Goldwax Story, Vol. 2

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Overview

The follow-up to 2001's The Goldwax Story follows the same format as its predecessor: a couple dozen tracks of Memphis '60s soul from the vaults of the Goldwax label, most known for recording James Carr. Carr himself is only represented here by one track, an alternate version of "A Woman Is a Man's Best Friend" that appeared on a 1977 Japanese reissue (Kent has issued several Carr compilations if you need to hear more of the singer). The rest of these singers are known mostly to soul collectors, except for O.V. Wright (heard on his sole single for Goldwax, 1964's "There Goes My Used to Be") and Timmy Thomas (with his radically rearranged 1967 cover of the Animals' hit "It's My Life," done five years before his huge hit "Why Can't We Live Together"). As for the rest, it's well-done but somewhat by-numbers Southern soul, heavy on the country influences in the songwriting, the gospel feel of the vocals, and some too-blatant approximations of Sam Cooke's singing by some of the artists. Some of the more distinguished items are Spencer Wiggins' "I Never Loved a Woman (The Way I Love You)," a gender-changed rearrangement of the Aretha Franklin hit, with Duane Allman on slide guitar; Gene "Bowlegs" Miller's instrumental "Toddlin'," co-written by a young Isaac Hayes; Dorothy Williams' "Country Style," an obscure Willie Dixon composition; and Percy Milem's above average interpretation of the Don Covay song "I Don't Know What You've Got (But It's Got Me)" (more famous as done by Little Richard). A few of the anthology's tracks didn't surface until 1977 in Japan, and six (one of which is credited to "Unknown") make their first-ever appearance here. The liner notes are comprehensive even by Kent's standards, including not just a track-by-track rundown, but excerpts from interviews with several of the performers and Goldwax co-owner Quinton Claunch. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	04/13/2004
Label:	Big Beat Uk / Kent
UPC:	0029667222525
Rank:	154681

Tracks

1. I Never Loved a Woman (The Way I Love You)  - Ronnie Shannon  - Spencer Wiggins
2. Crying Baby Baby Baby  - Percy Milem
3. I Don't Want to Take a Chance  - George Jackson  - Wee Willie Walker
4. Welcome Home Baby  - Ivory Joe Hunter  - Barbara Perry
5. Peace of Mind  -  Ovations
6. When You Look in the Mirror  - Eddie Jefferson  - Bobby Robinson
7. It's My Life  - Roger Atkins  - Timmy Thomas
8. I Ain't Gonna Cheat on You No More  - Sam Cooke  - Wee Willie Walker
9. Say You Need It  - Quinton Claunch  - George Jackson  - Barbara Perry  - Rudolph V. "Doc" Russell
10. Toddlin'  - Isaac Hayes  - Andrew Love  - Gene Miller
11. Good Times  - Sam Cooke
12. Country Style  - Willie Dixon  - Dorothy Williams
13. Love Me  - Dean Beard  - Allen Reynolds  - Timmy Thomas
14. She's Better Than You  - O.B. McClinton
15. I Don't Know What You've Got (But It's Got Me)  - Don Covay  - Percy Milem
16. Happiness  -  Ovations  - Louis Williams
17. Merry Go Round of Love  - Barbara Perry
18. A Woman Is a Man's Best Friend  - James Carr  - Quinton Claunch  - Rudolph V. "Doc" Russell
19. There Goes My Used to Be  - Roosevelt Jamison
20. The Side Wind  - Quinton Claunch  - Charlie Feathers
21. Darling
22. I'm Crying Over You  - Quinton Claunch  - Percy Milem
23. If You're Not With the One You Love
24. A Man Needs a Woman  - Quinton Claunch

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eddie Jefferson   Primary Artist
The Keys   Primary Artist
The Topnotes   Primary Artist
James Carr   Primary Artist
George & Greer   Primary Artist
Wee Willie Walker   Primary Artist
Gene Miller   Primary Artist
Spencer Wiggins   Primary Artist
Percy Milem   Primary Artist
Timmy Thomas   Primary Artist
Dorothy Williams   Primary Artist
O.B. McClinton   Primary Artist
The Ovations   Primary Artist
The Veltones   Primary Artist
O.V. Wright   Primary Artist
Phillip & The Faithfuls   Primary Artist
Barbara Perry   Primary Artist
The Lyrics   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

George Jackson   Composer
Ivory Joe Hunter   Composer
Roger Atkins   Composer
Roosevelt Jamison   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Rudolph V. "Doc" Russell   Producer,Composer
Louis Williams   Composer
Colin Dilnot   Liner Notes
Timmy Thomas   Composer
Duncan Cowell   Mastering
Ady Croasdell   Archive Research
O.B. McClinton   Composer
Quinton Claunch   Producer,Composer
Ronnie Shannon   Composer
Sam Cooke   Composer
Dean Beard   Composer
Charlie Feathers   Composer
Gene Miller   Composer
John Ridley   Archive Research,Liner Notes
Isaac Hayes   Composer
Bobby Robinson   Composer
Don Covay   Composer
Allen Reynolds   Composer
Andrew Love   Composer