This essential LP edition contains 25 of the most legendary original songs of the idiom. If you're looking for a way to start a soul music collection on vinyl, this is a fantastic set to begin with.
Here you can find the most influential artists, from the genre's inception in the 1950s until 1962. The track listing covers the period when R&B was giving way to soul music. It includes smash hits and classic soul anthems by such celebrated figures as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Ike & Tina Turner, Ben E. King, and Marvin Gaye, to name a few.
Released: April 2024
Cat: 101016
Label: New Continent
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Tracklist
Side 1
1. Otis Redding - These Arms of Mine
2. James Brown - Think
3. Mary Wells - The One Who Really Loves You
4. Marvin Gaye - Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
5. Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack
6. The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
7. Jimmy Ruffin - Don't Feel Sorry For Me
8. Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool In Love
9. Wilson Pickett - If You Need Me
10. Aretha Franklin - It's So Heartbreakin'
11. The Impressions feat. Curtis Mayfield - Little Young Lover
12. Sam Cooke - Twistin' the Night Away
Side 2
1. Stevie Wonder - Contract On Love
2. The Crystals - He's a Rebel
3. The Drifters - I Count the Tears
4. Chuck Jackson - The Breaking Point
5. The Isley Brothers - Shout
6. The Temptations - Check Yourself
7. Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay
8. Booker T. & The MGs - Green Onions
9. Maxine Brown - Wanting You
10. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
11. Solomon Burke - Cry to Me
12. The Coasters - Yakety Yak
13. Ben E. King - S