Smooth Soul [Time Life]

Overview

There's far too much sweat and grit in dozens of these songs to justify Smooth Soul as an appropriate title. There's plenty of smooth soul here, though. In fact, there are several varieties of soul across this ten-disc, 150-track box set from Time Life. Most of what is here is essential, including the Spinners' "I'll Be Around," Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness," Luther Ingram's "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right)," Bloodstone's "Natural High," Aretha Franklin's "You Make Me Feel Like (A Natural Woman)," and, perhaps the least smooth of all, James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)." Several artists appear between two and four times, so the box could be more diverse, but this makes for a quality building block of late-'60s and early-'70s R&B. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	03/13/2012
Label:	Time/Life Music
UPC:	0610583406221
Rank:	195465

Tracks

Disc 1

1. I'll Be Around  -  Spinners
2. Tell It Like It Is  - Aaron Neville
3. Rainy Night in Georgia  - Brook Benton
4. Try a Little Tenderness  - Otis Redding
5. I Found a Love  - Wilson Pickett
6. When a Man Loves a Woman  - Percy Sledge
7. Angel  - Aretha Franklin
8. Patches  - Clarence Carter
9. Thin Line Between Love and Hate  -  Persuaders
10. Love Makes the World Go 'Round  - Deon Jackson
11. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)  - Jerry Butler  - Otis Redding
12. Baby, I'm Yours  - Barbara Lewis  - Van McCoy
13. Cry to Me  - Betty Harris
14. Tonight's the Night  - Solomon Burke  - Don Covay
15. Just One Look  - Doris Troy
16. Stay with Me  - Lorraine Ellison  - Jerry Ragovoy

Disc 2

17. One of a Kind (Love Affair)  -  Spinners
18. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman  - Aretha Franklin  - Gerry Goffin  - Carole King  - Jerry Wexler
19. I'm in Love  - Wilson Pickett  - Bobby Womack
20. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right  - Homer Banks  - Luther Ingram
21. Slip Away  - Clarence Carter
22. Walk on By  - Burt Bacharach  - Hal David  - Dionne Warwick
23. Natural High  -  Bloodstone
24. Love on a Two-Way Street  -  Moments
25. Make Me Your Baby  - Barbara Lewis
26. Release Me  - Esther Phillips
27. Hypnotized  - Linda Jones
28. That's the Way I Feel About 'Cha  - Bobby Womack
29. If You Need Me  - Solomon Burke  - Wilson Pickett
30. B-A-B-Y  - Isaac Hayes  - David Porter  - Carla Thomas
31. Pain in My Heart  - Otis Redding
32. When Something Is Wrong with My Baby  - Isaac Hayes  - David Porter  -  Sam & Dave

Disc 3

33. Never Can Say Goodbye  -  Jackson 5
34. Baby I Need Your Loving  - Lamont Dozier  -  Four Tops  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland
35. My Cherie Amour  - Henry Cosby  - Sylvia Moy  - Stevie Wonder
36. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)  - Barrett Strong  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
37. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing  - Nickolas Ashford  - Marvin Gaye  - Valerie Simpson  - Tammi Terrell
38. Stop! In the Name of Love  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
39. Ooo Baby Baby  -  Miracles  - Smokey Robinson
40. It's a Man's Man's Man's World  - James Brown
41. Funny (How Time Slips Away)  - Joe Hinton
42. Cry Baby  -  Mimms
43. Turn Back the Hands of Time  - Tyrone Davis
44. Sitting in the Park  - Billy Stewart
45. Woman's Gotta Have It  - Bobby Womack
46. What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)  -  Tams
47. Searching for My Love  -  Moore
48. I Had a Talk with My Man Last Night  - Mitty Collier

Disc 4

49. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby  - Marvin Gaye  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
50. I'm Still in Love with You  - Al Green  - Al Jr. Jackson  - Willie Mitchell
51. Oh Girl  -  Chi-Lites  - Eugene Record
52. My Guy  - Smokey Robinson  - Mary Wells
53. Crying Time  - Ray Charles
54. There'll Come a Time  - Betty Everett  - Eugene Record
55. Oh, What a Night  -  Dells
56. Woman to Woman  - Shirley Brown
57. Baby, I'm for Real  - Marvin Gaye  -  Originals
58. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted  - Jimmy Ruffin
59. You Make Me Feel Brand New  -  Stylistics
60. Hey There Lonely Girl  - Eddie Holman
61. Baby, Baby Don't Cry  - Smokey Robinson  -  Robinson
62. Since I Lost My Baby  - Smokey Robinson  -  Temptations
63. Mama Didn't Lie  - Jan Bradley  - Curtis Mayfield
64. Every Little Bit Hurts  - Brenda Holloway

