Baby Washington – A Handful Of Memories, 1956-1962

 

Justine Washington (born October 13, 1940), usually credited as Baby Washington, but credited on some early records as Jeanette (Baby) Washington, is an American soul music vocalist, who had 16 Billboard R&B chart entries in 15 years, most of them during the 1960's. Her biggest hit, "That's How Heartaches Are Made" in 1963, also entered the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

1 Going Home To Stay

2 I Wonted To Be Free

3 Everyday

4 Dancing In A Dream World

5 You Say You Love Me

6 The Time

7 Ah-Ha

8 I Hate To See You Go

9 Congratulations Honey

10 The Bells (On Our Wedding Day)

11 Work Out

12 Deep Down Love

13 Medicine Man

14 Tears Fall

15 Too Late

16 Move On

17 Money's Funny

18 Nobody Cares (About Me)

19 Let Love Go By

20 My Time To Cry

21 Don't Cry, Foolish Heart

22 There You Go Again

23 Go On

24 No Tears

25 A Handful Of Memories

26 Careless Hands

27 Hush Heart

28 I've Got A Feeling

Baby Washington – A Handful Of Memories

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Gold

 

Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1973 as Martha Reeves & the Vandellas) were an American girl group formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1957. The group achieved fame in the 1960s as a major act for Motown Records. Formed by friends Annette Beard, Rosalind Ashford and Gloria Williams, Martha Reeves eventually joined the group, and she became its lead vocalist after Williams' departure in 1962. The group signed with Gordy Records, a subsidiary of Motown.

The group's hits included "Heat Wave" (1963), "Quicksand" (1963), "Dancing in the Street" (1964), "Nowhere to Run" (1965), "I'm Ready for Love" (1966), "Jimmy Mack" (1967) and "Honey Chile" (1967). Six of the group's songs reached the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and thirteen of their songs reached the top twenty on the US Billboard R&B singles chart, including two number ones. Selected members of the group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2013.

1-1 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– I'll Have To Let Him Go 3:05

1-2 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Come And Get These Memories 2:28

1-3 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave 3:45

1-4 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday) 2:32

1-5 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Quicksand 2:43

1-6 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Darling, I Hum Our Song 2:51

1-7 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Live Wire 2:36

1-8 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– In My Lonely Room 2:25

1-9 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Dancing In The Street 2:38

1-10 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– There He Is (At My Door) 2:33

1-11 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Wild One 2:44

1-12 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Nowhere To Run 2:57

1-13 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Motoring 2:46

1-14 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– You've Been In Love Too Long 2:57

1-15 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) 2:52

1-16 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– My Baby Loves Me 3:10

1-17 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– What Am I Going To Do Without Your Love 2:50

1-18 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– I'm Ready For Love 2:56

1-19 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Third Finger, Left Hand 3:06

1-20 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– It's Easy To Fall In Love (With A Guy Like You) 2:26

2-01 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Jimmy Mack (Stereo Single Version) 3:10

2-02 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone 2:09

2-03 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– One Way Out 2:25

2-04 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Honey Chile 2:57

2-05 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Show Me The Way 2:41

2-06 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– I Promise To Wait My Love 2:04

2-07 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Forget Me Not 2:57

2-08 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playing 2:42

2-09 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Sweet Darlin' 3:02

2-10 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– (We've Got) Honey Love 2:29

2-11 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Taking My Love (And Leaving Me) 2:49

2-12 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– I Should Be Proud 2:56

2-13 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Love, Guess Who 3:06

2-14 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– I Gotta Let You Go 2:24

2-15 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Bless You 3:03

2-16 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– In And Out Of My Life 2:56

2-17 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Tear It On Down 3:25

2-18 Martha Reeves & The Sweet Things– Willie D 4:12

2-19 Martha Reeves– Power Of Love 3:23

2-20 Martha Reeves– Wild Night 3:27

2-21 Martha Reeves– Love Blind 3:41

2-22 Martha Reeves– Free Again 4:00

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Gold

Barbara Lynn – The Complete Atlantic Recordings

 

Barbara Lynn (born January 16, 1942) is an American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her R&B chart-topping hit, "You'll Lose a Good Thing" (1962).

