Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Last Night - The Mar-Kays ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bell ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Walking The Dog - Rufus Thomas ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Otis Redding ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Candy - The Astors ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Respect - Otis Redding ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. You Don't Know Like I Know - Sam & Dave ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. I Want Someone - The Mad Lads ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Hold On! I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Let Me Be Good To You - Carla Thomas ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Your Good Thing (Is About To End) - Mable John ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Tramp - Otis & Carla ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. Soul Man - Sam & Dave ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding ~ Various Artists | |
| 21. I Got A Sure Thing - Ollie & The Nightengales ~ Various Artists | |
| 22. Soul Limbo - Booker T. & The MG's ~ Various Artists | |
| 23. I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) - Eddie Floyd ~ Various Artists | |
| 24. What A Man - Linda Lyndell ~ Various Artists | |
| 25. Private Number - William Bell/Judy Clay ~ Various Artists | |
| 26. Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor ~ Various Artists | |
| 27. I Forgot To Be Your Lover - William Bell ~ Various Artists | |
| 28. I Like What You're Doing (To Me) - Carla Thomas ~ Various Artists | |
(P) 2007 Stax Records/Fantasy, Inc.
(C) 2007 Stax Records/Fantasy, Inc.
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Recording information: 1961 - 1974. | | For those daunted by the idea of wading through the multi-volume COMPLETE STAX/VOLT SINGLES series, this two-CD best-of celebrating the label's 50th anniversary is a much more manageable item. Featuring well-known milestones in the label's history, such as Booker T. & The MGs' "Green Onions," the Staple Singers' "I'll Take You There," and Otis Redding's "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," and lesser-known gems like William Bell and Judy Clay's "Private Number," Frederick Knight's "I've Been Lonely for So Long," and Shirley Brown's "Woman to Woman," STAX 50TH is a well-chosen, informatively annotated overview of one of the 1960s and '70s' finest R&B labels. |
Producer: Cheryl Pawelski (Compilation); Rob Bowman (Compilation) |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 03/13/2007 | | Original Release Date : 2007 | | Catalog ID : 723 020 | | Label : Concord Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Runtime : 152m : 4s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00888072302037 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Spin (p.91)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] fine introduction to Southern soul's greatest label, form its '60s R&B heyday to its '70s funk science.Down Beat (p.76)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "50 songs that belong to one of the most prized vaults in the history of popular music." Dirty Linen (p.63)
- "This spectacular set manages to cram 50 amazing tracks onto two CDs. Everything you could possibly want is here..." Living Blues (p.64)
- "[A] good introduction to the vibrant southern soul sounds associated with Stax." No Depression (p.74)
- "The remastered sound is superb; one marvels at the clarity of Al Jackson's drums in 1969's 'Time Is Tight'." |
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