Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 - Volume 6 1966-1969
Release: 1985     Label: Atlantic
AMG Stars Collection: T!P
Tracks
       
1 Wilson Pickett - Land Of 1000 Dances 14 Aretha Franklin - Baby I Love You
2 Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood 15 Joe Tex - Skinny Legs And All
3 Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness 16 Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools
4 Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally 17 Wilson Pickett - I'm In Love
5 Sam & Dave - When Something Is Wrong With My Baby 18 King Curtis - Memphis Soul Stew
6 Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music 19 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
7 Sam & Dave - Soul Man 20 Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up
8 Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) 21 Clarence Carter - Slip Away
9 Aretha Franklin - Do Right Woman --- Do Right Man 22 Aretha Franklin - Think
10 Joe Tex - Show Me 23 Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
11 Wilson Pickett - Funky Broadway 24 R.B. Greaves - Take A Letter, Maria
12 Aretha Franklin - Respect 25 Brook Benton - Rainy Night In Georgia
13 Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman    
 
Remarks
 

The AMG review, describes a later release of the album, which has some great additional tracks on it.

 

Reviews
 

Stephen Thomas Erlewine (All Music Guide)

In the mid-'60s, Atlantic signed Aretha Franklin, who proved to be every bit as soulful and seminal as Otis Redding, the main star on their Stax subsidiary. Reprsented by such hits as "I've Been Loving You Too Long," "Respect," "Try a Little Tenderness," "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" and "Do Right Woman — Do Right Man," Franklin and Redding certainly play a major role on Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 6 (1966-1969), but they don't dominate the proceedings. There's an abundance of classic singles from major artists like Sam & Dave ("You Don't Know Like I Know," "Hold On, I"m Comin'," "When Something is Wrong with My Baby," "Soul Man"), Don Covay ("See-Saw"), Joe Tex ("A Sweet Woman Like You," "Show Me"), Wilson Pickett ("Funky Broadway," "In the Midnight Hour," "Land of 1000 Dances," "Mustang Sally"), Booker T. & the MG's ("Hip Hug-Her") and Percy Sledge "When a Man Loves a Woman"), as well as one-hit wonders like Eddie Floyd ("Knock On Wood"), the Capitols ("Cool Jerk") and Arthur Conley ("Sweet Soul Muisc"). There's a wonderful balance of deep Southern soul, smooth uptown crooning and soul-pop, demonstrating the richness of not only Atlantic/Stax's roster, but of late-'60s soul. Not only that, but Vol. 6 contains so many great singles, it's startling to think that one label released them all.

 

 
 
 
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