Mastercuts Soul (box) (2005)

Product Summary UPC: 00876492004921 Release Date: 9/13/2005 Buy.com Sku: 63998179 Item#: M2GTFH Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack ~ Various Artists 2. Few More Kisses To Go, A - Isaac Hayes ~ Various Artists 3. Superfly - Curtis Mayfield ~ Various Artists 4. September - Earth, Wind & Fire ~ Various Artists 5. Ain't No Sunshine - Al Jarreau ~ Various Artists 6. You've Been Gone Too Long - Ann Sexton ~ Various Artists 7. Touch A Four Leaf Clover - Atlantic Soul Machine ~ Various Artists 8. You've Changed - The Jackson 5 ~ Various Artists 9. Feel The Spirit - Leroy Hutson ~ Various Artists 10. California Dreamin' - Jose Feliciano ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye ~ Various Artists 2. She Loves You / Funk Gets Stronger - Funkadelic ~ Various Artists 3. I Say A Little Prayer - Martha Reeves ~ Various Artists 4. I'm Lonely Take Me - Chris Kenner ~ Various Artists 5. 634-5789 - Sam & Dave ~ Various Artists 6. Magic Touch - Rose Royce ~ Various Artists 7. Love's Sweet Sensation - Curtis Mayfield/Linda Clifford ~ Various Artists 8. Full Grown Lovin' Man - Bill Brandon ~ Various Artists 9. Young Lover - The Impressions/Jerry Butler ~ Various Artists 10. Soul Junction - Backyard Heavies ~ Various Artists Disc 3 Song Title Sample 1. It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown ~ Various Artists 2. Poo Poo La La - Roy Ayers ~ Various Artists 3. Keep On Using Me - Ike & Turner ~ Various Artists 4. Atmosphere Strut - Cloud One ~ Various Artists 5. Mind Blowing Decisions - Heatwave ~ Various Artists 6. I'm Number One - Sam Baker ~ Various Artists 7. I'm So In Love With You - Geater Davis ~ Various Artists 8. Baby Don't You Know - Bobbi Humphrey ~ Various Artists 9. Superpeople - The Notations ~ Various Artists 10. Where Did Love Go - Leroy Hutson ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info And here's yet another 2005-released Mastercuts compilation that deceptively substitutes inferior live versions and re-recordings for the originals. While Cloud One's "Atmosphere Strut," Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly," and Bobby Womack's "Across 110th Street" are presented in the form that you expect, most of the remaining tracks -- including Heatwave's "Mind Blowing Decisions," Roy Ayers' "Poo Poo La La," Rose Royce's "Magic Touch," and (a real tip-off) "Jackson 5 & Johnny"'s "You've Changed" -- are not. Some of the live performances come with studio-altered crowd noise, and the re-recordings were often done cheaply, with chintzy electronic instrumentation. Nothing on the packaging indicates the presence of these poor alternate versions. You could call it a scam. ~ Andy Kellman   Technical Info Release Date : 09/13/2005 Original Release Date : 2005 Catalog ID : 4 Label : Mastercuts Number of Discs : 3 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00876492004921