She began performing in local clubs in Texas. Singer Joe Barry saw her and introduced Lynn to producer Huey P. Meaux, who ran several record labels in New Orleans. Her first single, "You'll Lose a Good Thing", for which she was the songwriter, was recorded at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Recording Studio with session musicians including Mac Rebennack (Dr. John). Released by Jamie Records, it was a number 1 US Billboard R&B chart hit and Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1962. The song was later recorded by Aretha Franklin and became a country hit record for Freddy Fender.

Lynn was a female African American singer who both wrote most of her own songs and played a lead instrument.  In 1965, she had her song, "Oh Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Goin')" (1964) covered by the Rolling Stones on their album The Rolling Stones Now! in America and Out Of Our Heads in the UK. The song was also recorded by Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, with Beverly Skeete lead singing.

In 1966 she signed to Meaux's Tribe label, and recorded "You Left the Water Running," which was originally recorded by Otis Redding (as a demo), covered by Wilson Pickett among others. She signed with Atlantic the following year. She was given a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1999. In 2002, electronic musician Moby sampled Lynn's "I'm A Good Woman" on his album 18.

She appears in the 2015 music documentary film I Am the Blues.  In 2018, Lynn received a National Heritage Fellowship.

1 This Is The Thanks I Get 2:23

2 Ring Telephone Ring 2:29

3 You'll Lose A Good Thing 3:02

4 Take Your Love And Run 2:54

5 Maybe We Can Slip Away 2:14

6 Sure Is Worth It 2:09

7 Only You Know How To Love Me 2:11

8 Until Then, I'll Suffer 3:04

9 You're Losing Me 2:18

10 Sufferin' City 2:30

11 Multiplying Pain 2:41

12 Why Can't You Love Me 2:32

13 Mix It Up Baby 1:57

14 He Ain't Gonna Do Right 2:54

15 Love Ain't Never Hurt Nobody 2:31

16 People Like Me 3:55

17 Unloved, Unwanted Me 3:14 

18 You're Gonna See A Lot More (Of My Leaving) 3:38

19 Soul Deep 3:09

20 You Better Quit It 2:32

21 Nice And Easy 1:49

22 I'm A One Man Woman 2:30

23 (Daddy Hot Stuff) You're Too Hot To Hold 2:14

24 You Make Me So Hot 2:34

25 It Ain't Good To Be Too Good 2:43

Barbara Lynn – The Complete Atlantic Recordings

The Sweet Inspirations – The Atlantic Years

 

The Sweet Inspirations are an American R'n'B girl group from Newark, New Jersey, founded by Cissy Houston. Mostly known for their work as backup singers on studio recordings for other R'n'B and rock artists but also a Grammy-nominated recording act in their own right.

The group's origins went back to the late 1950's when the Gospelaires, a group which included siblings and future soul stars Dionne Warwick and sister Dee Dee Warwick as well as Sylvia Shemwell and another future soul star Doris Troy and was an offshoot of the Drinkard Singers, began a professional career as session vocalists. Cissy Houston later replaced Dionne in 1961 with Troy later being replaced by Myrna Smith in 1962 while Dee Dee was eventually replaced by Estelle Brown in 1963.

From 1963 until 1967, the group, known informally as "The Group", would back up several important artists in the soul, pop and rock genres, most prominently Aretha Franklin, Solomon Burke, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, Dusty Springfield and Elvis Presley. In February 1967, they formally renamed themselves The Sweet Inspirations and signed with Atlantic Records, achieving minor and major success on the pop and R'n'B charts.

The Sweet Inspirations were inducted into the second class of the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame in 2014.

1-1 Why (Am I Treated So Bad) (Single Version)

1-2 I Don't Want To Go On Without You

1-3 Let It Be Me

1-4 When Something Is Wrong With My Baby

1-5 That's How Strong My Love Is

1-6 I've Been Loving You Too Long

1-7 Oh! What A Fool I've Been

1-8 Don't Fight It

1-9 Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

1-10 Reach Out For Me

1-11 Sweet Inspiration

1-12 I'm Blue

1-13 To Love Somebody

1-14 Where Did It Go

1-15 Unchained Melody

1-16 Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again

1-17 What The World Needs Now Is Love

1-18 You Really Didn't Mean It

2-1 Crying In The Rain

2-2 Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday

2-3 Sweets For My Sweet

2-4 Get A Little Order

2-5 Don't Go

2-6 Chained

2-7 Gotta Find (A Brand New Lover) (Pts. 1 & 2)

