Soul Shots, Vol. 2: The "In" Crowd

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: 1987
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

"Sweet soul" is not slow ballads, but light-hearted, pop-oriented soul, with the accent on pleasant (often high) vocal arrangements. Not as critically respected as dance soul, deep soul, Motown, or some other subgenres, there were nonetheless many fine cuts recorded in this style during soul's heyday. This compilation has a lot of good ones, including Brenton Wood's "Gimme Little Sign," Deon Jackson's "Love Makes The World Go Round," The Esquires' "Get On Up," The Larks' "The Jerk," Bobby Hebb's "Sunny," and several other lesser-known cuts. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Who's Making Love?	Homer Banks, Don Davis, Raymond Jackson, Bettye Crutcher	Johnnie Taylor
She's Looking Good	Rodger Collins	Rodger Collins
Heartbeat	Ed Cobb	Gloria Jones
Searching for My Love	Bobby Moore	Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces
Hey There Lonely Girl	Earl Shuman, Leon Carr	Eddie Holman
Love Makes the World Go 'Round	Deon Jackson	Deon Jackson
Love Makes a Woman	Eugene Record, William Sanders, Gerald Simms, Carl Davis	Barbara Acklin
I've Been Hurt	Ray Whitley	Bill Deal
Oh, What a Night	Johnny Funches, Marvin Junior	The Dells
Time Is Tight	Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, Jr.	Booker T. & the MG's
Can I Change My Mind (Lyrics)	Carl Wolfolk, Barry Despenza	Tyrone Davis
Workin' on a Groovy Thing	Neil Sedaka, Roger Atkins	Patti Drew
I Wake up Crying	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	Chuck Jackson
Mr. Dream Merchant (Lyrics)	Larry Weiss, Jerry Ross	Jerry Butler
The Oogum Boogum Song	Alfred Smith	Brenton Wood
The Monkey Time	Curtis Mayfield	Major Lance
Nothing But a Heartache	Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington	The Flirtations
Hypnotized	Richard Poindexter	Linda Jones

Credits

The Dells (Performer), Patti Drew (Performer), Bill Deal (Performer), Linda Jones (Performer), Jerry Butler (Performer), Deon Jackson (Performer), Booker T. & the MG's (Performer), Tyrone Davis (Performer), Eddie Holman (Performer), Brenton Wood (Performer), Don Waller (Liner Notes), Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces (Performer), Chuck Jackson (Performer), Major Lance (Performer), Gloria Jones (Performer), Barbara Acklin (Performer), Rodger Collins (Performer), Johnnie Taylor (Performer)