Product Description

Atlantic Gold features 75 soul classics from the Atlantic vaults, spread over 3CDs. Includes a host of great songs by Ruth Brown, Ray Charles, Otis Reading, Wilson Picket Aretha Franklin and many more.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours
2. The Clovers - One Mint Julep
3. Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll
4. The Drifters with Clyde McPhatter - Money Honey
5. Ray Charles - I’ve Got A Woman
6. LaVern Baker - Tweedle Dee
7. The Chords - Sh-Boom
8. The Drifters - Ruby Baby
9. Ruth Brown - Lucky Lips
10. Chuck Willis - It’s Too Late
11. Ray Charles - (Night Time Is) The Right Time
12. The Coasters - Poison Ivy
13. Ben E. King - Spanish Harlem
14. Carla Thomas - B-A-B-Y
15. Clyde McPhatter - A Lover’s Question
16. The Drifters – There Goes My Baby
17. Solomon Burke - If You Need Me
18. LaVern Baker - See See Rider
19. The Coasters - Yakety Yak
20. The Mar-Keys - Last Night
21. Ray Charles - What’d I Say (Parts I & II)
22. The Drifters - Up On The Roof
23. Ben E. King - Stand By Me
24. Esther Phillips - And I Love Him
25. Doris Troy - Just One Look
26. Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine

Disc 2:

1. The Drifters - On Broadway
2. Booker T & The MG’s - Green Onions
3. Wilson Pickett - Land Of 1000 Dances
4. Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
5. Rufus Thomas - Walking The Dog
6. Otis Redding - I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
7. The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk
8. Sam & Dave - You Don’t Know Like I Know
9. Don Covay - Seesaw
10. Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour
11. The Drifters - Saturday Night At The Movies
12. The Capitols - Cool Jerk
13. Sam & Dave - When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
14. Barbara Lewis - Baby, I’m Yours
15. Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
16. Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
17. Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness
18. Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally
19. Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood
20. Sam & Dave - Hold On I’m Coming
21. Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools
22. Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music
23. The Bar-Kays - Soul Finger
24. Joe Tex - Show Me
25. Aretha Franklin - Respect
26. Otis Redding - (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay

Disc 3:

1. Sam & Dave - Soul Man
2. Aretha Franklin - Think
3. King CurtisMemphis - Soul Stew
4. Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - Tramp
5. Archie Bell - Tighten Up
6. Aretha Franklin - Do Right Woman
7. William Bell - A Tribute To A King
8. Brook Benton - Rainy Night In Georgia
9. Clarence Carter - Slip Away
10. Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto
11. Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau (Pt 1)
12. Detroit Spinners - Ghetto Child
13. Archie Bell - Here I Go Again
14. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady
15. The Persuaders - Thin Line Between Love & Hate
16. Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman
17. Detroit Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
18. Blue Magic - Slideshow
19. Detroit Spinners - I'll be Around
20. Major Harris - Love Won't Let Me Wait
21. Bettye Swann - Kiss My Love Goodbye
22. Ben E. King - Supernatural Thing (pt1)
23. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #59832 in Music
• Released on: 2004-11-01
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set

Customer Reviews

A Goldmine of greats!
I got this on the fly one day in a shop, a spur of the moment decision. One I have not regretted. As a novice to this style of music, beyond the Blues Brothers covers and the odd big hit, I was not sure what to expect. To put it bluntly it is a treasure trove of some of the best written and played popular music ever. King Curtis Memphis' Soul Stew is a do it yourself guide which is a must have to any musician who wants to just hear how it is done.

The remastered sound is beyond critism. It just floats out of my system like the band were in the room, wonderful stuff indeed.

Overall one of the best compilations I have yet heard, buy it!!

Awesome sound
Ok, we are all familar with most of the tracks on this compilation, which makes a good fist at covering the best Atlantic Records had to offer in the late 50s , 60s and early 70s. For that reason I will not do a "track on track" review. I will simply say that the remastered sound on these tracks is excellent and long-awaited. If you already have these tracks on earlier releases, replace them with this crystal-clear set. I assure you that you will not be disappointed.

far from comprehensive, but still great
This set is far from comprehensive, but then again you' probably need a 10 cd set to even remotely cover the output from this label. Later artists such as Led Zep aren't included; this is very much in the same mold as the Motown Gold cd compilation. There are some glaring omissions; Otis Redding's Hard to handle being strangely absent and there isn't too much early Ray Charles material here ) though it does have the original I've got a Woman, which was recently covered by Kanye West). The three cd's (like the motown gold cd) starts o the first by focusing on 1952-1964 in largely chronological order; and its great to see the development of the basic blues records into the more uptempo beat-based sound. It s a crime to talk about highlights as there aren't any real bad songs. Stand by me and Up on the Roof are obvious numbers, and so is Yakety Yak and also included is Ray Davies (of Kinks fame) favourite song of this period What Id Say. Doris Troy's Just one Look was covered by the Hollies, but the original is arguably the better, while Esther Phillips covers the Beatles' And I love. The second cd 1964-1968 has many songs that feature on the Commitments and Blues Brothers soundtracks; any one who has seen the latter will be instantly familiar with Everybody needs someone to love. Wilson Pickett also is featured here; Mustang Sally, In the Midnight Hour and Land of 1000 dances are all classics. The most popular drifters songs are all here as well and this cd also features two aretha franklin numbers (chain of fools and respect). Bar-kays' Soul Finger was covered by the Blues Brothers and is so obviously the influence of the Ghostbusters theme tune that im surprised Atlantic didn't sue. Most people will prefer this second cd as every song will be one that you've heard somewhere before; anyone who has ever been to a 60's room at an indie club will know Arthur Conley's Sweet Soul Music. The third cd carries on until around 1974, representing more funkier music and much more ballads. Soul man, Think and Tramp are the most uptempo songs here and again I can't think of how I knew these songs, but I did. Mind you the version of Think that Aretha did with the Blues Brothers is a better one in my opinion but this one is commendable for not being nearly as overblown. Tighten up and Funky Nassua are both funk classics, and Aretha has a go at the genre in the hip-shaking Rock Steady. The other most recognisable song is Could it be im falling in love by the spinners which really seems out of place here but does signify how the label adapted to the changing music scene of the 1970's. Overall this is great, to be honest I do skip a lot of tracks when listening to this, not because there are any particularly bad songs its just that the stand-out songs set such a high standard that the rest of the tracks naturally take a back seat. I would recommend this to anyone who likes soul music, blues, or 60's music in general. I would particularly recommend this to any body who likes britpop as this music influenced the original pioneers of that genre. Listen to the Small Faces' Watcha Gonna Do about it for example then hear how it was basically a version of Everybody needs someone to love. Another Small faces song, Come on Children is very similar to land of a 1000 dances. Even if you have most of these records its still great to have them together, showing the natural progression of this music and how it developed.