2-8 At Least I've Found A Love

2-9 That's The Way My Baby Is

2-10 Them Boys

2-11 Flash In The Pan

2-12 This World

2-13 Light Sings

2-14 Evidence

2-15 Change Me Not

2-16 Ain't Nothing Gonna Change Me

2-17 I've Been Inspired To Love You

2-18 Little Green Apples / Think / Something

2-19 Make It Easy On Yourself

The Sweet Inspirations – The Atlantic Years

Janis Martin – The Female Elvis: Complete Recordings 1956-60

 

Janis Darlene Martin (March 27, 1940 – September 3, 2007) was an American rockabilly and country music singer. She was one of the few women working in the male-dominated rock and roll music field during the 1950s and one of country music's early female innovators. Martin was nicknamed the Female Elvis for her dance moves on stage, similar to those of Elvis Presley.

Before she was six, Martin was already singing and playing the guitar, inspired by Eddy Arnold and Hank Williams. Over the years, this resulted in statewide contests with over 200 contestants, which she won. As a result, Janis was asked to play on the same bill as Cowboy Copas and Sunshine Sue. When she was in her mid-teens, she was appearing with country singers including Arnold, Hank Snow, The Browns and Jim Reeves. She soon claimed she was tired of country music and began a rock and roll career.

At age 15, Martin signed with RCA Victor in March 1956, just two months after Elvis Presley joined the label. She recorded "Will You Willyum" on March 8, 1956, backed by her own composition "Drugstore Rock 'n Roll".

The song became the biggest hit of her career, selling 750,000 records. Soon Martin was performing on American Bandstand, The Today Show and Tonight Starring Steve Allen. She also appeared on Jubilee USA, and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, becoming one of the younger performers to ever appear. Billboard named her Most Promising Female Vocalist that year.

Drugstore Rock 'n' Roll 2:07

Will You, Willyum 1:56

Love And Kisses 2:00

My Boy Elvis 2:09

Cracker Jack 2:06

Bang Bang 1:58

Ooby Dooby 1:48

Barefoot Baby 2:22

Good Love 2:09

Little Bit 2:11

Two Long Years 2:25

All Right, Baby 1:36

Billy Boy, My Billy Boy 2:08

Let's Elope Baby 2:04

Love Me, Love 2:06

Love Me To Pieces 2:07

William 2:07

Here Today And Gone Tomorrow 2:07

Teen Street 1:53

Hard Times Ahead 2:17

Cry Guitar 2:28

Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) 1:47

One More Year To Go 2:21

Blues Keep Calling 2:23

Please Be My Love 2:12

I Don't Hurt Anymore 2:06

Half Loved 2:10

My Confession 2:03

I'll Never Be Free 2:01

Love Me, Love (Cha Cha) 2:02

Janis Martin – The Female Elvis

Nancy Sinatra – The Very Best Of Nancy Sinatra

 

1 Nancy Sinatra– These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 2:43

2 Nancy Sinatra– Good Time Girl 3:23

3 Nancy Sinatra– Lightning's Girl 2:56

4 Nancy Sinatra– This Town 3:00

5 Nancy Sinatra– So Long Babe 3:04

6 Nancy Sinatra– Sugar Town 2:25

7 Nancy Sinatra– How Does That Grab You Darlin' 2:34

8 Nancy Sinatra– You Only Live Twice 2:57

9 Nancy Sinatra with Frank Sinatra– Somethin' Stupid 2:39

10 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– Jackson 2:49

11 Nancy Sinatra– Sorry 'Bout That 2:58

12 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– Summer Wine 3:42

13 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– Lady Bird 3:04

14 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– Some Velvet Morning 3:38

15 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– Sundown Sundown 2:36

16 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– Paris Summer 2:58

17 Nancy Sinatra– 100 Years 2:30

18 Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazlewood– I've Been Down So Long (It Looks Like Up To Me) 2:50

19 Nancy Sinatra– Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Featuring – Billy Strange 2:41

20 Nancy Sinatra– The Hungry Years 4:04

21 Nancy Sinatra– Barricades & Brickwalls 3:12

The Very Best Of Nancy Sinatra

Darlene Love – So Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology 1958-1998

