Although this isn't a typical southern soul CD, there are no recordings from Memphis or Muscle Shoals, for example - the music here has the feel of being cut below the Mason-Dixon line. These 24 tracks cover all the various soul styles that were fashionable in the Golden Age, from the slowest ballads to out & out funk. Superb tracks from artists like Betty Bibbs, Tommy Youngblood, Johnny Copeland, Vernon Garrett, ZZ Hill, & many more. 24 re-mastered tracks plus a 12-page booklet with photos & notes on each of the artists presented here. Kent Soul/Ace Records. 2003.
5 Bring It on Home Where You Belong - the Sims Twins
6 Tobacco Road - Tommy Youngblood
7 When Something Is Wrong with My Baby - ZZ Hill
8 Dear Mother - Johnny Copeland
9 Georgia Woman - Freeman King
10 Without a Love - Jackie Day
11 Everyone But Me - Betty Bibbs
12 For the Love of a Woman - Johnny Adams
13 Your Kind of Love - Johnny Adams
14 Things Are Lookin Better - Vernon Garrett
15 What You See Is What You're Gonna Get - Branda George
16 Funky Way - Jimmy Bee
17 Satisfied Woman Satisfied Man - Vernon Garrett
18 Who Will You Favor - Tommy Youngblood
19 Brighter Days - Johnny Durain
20 I Wanna Love You - Joe Haywood
21 Fill My Needs - Millie Foster
22 First Come First Served - Betty Bibbs
23 Old Man Blues - Johnny Copeland
24 It's Real (PT 2) - Jimmy Robins
Although this isn't a typical southern soul CD, there are no recordings from Memphis or Muscle Shoals, for example - the music here has the feel of being cut below the Mason-Dixon line. These 24 tracks cover all the various soul styles that were fashionable in the Golden Age, from the slowest ballads to out & out funk. Superb tracks from artists like Betty Bibbs, Tommy Youngblood, Johnny Copeland, Vernon Garrett, ZZ Hill, & many more. 24 re-mastered tracks plus a 12-page booklet with photos & notes on each of the artists presented here. Kent Soul/Ace Records. 2003.