Disc 3
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Respect - Aretha Franklin ~ Various Artists |  |
| 3. Tramp - Otis Redding & Carla Thomas ~ Various Artists |  |
| 4. Show Me - Joe Tex ~ Various Artists |  |
| 5. Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays ~ Various Artists |  |
| 6. Gimme Little Sign - Brenton Wood ~ Various Artists |  |
| 7. I'm Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify ~ Various Artists |  |
| 8. Higher And Higher (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) - Jackie Wilson ~ Various Artists |  |
| 9. Soul Man - Sam & Dave ~ Various Artists |  |
| 10. Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis ~ Various Artists |  |
| 11. Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells ~ Various Artists |  |
| 12. Expressway To Your Heart - The Soul Survivors ~ Various Artists |  |
| 13. Boogaloo Down Broadway - The Fantastic Johnny C. ~ Various Artists |  |
| 14. Dock Of The Bay, (Sittin' On) The - Otis Redding ~ Various Artists |  |
| 15. La-La Means I Love You - The Delfonics ~ Various Artists |  |
| 16. Cowboys To Girls - The Intruders ~ Various Artists |  |
| 17. Slip Away - Clarence Carter ~ Various Artists |  |
| 18. You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell ~ Various Artists |  |
| 19. Love Makes A Woman - Barbara Acklin ~ Various Artists |  |
| 20. Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor ~ Various Artists |  |
| 21. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye ~ Various Artists |  |
| 22. Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited ~ Various Artists |  |
| 23. Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton ~ Various Artists |  |
| 24. We Got More Soul - Dyke & The Blazers ~ Various Artists |  | Disc 4
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5 ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Tyrone Davis ~ Various Artists |  |
| 3. Backfield In Motion - Mel & Tim ~ Various Artists |  |
| 4. Give Me Just A Little More Time - Chairmen Of The Board ~ Various Artists |  |
| 5. Band Of Gold - Freda Payne ~ Various Artists |  |
| 6. O-O-H Child - The Five Stairsteps ~ Various Artists |  |
| 7. Want Ads - The Honey Cone ~ Various Artists |  |
| 8. Groove Me - King Floyd ~ Various Artists |  |
| 9. Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers ~ Various Artists |  |
| 10. Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose ~ Various Artists |  |
| 11. In The Rain - The Dramatics ~ Various Artists |  |
| 12. Let's Stay Together - Al Green ~ Various Artists |  |
| 13. Betcha By Golly, Wow - The Stylistics ~ Various Artists |  |
| 14. Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites ~ Various Artists |  |
| 15. Back Stabbers - The O'Jays ~ Various Artists |  |
| 16. One Of A Kind (Love Affair) - The Spinners ~ Various Artists |  |
| 17. If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes ~ Various Artists |  |
| 18. Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul ~ Various Artists |  |
| 19. Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips ~ Various Artists |  |
| 20. Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack ~ Various Artists |  |
| 21. Sideshow - Blue Magic ~ Various Artists |  |
| 22. Kiss And Say Goodbye - The Manhattans ~ Various Artists |  |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Compilation producers: Richard Foos, Garson Foos, Patrick Milligan, T.J. Lubinsky. |  | Recorded between 1959 & 1976. Includes liner notes by Rob Bowman. |  | Digitally remastered by Dan Hersch and Bill Inglot (DigiPrep). |  | Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot. |  | Liner Note Author: Leigh Hall. |  | Unknown Contributor Roles: Sheryl Farber; John Austin. |  | If you've been collecting records for any length of time -- from two months to two decades -- chances are you already own a good chunk of the 88 songs on Rhino's 2002 four-disc box set, Soul Spectacular! The Greatest Soul Hits of All Time. If you're just assembling your collection, you may only have a handful of the songs here, so this cornucopia of classic singles, ranging from Ray Charles' "What'd I Say" to the Manhattans' "Kiss and Say Goodbye," may be a good foundation for your soul collection, since most songs here are stone-cold classics (although it must be said that it loses steam toward the end of the set, as it gives way to second-tier songs and artists). That said, if you have a record collection that's fairly large (at least 100 CDs) and an interest in soul, you WILL have almost everything you're interested in; if not, you know them well enough and you might not need them in your collection. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but the entire collection is so predictable it's hard not to wonder what the point of this collection is. After all, this collection is so predictable that even the great songs seem sorta blah, because this plays as the most predictable oldies station ever. Again, if you're just looking for these hits, it's not a bad choice -- these are good, clean masters and great songs -- but otherwise there's not much use to this collection for seasoned collectors, since the liner notes aren't particularly detailed and you know pretty much every song by heart. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
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| Technical Info |
 | Release Date : 02/19/2002 |  | Original Release Date : 2002 |  | Catalog ID : 78300 |  | Label : Rhino Records (USA) |  | Number of Discs : 4 |  | Studio/Live : Studio |  | Mono/Stereo : Mixed |  | SPAR Code : n/a |  | UPC : 00081227830021 |
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