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Say Hello To A Good Buy!Atlantic Records has the richest, most-luminous recorded archives in the history of American music--with the possible exception of Chicago's Chess Records.I don't actually have this box set--I have the seven volume set on vinyl which was re-released in the mid-eighties. But the track listing remains the same, and the music is beyond compare.Like any box set worth the price of admission, it should illuminate. Not just regurgitate the hits, but serve-up worthy, but largely-unknown, nuggets. It s…
Atlantic Records has the richest, most-luminous recorded archives in the history of American music--with the possible exception of Chicago's Chess Records.I don't actually have this box set--I have the seven volume set on vinyl which was re-released in the mid-eighties. But the track listing remains the same, and the music is beyond compare.Like any box set worth the price of admission, it should illuminate. Not just regurgitate the hits, but serve-up worthy, but largely-unknown, nuggets. It should tell a story.And this does. From Tommy Ridgley's "Jam Up" to the Persuaders' "Fine Line Between Love And Hate" to well-known hits by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, the Spinners and LaVern Baker, this is no-less than a music appreciation course on compact disc. A history of rhythm and blues' fascinating transformation into soul.The words 'classic' and 'absolutely essential' are laughably over-used, but they genuinely apply to this box. Shame on amazon.com for not naming this an essential recording. Aside from food, water and oxygen, it doesn't get any more essential than this.Or put another way, I'd marry--sight unseen--any woman with this in her collection. It (and she, no doubt) are that good.
Written by R. Mix "Funkingroovin"
Lost OpportunityThe problem with this collection is not the music selected - a look at the tracks will show that. However, the sound quality is abysmal. I owned many of these songs as 45s and the music would often jump right out of the speakers. This collection sounds dull and lifeless. Atlantic used the master tapes made for the vinyl version released in the 80s, with all the limiting and compression needed to squeeze the music onto an LP intact. The rhythmic, driving quality of the bass is bled away along wit…
The problem with this collection is not the music selected - a look at the tracks will show that. However, the sound quality is abysmal. I owned many of these songs as 45s and the music would often jump right out of the speakers. This collection sounds dull and lifeless. Atlantic used the master tapes made for the vinyl version released in the 80s, with all the limiting and compression needed to squeeze the music onto an LP intact. The rhythmic, driving quality of the bass is bled away along with the highs. A complete disappointment. Demand a refund.
Written by K. OToole "Ptown Kevin"
Track listing Edit
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CD 1 : Atl R&B: 8-CD Box
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Lowe Groovin' - Freeman, George?:??2That Old Black Magic - Arlen, Harold?:??3Annie Laurie - Scott, Lady John?:??4Midnight Special - Grimes, Tiny?:??5The Applejack - Morris, Joe [Trumpe?:??6Cole Slaw - Stone, Jesse?:??7Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee - McGhee, Stick?:??8So Long - Harris, Remus?:??9I'll Get Along Somehow - Fields, Buddy?:??10Hey Little Girl - Byrd, Roy?:??11Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Byrd, Roy?:??12Tee-Nah-Nah - Lemon, Overton?:??13Danny Boy - Weatherly, Frederic?:??14Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere - Morris, Joe [Trumpe?:??15Teardrops from My Eyes - Toombs, Rudy?:??16One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - McGhee, Stick?:??17Don't You Know I Love You - Ertegun, Ahmet?:??18Shouldn't I Know - Azrael?:??19The Chill Is On - Turner, Big Joe [50?:??20Chains of Love - Nugetre, Ahmet?:??21Fool, Fool, Fool - Ertegun, Ahmet?:??22One Mint Julep - Toombs, Rudy?:??23Wheel of Fortune - Benjamin, Bennie?:??24Sweet Sixteen - Nugetre, Ahmet?:??255-10-15 Hours - Toombs, Rudy?:??26Gator's Groove - Jackson, Willis "Ga?:?? -
