Skinny Legs & All

by Tex

Overview

The Collectables label's Skinny Legs & All compiles 24 tracks from soul legend Joe Tex's mid- to late-'60s Dial years, including the hits "Hold What You've Got," "You've Got What It Takes," "Show Me," "S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)," and the career-defining title track. There are numerous Joe Tex collections out there, but this overview, along with Varese's 25 All Time Greatest Hits offers the clearest window into the halcyon days of this mercurial Southern soul icon. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/20/1995
Label:	Kent / Collectables
UPC:	0029667211420
Rank:	152921

Tracks

1. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
2. The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
3. Show Me
4. Hold What You've Got
5. Heep See Few Know
6. Someone to Take Your Place
7. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
8. If Sugar Was as Sweet as You
9. Meet Me in Church
10. You Got What It Takes
11. I Had a Good Home But I Left, Pt. 1
12. Don't Let Your Left Hand Know
13. A Woman (Can Change a Man)
14. Skinny Legs and All
15. I Want To (Do Everything for You)
16. A Sweet Woman Like You
17. I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
18. Men Are Gettin' Scarce
19. I'm a Man
20. I've Got to Do a Little Bit Better
21. Papa Was Too
22. Watching the One (That Brings the Bad News)
23. The Truest Woman in the World
24. Chicken Crazy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Joe Tex   Primary Artist,Vocals
Johnny Christopher   Guitar (Rhythm)
Bobby Woods   Piano
Gene Chrisman   Drums
Charles Farley   Sax (Tenor)
Eddie Williams   Sax (Tenor)
Lee Royal Hadley   Guitar
Glenn Barbeaux   Sax (Baritone)
Norman "Sly" Sellers   Trombone
Sammie Coleman   Trumpet
Leroy Hadley   Guitar
J. Alfred Cook   Guitar (Bass)
Warren Johns   Trumpet
Mack Williams   Sax (Baritone)
Excell Dorsett   Sax (Tenor)
Johnny Cristopher   Guitar
Johnny Whitrack   Trumpet
Emile Hall   Trumpet
Tommy Cogbill   Guitar (Bass)
Sam Miller   Sax (Tenor)
Bobby Emmons   Organ
Reggie Young   Guitar
Clarence Ford   Sax (Tenor)
Clyde Williams   Drums

Technical Credits

Joe Tex   Composer
Clifford White   Liner Notes
Brian Burrows   Package Design,Design
Richard Tapp   Compilation Assistant
Roger Armstrong   Photography
Duncan Cowell   Post Production,Digital Transfers