Best of the Best

by Little Willie John

Overview

Little Willie John was an awesome talent, possessing a voice that conveyed pain and hurt at an emotional pitch seldom encountered in pop music. A huge influence on many singers, including Sam Cooke and James Brown, John's impassioned, gospel-tinged vocals paved the way for the concept of soul. The only problem with this collection is its sheer brevity. Too short and missing too many key tracks to be a true "best-of," it does contain his best-known track, "Fever," which he co-wrote, and his first and last hits, "All Around the World" and "Sleep." A diminutive man with a volatile temper and a drinking problem, John stabbed a man and was sent to prison in 1966, where he died two years later at the age of 31, robbing the world of its first true soul singer. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	08/20/2002
Label:	Federal Records
UPC:	0792014050323
Rank:	102496

Tracks

1. Fever
2. All Around the World
3. Need Your Love So Bad
4. Talk to Me, Talk to Me
5. Take My Love (I Want to Give It All to You)
6. Sleep
7. Home at Last
8. Letter from My Darling
9. Let Them Talk
10. Tell It Like It Is

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Little Willie John   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Peter Garrett   Composer
Mertis John Jr.   Composer
Moe Lytle   Design,Concept
Sonny Thompson   Composer
Rose Marie McCoy   Composer
Titus Turner   Composer
Chuck Young   Liner Notes,Art Direction
Rudy Toombs   Composer
Jim Moginie   Composer
Rob Hirst   Composer
Little Willie John   Composer
John Davenport   Composer
Eddie Cooley   Composer
Joe Seneca   Composer
Charlie Singleton   Composer