Various – Take Me To The River - A Southern Soul Story 1961-1977

Label:	Kent Soul – KENTBOX 10
Format:	3 x CD, Compilation Box Set
Country:	UK
Released:	Sep 29, 2008
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Rhythm & Blues, Soul

Tracklist

		You Don´t Miss Your Water
1-1	William Bell–	You Don't Miss Your Water Producer – Jim Stewart Written-By – William Bell	2:59
1-2	Arthur Alexander–	Go Home Girl Producer – Noel Ball Written-By – Arthur Alexander Jr*	2:18
1-3	Otis Redding–	These Arms Of Mine Producer – Jim Stewart, Steve Cropper Written-By – Otis Redding	2:31
1-4	Jimmy Hughes–	Steal Away Producer – Rick Hall Written-By – Jimmy Hughes	2:25
1-5	Joe Simon–	My Adorable One Arranged By – James Curry Jr Written-By – Clara Thompson, Irral Berger	2:44
1-6	O.V. Wright–	You're Gonna Make Me Cry Producer – Willie Mitchell Written-By – Deadric Malone	3:20
1-7	Percy Sledge–	When A Man Loves A Woman Producer – Quin Ivy Written-By – Andrew Wright (4), Calvin Lewis	2:48
1-8	Eddy Giles*–	Losin' Boy Producer – Heads Up Productions Written-By – Eddy Giles*	3:15
1-9	Otis Redding–	Try A Little Tenderness (Take 1) Producer – Jim Stewart, Steve Cropper Written-By – Harry Woods (2), James Campbell, Reginald Connelly	3:59
1-10	Jarvis Jackson–	Something I Never Had Producer – Bill Haney Written-By – Carolyn Barga	3:21
1-11	Wilson Pickett–	Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do) Producer – Jerry Wexler, Steve Cropper Written-By – Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett	2:39
1-12	Eddie Floyd–	Got To Make A Comeback Producer – Al Bell, Eddie Floyd Written-By – Eddie Floyd, Joseph Shamwell*	2:36
1-13	Charlie Rich–	When Something Is Wrong With My Baby Producer – Seymour Rosenberg Written-By – David Porter, Isaac Hayes	2:46
1-14	James Carr–	The Dark End Of The Street Arranged By – Chips Moman, Dan Penn Producer – Quinton Claunch, Rudolph Russell* Written-By – Chips Moman, Dan Penn	2:31
1-15	Toussaint McCall–	Let's Do It Over Producer – Gene Kent Written-By – Dan Penn, Lindon Oldham*	2:16
1-16	Aretha Franklin–	Do Right Woman, Do Right Man Producer – Jerry Wexler Written-By – Chips Moman, Dan Penn	3:14
1-17	Sam & Dave–	I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Producer – David Porter, Isaac Hayes Written-By – Allen Jones*, Homer Banks	2:40
1-18	June Edwards–	You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) Producer – Spooner Oldham Written-By – Loretta Lynn	2:49
1-19	The Masqueraders–	Let's Face Facts Producer – Chips Moman Written-By – Harold L Thomas*, Lee W. Jones, Jr.	3:21
1-20	James & Bobby Purify–	She Ain't Gonna Do Right Producer – Papa Don Schroeder* Written-By – Dan Penn, Lindon Oldham*	2:44
1-21	Al Johnson (20)–	Bless Your Little Sweet Soul Producer – Marlin Greene, Quin Ivy Written-By – Al Johnson (20)	2:59
1-22	Laura Lee–	Dirty Man Arranged By – Rick Hall & Staff Producer – Rick Hall Written-By – Robert Miller*	2:51
1-23	Eddie Hinton–	Cover Me Written-By – Eddie Hinton, Marlin Greene	2:52
1-24	Reuben Bell with The Beltones–	You're Gonna Miss Me Producer – Heads Up Productions Written-By – Reuben Bell	2:40
1-25	Etta James–	I'd Rather Go Blind Arranged By – Rick Hall & Staff Producer – Rick Hall Written-By – Donto Foster, Ellington Jordan	2:33
1-26	Oscar Toney Jr.–	Without Love (There Is Nothing) Producer – Papa Don Schroeder* Written-By – Danny Small	3:48
		The Rainbow Road
2-1	Maurice & Mac–	You Left The Water Running Producer – Rick Hall Written-By – Dan Penn, Oscar Franck, Rick Hall	2:40
2-2	Don Bryant–	I'll Go Crazy Producer – Willie Mitchell Written-By – James Cross, James Frierson*, Mary Frierson	2:01
2-3	Bill Brandon–	Rainbow Road Written-By – Dan Penn, Donnie Fritts	2:57
2-4	Shirley Walton–	The One You Can't Have (All By Yourself) Producer – Al Jackson Jr., Eddie Floyd Written-By – David Porter, Isaac Hayes	2:48
2-5	William Bollinger–	Tell Him Tonight Producer, Written-By – Charles Chalmers	2:37
2-6	Ollie & The Nightingales–	A Smile Can't Hide (A Broken Heart) Producer, Written-By – Booker T. Jones Written-By – William Bell	2:47
2-7	Spencer Wiggins–	Uptight Good Woman Producer – Quinton M Claunch, Rudolph V Russell Written-By – Dan Penn, Lindon Oldham*, Jimmy Johnson (4)	2:40
2-8	William Bell–	I Forgot To Be Your Lover Producer, Written-By – Booker T. Jones Written-By – William Bell	2:19
2-9	Clay Hammond–	I'll Make It Up To You Producer – Freddy De Mann* Written-By – Clay Hammond	3:37
2-10	Clarence Carter–	Slip Away Arranged By – Rick Hall & Staff Producer – Rick Hall Written-By – Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, William Armstrong	2:27
2-11	James Carr–	That's The Way Love Turned Out For Me Producer – Quinton Claunch, Rudolph Russell* Written-By – David Hall (13), Quinton Claunch	3:14
