Various Artists - Stax 50th: A 50th Anniversary Celebration

Artist:

Various Artists

Description:

Recording information: 1961 - 1974.
For those daunted by the idea of wading through the multi-volume COMPLETE STAX/VOLT SINGLES series, this two-CD best-of celebrating the label`s 50th anniversary is a much more manageable item. Featuring well-known milestones in the label`s history, such as Booker T. & The MGs` "Green Onions," the Staple Singers` "I`ll Take You There," and Otis Redding`s "(Sittin` on) The Dock of the Bay," and lesser-known gems like William Bell and Judy Clay`s "Private Number," Frederick Knight`s "I`ve Been Lonely for So Long," and Shirley Brown`s "Woman to Woman," STAX 50TH is a well-chosen, informatively annotated overview of one of the 1960s and `70s` finest R&B labels.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
2. Last Night - The Mar-Kays
3. You Don`t Miss Your Water - William Bell
4. Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG`s
5. Walking The Dog - Rufus Thomas
6. I`ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Otis Redding
7. Candy - The Astors
8. Respect - Otis Redding
9. You Don`t Know Like I Know - Sam & Dave
10. I Want Someone - The Mad Lads
11. Hold On! I`m Comin` - Sam & Dave
12. Let Me Be Good To You - Carla Thomas
13. Your Good Thing (Is About To End) - Mable John
14. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
15. B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas
16. Tramp - Otis & Carla
17. Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays
18. Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
19. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
20. (Sittin` On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
21. I Got A Sure Thing - Ollie & The Nightengales
22. Soul Limbo - Booker T. & The MG`s
23. I`ve Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) - Eddie Floyd
24. What A Man - Linda Lyndell
25. Private Number - William Bell/Judy Clay
26. Who`s Making Love - Johnnie Taylor
27. I Forgot To Be Your Lover - William Bell
28. I Like What You`re Doing (To Me) - Carla Thomas

DISC 2:

1. Time Is Tight - Booker T. & The MG`s
2. So I Can Love You - The Emotions
3. Walk On By - Isaac Hayes
4. Do The Funky Chicken - Rufus Thomas
5. Jody`s Got Your Girl And Gone - Johnnie Taylor
6. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
7. Never Can Say Goodbye - Isaac Hayes
8. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics
9. Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
10. Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes
11. Son Of Shaft - The Bar-Kays
12. That`s What Love Will Make You Do - Little Milton
13. I`ve Been Lonely For So Long - Frederick Knight
14. Hearsay - Soul Children
15. In The Rain - The Dramatics
16. I`ll Take You There - The Staple Singers
17. Starting All Over Again - Mel & Tim
18. Dedicated To The One I Love - The Temprees
19. If You`re Ready (Come Go With Me) - The Staple Singers
20. Cheaper To Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor
21. I`ll Be The Other Woman - Soul Children
22. Woman To Woman - Shirley Brown

Album Information

Release Date:

03/13/2007

Type:

Collection

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Stax/Southern Soul

Label:

Concord Records (USA)

Producer:

Cheryl Pawelski (Compilation); Rob Bowman (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

723 020

Original Release Year:

2007

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

152 : 4

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