Disc 5

65. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)  - Lamont Dozier  - Marvin Gaye  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland
66. I'll Be There  - Willie Hutch  -  Jackson 5
67. The Tracks of My Tears  -  Miracles  - Smokey Robinson
68. Stay in My Corner  -  Dells  - Barrett Strong
69. The Thrill Is Gone  - B.B. King
70. Our Day Will Come  -  Ruby & the Romantics
71. Two Lovers  - Smokey Robinson  - Mary Wells
72. I'm So Proud  -  Impressions  - Curtis Mayfield
73. My Girl  - Smokey Robinson  -  Temptations
74. You're All I Need to Get By  - Nickolas Ashford  - Marvin Gaye  - Valerie Simpson  - Tammi Terrell
75. Betcha by Golly, Wow  -  Stylistics  - Russell Jr. Thompkins
76. Love Is a Hurtin' Thing  - B. Raleigh  - Lou Rawls
77. Never Give You Up  - Jerry Butler  - Kenny Gamble  - Leon Huff
78. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)  - David Ruffin
79. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)  -  Walker
80. Jealous Kind of Fella  - Garland Green

Disc 6

81. Someday We'll Be Together  -  Ross
82. You Really Got a Hold on Me  -  Miracles  - Smokey Robinson
83. Let's Get It On  - Marvin Gaye
84. Sunny  - Bobby Hebb
85. I Wish It Would Rain  - Barrett Strong  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
86. If I Were Your Woman  -  Knight
87. Have You Seen Her  -  Chi-Lites  - Eugene Record
88. Love Makes a Woman  - Barbara Acklin  - Eugene Record
89. In the Rain  -  Dramatics
90. The Bells  - Marvin Gaye  -  Originals
91. Let's Go Get Stoned  - Nickolas Ashford  - Ray Charles  - Valerie Simpson
92. I'll Be Doggone  - Marvin Gaye  - Smokey Robinson
93. That's the Way Love Is  - Bobby "Blue" Bland
94. I Do Love You  - Billy Stewart
95. Nothing Takes the Place of You  - Toussaint McCall
96. Rainbow '65, Pt. 1  - Gene Chandler  - Curtis Mayfield

Disc 7

97. Ain't No Sunshine  - Bill Withers
98. Midnight Train to Georgia  -  Knight
99. Me and Mrs. Jones  - Kenny Gamble  - Leon Huff  - Billy Paul
100. If You Don't Know Me by Now  - Kenny Gamble  - Leon Huff  -  Melvin
101. Everybody Plays the Fool  -  Main Ingredient
102. Hurt So Bad  -  Little Anthony & the Imperials
103. Close Your Eyes  -  Peaches & Herb
104. The Chokin' Kind  - Joe Simon
105. La-La Means I Love You  -  Delfonics
106. Cowboys to Girls  - Kenny Gamble  - Leon Huff  -  Intruders
107. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy  - Cannonball Adderley  - Joe Zawinul
108. Yes, I'm Ready  - Barbara Mason
109. Oh No, Not My Baby  - Maxine Brown  - Gerry Goffin  - Carole King
110. Dry Your Eyes  -  Brenda & the Tabulations
111. The Love of My Man  - Theola Kilgore

Disc 8

112. Let's Stay Together  - Al Green  - Al Jr. Jackson  - Willie Mitchell
113. Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me  -  Knight
114. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)  -  Delfonics
115. The Love I Lost  - Kenny Gamble  - Leon Huff  -  Melvin
116. Going in Circles  -  Friends of Distinction
117. Little Green Apples  - O.C. Smith
118. Lean on Me  - Bill Withers
119. Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um  - Major Lance  - Curtis Mayfield
120. The Dark End of the Street  - James Carr
121. Piece of My Heart  - Bert Berns  - Erma Franklin  - Jerry Ragavoy
122. You'll Lose a Good Thing  - Barbara Lynn
123. I'm Your Puppet  - Bobby Purify  - James Purify
124. Hold What You've Got  - Joe Tex
125. Are You Lonely for Me Baby  - Bert Berns  - Freddie Scott

Disc 9

126. Groove Me  -  King Floyd
127. I'll Take You There  -  Staple Singers
128. Mr. Big Stuff  - Jean Knight
129. Who's Making Love  - Homer Banks  - Johnnie Taylor
130. We're Gonna Make It  -  Little Milton
131. Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You  - Wilson Pickett
132. Rescue Me  - Fontella Bass
133. Tired of Being Alone  - Al Green
134. It Hurts So Good  - Millie Jackson
135. Ain't Nothing You Can Do  - Bobby "Blue" Bland
136. Got to Get You Off My Mind  - Solomon Burke
137. Starting All Over Again  -  Mel & Tim
138. Baby Scratch My Back  - Slim Harpo

Disc 10

139. I Got You (I Feel Good)  - James Brown
140. I Heard It Through the Grapevine  -  Knight  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
141. Respect Yourself  -  Staple Singers
142. Clean Up Woman  - Willie Clarke  - Clarence Reid  - Betty Wright
143. Power of Love  - Kenny Gamble  - Leon Huff  - Joe Simon
144. Part-Time Love  - Little Johnny Taylor
145. Tell Mama  - Etta James
146. Don't Play That Song (You Lied)  - Ahmet Ertegun  - Aretha Franklin
147. Can I Change My Mind  - Tyrone Davis
148. Wang Dang Doodle  - Willie Dixon  - Koko Taylor
149. I Want To (Do Everything for You)  - Joe Tex
150. Lookin' for a Love  - Bobby Womack