 

1 The Blossoms– That's When The Tears Start 2:24

2 Darlene Love– Too Late To Say You're Sorry 2:22

3 The Blossoms– So Much Love 3:03

4 The Blossoms– The Gospel Truth 2:23

5 Dick Dale & The Del Tones*– King Of The Surf Guitar 2:05

6 The Blossoms With Eddie Beal's Orchestra*– No Other Love 2:27

7 Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars– The Drummer Plays For Me 2:25

8 The Blossoms– Good, Good Lovin' 2:44

9 Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes– Boss Guitar 2:26

10 The Blossoms– The Search Is Over 2:26

11 The Wildcats – 3625 Groovy Street 2:19

12 Darlene Love– Ooh-Wee Baby 3:11

13 Moose & The Pelicans– He's A Rebel 2:25

14 Al Casey & The K-C-Ettes– What Are We Gonna Do In ''64? 1:59

15 The Blossoms– Lover Boy 2:21

16 Barney Kessel– TV Commercials 2:18

17 Darlene Love– Let Him Walk Away 2:19

18 The Blossoms– I Gotta Tell It 2:20

19 The Blossoms– Something So Wrong 2:38

20 The Blossoms– Touchdown 2:11

21 Darlene Love– Mr. Fix-It 3:13

22 The Blossoms– Cherish What Is Dear To You (While It's Near To You) 2:34

23 Darlene Love– All Alone On Christmas 3:39

24 Darlene Love– A Change Is Gonna Come 4:34

So Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology

Dusty Springfield – A Girl Called Dusty (with bonus tracks)

 

1 Mama Said 2:05

2 You Don't Own Me 2:26

3 Do Re Mi 2:20

4 When The Lovelight Starts Shining Thru His Eyes 2:53

5 My Colouring Book 3:01

6 Mockingbird 2:33

7 Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa 3:01

8 Nothing 2:07

9 Anyone Who Had A Heart 2:52

10 Will You Love Me Tomorrow 2:40

11 Wishin' And Hopin' 2:53

12 Don't You Know 2:39

Bonus Tracks

13 I Only Want To Be With You (Alternate Mix) 2:40

14 He's Got Something 2:58

15 Every Day I Have To Cry 2:29

16 Can I Get A Witness 2:46

17 All Cried Out 3:03

18 I Wish I'd Never Loved You 3:43

19 Once Upon A Time 1:53

20 Summer Is Over 3:45

A Girl Called Dusty 

Dinah Lee – The Viking Recordings 1964-1967

 

Diane Marie Jacobs (born 19 August 1943), known as Dinah Lee, is a New Zealand singer who performed 1960's pop and adult contemporary music. Her debut single from early 1964, "Don't You Know Yockomo?", achieved No. 1 chart success in New Zealand and in the Australian cities of Brisbane and Melbourne. It was followed in September by her cover version of Jackie Wilson's, "Reet Petite", which also reached No. 1 in New Zealand and peaked at No. 6 in Melbourne. The Australian release was a double A-sided single with "Do the Blue Beat". 

On her early singles she was backed by fellow New Zealanders, Max Merritt & His Meteors. Lee appeared regularly on both New Zealand and Australian TV variety programs, including Johnny O'Keefe's Sing, Sing, Sing and Bandstand. She toured supporting Johnny O'Keefe, as well as Ray Columbus & the Invaders and P.J. Proby. According to Australian rock music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll, in the 1960's, "Lee was the most successful female singer in both her New Zealand homeland and Australia ... on stage and on record Dinah had all the adventure and exuberance for the time the boys had".

1 Don't You Know Yokomo

2 You Don't Talk About Love

3 Reet Petite

4 Yeh Yeh We Love 'Em All

5 Do The Blue Beat

6 Kansas City

7 Who Stole The Sugar

8 Rock Around The Clock

9 Johnny

10 Let Me In

11 I'll Forgive You Then Forget You

12 What Kind Of Love Is This?

13 The Birds And The Bees

14 He Can't Do The Blue Beat

15 Hey Chickie Baby

16 The Nitty Gritty

17 That's Right, I Quit

18 Pushing A Good Thing Too Far

19 He Don't Want Your Love Anymore

20 Don't You Just Know It

21 The Right Time

22 Summertime

23 Not In This Whole World

24 He's Sure The Boy I Love

25 98.6

26 Too Many People

27 I Keep Forgettin'

28 Chocolate Ice

29 Try To Understand

30 What Did He Say?

31 Is It True?

32 Hot Spot

33 I Can't Believe What You Say

34 New Orleans

Dinah Lee – The Viking Recordings

The Best of P.P. Arnold – Kafunta - The First Lady Of Immediate Plus

 

