Sweet Soul Music: 1966

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Overview

A sequel of sorts to Bear Family's amazing R&B series Blowin' the Fuse -- which covered the growth of R&B from 1945 to 1960 and its evolution into soul -- the Sweet Soul Music series picks things up from there, and charts the unfolding of soul music in all of its incarnations from 1961 to 1970 through ten wonderfully packaged and assembled sets arranged chronologically and drawing on all of the music's major players, from Motown and Chess to Stax and Atlantic and beyond. It's an impressive achievement in licensing and vision, and each volume features Bear Family's usual care and attention to detail, but what makes it all work, of course, is the music, which is as delightful to hear as it is historically vital. This volume covers the year 1966 and includes classics like the Temptations' "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar," Sam & Dave's "Hold On! I'm Comin'," the Capitols' "Cool Jerk," and so much more. Every track shines and reveals new joys by affiliation -- listening to these 29 sides is like time traveling back to a beautiful summer's night and a long drive with the top down. This is what Bear Family does so well, turning out collections of essential music lovingly assembled, remastered, and restored. Sweet is exactly the right word for each of the ten volumes in this series. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	09/01/2009
Label:	Bear Family Records
UPC:	4000127169716
Rank:	84559

Tracks

1. Ain't That Peculiar  - Marvin Gaye  - Warren "Pete" Moore  - Robert Rogers  - Marvin Tarplin
2. A Sweet Woman Like You  - Joe Tex
3. Baby Scratch My Back  - Slim Harpo
4. Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)  - Edwin Starr
5. Darling Baby  - Lamont Dozier  -  Elgins
6. Get Out of My Life, Woman  - Lee Dorsey  - Allen Toussaint
7. Uptight (Everything's Alright)  - Henry Crosby  - Sylvia Moy  - Stevie Wonder
8. Seaching for My Love  -  Moore  -  Rhythm Aces
9. 634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.)  - Steve Cropper  - Eddie Floyd  - Wilson Pickett
10. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)  - Lamont Dozier  -  Isley Brothers  - Sylvia Moy
11. You've Got My Mind Messed Up  - James Carr  - O.B. McClinton
12. She Blew a Good Thing  - Ronnie Lewis  -  Poets
13. Hold On! I'm Comin'  - Isaac Hayes  - David Porter  -  Sam & Dave
14. Cool Jerk  -  Capitols  - Donald Storball
15. When a Man Loves a Woman  - Calvin Lewis  - Percy Sledge
16. Barefootin'  - Robert Parker
17. Neighbor, Neighbor  - Jimmy Hughes  - Huey P. Meaux
18. Open the Door to Your Heart  - Darrell Banks  - Donnie Elbert
19. Ain't Too Proud to Beg  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
20. Stay with Me  - Lorraine Ellison  - Jerry Ragovoy  - George David Weiss
21. Ain't Nobody Home  - Jerry Ragovoy  - Howard Tate
22. I'm Your Puppet  - Dan Penn  -  Purify
23. B-A-B-Y  - Isaac Hayes  - David Porter  - Carla Thomas
24. Reach Out, I'll Be There  - Lamont Dozier  -  Four Tops
25. Knock on Wood  - Steve Cropper  - Eddie Floyd
26. I'm Gonna Miss You  -  Artistics  - Jesse Bolian  - Lawrence Johnson
27. But It's Alright  - J.J. Jackson  - Pierre Tubbs
28. Tell It Like It Is  - Lee Diamond  - Aaron Neville
29. You Keep Me Hangin' On  - Lamont Dozier

Album Credits

Performance Credits

James & Bobby Purify   Primary Artist
Bobby Moore   Primary Artist
Eddie Floyd   Primary Artist
Carla Thomas   Primary Artist
Joe Tex   Primary Artist
Howard Tate   Primary Artist
Sam & Dave   Primary Artist
Robert Parker   Primary Artist
Jimmy Hughes   Primary Artist
Marvin Gaye   Primary Artist
The Rhythm Aces   Primary Artist
The Supremes   Primary Artist
Darrell Banks   Primary Artist
The Temptations   Primary Artist
Aaron Neville   Primary Artist
Stevie Wonder   Primary Artist
The Capitols   Primary Artist
Wilson Pickett   Primary Artist
The Artistics   Primary Artist
The Isley Brothers   Primary Artist
Lee Dorsey   Primary Artist
Lorraine Ellison   Primary Artist
Percy Sledge   Primary Artist
Slim Harpo   Primary Artist
Edwin Starr   Primary Artist
The Poets   Primary Artist
The Four Tops   Primary Artist
J.J. Jackson   Primary Artist
James Carr   Primary Artist
Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces   Primary Artist
The Elgins   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Eddie Floyd   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Lee Diamond   Composer
Joe Tex   Composer
Huey P. Meaux   Composer
Robert Parker   Composer
Robert Rogers   Composer
Warren "Pete" Moore   Composer
Jerry Ragovoy   Composer
Pierre Tubbs   Composer
O.B. McClinton   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Calvin Lewis   Composer
Donald Storball   Composer
Donnie Elbert   Composer
Dan Penn   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer
Andrew Wright   Composer
Lawrence Johnson   Composer
James Moore   Composer
David Porter   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Marvin Tarplin   Composer
Allen Toussaint   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Al Hamilton   Composer
Juergen Crasser   Mastering
Jesse Bolian   Composer
Dave Booth   Tape Research,Reissue Producer,Discographical Information
Richard Morris   Composer
Edwin Starr   Composer
Sylvia Moy   Composer
Henry Crosby   Composer
Wolfgang Taubenauer   Photo Scanning
Darrell Eubanks   Composer
George Davis   Composer
Henry Murray Jr.   Composer
Larry Johnson   Composer
J.J. Jackson   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Bobby Moore   Composer
Ronnie Lewis   Composer
Andreas Merck   Photo Scanning
Marvin Smith   Composer
Linden Oldham   Composer
Bill Dahl   Liner Notes