Incredible Soul Collection (2003)

Product Summary Label: Rhin/mesa/bluemoon Records UPC: 00081227386924 Release Date: 8/12/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60607811 Item#: M9P34V Buy.com Sales Rank: 25332 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye ~ Various Artists 2. Respect - Aretha Franklin ~ Various Artists 3. I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops ~ Various Artists 4. Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes ~ Various Artists 5. In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett ~ Various Artists 6. Higher And Higher, (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) - Jackie Wilson ~ Various Artists 7. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass ~ Various Artists 8. Soul Man - Sam & Dave ~ Various Artists 9. Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley ~ Various Artists 10. But It's Alright - J.J. Jackson ~ Various Artists 11. Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding ~ Various Artists 12. Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's ~ Various Artists 13. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd ~ Various Artists 14. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett ~ Various Artists 15. Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters ~ Various Artists 16. What'd I Say (Part 1) - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Stand By Me - Ben E. King ~ Various Artists 2. Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips ~ Various Artists 3. Let's Stay Together - Al Green ~ Various Artists 4. Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul ~ Various Artists 5. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge ~ Various Artists 6. Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville ~ Various Artists 7. Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton ~ Various Artists 8. Dock Of The Bay, The (Sittin' On) - Otis Redding ~ Various Artists 9. Natural Woman, A (You Make Me Feel Like) - Aretha Franklin ~ Various Artists 10. I'll Be Around - The Spinners ~ Various Artists 11. Show And Tell - Al Wilson ~ Various Artists 12. Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites ~ Various Artists 13. You Are Everything - The Stylistics ~ Various Artists 14. La-La Means I Love You - The Delfonics ~ Various Artists 15. Love On A Two Way Street - The Moments ~ Various Artists 16. Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot. Unknown Contributor Roles: Fontella Bass; Gladys Knight & the Pips; Jackie Wilson; Aaron Neville; Al Green; Marvin Gaye; Otis Redding; Percy Sledge; Aretha Franklin; Arthur Conley; The Chi-Lites; The Drifters ; The Four Tops; The Spinners ; The Stylistics; The Supremes; Wilson Pickett; Ben E. King; Booker T. & the MG's. It's possible that there's a pop record collection of 50 to 100 CDs or more that doesn't have at least half the songs on Rhino's double-disc 32-track compilation The Incredible Soul Collection, but it's unlikely. These are not only the songs that everybody knows, they're the songs everybody buys again and again, recycled on any number of soul compilations from the top of the line to the bottom of the heap. There's little questioning the greatness of every one of these tracks -- they've stood the test of time and they're still played on the radio. And it doesn't matter that the sequencing of the songs follows no chronological or thematic path; it plays like a favorite jukebox or oldies radio station as it bounces from Motown to Stax to Hi or from Chicago to Memphis to Philly. It's enjoyable; it's great music -- the only thing holding it back from a rave review is that every single one of these tracks is overly familiar. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Respect," "In the Midnight Hour," "Soul Man," "Try a Little Tenderness," "Knock on Wood," "Mustang Sally," "What'd I Say," "Stand By Me," "Let's Stay Together," "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" -- all are great songs, as are their companions, but they're common and will already be sitting on the shelves of most record collections. If you happen not to have these songs on disc, this is a great one-stop way of getting 32 timeless soul singles at once. Otherwise, it'll be fine to pass on The Incredible Soul Collection, since you can assemble it from what you already own. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Producer: Bill Inglot; Alan Fletcher (Compilation)   Technical Info Release Date : 08/12/2003 Original Release Date : 2003 Catalog ID : 73869 Label : Rhino Records (USA) Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00081227386924    Product Image