2-12	Tony Borders–	Polly Wally Producer – Quin Ivy Written-By – Jackie Clark, Ron Deckard	2:18
2-13	Candi Staton–	Another Man's Woman, Another Woman's Man Producer – Rick Hall Written-By – Dan Penn, George Jackson (3), Marlin Greene	2:28
2-14	Joe Tex–	Buying A Book Producer – Buddy Killen Written-By – Joe Tex	3:24
2-15	Doris Duke–	To The Other Woman (I'm The Other Woman) Arranged By – Richard Rome* Producer – Jerry Williams Jr. Written-By – Gary Bonds*, Jerry Williams Jr.	2:57
2-16	Paul Kelly (3)–	Stealing In The Name Of The Lord Producer – Buddy Killen Written-By – Paul Kelly (3)	3:35
2-17	Z.Z. Hill–	Faithful And True Producer – Quin Ivy Written-By – Dan Penn, Jeanie Greene, Marlin Greene	2:35
2-18	Chuck Brooks–	Love's Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (Pts 1 & 2) Producer – We Three Written-By – Bettye Crutcher, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson	6:38
2-19	Kip Anderson–	I Went Off And Cried Producer – Charles Derrick Written-By – D Butler*, Kip Anderson	3:00
2-20	Barbara & The Browns–	If I Can't Run To You I'll Crawl Producer – Charles Chalmers Written-By – Don Culver	2:38
2-21	Paul Thompson (3)–	What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me Producer – Barry Beckett, Terry Woodford Written-By – George Soule, Steve Wiggins	2:56
2-22	Johnnie Taylor–	Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone Producer – Don Davis (2) Written-By – Don Davis (2), James Skeet Wilson, Kent Barker	2:59
2-23	Thomas Bailey (2)–	Wish I Was Back Written-By – Thomas Bailey (2)	2:51
2-24	Jimmy Braswell*–	I Can't Give You My Heart Written-By – Clinton Brantley, James Brantley (2)	3:09
2-25	Gwen McCrae–	Lead Me On Arranged By – Mike Lewis (7) Producer – Steve Alaimo Written-By – Deadric Malone	2:09
		The River
3-1	Marcell Strong–	Mumble In My Ear Arranged By – Jimmie Haskell Producer – Rick Hall Written-By – Earl Cage*, Marcell Strong, Raymond Moore	3:19
3-2	Denise LaSalle–	Breaking Up Somebody's Home Arranged By – Gene "Bowlegs" Miller* Producer – Willie Mitchell Written-By – Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews	3:26
3-3	Al Green–	Tired Of Being Alone Producer – Al Green, Willie Mitchell Written-By – Al Green	2:48
3-4	Spencer Wiggins–	I Can't Be Satisfied Producer, Written-By – Dan Greer	3:33
3-5	King Floyd–	Groove Me Producer – Elijah Walker Written-By – King Floyd Jr*	2:59
3-6	Freddie North–	She´s All I Got Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Jerry Williams Jr. Written-By – Gary Bonds*	2:39
3-7	Bobby Newsome–	Jody, Come Back And Get Your Shoes Written-By, Producer – Bobby Newsome	3:15
3-8	Mel & Tim–	Starting All Over Again Producer – Barry Beckett, Roger Hawkins Written-By – Phillip Mitchell	3:48
3-9	Sam Dees–	We Always Come Back Strong Written-By, Producer – Sam Dees	2:24
3-10	Frederick Knight–	I've Been Lonely For So Long Arranged By – Aaron Varnell, Frederick Knight, Jerry Weaver Producer – Elijah Walker Written-By – Jerry Weaver, Posie Knight	3:19
3-11	Luther Ingram–	(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Producer – Johnny Baylor Written-By – Carl Hampton, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson	3:33
3-12	Ann Peebles–	I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down Arranged By [Strings] – James Mitchell Producer – Al Green, Willie Mitchell Written-By – Earl Randle	2:40
3-13	Bobby Womack–	I'm Through Trying To Prove My Love For You Producer, Written-By – Bobby Womack	3:48
3-14	Millie Jackson–	It Hurts So Good Producer – Brad Shapiro Written-By – Phillip Mitchell	3:10
3-15	Quiet Elegance–	You've Got My Mind Messed Up Producer – Willie Mitchell Written-By – O B Clinton*	2:48
3-16	Bobby Patterson–	I Get My Groove From You Producer, Written-By – Bobby Patterson Written-By – Jerry Strickland	3:25
3-17	Tommie Young–	Take Time To Know Him Producer – Bobby Patterson, Jerry Strickland Written-By – Steve Davis*	3:14
3-18	George Jackson (3)–	How Can I Get Next To You? Producer, Written-By – George Jackson (3)	3:35
3-19	The Soul Children*–	I'll Be The Other Woman Producer – Al Jackson Jr., Carl Hampton, Homer Banks Written-By – Carl Hampton, Homer Banks	3:33
3-20	Clarence Carter–	Heartbreak Woman Producer – Clarence Carter, Rick Hall Written-By – Mark James (4)	3:13
3-21	Chet Davenport–	Take One Step (I'll Take Two) Producer – William "Hoss" Allen	4:01
3-22	Al Green–	Take Me To The River Arranged By [Strings] – James Mitchell Producer – Al Green, Willie Mitchell Written-By – Al Green, Mabon Hodges*	3:41
3-23	Tommy Tate–	If You Got To Love Somebody Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Johnny Baylor Written-By – Tommy Tate	3:16
3-24	Geater Davis–	I'll Play The Blues For You Written-By – Jerry Beach	3:27