Patricia Ann Cole (born October 3, 1946), known professionally as P. P. Arnold, is an American soul singer. Arnold began her career as an Ikette with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in 1965. The following year she relocated to London to pursue a solo career. Arnold enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom with her singles "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1967) and "Angel of the Morning" (1968).

Arnold credited her friendship from 1964 onwards with Tina Turner for helping to kick start her ultimately successful singing career and for acting as her mentor. As an Ikette, Arnold sang lead on the 1966 single "What'cha Gonna Do (When I Leave You)", backed by Brenda Holloway and Patrice Holloway for Phil Spector's Phi-Dan Records. Arnold sang backing vocals on the Ike Turner produced side of the album River Deep – Mountain High. Arnold quit the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the fall of 1966 after their tour with the Rolling Stones in the UK. She remained in London to establish a solo career, with the encouragement of Mick Jagger. Her friendship with Jagger helped her land a solo contract with Immediate Records, a label founded by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham.

Arnold enjoyed several major British hits on Immediate Records, including songs written for her by Paul Korda, who wrote "The Time Has Come" and released the solo album The First Lady of Immediate. She also recorded songs written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane from labelmates Small Faces, who backed her on several recordings. She toured with the Small Faces during 1967–68, made several TV appearances with them, and featured as backing vocalist on two of their biggest hits, "Itchycoo Park" and "Tin Soldier". In 1968 she released the ambitious solo album Kafunta, with orchestral arrangements by John Paul Jones and including self-penned songs and covers such as "Angel of the Morning" and "Eleanor Rigby". 

Other credits in this period include her duet with Rod Stewart on the single "Come Home Baby" (produced by Mick Jagger on Immediate Records, with Ron Wood on guitar, Keith Richards on bass, Nicky Hopkins on electric piano, Keith Emerson on Hammond organ and the Georgie Fame Brass Section), as well as Chris Farlowe's version of the Motown standard "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" (with Albert Lee on guitar and Carl Palmer on drums).

1 (If You Think You're) Groovy

2 Something Beautiful Happened

3 Born To Be Together

4 Am I Still Dreaming

5 The First Cut Is The Deepest

6 Everything Is Gonna Be Alright

7 Treat Me Like A Lady

8 Would You Believe

9 Speak To Me

10 God Only Knows

11 Eleanor Rigby

12 Yesterday

13 Angel Of The Morning

14 It'll Never Happen Again

15 As Tears Go By

16 To Love Somebody

17 Dreamin'

18 If You See What I Mean

19 Though It Hurts Me Badly

20 Welcome Home

21 Life Is But Nothing

22 The Time Has Come

The Best of P.P. Arnold

Laura Lee / Irma Thomas – Muscle Shoals Soul

 

1 Laura Lee– Dirty Man 2:51

2 Laura Lee– Uptight, Good Man 2:47

3 Laura Lee– Need To Belong 2:24

4 Laura Lee– As Long As I Got You 2:10

5 Laura Lee– She Will Break Your Heart 2:39

6 Laura Lee– It's All Wrong, But It's All Right 2:42

7 Laura Lee– It's How You Make It Good 2:30

8 Laura Lee– A Man With Some Backbone 2:36

9 Laura Lee– Wanted: Lover, No Experience Necessary 2:23

10 Laura Lee– Hang It Up 2:37

11 Laura Lee– It Ain't What You Do (But How You Do It) 2:03

12 Irma Thomas– Cheater Man 2:30

13 Irma Thomas– A Woman Will Do Wrong 2:51

14 Irma Thomas– Good To Me 2:31

15 Irma Thomas– We Got Something Good 2:33

16 Irma Thomas– Let's Do It Over 2:22

17 Irma Thomas– I Gave You Everything 2:21

18 Irma Thomas– I've Been Loving You Too Long 3:00

19 Irma Thomas– Security 2:15

20 Irma Thomas– Somewhere Crying 2:42

21 Irma Thomas– Don't Make Me Stop Now 2:36

22 Irma Thomas– Good Things Don't Come Easy 2:57

23 Irma Thomas– Here I Am, Take Me 2:44

24 Irma Thomas– Your's Until Tomorrow 3:37

Muscle Shoals Soul

Aretha Franklin – Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul

 

Rare And Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul. 2007 compilation spanning the years 1966-73 and featuring a treasure trove of vintage and previously unreleased demos, outtakes and B-sides from Aretha's Atlantic years. This collection was produced by legendary record producer Jerry Wexler.

