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Product Summary
Release Date: 3/9/2004
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. I Never Loved a Woman (The Way I Love You) - Spencer Wiggins ~ Various Artists
2. Crying Baby Baby Baby - Percy Milem ~ Various Artists
3. I Don't Want to Take a Chance - Wee Willie Walker ~ Various Artists
4. Welcome Home Baby - Barbara Perry ~ Various Artists
5. Peace of Mind - The Ovations ~ Various Artists
6. When You Look in the Mirror - Eddie Jefferson ~ Various Artists
7. It's My Life - Timmy Thomas ~ Various Artists
8. I Ain't Gonna Cheat on You No More - Wee Willie Walker ~ Various Artists
9. Say You Need It - Barbara Perry ~ Various Artists
10. Toddlin' - Gene Miller ~ Various Artists
11. Good Times ~ Various Artists
12. Country Style - Dorothy Williams ~ Various Artists
13. Love Me ~ Various Artists
14. She's Better Than You ~ Various Artists
15. I Don't Know What You've Got (But It's Got Me) - Percy Milem ~ Various Artists
16. Happiness - The Ovations ~ Various Artists
17. Merry Go Round of Love - Barbara Perry ~ Various Artists
18. Woman Is a Man's Best Friend, A - James Carr ~ Various Artists
19. There Goes My Used to Be ~ Various Artists
20. Side Wind, The ~ Various Artists
21. Darling ~ Various Artists
22. I'm Crying Over You - Percy Milem ~ Various Artists
23. If You're Not With the One You Love ~ Various Artists
24. Man Needs a Woman, A ~ Various Artists
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Liner Note Authors: Colin Dilnot; John Ridley. |
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The follow-up to 2001's The Goldwax Story follows the same format as its predecessor: a couple dozen tracks of Memphis '60s soul from the vaults of the Goldwax label, most known for recording James Carr. Carr himself is only represented here by one track, an alternate version of "A Woman Is a Man's Best Friend" that appeared on a 1977 Japanese reissue (Kent has issued several Carr compilations if you need to hear more of the singer). The rest of these singers are known mostly to soul collectors, except for O.V. Wright (heard on his sole single for Goldwax, 1964's "There Goes My Used to Be") and Timmy Thomas (with his radically rearranged 1967 cover of the Animals' hit "It's My Life," done five years before his huge hit "Why Can't We Live Together"). As for the rest, it's well-done but somewhat by-numbers Southern soul, heavy on the country influences in the songwriting, the gospel feel of the vocals, and some too-blatant approximations of Sam Cooke's singing by some of the artists. Some of the more distinguished items are Spencer Wiggins' "I Never Loved a Woman (The Way I Love You)," a gender-changed rearrangement of the Aretha Franklin hit, with Duane Allman on slide guitar; Gene "Bowlegs" Miller's instrumental "Toddlin'," co-written by a young Isaac Hayes; Dorothy Williams' "Country Style," an obscure Willie Dixon composition; and Percy Milem's above average interpretation of the Don Covay song "I Don't Know What You've Got (But It's Got Me)" (more famous as done by Little Richard). A few of the anthology's tracks didn't surface until 1977 in Japan, and six (one of which is credited to "Unknown") make their first-ever appearance here. The liner notes are comprehensive even by Kent's standards, including not just a track-by-track rundown, but excerpts from interviews with several of the performers and Goldwax co-owner Quinton Claunch. ~ Richie Unterberger |
Producer: Rudolph V. "Doc" Russell; Quinton Claunch |
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Technical Info
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Release Date : 03/09/2004 |
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Original Release Date : 2004 |
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Catalog ID : 225 |
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Label : Big Beat UK |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00029667222525 |
Professional Reviews
Mojo (Publisher)
(4/04, p.126)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "Alongside OV Wright and Spencer Wiggins, Carr provided the template - a deep soul ballad led by an expressive gospel vocal with a sly country inflection - that helped put the label on the '60s soul map..."
(4/04, p.126)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "Alongside OV Wright and Spencer Wiggins, Carr provided the template - a deep soul ballad led by an expressive gospel vocal with a sly country inflection - that helped put the label on the '60s soul map..."
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