Various Artists - 29 Scorching Classics 1968 / Various (CD)

Here comes the eagerly anticipated sequel to our first five volumes of 'Sweet Soul Music,' as well as the highly acclaimed, award-winning R&B series 'Blowin' The Fuse.' This is ehe sound that influences musicians who weren't even born when it came out, like Amy Winehouse and Joss Stone! All the greatest and most influential soul hits of the 1960s, including some surprisingly hard-to-find selections! Every song is the original version. The ultimate soul collection spread across ten individual CDs! The soul-searing soundtrack to the 1960s! Massive, beautifully illustrated booklets with detailed notes, incredible vintage photos, and ephemera. Over the course of ten spectacular years, R&B morphed into soul music with a side order of funk, and became the soundtrack to a social revolution. The riveting story of that incredible decade is told in full for the first time on Bear Family's 'Sweet Soul Music' series. Some record companies have compiled anthologies from their own vaults, but Bear Family has gone the extra mile... and then some, licensing classic recordings from virtually every record label at the epicenter of '60s soul to compile the greatest hits with the finest sound quality. The second five volumes, available now, cover the years 1966-1970. Though gospel remained the bedrock of soul music, the sound was transforming fast, thanks to Motown, Stax, the regional innovations of Chicago, New Orleans, and Muscle Shoals, and the funk revolution, led by James Brown and Sly & The Family Stone. The civil rights and antiwar movements were now rolling full speed ahead, and the messages at the heart of the music were often as powerful and invigorating as the grooves themselves. The second half of this incredible story is just as fascinating as the first. Bill Dahl's track-by-track commentary provides extensive biographical info on every artist on every disc.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Etta, James, - I Second That Emotion
2. Robinson, Smokey ; the Miracle - I'm in Love
3. Wilson, Pickett, - (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the Days
4. Foxx, Inez ; Charlie - (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay
5. Otis, Redding, - We're a Winner
6. The, Impressions, - Dance to the Music
7. Sly ; the Family Stone - the End of Our Road
8. Knight, Gladys ; the Pips - Cowboys to Girls
9. The, Intruders, - I Thank You
10. Dave, ; Sam - Tighten Up Part 1
11. Bell, Archie ; the Drells - Take Time to Know Her
12. Percy, Sledge, - Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
13. Gaye, Marvin ; Tammi Terrell - Lover's Holiday
14. Scott, Peggy ; Jo Jo Benson - (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
15. Aretha, Franklin, - Funky Street
16. Arthur, Conley, - Stay in My Corner (Single Edit)
17. The, Dells, - I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You
18. Eddie, Floyd, - Grazing in the Grass
19. Hugh, Masekela, - Slip Away
20. Clarence, Carter, - Love Makes a Woman
21. Barbara, Acklin, - Say It Loud ' I'm Black ; I'm Proud (Part 1)
22. James, Brown, - Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do
23. Betty, Wright, - Girl Watcher
24. The, O'Kaysions, - the Snake
25. Al, Wilson, - Hey, Western Union Man
26. Jerry, Butler, - Soulful Strut
27. Unlimited, Young-Holt - Who's Making Love
28. Johnnie, Taylor, - Cloud Nine
29. The, Temptations, - I Heard It Through the Grapevine