Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Mama Didn't Lie - Bradley, Jan
2. Strange Feeling - Stewart, Billy (1)
3. I've Been So Lonely - Cookie & The Cupcakes
4. Soulful Dress - Desanto, Sugar Pie
5. Love Ain't Nothin' (But A Monkey On Your Back) - Nash, Johnny
6. Who's That Guy - Kolettes
7. Ain't Love Good Ain't Love Proud - Clarke, Tony
8. I Had A Talk With My Man - Collier, Mitty
9. I Can't Help Myself - Gems (1)
10. Don't Mess Up A Good Thing - Bass, Fontella & Bobby McClure
11. Voice Your Choice - Radiants
12. Selfish One - Ross, Jackie
13. Entertainer - Clarke, Tony
14. I Do Love You - Stewart, Billy (1)
15. Love Is A Five Letter Word - Phelps, James
16. Soul Of A Man - Bass, Fontella
17. Temptation 'Bout To Get To Me - Brothers, Knight
18. Do I Make Myself Clear - James, Etta & Sugar Pie DeSanto
19. Take Me For A Little While - Ross, Jackie
20. What About Me - Valentinos (1)
21. I'm Satisfied - Collier, Mitty
22. Searching For My Love - Moore, Bobby & The Rhythm Aces
23. Only Time Will Tell - James, Etta

Disc 2:

1. Rescue Me - Bass, Fontella
2. I'm Not Ashamed - McClure, Bobby
3. Stay By My Side - Garrett, Joan
4. Have Pity On Me - Young, Billy
5. Wade In The Water - Lewis, Ramsey
6. I Fooled You This Time - Chandler, Gene
7. Don't Pass Me By - Big Maybelle
8. Lonely Girl - Davis, Andrea
9. To Be A Lover - Chandler, Gene
10. Don't Knock Love - Carr, Barbara
11. I Believe She Will - Eddie & Ernie
12. Mercy Mercy Mercy - Shaw, Marlena
13. Love Reputation - LaSalle, Denise
14. Dirty Man - Lee, Laura
15. I Can't Make It Without You - Hughes, Fred
16. Hold On - Radiants
17. Good To Me - Thomas, Irma
18. You Left The Water Running - Maurice & Mac
19. Oh What A Day - Dells
20. Baby I Love You - Little Milton
21. Losers Weepers - James, Etta
22. Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation - Dells

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #161800 in Music
• Released on: 1999-10-01
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Double CD

Customer Reviews

Mixed singles.
About half these tracks are the mono originals. Most of them were successful when first released. Chess had a style of its own as well as a sound. Even when making records in Muscle Shoals that style shone through. There are wonderful recordings here from Etta James, The Radiants and many others. Sixties soul at its best.

Soul Music at its Best
It is exceptional for a compilation to incorporate so many classic sounds that are so uniquely different. There is something here for all soul music lovers. My particular favourites range from the bluesy I've Been So Lonely - Cookie & The Cupcakes through deep soul treasures Temptation 'Bout To Get Me - Knight Brothers, Soul of A Man - Fontella Bass and Don't Pass Me By - Big Maybelle, the vocal harmonies of Voice Your Choice - The Radiants, the evocative I Can't Make It Without You - Fred Hughes, the sweet soul of Searchin for My Love - Bobby Moore & The Rythm Aces, the mid-tempo Selfish One - Jackie Ross and the uptempo Don't Knock Love - Baraba Carr and Hold On - The Radiants. I could go on - they are all gems.

Thirty years of memories
If there is one CD that illustrates the depth and quality of 60's soul music this is it. Tony Clarke's "Entertainer" must be the most emotive number of all time, and if it is to be judged it must be against such others as "This Old Heart of Mine" or "open the Door to Your Heart". Listen to it over and over, or put it on towards the end of a party.