Various Artists - 26 Scorching Classics from 1971 / Various (CD)

2014 collection, an installment in Bear Family's SWEET SOUL MUSIC series, which tells the story of R&B-Soul-Funk from 1945-1975, year-by-year, song-by-song. This is the sound that still influences today's R&B and Soul and Rap, plus musicians like Amy Winehouse and Janelle Monae and revivalists like James Hunter, who weren't even born when these records came out! This volume, covering the year 1971, compiles all the greatest and most influential Soul-Funk hits of that year including some surprisingly hard-to-find selections! Every song is the original version, painstakingly remastered for finest sound. To top it off, this volume contains a massive, beautifully illustrated booklet with detailed notes, incredible vintage photos, and ephemera.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Precious, Precious
2. Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone
3. Do Me Right
4. Get Your Lie Straight
5. Proud Mary
6. Soul Power, PTS. 1-2
7. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
8. Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You
9. Want Ads
10. Funky Nassau, Pt. 1
11. She's Not Just Another Woman
12. Mr. Big Stuff
13. Treat Her Like a Lady
14. Suspicious Minds
15. Ain't No Sunshine
16. Smiling Faces Sometimes
17. Watcha See Is Watcha Get
18. Trapped By a Thing Called Love
19. Thin Line Between Love and Hate
20. Nickel and a Nail
21. Respect Yourself
22. Have You Seen Her?
23. Clean Up Woman
24. Family Affair
25. Rock Steady
26. Let's Stay Together