unknown format 2 : Atl R&B: 8-CD Box
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Ting-A-Ling - Nugetre, Ahmet?:??2Daddy Daddy - Toombs, Rudy?:??3The Midnight Hour - Sweet, Sam?:??4A Beggar for Your Kisses - Rosales?:??5(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Lance, Herb?:??6Good Lovin' - Ertegun, Ahmet?:??7Wild, Wild Young Men - Ertegun, Ahmet?:??8Mess Around - Ertegun, Ahmet?:??9Honey Hush - Turner, Big Joe [50?:??10Soul on Fire - Baker, LaVern?:??11Money Honey - Stone, Jesse?:??12Lovey Dovey - Ertegun, Ahmet?:??13Such a Night - Chase, Lincoln?:??14Tipitina - Byrd, Henry Roeland?:??15White Christmas - Berlin, Irving?:??16Honey Love - McPhatter, Clyde?:??17What' Cha Gonna Do - Ertegun, Ahmet?:??18Shake, Rattle & Roll - Calhoun, Charles E.?:??19Sh-Boom - Edwards, James [1]?:??20Oh What a Dream - Willis, Chuck [1]?:??21Jam Up - Ridgley, Tommy?:??22After the Lights Go Down Low - Lovett, Leroy?:??23Tomorrow Night - Coslow, Sam?:??24Tweedlee Dee - Scott, Winfield?:??25I Got a Woman - Charles, Ray [1]?:??26Greenbacks - Charles, Ray [1]?:?? -
unknown format 3 : Atl R&B: 8-CD Box
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1The Door Is Still Open to My Heart - Willis, Chuck [1]?:??2Flip Flop and Fly - Calhoun, Chuck?:??3A Fool for You - Charles, Ray [1]?:??4This Little Girl of Mine - Charles, Ray [1]?:??5Play It Fair - Campbell, Bill [1]?:??6Adorable - Ram, Buck?:??7Smokey Joe's Cafe - Leiber, Jerry?:??8Ruby Baby - Leiber, Jerry?:??9In Paradise - Floyd, Eddie?:??10The Chicken and the Hawk - Leiber, Jerry?:??11Devil or Angel - Carter, Blanche?:??12Drown in My Own Tears - Glover, Henry?:??13Hallelujah, I Love Her So - Charles, Ray [1]?:??14Jim Dandy - Chase, Lincoln?:??15Down in Mexico - Leiber, Jerry?:??16Corrine, Corrina - Chatman, Bo?:??17Treasure of Love - Shapiro, Joeseph?:??18Love, Love, Love - David, Sunny?:??19It's Too Late - Willis, Chuck [1]?:??20Lonely Avenue - Pomus, Doc?:??21Since I Met You Baby - Hunter, Ivory Joe?:??22Lucky Lips - Leiber, Jerry?:??23Without Love (There Is Nothing) - Small, Danny?:??24Fools Fall in Love - Leiber, Jerry?:??25Midnight Special Train - Ertegun, Ahmet?:??26Empty Arms - Hunter, Ivory Joe?:??27C.C. Rider - Willis, Chuck [1]?:??28Searchin' - Leiber, Jerry?:?? -
unknown format 4 : Atl R&B: 8-CD Box
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Young Blood - Leiber, Jerry?:??2Mr. Lee - Dixon, Heather?:??3Long Lonely Nights - Andrews, Lee?:??4Betty and Dupree - Willis, Chuck [1]?:??5What Am I Living For? - Harris, Art?:??6Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes - Willis, Chuck [1]?:??7Yakety Yak - Leiber, Jerry?:??8A Lover's Question - Benton, Brook?:??9I Cried a Tear - Julia, Al?:??10Night Time Is the Right Time - Cadena, Ozzie?:??11Charlie Brown - Leiber, Jerry?:??12What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2 - Charles, Ray [1]?:??13There Goes My Baby - Nelson, Benjamin?:??14Along Came Jones - Leiber, Jerry?:??15Let the Good Times Roll - Moore, Fleecie?:??16Poison Ivy - Leiber, Jerry?:??17Dance with Me - Lebish, Lewis?:??18Just for a Thrill - Armstrong, Lil?:??19This Magic Moment - Pomus, Doc?:??20Save the Last Dance for Me - Pomus, Doc?:??21Shoppin' for Clothes - Harris, Kent?:??22Spanish Harlem - Leiber, Jerry?:??23Young Boy Blues - Pomus, Doc?:??24Stand by Me - King, Ben E. [1]?:??25Gee Whiz! (Look at His Eyes) - Norman?:??26Saved - Leiber, Jerry?:??27Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Stewart, Virgil?:?? -
unknown format 5 : Atl R&B: 8-CD Box
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Little Egypt - Leiber, Jerry?:??2Amor - Mendez, Ricardo Lop?:??3Last Night - Axton, Charles Pack?:??4I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - Turner, Ike?:??5You Don't Miss Your Water - Bell, William [1]?:??6I Found a Love - Pickett, Wilson?:??7Cry to Me - Russell, Bert?:??8Don't Play That Song (You Lied) - Ertegun, Ahmet?:??9Green Onions - Cropper, Steve?:??10Up on the Roof - Goffin, Gerry?:??11See See Rider - Traditional?:??12I (Who Have Nothing) - Donida, Carlo?:??13If You Need Me - Bateman, Robert?:??14These Arms of Mine - Redding, Otis?:??15Hello Stranger - Lewis, Barbara [1]?:??16On Broadway - Leiber, Jerry?:??17Just One Look - Carrol, Gregory?:??18Mashed Potatoes - Olson?:??19Land of 1000 Dances - Domino, Fats?:??20Walking the Dog - Thomas, Rufus?:??21Release Me - Miller, Eddie [2]?:??22Mercy Mercy - Covay, Don?:??23Under the Boardwalk - Resnick, Arthur?:??24And I Love Him - Lennon, John?:??25Hold What You've Got - McDowell?:??26Mr. Pitiiful - Cropper, Steve?:??27Baby I'm Yours - McCoy, Van?:?? -
