Birth of Soul

by N/A

Overview

An ingenious mix of 28 pivotal tracks from 1957-1965, mostly from the early '60s, that helped lay the groundwork for soul music. Some heavy-duty collectors may have wished these were all rarities, rather than a blend of hits and rarities. But it must be said that several of the hits here don't turn up on many compilations, like the ones by Inez & Charlie Foxx ("Mockingbird"), the Tams ("Hey Girl Don't Bother Me"), Joe Henderson ("Snap Your Fingers"), Bobby Bland ("Ain't Nothing You Can Do"), and the Marvelows ("I Do"). And there are plenty of nifty collector items as well: outtakes by Otis Redding and Wiliam Bell, "answer" records by Thelma Kilgore and Gloria Lynne, and early Southern soul by Jimmy Hughes. A special treat is the rabble-rousing city soul of Derek Martin's "Daddy Rollin' Stone," which became one of the Who's most obscure tracks when they covered it on the B-side of their second British 45 in 1965. The compilation may fall between the cracks of general soul listeners and soul specialists. But if you don't have most of the tracks yet, it's a good survey of early soul, with an all-encompassing diversity that includes many regional styles, and embraces both "down-home" and "uptown" productions. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	05/21/1996
Label:	Kent
UPC:	0029667212328
Rank:	118608

Tracks

1. You're Not the Guy for Me  - Ernestine Anderson
2. The Sound of My Man  - Theola Kilgore
3. Hey Girl Don't Bother Me  -  Tams  - Ray Whitley
4. Ain't Nothing You Can Do  - Bobby "Blue" Bland  - Deadric Malone  - Joseph Scott
5. Pain in My Heart  - Naomi Neville  - Otis Redding
6. Cry Baby  - Bert Berns  -  Enchanters  - Norman Meade  - Garnet Mimms  - Jerry Ragovoy  - Bert Russell
7. How Can I Forget  - Jimmy Holiday  - Barrett Strong  - Ed Townsend  - Norman Whitfield
8. You Don't Have to Be Tower of Strength  - Burt Bacharach  - Gloria Lynne
9. He Will Break Your Heart  - Jerry Butler  - Calvin Carter  - Curtis Mayfield
10. Have Fun  - Ann Cole  - Floyd McRae
11. Oh My Angel  - J.J. Jackson  - Bertha Tillman
12. Something's Got a Hold on Me  - Etta James  - Leroy Kirkland  - Pearl Woods
13. Daddy Rollin' Stone  - Otis Blackwell  - Derek Martin
14. Mockingbird  - Charlie Foxx  - Inez Foxx  -  Foxx
15. Snap Your Fingers  - Joe A. Henderson  - Grady Martin  - Alex Zanetis
16. I'll Come Running Back to You  - William Cook  - Sam Cooke
17. Merry-Go-Round  - Berry Jr. Gordy  - Mary Johnson
18. Goin' Out of My Head  -  Little Anthony & the Imperials  - Teddy Randazzo  - Bob Weinstein
19. Hey Girl  - Gerry Goffin  - Carole King  - Freddie Scott
20. You'll Lose a Good Thing  - Barbara Lynn  - Huey P. Meaux  - Barbara Lynn Ozen
21. Part Time Love  - Clay Hammond  - Little Johnny Taylor
22. I'm Qualified  - Rick Hall  - Jimmy Hughes  - Quin Ivy
23. Any Other Way  - William Bell
24. She Ain't Ready  - J.J. Barnes
25. I Do  - Bert Keyes  -  Marvelows  - Melvin Mason  - Frank Paden  - Johnny Paden  - Billy Dawn Smith  - Jesse Smith  - Willie Stephenson
26. The Telephone Game  - Claudine Clark
27. Mama Didn't Lie  - Jan Bradley  - Curtis Mayfield
28. Gypsy Woman  -  Impressions  - Curtis Mayfield

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Inez & Charlie Foxx   Primary Artist
Jimmy Hughes   Primary Artist
Jimmy Holiday   Primary Artist
The Marvelows   Primary Artist
Otis Redding   Primary Artist
Ann Cole   Primary Artist
The Tams   Primary Artist
William Bell   Primary Artist
Theola Kilgore   Primary Artist
Gloria Lynne   Primary Artist
Bertha Tillman   Primary Artist
Bobby "Blue" Bland   Primary Artist
Inez Foxx   Primary Artist
J.J. Barnes   Primary Artist
The Enchanters   Primary Artist
Claudine Clark   Primary Artist
Freddie Scott   Primary Artist
Etta James   Primary Artist
Jan Bradley   Primary Artist
Derek Martin   Primary Artist
Mary Johnson   Primary Artist
Garnet Mimms   Primary Artist
Joe A. Henderson   Primary Artist
The Impressions   Primary Artist
Barbara Lynn   Primary Artist
Charlie Foxx   Primary Artist
Ernestine Anderson   Primary Artist
Sam Cooke   Primary Artist
Little Johnny Taylor   Primary Artist
Little Anthony & the Imperials   Primary Artist
Jerry Butler   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Naomi Neville   Composer
Jerry Butler   Composer,Performer
Jerry Ragovoy   Composer
Jimmy Holiday   Performer
Rick Hall   Composer
Quin Ivy   Composer
The Marvelows   Performer
Otis Redding   Performer
Norman Meade   Composer
Ann Cole   Performer
Ady Croasdell   Compilation Producer
The Tams   Performer
William Bell   Composer,Performer
Theola Kilgore   Performer
Alex Zanetis   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Calvin Carter   Composer
Gloria Lynne   Performer
Bert Berns   Composer
Bertha Tillman   Performer
Inez Foxx   Composer,Performer
Teddy Randazzo   Composer
Pearl Woods   Composer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Bert Russell   Composer
Billy Dawn Smith   Composer
Bob Weinstein   Composer
Bobby "Blue" Bland   Performer
J.J. Barnes   Performer
The Enchanters   Performer
Claudine Clark   Performer
Freddie Scott   Performer
Grady Martin   Composer
Etta James   Composer,Performer
Jan Bradley   Performer
Derek Martin   Performer
Leroy Kirkland   Composer
Mary Johnson   Performer
Otis Blackwell   Composer
Bert Keyes   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
William Cook   Composer
Garnet Mimms   Performer
Churchill   Compilation Producer
Jesse Smith   Composer
Dave Godin   Liner Notes
Frank Paden   Composer
Melvin Mason   Composer
Johnny Paden   Composer
Willie Stephenson   Composer
Barbara Lynn Ozen   Composer
Ray Whitley   Composer
The Impressions   Performer
J.J. Jackson   Composer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Clay Hammond   Composer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Barbara Lynn   Performer
Ed Townsend   Composer
Carole King   Composer
Charlie Foxx   Composer,Performer
Floyd McRae   Composer
Ernestine Anderson   Performer
Deadric Malone   Composer
Huey P. Meaux   Composer
Sam Cooke   Composer,Performer
Little Johnny Taylor   Performer
Joseph Scott   Composer
Jimmy Hughes   Performer
Little Anthony & the Imperials   Performer