Now That's What I Call 60s Soul

Now That’s What I Call 60s Soul brings together 88 defining tracks on CD and 55 Tracks on vinyl from soul’s first golden decade, including hits from Motown, Atlantic/Stax, and a whole lot more.

CD 1 opens with Aretha Franklin’s signature ‘Respect’, before The Supremes and Stevie Wonder light up the set with ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ and ‘Uptight (Everything’s Alright)’. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas bring pure energy with ‘Dancing In The Street’, while Bob & Earl deliver irresistible groove on ‘Harlem Shuffle’. Dionne Warwick’s elegant ‘Walk On By’ flows into the poignant beauty of Jimmy Ruffin’s ‘What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted’, and Marvin Gaye’s ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ remains one of the era’s landmark hits. Motown favourites ‘My Girl’ by The Temptations and Mary Wells’ ‘My Guy’ sit alongside Dusty Springfield’s defining ‘Son Of A Preacher Man’. Marlena Shaw’s ‘California Soul’ and The Delfonics’ ‘Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love)’ are up next ahead of soul gold from the Four Tops and The Isley Brothers, and funky soul from Sly & The Family Stone and James Brown. Classic R&B from Wilson Pickett, Fontella Bass and Carla Thomas leads into two of the era’s stunning ballads: - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles with ‘I Second That Emotion’, and ‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay’ from Otis Redding which signs off the first disc…
 
CD 2 begins with two enduring classics:- Ben E. King with ‘Stand By Me’ and Percy Sledge with ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’, which were both huge hits again in the late ‘80s. Next up, favourites from legendary groups – including The Chiffons’ ‘Sweet Talkin’ Guy’, The Crystals’ ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’, and The Marvelettes’ ‘Please Mr. Postman’ (Motown’s first U.S. #1), plus hits from The Drifters and The Ronettes. We celebrate with a stunning run of ‘60s originals that became enduring Northern Soul classics including Gloria Jones’ ‘Tainted Love’, Frank Wilson’s ‘Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)’, R. Dean Taylor’s ‘There’s A Ghost In My House’, Tami Lynn’s ‘I’m Gonna Run Away From You’, and Al Wilson’s anthem ‘The Snake’ – plus Tobi Legend, Robert Knight, Barbara Randolph and Gladys Knight & The Pips. Superb vocals from Brenda Holloway and Erma Franklin lead to the disc’s closers from Etta James with ‘I Just Want To Make Love To You’, and Nina Simone’s strident ‘Ain’t Got No / I Got Life’.
 
CD 3 kicks off with Ike & Tina Turner’s towering ‘River Deep – Mountain High’, followed by Wilson Pickett’s ‘Land Of 1000 Dances’ and Arthur Conley’s homage to ‘Sweet Soul Music’. The Contours’ ‘Do You Love Me’, Solomon Burke’s ‘Everybody Needs Somebody To Love’ , and Eddie Floyd’s ‘Knock On Wood’ are sing-along favourites, while Sam & Dave’s ‘Soul Man’ is another defining signature song. Dance-pop-soul from The Elgins, Little Eva and The Toys are ahead of two stunning highlights: The Delfonics with ‘La-La Means I Love You’ and Brook Benton with the contemporary classic ‘Rainy Night In Georgia’. More essential cuts that became Northern Soul favourites from Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Barrett Strong, and ‘Green Onions’ from Booker T. & The Mg’s ahead of cool 60s cuts from Bobby Hebb with ‘Sunny’, Sly & The Family Stone and The 5th Dimension with ‘Stoned Soul Picnic’. Two more classics complete the disc – ‘Stay’ from Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs, and The Drifters with the evocative Summer feeling of ‘Under The Boardwalk’…
 
CD 4 closes the collection with a run of unforgettable moments – and massive hits - opening with The Supremes’ first #1 ‘Baby Love’, the Four Tops’ ‘I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)’ and The Temptations ‘Get Ready’, ahead of more peerless pop from all-girl groups The Ronettes’ with ‘Be My Baby’, The Crystals’ with  ‘Then He Kissed Me’, and ‘He’s So Fine’ from The Chiffons.  Dionne Warwick’s ‘I Say A Little Prayer’ and Aretha Franklin’s undeniable ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ remain two of the era’s most admired recordings. Otis Redding delivers the stunning ‘Try A Little Tenderness’, and Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell’s heartfelt ‘You’re All I Need To Get By’ is an all-time classic duet. A trio of well-covered tracks is next: ‘Spanish Harlem’, ‘Everlasting Love’ and ‘This Old Heart If Mine (Is Weak For You)’, ahead of vocal groups The Velvelettes, Reparata & The Delrons and The Marvelettes. Sophisticated jazz-drenched soul from Etta James (‘At Last’), and Dinah Washington (‘Mad About The Boy’), lead to the final three tracks – all of them incredible – James Brown’s ‘It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World’ and ‘The Tracks Of My Tears’ from Smokey Robinson & The Miracles before this collection closes with the legendary Stevie Wonder and one of his greatest songs ‘My Cherie Amour’

Tracklisting:

 