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Koko Taylor   Primary Artist
Mary Wells   Primary Artist
O.C. Smith   Primary Artist
Maxine Brown   Primary Artist
The Persuaders   Primary Artist
Otis Redding   Primary Artist
Luther Ingram   Primary Artist
Tyrone Davis   Primary Artist
Etta James   Primary Artist
Jan Bradley   Primary Artist
David Ruffin   Primary Artist
Jean Knight   Primary Artist
Diana Ross & the Supremes   Primary Artist
Lorraine Ellison   Primary Artist
Linda Jones   Primary Artist
Percy Sledge   Primary Artist
Bobby Purify   Primary Artist
Mel & Tim   Primary Artist
The Originals   Primary Artist
Aretha Franklin   Primary Artist
Al Green   Primary Artist
Brenda & the Tabulations   Primary Artist
Brenda Holloway   Primary Artist
Stevie Wonder   Primary Artist
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes   Primary Artist
Gladys Knight & the Pips   Primary Artist
Major Lance   Primary Artist
Wilson Pickett   Primary Artist
Toussaint McCall   Primary Artist
The Chi-Lites   Primary Artist
Joe Hinton   Primary Artist
Freddie Scott   Primary Artist
Doris Troy   Primary Artist
Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters   Primary Artist
Joe Simon   Primary Artist
Solomon Burke   Primary Artist
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles   Primary Artist
Peaches & Herb   Primary Artist
Ray Charles   Primary Artist
Betty Harris   Primary Artist
Bloodstone   Primary Artist
The Main Ingredient   Primary Artist
Betty Everett   Primary Artist
B.B. King   Primary Artist
Betty Wright   Primary Artist
The Friends of Distinction   Primary Artist
Bobby Womack   Primary Artist
The Four Tops   Primary Artist
Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces   Primary Artist
Bobby Hebb   Primary Artist
Bill Withers   Primary Artist
Bobby "Blue" Bland   Primary Artist
The Impressions   Primary Artist
James Purify   Primary Artist
Little Johnny Taylor   Primary Artist
Esther Phillips   Primary Artist
Sam & Dave   Primary Artist
Little Milton   Primary Artist
Junior Walker & the All-Stars   Primary Artist
Little Anthony & the Imperials   Primary Artist
Marvin Gaye   Primary Artist
Jerry Butler   Primary Artist
Ruby & the Romantics   Primary Artist
The Delfonics   Primary Artist
Shirley Brown   Primary Artist
Slim Harpo   Primary Artist
The Intruders   Primary Artist
The Jackson 5   Primary Artist
Billy Stewart   Primary Artist
Jimmy Ruffin   Primary Artist
Billy Paul   Primary Artist
King Floyd   Primary Artist
James Carr   Primary Artist
Barbara Lewis   Primary Artist
Barbara Mason   Primary Artist
James Brown   Primary Artist
The Dramatics   Primary Artist
Barbara Acklin   Primary Artist
The Dells   Primary Artist
Clarence Carter   Primary Artist
Barbara Lynn   Primary Artist
Gene Chandler   Primary Artist
Tammi Terrell   Primary Artist
Dionne Warwick   Primary Artist
Carla Thomas   Primary Artist
Eddie Holman   Primary Artist
Fontella Bass   Primary Artist
Johnnie Taylor   Primary Artist
Garland Green   Primary Artist
Erma Franklin   Primary Artist
Joe Tex   Primary Artist
Lou Rawls   Primary Artist
Deon Jackson   Primary Artist
The Moments   Primary Artist
The Supremes   Primary Artist
Millie Jackson   Primary Artist
The Miracles   Primary Artist
Brook Benton   Primary Artist
Cannonball Adderley   Primary Artist
The Stylistics   Primary Artist
The Tams   Primary Artist
The Temptations   Primary Artist
The Staple Singers   Primary Artist
The Spinners   Primary Artist
Mitty Collier   Primary Artist
Aaron Neville   Primary Artist
Theola Kilgore   Primary Artist
Russell Thompkins, Jr.   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Otis Redding   Composer
Willie Hutch   Composer
Leon Huff   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Nickolas Ashford   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
B. Raleigh   Composer
Ahmet Ertegun   Composer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Henry Cosby   Composer
Wilson Pickett   Composer
Willie Mitchell   Composer
Willie Clarke   Composer
Bert Berns   Composer
Charles McCardell   Liner Notes
Hal David   Composer
Sylvia Moy   Composer
Bobby Womack   Composer
Bill Withers   Composer
Jerry Ragavoy   Composer
Don Covay   Composer
Van McCoy   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Jerry Butler   Composer
Jerry Ragovoy   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Composer
Solomon Burke   Composer
Kenny Gamble   Composer
King Floyd   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Clarence Reid   Composer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Gene Chandler   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Carole King   Composer
Joe Zawinul   Composer
Joe Tex   Composer
Eugene Record   Composer
Homer Banks   Composer
Valerie Simpson   Composer
Al Jackson, Jr.   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
David Porter   Composer