Soul Collection [Madacy #1]

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: June 03, 1997
• Total Time: 111:09
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

These 35 soul songs on three discs make the perfect gift for fans building their collections. You get a taste of nearly every style of soul -- southern, Motown, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, Philly -- along with gospel (i.e., the Edwin Hawkins Singers' "Oh Happy Day") and novelty via "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" by the Jimmy Castor Bunch. ~ Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Mr. Big Stuff	Joseph Broussard, Carol Washington, Ralph Williams	Jean Knight	(2:26)
If You Don't Know Me by Now	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff	Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	(3:35)
Patches (Lyrics)	General Johnson, Ronald Dunbar	Clarence Carter	(3:10)
Treat Her Like a Lady (Lyrics)	Eddie Cornelius	Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose	(2:41)
Love or Let Me Be Lonely (Lyrics)	Jerry Peters, Skip Scarborough, Anita Poree	The Friends of Distinction	(3:05)
Show and Tell (Lyrics)	Jerry Fuller	Al Wilson	(3:27)
A Rainy Night in Georgia (Lyrics)	Tony Joe White	Brook Benton	(3:55)
The Love I Lost	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff	Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	(3:34)
Rock Your Baby (Lyrics)	Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey, Richard Finch	George McCrae	(3:20)
Love Won't Let Me Wait (Lyrics)	Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett	Major Harris	(3:29)
The Bertha Butt Boogie, Pt. 1	Jimmy Castor, Johnnie Pruitt	The Jimmy Castor Bunch	(3:48)
Bad Luck	Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead	Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	(3:23)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Hey There Lonely Girl	Earl Shuman, Leon Carr	Eddie Holman	(3:01)
Oh Happy Day (Lyrics)	Edwin Hawkins	Edwin Hawkins Singers	(5:02)
Tighten Up (Lyrics)	Archie Bell, Billy Buttier	Archie Bell & the Drells	(2:38)
Only the Strong Survive (Lyrics)	Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff	Jerry Butler	(2:37)
Wake up Everybody (Lyrics)	Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead	Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes	(3:33)
Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation	Marv Johnson, Henry "Rubberlegs" Williams	The Dells	(4:24)
Troglodyte (Cave Man)	Jimmy Castor, Douglas Gibson	The Jimmy Castor Bunch	(3:34)
Take a Letter, Maria	R.B. Greaves	R.B. Greaves	(2:44)
Soulful Strut	Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders	Young-Holt Unlimited	(3:15)
Girl Watcher	Wayne Pittman, Buck Trail	The O'Kaysions	(2:35)
Jimmy Mack	Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland	Martha & the Vandellas	(2:54)
Make Me Your Baby (Lyrics)	Roger Atkins, Helen Miller	Barbara Lewis	(2:27)

CD 3

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted (Lyrics)	James Dean, Paul Riser, W. Weatherspoon	Jimmy Ruffin	(3:03)
Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)	Rudy Clark	Betty Everett	(2:13)
My Guy (Lyrics)	Smokey Robinson	Mary Wells	(2:45)
Soul Man (Lyrics)	Isaac Hayes, David Porter	Sam & Dave	(2:36)
Knock on Wood (Lyrics)	Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd	Eddie Floyd	(3:00)
Cool Jerk	Donald Storball	The Capitols	(2:41)
Everlasting Love (Lyrics)	Mac Gayden, Buzz Cason	Robert Knight	(2:49)
Hold On! I'm Comin' (Lyrics)	Isaac Hayes, David Porter	Sam & Dave	(2:39)
Sweet Talkin' Guy (Lyrics)	Robert Schwartz, Doug Morris	The Chiffons	(2:16)
Nowhere to Run	Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland	Martha & the Vandellas	(3:02)
Baby I'm Yours	Van McCoy	Barbara Lewis	(2:27)
Yes, I'm Ready	Barbara Mason	Barbara Mason	(3:01)

Credits

Brook Benton (Performer), Young (Performer), Clarence Carter (Performer), The Dells (Performer), Barbara Lewis (Performer), Mary Wells (Performer), George McCrae (Performer), Al Wilson (Performer), R.B. Greaves (Performer), Martha Reeves (Performer), Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (Performer), Betty Everett (Performer), Eddie Floyd (Performer), The Capitols (Performer), Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (Performer), The O'Kaysions (Performer), Barbara Mason (Performer), Eddie Holman (Performer), Major Harris (Performer), Jerry Butler (Performer), Robert Knight (Performer), Jean Knight (Performer), Edwin Hawkins Singers (Performer), The Friends of Distinction (Performer), Jimmy Ruffin (Performer), The Chiffons (Performer), The Jimmy Castor Bunch (Performer), Archie Bell & the Drells (Performer), Sam & Dave (Performer), Harold Melvin (Performer)