CD 1  

1. Aretha Franklin – Respect 
2. The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love 
3. Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)  
4. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street 
5. Bob & Earl – Harlem Shuffle 
6. Dionne Warwick – Walk On By 
7. Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted  
8. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine  
9. The Temptations - My Girl 
10. Mary Wells - My Guy  
11. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man 
12. Marlena Shaw - California Soul  
13. The Delfonics - Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love) 
14. Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There 
15. The Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile  
16. Sly & The Family Stone - Dance to the Music 
17. James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) 
18. Wilson Pickett – In The Midnight Hour   
19. Fontella Bass - Rescue Me 
20. Carla Thomas – B-A-B-Y 
21. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion 
22. Otis Redding – (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 

 

CD 2

1. Ben E. King – Stand By Me 
2. Percy Sledge – When A Man Loves A Woman 
3. The Drifters – Up On The Roof   
4. The Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy 
5. The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron 
6. The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman  
7. The Ronettes - Baby, I Love You 
8. The Velvelettes - Needle In A Haystack  
9. Gloria Jones - Tainted Love  
10. Tami Lynn – I'm Gonna Run Away From You 
11. R. Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House 
12. Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) 
13. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Just Walk In My Shoes  
14. Tobi Legend - Time Will Pass You By 
15. Barbara Randolph - I Got A Feeling  
16. Robert Knight - Love on a Mountain Top 
17. Al Wilson – The Snake  
18. Jimmy James & The Vagabonds – Ain’t No Big Thing 
19. Brenda Holloway - Every Little Bit Hurts 
20. Erma Franklin - Piece of My Heart 
21. Etta James - I Just Want To Make Love To You  
22. Nina Simone - Ain't Got No / I Got Life (From "Hair")  

 

CD 3

1. Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep - Mountain High 
2. Wilson Pickett – Land Of 1000 Dances   
3. Arthur Conley – Sweet Soul Music 
4. The Contours - Do You Love Me  
5. Solomon Burke – Everybody Needs Somebody To Love 
6. Eddie Floyd – Knock On Wood 
7. Sam & Dave – Soul Man  
8. The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You 
9. Little Eva – The Loco-Motion  
10. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack 
11. The Toys – A Lover's Concerto   
12. The Delfonics - La-La Means I Love You 
13. Brook Benton - Rainy Night in Georgia   
14. Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It Takes Two 
15. Jr. Walker & The All Stars - (I'm A) Road Runner 
16. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) 
17. Booker T. & The Mg's – Green Onions 
18. Bobby Hebb – Sunny 
19. Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People 
20. The 5th Dimension - Stoned Soul Picnic  
21. Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs – Stay 
22. The Drifters – Under The Boardwalk 
     

CD 4

1. The Supremes - Baby Love  
2. Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) 
3. The Temptations - Get Ready  
4. The Ronettes - Be My Baby 
5. The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me 
6. The Chiffons - He's So Fine 
7. Dionne Warwick – I Say A Little Prayer 
8. Aretha Franklin – (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 
9. Otis Redding – Try A Little Tenderness 
10. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By 
11. Ben E. King – Spanish Harlem 
12. Robert Knight - Everlasting Love 
13. The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) 
14. Edwin Starr - Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.) 
15. The Velvelettes - He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'  
16. Reparata & The Delrons - Captain of Your Ship 
17. The Marvelettes - When You're Young And In Love  
18. Etta James - At Last 
19. Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy 
20. James Brown - It's A Man's Man's Man's World 
21. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears  
22. Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour 

Tracklisting:

 

LP1 Side A

1. Aretha Franklin – Respect
2. The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
3. Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)
4. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
5. Bob & Earl – Harlem Shuffle
6. Fontella Bass - Rescue Me
7. Mary Wells - My Guy
8. The Temptations - My Girl

 

LP1 Side B

1. Dionne Warwick – Walk On By
2. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
3. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
4. Marlena Shaw - California Soul
5. Carla Thomas – B-A-B-Y
6. Wilson Pickett – In The Midnight Hour 
7. James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
8. Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People
9. The Delfonics - Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)

 

 

LP2 Side A

1. Ben E. King – Stand By Me
2. Percy Sledge – When A Man Loves A Woman
3. Otis Redding – (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
4. The Drifters – Under The Boardwalk
5. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
6. R. Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House
7. Jr. Walker & The All Stars - (I'm A) Road Runner
8. Booker T. & The Mg's – Green Onions

 

LP2 Side B

1. Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep - Mountain High
2. The Contours - Do You Love Me
3. Solomon Burke – Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
4. Eddie Floyd – Knock On Wood
5. Sam & Dave – Soul Man
6. Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs – Stay
7. Brenda Holloway - Every Little Bit Hurts
8. Nina Simone - Ain't Got No / I Got Life (From "Hair")

 

LP3 Side A

1. Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
2. The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)
3. The Supremes - Baby Love
4. The Ronettes - Be My Baby
5. The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
6. The Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy
7. Erma Franklin - Piece of My Heart
8. Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted

 

LP3 Side B

1. Otis Redding – Try A Little Tenderness
2. Aretha Franklin – (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
3. Dionne Warwick – I Say A Little Prayer
4. The Velvelettes - He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'
5. The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
6. Reparata & The Delrons - Captain of Your Ship
7. The Toys – A Lover's Concerto 
8. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By
9. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears