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- Release Date: December 11, 1997
- Type: Collection (various artists)
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Review
This box set of soul tracks is a step above the others thanks to its blend of familiar favorites and collectable rarities, like the British-made sides from the Real Thing and Ruby Turner, New York City's "I'm Doing Fine Now", the Jaki Graham numbers, and the Southern delights from Ann Peeples. The marathon begins with Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman" and ends with the Average White Band's scot-soul rendition of "Walk On By." In between are creamy fillings from the Chi-lites, William DeVaughn, Timmy Thomas' only hit "Why Can't We Live Together," plus light soul from Shalamar, old-school rollicking with "Harlem Shuffle" by Bob & Earl, and jazzy sounds from Dinah Washington and Nina Simone. This is a real something-for-everybody set and a great box for outings and gatherings -- just pop the discs in, let the 54 tracks play randomly, and forget about it. ~ Andrew Hamilton, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | Andrew Wright, |
Percy Sledge | (2:49) |
| Band of Gold (Lyrics) | Freda Payne | (2:53) | |
| (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher | Jackie Wilson | (2:53) | |
| Have You Seen Her? | Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record | The Chi-Lites | (5:09) |
| Mad About the Boy (Lyrics) | Noël Coward | Dinah Washington | (2:46) |
| My Baby Just Cares for Me (Lyrics) | Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn | Nina Simone | (3:35) |
| Where Did Our Love Go | Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, |
Donnie Elbert | (3:17) |
| (You've Got Me) Dangling on a String | Chairmen of the Board | (2:56) | |
| First Impressions | Ed Townsend | The Impressions | (4:58) |
| Gonna Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse | Jimmy Helms | (3:37) | |
| My Guy (Lyrics) | Smokey Robinson | Mary Wells | (2:49) |
| I'd Rather Go Blind | Ruby Turner | (4:01) | |
| Feel the Need in Me | The Detroit Emeralds | (3:38) | |
| A Night to Remember | Shalamar | (3:30) | |
| Can't Get by Without You (Lyrics) | The Real Thing | (3:19) | |
| I'm Doin' Fine Now | Thom Bell, |
New York City | (2:30) |
| Sad Sweet Dreamer (Lyrics) | Sweet Sensation | (3:23) | |
| Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) | Al Green | Al Green | (2:55) |
CD 2
CD 3
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Move on Up (Lyrics) | Curtis Mayfield | Curtis Mayfield | (3:44) |
| Harlem Shuffle | Earl Nelson, |
Bob & Earl | (2:46) |
| Thinking About Your Love | (4:51) | ||
| Body Talk (Lyrics) | Imagination | (3:27) | |
| Move Closer | Phyllis Nelson | Phyllis Nelson | (4:08) |
| Love Makes a Woman | Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders, |
Barbara Acklin | (2:54) |
| Misty Blue (Lyrics) | Dorothy Moore | (3:28) | |
| Homely Girl | Eugene Record, |
The Chi-Lites | (3:26) |
| I Get the Sweetest Feeling (Lyrics) | Van McCoy, |
Jackie Wilson | (2:51) |
| Be Thankful for What You Got | William DeVaughn | William DeVaughn | (3:43) |
| You to Me Are Everything (Lyrics) | The Real Thing | (3:21) | |
| Girls | (3:09) | ||
| There It Is (Lyrics) | Shalamar | (4:24) | |
| Tired of Being Alone (Lyrics) | Al Green | Al Green | (2:48) |
| I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (Lyrics) | Ann Peebles | (2:43) | |
| (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right | Millie Jackson, Homer Banks, |
Millie Jackson | (3:44) |
| Mated | Todd Rundgren, Roger Powell, Kasim Sulton, |
Jaki Graham | (3:47) |
| Walk on By | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | The Average White Band | (3:57) |