1-1 I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) (Demo) 4:04

1-2 Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business (Demo) 4:43

1-3 Sweet Bitter Love (Demo) 5:12

1-4 It Was You 3:45

1-5 The Letter 3:38

1-6 So Soon 2:47

1-7 Mr. Big 2:41

1-8 Talk To Me, Talk To Me 3:29

1-9 The Fool On The Hill 3:31

1-10 Pledging My Love/The Clock 4:13

1-11 You're Taking Another Man's Place 3:30

1-12 You Keep Me Hangin' On 3:10

1-13 I'm Trying To Overcome 5:06

1-14 My Way 4:08

1-15 My Cup Runneth Over 3:22

1-16 You're All I Need To Get By (Take 1) 0:42

1-17 You're All I Need To Get By (Take 2) 3:37

1-18 Lean On Me 4:37

2-1 Rock Steady 4:30

2-2 I Need A Strong Man (The To-To Song) 3:56

2-3 Heavenly Father 5:38

2-4 Sweetest Smile And The Funkiest Style 3:48

2-5 This Is 3:37

2-6 Tree Of Life 5:12

2-7 Do You Know 2:49

2-8 Can You Love Again 2:40

2-9 I Want To Be With You 6:02

2-10 Suzanne 5:13

2-11 That's The Way I Feel About Cha (Alternate Version) 5:45

2-12 Ain't But The One 6:08

2-13 The Happy Blues 2:29

2-14 At Last 3:25

2-15 Love Letters 4:03

2-16 I'm In Love (Alternate Vocal) 3:01

2-17 Are You Leaving Me (Demo) 4:23

Aretha Franklin – Rare & Unreleased Recordings

Etta James – Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection

 

Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R'n'B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980's with the album Seven Year Itch.

James's deep and earthy voice bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll. She won six Grammy Awards and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001. She also received a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 2003. Rolling Stone magazine ranked James number 22 on its list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time; she was also ranked number 62 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Billboard's 2015 list of "The 35 Greatest R&B Artists Of All Time" also included James, whose "gutsy, take-no-prisoner vocals colorfully interpreted everything from blues and R&B/soul to rock n’roll, jazz and gospel."

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame called hers "one of the greatest voices of her century" and says she is "forever the matriarch of blues."

Etta James– At Last 3:01

Etta James– All I Could Do Is Cry 2:55

Etta James Duet With Harvey Fuqua– If I Can't Have You 2:51

Etta James– A Sunday King Of Love 3:17

Etta James– My Dearest Darling 3:00

Etta James– Something's Got A Hold On Me 2:48

Etta James– Trust In Me 2:59

Etta James– Next Door To The Blues 2:48

Etta James– Don't Cry Baby 2:26

Etta James– Fool That I Am 2:58

Etta James– Two Sides To Every Story 3:03

Etta James– Pushover 2:55

Etta James– Stop The Wedding 2:52

Etta James Duet With Sugar Pie DeSanto– In The Basement, Part One 2:21

Etta James– Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Live) 4:19

Etta James– I'd Rather Go Blind 2:34

Etta James– Security 2:30

Etta James– Loser's Weepers, Part One 3:02

Etta James– All The Way Down 5:35

Etta James– Tell Mama 2:22

Etta James – Her Best

Jo Ann Campbell ‎– That Real Gone Gal - the complete Gone and Roulette recordings

 

Jo Ann Campbell (born July 20, 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American pop singer.

Campbell began attending music school at the age of four, and won many honors as a drum majorette at Fletcher High School. In 1954 she travelled Europe as a dancer, then moved to New York, where she joined the Johnny Conrad Dancers and made several television appearances on shows such as The Milton Berle Show and The Colgate Comedy Hour.

