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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. I Found A Love | |||
| 2. It's Too Late | |||
| 3. In The Midnight Hour | |||
| 4. Don't Fight It | |||
| 5. 634-5789 | |||
| 6. Ninety-Nine And One-Half (Won't Do) | |||
| 7. Land Of 1000 Dances | |||
| 8. Mustang Sally | |||
| 9. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love / Nothing You Can Do | |||
| 10. Soul Dance Number Three | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. I'm A Midnight Mover | |||
| 2. I Found A True Love | |||
| 3. A Man And A Half | |||
| 4. Hey Jude | |||
| 5. Mini-Skirt Minnie | |||
| 6. Hey Joe | |||
| 7. You Keep Me Hangin' On | |||
| 8. Sugar Sugar | |||
| 9. She Said Yes | |||
| 10. Engine Number 9 (Remastered Single Version) | |||
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Product Description
CD-1:1-I Found A Love 2-It's Too Late 3-In The Midnight Hour 4-Don't Fight It 5-634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A) 6-Land Of 1000 Dances 7-Mustang Sally 8-Everybody Need Somebody To Love 9-Soul Dance Number Three 10-Funky Broadway 11-I'm In Love 12-Sat-O-Lee 13-Jealous Love 14-She's Lookin' Good CD-2:1-I'm A Midnight Mover 2-I Found A True Love 3-A Man And A Half 4-Hey Jude 5-Mini-Skirt Minnie 6-Hey Joe 7-You Keep Me Hanging On 8-Sugar Sugar 9-She Said Yes 10-Engine Number 9 11-Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You 12-Don't Knock My Love Pt 1 13-Call My Name, I'll Be There 14-Fire And Water 15-Funk Factory (2006/RHINO) 30 tracks 1962-72
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For my money Wilson Pickett is soul brother #1, pipping to the post legends like Otis Redding, James Brown and Marvin Gaye. The proof is in evergreens like Mustang Sally, 634-5789, Midnight Hour, 99 and a Half Wont Do and Land of a 1000 Dances. But there's more to the man than just these classics with a great version of Solomon Burke's Everybody Needs Somebody and a brace of less well known but still edgy soul tunes. If, like me, you prefer your soul more gritty than the production line smoothness of Holland-Dozier-Holland era Motown then get this sharpish. As a 2 disc set, it's the best value soul series around.
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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Not Definitive
28 Feb 2007
Format:Audio CD
When Wilson Pickett died last year, it seemed his classic Atlantic catalog
- long overdue for a domestic upgrade - just might get the TLC it deserves. Death can either stimulate interest in a neglected legend's work (Ray Charles and Johnny Cash for two recent examples), or not if tragedy is compounded by indifference, and for Pickett fans there just isn't much available in the marketplace. The soul great recorded his most rewarding music for Atlantic from 1962 until 1973, and yet aside from some substandard (sonically and in terms of packaging) titles reissued by Collectables, all we get are the same old repackagings. A decade ago Rhino released two superp expanded editions of Pickett gems, "I'm In Love" (1968) and "In Philadelphia" (1970), both long out of print.
Now Pickett is victim of the "Definitive Soul Collection" treatment. This double CD set collects a mere 30 tracks, 15 per disc, and the selection is deeply obvious. For those who want a solid overview, Rhino's "A Man And A Half," released back in 1992, features 44 tracks including some rarities such as a pair of blistering live performances as well as a decent essay, annotation, a discography, and more. It remains the best Pickett compilation that is fairly easy to find. Of course there is much, much more, and I hope somebody sees that Pickett gets the posthumous respect he so deserved during the last decades of his life.
In short, this "Definitive" collection, designed for the casual buyer I suppose, is another travesty in the recent series, and should be avoided.
- long overdue for a domestic upgrade - just might get the TLC it deserves. Death can either stimulate interest in a neglected legend's work (Ray Charles and Johnny Cash for two recent examples), or not if tragedy is compounded by indifference, and for Pickett fans there just isn't much available in the marketplace. The soul great recorded his most rewarding music for Atlantic from 1962 until 1973, and yet aside from some substandard (sonically and in terms of packaging) titles reissued by Collectables, all we get are the same old repackagings. A decade ago Rhino released two superp expanded editions of Pickett gems, "I'm In Love" (1968) and "In Philadelphia" (1970), both long out of print.
Now Pickett is victim of the "Definitive Soul Collection" treatment. This double CD set collects a mere 30 tracks, 15 per disc, and the selection is deeply obvious. For those who want a solid overview, Rhino's "A Man And A Half," released back in 1992, features 44 tracks including some rarities such as a pair of blistering live performances as well as a decent essay, annotation, a discography, and more. It remains the best Pickett compilation that is fairly easy to find. Of course there is much, much more, and I hope somebody sees that Pickett gets the posthumous respect he so deserved during the last decades of his life.
In short, this "Definitive" collection, designed for the casual buyer I suppose, is another travesty in the recent series, and should be avoided.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
The Wicked Pickett at his best!
27 Feb 2009
Format:Audio CD
Along with Rhino's other "Definitive Collections", the remastering on this release is impeccable and easily the best sounding Wilson Pickett collection you'll hear. It's not as thorough as "Man & A Half", but it's a revelation to hear these tunes in pristine sound! The cd covers the best of his work. Starting with the Falcons up in Detroit, and then heading to Memphis at Stax. It just gets better as he heads to Muscle Shoals and then to Chips Moman's studio in Memphis. It ends with his work with Gamble/Huff and then back to Muscle Shoals.
This is essential soul music. Lord, have mercy!!
This is essential soul music. Lord, have mercy!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A Great Overview Of The Wicked Pickett
13 Jun 2010
Format:Audio CD
The best of all the screamers gets all his essentials into this flawless 30-track twofer. Nowadays, only "In the Midnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally" receive any substantial airplay. Their greatness is well-justified. He was hardcore Southern soul and he was far more remote from employing syrup-laden arrangements than anyone in the music. When he revealed his compassionate side, you had to dig deeply because it was submerged under ballsy brass and guitars. He rode the crest of a wave peaking on the plenty boastful "A Man and A Half", the blunt "I'm a Midnight Mover", the terrifying "Jealous Love", the euphoric "I'm In Love" and the funky "Engine Number 9". Now treat yourself to his most epochal achievement, his cover of the Beatles "Hey Jude". He hollers the song's body triumphantly in a kind-hearted way then climaxes with the raging intensity of the coda (dig Duane Allman's all-encompassing lead guitar here) which could ignite any shindig.
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