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3 CDs in hardback card wallet housed in a printed card slipcase with illustrated 72 page book with essays and track by track commentary.

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Track 1-23 Cover me is produced by David Johnson in 1967 and 2-12 in 1969

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Label Code: LC 09671
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Barcode: 0 29667 00090 1
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southpawgrammar Jan 23, 2022

Edited 5 months ago

A deep dive into America's most passionate musical genre, albeit in the starker, sexier and more desperate tradition, "Take Me To The River: A Southern Soul Story 1961-1977" is appropriately titled in the sense that it does what so many compilations fail to do - its subtly powerful contents take you on a journey into a largely unfamiliar world from which you emerge feeling breathless and a little dazed, but greatly satisfied and infinitely more knowledgeable. If you have four hours to spare and require further edification of the Memphis soul arena, this high-quality three-disc set will amply deliver the necessary goods. Incontestably aimed at modern collectors upgrading to the digital format in a bid to preserve their incredibly rare 45s, Kent Soul's chronological charting of a type of soul music that was initially rendered simply and performed with barely constrained intensity is as thorough and well-curated as you would expect, tracing its gospel roots and country-imbued formative years and detailing its shift towards rhythm-and-blues sensibility resplendent with solemnity, grit and sadness. Spanning 1961 until 1977, when synthesizers entered the picture, emphasizing groove and danceability, smoothing the rough edges and hard-driving energy of deep soul, the story told across the 75 tracks herein is meandering, expansive and almost outstays its welcome, but the payoff is considerable.

RATING: 4/5

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