In 1956, Campbell decided to quit dancing and become a singer. She received her first recording contract with RKO-Point Records in New York and released her debut single "Where Ever You Go" / "I'm Coming Home Late Tonight" with them in 1956. It was unsuccessful and she then signed a recording contract with Eldorado Records after performing at Harlem's Apollo Theater. She wrote and released her second single, "Come On Baby" in 1957. Later that year she released "Wait a Minute", and appeared at the Brooklyn Paramount and on Dick Clark's American Bandstand show.

Campbell appeared in two films: Go, Johnny, Go (1959) and Hey, Let's Twist! (1962), while continuing to release records. In June 1961 she reached No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart with "Motorcycle Michael". She had her biggest hit in August 1962 with "I'm the Girl from Wolverton Mountain", an answer song to Claude King's "Wolverton Mountain". Some pressings showed the title as "(I'm the Girl on) Wolverton Mountain". The song reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In April 1963, she followed up with "Mother, Please! (I'd Rather Do It Myself)", a take-off on an Anacin television commercial of the day, but this reached No. 88.

After marrying Atlantic Records record producer Troy Seals in 1964, Campbell left the music industry.

1 Wait A Minute

2 It's Time

3 I Really Really Love You

4 I'm Nobody's Baby

5 Mama (Can I Go Out Tonite)

6 Beachcomber

7 You're Driving Me Mad

8 I Ain't Got No Steady Date

9 Wassa Matter With You Baby

10 Rock And Roll Love

11 You-Ooh

12 Nervous

13 Happy New Year Baby

14 How About That

15 Tall Boy

16 Let Me Do My Twist

17 It's True (alt. take)

18 Mama (Can I Go Out Tonite) (alt. take)

19 Wait A Minute (Instrumental rhythm track)

That Real Gone Gal

Since I Fell For You...The Essential Annie Laurie

 

Annie Laurie (tentatively identified as Annie L. Page, August 11, 1924 – November 13, 2006) was an American jump blues and rhythm and blues singer. She is most associated with the bandleader and songwriter, Paul Gayten, although she also registered hit singles in her own name. Laurie first recorded in the mid-1940s and her professional career lasted until the early 1960s. 

Reportedly Dinah Washington's favourite singer, and an influence on vocal stylists like Billy Wright and Joe Williams, ANNIE LAURIE was one of the outstanding R&B/Jump Blues singers of the immediate post-WWII era.

This compilation presents the very best of her recordings between 1947-62 and is a must-have for collectors as it includes sides which have never previously appeared on CD, notably her very first release, 'St. Louis Blues'.

She recorded prolifically in the late 40s and early 50s, for six different labels, enjoying both R&B and crossover Pop success, before suddenly retiring from singing in 1962, to devote her life to the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Her biggest success - and her signature song - was 'Since I Fell For You', in 1947, following which she also registered with 'Cuttin' Out', 'I'll Never Be Free', 'It Hurts To Be In Love' and 'If You're Lonely'.

She also enjoyed regional success on the Cashbox New Orleans "Hot" Chart with releases like 'Annie's Blues', 'I Ain't Gonna Let You' and 'My Rough And Ready Man'.

St. Louis Blues (With Dallas Bartley)
Since I Fell For You (With Paul Gayten)
I Still Love You (With Paul Gayten)
One Sweet Letter From You (With Paul Gayten)
Annie's Blues (With Paul Gayten)
Cuttin' Out (With Paul Gayten)
My Rough And Ready Man (With Paul Gayten)
I'll Never Be Free (With Paul Gayten)
I Ain't Gonna Let You In (With Paul Gayten)
Get Me Some Money
Lonesome And Blue
I Feel So Right Tonight
Stop Talkin' And Start Walkin'
It's Been A Long, Long Time
In The Mood For You
Rockin' And Rollin' Again
You Promised Love
It Hurts To Be In Love
It Must Be You
Please Honey Don't Go
You're The Only One For Me
Love Is A Funny Thing
Nobody's Going To Hurt You
Someday Someway
Hold On To What You Got
Since I Fell For You (Re-Recording)
If You're Lonely
It's Gonna Come Out In The Wash Someday
Trouble In Mind
Time Out For Tears

 Annie Laurie

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