- Audio CD (21 Oct 2002)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Metro
- ASIN: B00006JYJR
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 122,562 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Reet petite - Jackie Wilson | |||
| 2. Lonely teardrops - Jackie Wilson | |||
| 3. Baby workout - Jackie Wilson | |||
| 4. Wack wack - Young-Holt Trio | |||
| 5. Wrapped, tied & tangled - LaVern Baker | |||
| 6. Nothing can stop me - Gene Chandler | |||
| 7. I'm gonna miss you - The Artistics | |||
| 8. Hold on - Marvin Smith | |||
| 9. I'm just a fool for you - Gene Chandler | |||
| 10. Your love keeps lifting me higher and higher - Jackie Wilson | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. I get the sweetest feeling - Erma Franklin | |||
| 2. Follow the leader - Major Lance | |||
| 3. Son of a preacher man - Erma Franklin | |||
| 4. Baby boy - Fred Hughes | |||
| 5. I love you - Otis Leavill | |||
| 6. Am I the same girl - Barbara Acklin | |||
| 7. Sweeter as the days go by - Major Lance | |||
| 8. Light my fire - Erma Franklin | |||
| 9. The sly, slick and the wicked - Lost Generation | |||
| 10. Turn back the hands of time - Tyrone Davis | |||
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Great compilation covering the years 1957 (Jackie Wilson's fantastic "Reet Petite") to 1975 (The Chi-Lites "You Don't Have To Go")
The musical genres covered range from early R'n'B, big band jazz, bluesy rock, pop-soul, out and out disco, sweet soul & funky stuff.
Many will know of Lionel Hampton (jazz vibes player from the big band era) Little Richard & Count Basie but may be surprised to see them on what became known as a 'soul music' label.
More obvious artists include Gene Chandler with his catchy "Nothing Can Stop Me" and his distinctive voice and Jackie Wilson's classic "Higher & Higher" and "Sweetest Feeling"
Barbara Acklin contributes several nice 'pop soul' tracks such as "Am I The Same Girl" covered by Swing Out Sister in the early 90s.
She also, whilst working as a receptionist at Brunswick, co-wrote several massive hits for the label's top selling act The Chi-Lites, including their massive hits "Have You Seen Her". "Too Good To Be Forgotten" and "You Don't Have To Go"
Out and out 'foot stomping' disco music came from Hamilton Bohannon & is represented here by 2 tracks including "Disco Stomp", with its powerful beat & striped down sound.
Its hard to see an obvious 'Chicago Sound' but this double CD contains 45 tracks all of which are listenable & some of which are simply great like "Son Of A Preacher Man" by Erma Franklin completely up staging Dusty Springfield!
A very entertaining & informative collection, well worth buying.
The musical genres covered range from early R'n'B, big band jazz, bluesy rock, pop-soul, out and out disco, sweet soul & funky stuff.
Many will know of Lionel Hampton (jazz vibes player from the big band era) Little Richard & Count Basie but may be surprised to see them on what became known as a 'soul music' label.
More obvious artists include Gene Chandler with his catchy "Nothing Can Stop Me" and his distinctive voice and Jackie Wilson's classic "Higher & Higher" and "Sweetest Feeling"
Barbara Acklin contributes several nice 'pop soul' tracks such as "Am I The Same Girl" covered by Swing Out Sister in the early 90s.
She also, whilst working as a receptionist at Brunswick, co-wrote several massive hits for the label's top selling act The Chi-Lites, including their massive hits "Have You Seen Her". "Too Good To Be Forgotten" and "You Don't Have To Go"
Out and out 'foot stomping' disco music came from Hamilton Bohannon & is represented here by 2 tracks including "Disco Stomp", with its powerful beat & striped down sound.
Its hard to see an obvious 'Chicago Sound' but this double CD contains 45 tracks all of which are listenable & some of which are simply great like "Son Of A Preacher Man" by Erma Franklin completely up staging Dusty Springfield!
A very entertaining & informative collection, well worth buying.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Move over, Motown
11 July 2005
Format:Audio CD
The Brunswick label seems to have approximately the same major hit-span as Motown (late '50s into the mid-'70s, pundits correct me if I'm wrong) but when it comes to Soul-Pop or Pop-Soul, the Chicago team can match the much-heralded Detroit team title by title, if not by sales then by artistic triumphs. Consider the work of Jackie Wilson, the Chi-Lites, Gene Chandler, and many others in the Illinois line-up, and you realize that perhaps this label (along with Vee Jay, et. al) has not quite gotten its' due historical recognition - in the broadcasting and literary realm - not that their Michigan competition did not deserve its' global status. And 1950s legends even took their turns at bat in the sixties, namely Lavern Baker (with the Drifters' style "Wrapped, Tied, And Tangled") and Little Richard (with a rockin' update of a familiar blues melody [reference Walter Coleman's "Mama, Let Me Lay It On You" and Lightin' Hopkin's "Honey, Don't Tear My Clothes] called "Baby, Don't You Tear My Clothes").
Here we have a two CD set, beautifully mounted, taking us from Jackie's "Reet Petite" to the Chi-Lites' "You Don't Have To Go". Two interesting entries come from Mr. Hamilton Bohannon, "The Pimp Walk", a great instrumental suggesting a possible influence on a later Bee Gees' smash, and "Disco Stomp", another creative entry - incorporating a "Hey, Bo Diddley" sound with the then-current trend.
"Wack Wack" by the Young-Holt Trio is not the novelty you might expect by the title, it's a gem worthy of rediscovery; "The Who Who Song", a "lost" hit if there ever was one by JW; a near-smash by the same genius called "I Get The Sweetest Feeling"; "Turn Back The Hands Of Time", the Tyrone Davis classic, gets a crystalline pressing for the golden oldies radio staple. Barbara Acklin, Erma Franklin also contribute to this important collection.
Perhaps in the imagined "The Story Of Brunswick, Volume Two" the producers could include a few (reportedly) unreleased numbers by Richard Penniman, "Sugar, Sugar, Sugar", and something from the rumoured live session from 1968.
By the way, Ian McCann's track notations are excellent.
Here we have a two CD set, beautifully mounted, taking us from Jackie's "Reet Petite" to the Chi-Lites' "You Don't Have To Go". Two interesting entries come from Mr. Hamilton Bohannon, "The Pimp Walk", a great instrumental suggesting a possible influence on a later Bee Gees' smash, and "Disco Stomp", another creative entry - incorporating a "Hey, Bo Diddley" sound with the then-current trend.
"Wack Wack" by the Young-Holt Trio is not the novelty you might expect by the title, it's a gem worthy of rediscovery; "The Who Who Song", a "lost" hit if there ever was one by JW; a near-smash by the same genius called "I Get The Sweetest Feeling"; "Turn Back The Hands Of Time", the Tyrone Davis classic, gets a crystalline pressing for the golden oldies radio staple. Barbara Acklin, Erma Franklin also contribute to this important collection.
Perhaps in the imagined "The Story Of Brunswick, Volume Two" the producers could include a few (reportedly) unreleased numbers by Richard Penniman, "Sugar, Sugar, Sugar", and something from the rumoured live session from 1968.
By the way, Ian McCann's track notations are excellent.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Soul Explosion
4 Oct 2003
Format:Audio CD
This double CD set is great! In addition to providing a wealth of songs in a single collection, included is the only CD available with "Funky Chicken" by Willie Henderson. "Funky Chicken" is a legendary soul song.
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