations shaped by their own sessions and producers.

The set is mastered at Sound Mastering and presented mainly in stereo, with four tracks in mono. Liner notes by Tony Rounce provide context for the recordings and the writers’ influence. Across its span, the compilation shows the adaptability of Hayes and Porter’s songs and the range of artists who carried them forward. (B)

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Track list

01 Homer Banks - 60 Minutes of Your Love 2:25

02 Emotions - As Long as I've Got You 3:16

03 Rachel Sweet - B-A-B-Y 3:08

04 Freddie King - Can't Trust Your Neighbor 3:57

05 Peter Frampton - May I Baby 3:40

06 Aretha Franklin - You're Taking Up Another Man's Place 3:29

07 Righteous Brothers - Hold On, I'm Comin' 2:34

08 Peter Gallagher - I've Got to Love Somebody's Baby 3:56

09 Edwin Starr & Blinky - I'll Understand 2:20

10 Bishops - I Take What I Want 2:38

11 Z Z Top - I Thank You 3:25

12 Delaney & Bonnie - My Baby Specializes 3:17

13 Marcia Ball - Never Like This Before 2:58

14 Sam & Dave - Soul Man 2:39

15 Ruby Johnson - Left Over Love 2:48

16 Soul Children - The Sweeter He is (Parts 1 & 2) 6:19

17 Johnnie Taylor - Toe Hold 4:00

18 Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - When Something is Wrong With My Baby 2:47

19 Archie Bell and The Drells - Wrap it Up 2:48

20 Keith (Powell) and Billie (Davis) - You Don't Know Like I Know 2:22

21 Hassles - You Got Me Hummin' 2:23

22 Mable John - Your Good Thing (Is About to End) 2:59

23 Charlie Rich - Love is After Me 2:28

24 Danny White - I'm Dedicating My Life 2:57

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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