unknown format 6 : Atl R&B: 8-CD Box
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Teasin' You - King, Earl [1]?:??2Got to Get You off My Mind - Burke, Dolores?:??3I Want to (Do Everything for You) - Tex, Joe?:??4I've Been Loving You Too Long - Butler, Jerry [1]?:??5A Sweet Woman Like You - Tex, Joe?:??6In the Midnight Hour - Cropper, Steve?:??7See Saw - Covay, Don?:??8Respect - Redding, Otis?:??9You Don't Know Like I Know - Hayes, Isaac?:??10When a Man Loves a Woman - Lewis, Calvin?:??11634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) - Cropper, Steve?:??12Hold On! I'm Comin' - Hayes, Isaac?:??13Cool Jerk - Storball, Donald?:??14Neighbor, Neighbor - Gibbons, Billy?:??15Land of 1000 Dances - Domino, Fats?:??16Knock on Wood - Cropper, Steve?:??17Try a Little Tenderness - Campbell, Jimmy [Vo?:??18Mustang Sally - Rice, Mack?:??19When Something Is Wrong with My Baby - Hayes, Isaac?:??20Sweet Soul Music - Conley, Arthur?:??21I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) - Shannon, Ronnie?:??22Do Right Woman, Do Right Man - Moman, Chips?:??23Show Me - Tex, Joe?:??24Tramp - Fulson, Lowell?:??25Funky Broadway - Christian, Arlester?:??26Hip Hug-Her - Cropper, Steve?:??27Soul Man - Hayes, Isaac?:?? -
unknown format 7 : Atl R&B: 8-CD Box
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Respect - Redding, Otis?:??2(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Goffin, Gerry?:??3Soul Finger - Alexander, James [B?:??4Baby I Love You - Shannon, Ronnie?:??5Skinny Legs and All - Tex, Joe?:??6Chain of Fools - Covay, Don?:??7I'm in Love - Womack, Bobby [1]?:??8Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby) - Franklin, Aretha?:??9(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Cropper, Steve?:??10Tighten Up - Bell, Archie?:??11Slip Away - Armstrong, William?:??12Think - Franklin, Aretha?:??13Too Weak to Fight - Carter, Clarence [1?:??14Can I Change My Mind - Despenza, Barry?:??15The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - MacColl, Ewan?:??16Take a Letter, Maria - Greaves, R.B.?:??17Rainy Night in Georgia - White, Tony Joe?:??18The Ghetto - Hathaway, Donny?:??19Turn Back the Hands of Time - Daniels, Jack [Song?:??20Compared to What - McDaniels, Gene?:??21Call Me - Franklin, Aretha?:??22Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis?:?? -
unknown format 8 : Atl R&B: 8-CD Box
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Don't Play That Song - Ertegun, Ahmet?:??2Precious, Precious - Crawford, Dave [1]?:??3Groove Me - King Floyd?:??4Patches - Dunbar, Ron?:??5Don't Knock My Love, Pt. 1 - Pickett, Wilson?:??6Funky Nassau, Pt. 1 & 2 - Fitzgerald, Tyrone?:??7Thin Line Between Love and Hate - Poindexter, Richard?:??8Rock Steady - Franklin, Aretha?:??9Day Dreaming - Franklin, Aretha?:??10You've Got a Friend - King, Carole [1]?:??11Clean up Woman - Clarke, Willie?:??12Could It Be I'm Falling in Love - Steals, Mervin?:??13Killing Me Softly with His Song - Fox, Charles [1]?:??14Where Is the Love? - MacDonald, Ralph?:??15I'll Be Around - Bell, Thom?:??16Feel Like Makin' Love - McDaniels, Gene?:??17One of a Kind (Love Affair) - Jefferson, Joseph B?:??18Sideshow - Barrett, Vinnie?:??19Mighty Love - Hawes, Bruce?:??20Love Won't Let Me Wait - Barrett, Vinnie?:??
Credits Edit
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composer
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performer
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Aretha Franklin [Piano, Vocals, Vocals (Background)]
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Carolyn Franklin [Vocals (Background)]
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Eric Gale [guitar]
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The Falcons [vocals]
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