Sweet Soul Music: 1968

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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 1968 and includes classics like Smokey Robinson's "I Second That Emotion," Sam & Dave's "I Thank You," Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," the Temptations' "Cloud Nine," 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:	04/26/2013
Label:	Bear Family Records
UPC:	4000127169730
Rank:	102807

Tracks

1. I Second That Emotion  - Smokey Robinson
2. I'm in Love  - Wilson Pickett
3. (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the Days  - Charlie Foxx  - Brooks O'Dell  - Yvonne Williams
4. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay  - Steve Cropper  - Otis Redding
5. We're a Winner
6. Dance to the Music  -  Family Stone  - Sylvester Stewart
7. The End of Our Road  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
8. Cowboys to Girls  - Kenny Gamble
9. I Thank You  - Isaac Hayes  - David Porter
10. Tighten Up, Pt. 1  - Archie Bell  - Billy Buttier  -  Drells
11. Take Time to Know Her  - Steve Davis  - Percy Sledge
12. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing  - Nickolas Ashford  - Marvin Gaye  - Valerie Simpson  - Tammi Terrell
13. Lover's Holiday  - Jo Jo Benson  - Bob McRee  - Peggy Scott  - Cliff Thomas
14. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone  - Aretha Franklin  - Ted White
15. Funky Street  - Arthur Conley  - Earl Simms
16. Stay in My Corner  -  Dells  - Wade Flemons  - Barrett Strong
17. I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)  - Eddie Floyd  - Alvertis Isbell  - Booker T. Jones
18. Grazing in the Grass  - Philemon Hou  - Hugh Masekela
19. Slip Away  - William Armstrong  - Marcus Daniel  - Wilbur Terrell
20. Love Makes a Woman  - Barbara Acklin  - Eugene Record  - Gerald Sims
21. Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud), Pt. 1  - Pee Wee Ellis
22. Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do  - Willie Clarke  - Clarence Reid  - Betty Wright
23. Girl Watcher  -  O'Kaysions  - Wayne Pittman
24. The Snake
25. Hey, Western Union Man  - Kenny Gamble
26. Soulful Strut  - Eugene Record  - Sonny Sanders  -  Young-Holt Unlimited
27. Who's Making Love
28. Cloud Nine  - Barrett Strong  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
29. I Heard It Through the Grapevine  - Marvin Gaye  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Smokey Robinson   Primary Artist
Wilson Pickett   Primary Artist
Percy Sledge   Primary Artist
Aretha Franklin   Primary Artist
Inez   Primary Artist
Family Stone   Primary Artist
Young-Holt Unlimited   Primary Artist
Archie Bell   Primary Artist
Arthur Conley   Primary Artist
Sly & the Family Stone   Primary Artist
Betty Wright   Primary Artist
The Impressions   Primary Artist
The Intruders   Primary Artist
Jo Jo Benson   Primary Artist
Drells   Primary Artist
James Brown   Primary Artist
Barbara Acklin   Primary Artist
The Dells   Primary Artist
Clarence Carter   Primary Artist
Tammi Terrell   Primary Artist
Eddie Floyd   Primary Artist
Charlie Foxx   Primary Artist
Johnnie Taylor   Primary Artist
Sam & Dave   Primary Artist
Peggy Scott   Primary Artist
Marvin Gaye   Primary Artist
Jerry Butler   Primary Artist
The O'Kaysions   Primary Artist
Otis Redding   Primary Artist
Archie Bell & the Drells   Primary Artist
The Miracles   Primary Artist
The Temptations   Primary Artist
Al Wilson   Primary Artist
Gladys Knight & the Pips   Primary Artist
Hugh Masekela   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Leon Huff   Composer
Wilbur Terrell   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Nickolas Ashford   Composer
Oscar Brown, Jr.   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer
Gerald Sims   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Juergen Crasser   Mastering
Wayne Pittman   Composer
Dave Booth   Tape Research,Reissue Producer,Discographical Information
Andreas Merck   Photo Scanning
Ed Thomas   Composer
Carl Davis   Composer
Wolfgang Taubenauer   Photo Scanning
Bob McRee   Composer
William Sanders   Composer
Ronald Killette   Composer
Archie Bell   Composer
Arthur Conley   Composer
Alvertis Isbell   Composer
Ted White   Composer
Steve Davis   Composer
Sonny Sanders   Composer
Bobby Womack   Composer
Bill Dahl   Liner Notes
Kenny Gamble   Composer
Billy Buttier   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
Barrett Strong   Composer
James Brown   Composer
Clarence Reid   Composer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Cliff Thomas   Composer
Earl Simms   Composer
Eddie Floyd   Composer
Charlie Foxx   Composer
Eugene Record   Composer
Wade Flemons   Composer
Rodger Penzabene   Composer
Valerie Simpson   Composer
Pee Wee Ellis   Composer
Jerry Butler   Composer
Philemon Hou   Composer
Yvonne Williams   Composer
Otis Redding   Composer
Archie Bell & the Drells   Composer
Al Cleveland   Composer
Brooks O'Dell   Composer
Marcus Daniel   Composer
William Armstrong   Composer
Willie Clarke   Composer
Sylvester Stewart   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer
Bobby Miller   Composer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
Crutcher   Composer
David Porter   Composer