Lonnie Mack - Memphis Wham!

Artist:

Mack, Lonnie

UPC:

029667171328

See Also:

Shadows (The) Eddy, Duane

Description:

Contains the Fraternity LP THE WHAM OF THE MEMPHIS MAN (1963) plus 13 rare singles and unreleased tracks.
Personnel includes: Lonnie Mack (guitar).
Compilation producers: John Broven, Bill Millar.
Includes liner notes by Bill Millar.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Photographer: Rein Wisse.
At first glance, this might seem like nothing more than a retread of the classic The Wham of That Memphis Man, as the disc includes all 14 songs from that album. This is a quality upgrade/supplement to that record, though, adding 11 more tracks of 1963-1967 vintage from both rare singles and previously unreleased outtakes. This is hardly filler that only collectors will care about; it`s good stuff, sometimes ace stuff, that`s almost all on the same level of The Wham. "Oh, I Apologize," a cover of an obscure Barrett Strong track, is white soul singing on par with Mack`s best vocal efforts, while "Cry, Cry, Cry" is a great instrumental version of a Bobby "Blue" Bland number; both of these cuts, unbelievably, were not released prior to this CD. The singles "Say Something Nice to Me" and "Save Your Money" (from 1964 and 1967) are more filet of white soul, and "Tension Pts. 1 & 2" (a 1966 single) another cool roadhouse instrumental. Some of the rare add-ons are less essential than others (like the instrumental reading of the Beatles` "From Me to You"), but taken together it`s certainly the best Mack collection, enhanced by Bill Millar`s informative liner notes. By the way, in one of those inexplicable occurrences bound to cause collectors to run around in circles, the song titled "Farther on Down the Road" on The Wham of That Memphis Man recording is here titled "Farther on up the Road" and listed as previously unreleased, although in fact it seems to be the same track as the one given a different title on the LP. (To cause further confusion, Mack definitely sings the lyric "Farther on up the road, " not "Farther on down the road, " as it was originally titled.) ~ Richie Unterberger

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Memphis
2. Where There`s a Will There`s a Way
3. Wham!
4. I`ll Keep You Happy
5. Bounce, The
6. Baby What`s Wrong
7. Down and Out
8. Satisfied
9. Susie-Q
10. Why
11. Down in the Dumps
12. Rockin` Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
13. Gee Baby
14. Chicken Pickin`
15. Oh, I Apologize
16. Say Something Nice to Me
17. From Me to You
18. Turn on Your Love Light
19. Freeze, The
20. Farther on up the Road
21. Cry Cry Cry
22. Save Your Money
23. Tension, Pt. 1
24. Tension, Pt. 2

Album Information

Release Date:

07/13/1999

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Rock `N` Roll

Label:

Ace (Label)

Catalog Number:

713

Original Release Year:

1999

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

Runtime:

65 : 22

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