Stax of Soul (aka, Soul Emotion in a previous release) brings together some Oldies but Goodies and some head-scratching choices. Most of us remember Inez Foxx’s “Mockingbird” and Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family.” But do you remember the Detroit Emeralds’ “Feel the Need in Me” or First Choice’s “Love and Happiness”?
I love Silver Convention’s “Fly Robin Fly” and The Three Degrees’ “When Will I See You Again.” But the compilers of this music CD have Al Jarreau sing “Ain’t No Sunshine” instead of Bill Withers’ iconic rendition. Ike and Tina Turner’s “Living For the City” sounds fine–but it’s no “Proud Mary.”
Do you remember these songs? Any favorites? GRADE: B
TRACKLIST:
1 | Al Wilson– | Show And Tell |
2 | Climax (6)– | Precious And Few |
3 | The Whispers– | Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong |
4 | Inez Foxx– | Mockingbird |
5 | Al Jarreau– | Ain’t No Sunshine |
6 | Detroit Emeralds– | Feel The Need In Me |
7 | The Philly Groove Orchestra– | Didn’t I Blow Your Mind |
8 | Ike & Tina Turner– | Living For The City |
9 | First Choice– | Love And Happiness |
10 | Ohio Players– | Summertime |
11 | Sister Sledge– | We Are Family |
12 | Rose Royce– | Wishing On A Star |
13 | Silver Convention– | Fly Robin Fly |
14 | The Three Degrees– | When Will I See You Again |
15 | Ben E. King– | Supernatural Thing |
16 | The Fantastics– | Something Old Something New |
17 | Freda Payne– | Band Of Gold |
18 | Marvin Gaye– | What’s Going On |
19 | James Brown– | Get Up Offa That Thing |
20 | Commodores– | Rise Up |