Various - Classic Soul Ballads Nite And Day (CD)

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The classic balladeers of soul were the '60s originals who combined gospel fervor with secular sexuality to create the idiom—their remarkable voices adding the crowning touch. And there's little disagreement as to who among these pioneers held the titles of queen and king: Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding ruled. The 70s are generally perceived as the disco years, when soul music was put to rest. But classic soul styles adapting to disco. The Staple Singers, a popular gospel group through the '50s and '60s, went secular in 1970, applying moral (but not overtly religious) themes to Southern soul and funk. They enjoyed one of their biggest hits mid-decade with the theme song Let's Do It Again, written and produced by Curtis Mayfield for Sidney Poitier's film comedy. Luther Ingram hit in 1972 with (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right, a radically rearranged version of a song the Emotions recorded two years earlier, and one of the last great Stax hits. - John Morthland

Format: CD

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
Country:    US  
Released:  2004
Genre:       Funk / Soul
Style:         Soul

Track listing:

1. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) 2:58
2. The Chi-Lites - Oh Girl 3:31
3. Aretha Franklin - Something He Can Feel 6:19
4. Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) 3:41
5. Chaka Khan - Through The Fire 4:47
6. Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy 3:54
7. The Staple Singers - Let's Do It Again 3:29
8. Atlantic Starr - Always 4:02
9. Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do for Love 4:47
10. Anita Baker - Giving You The Best That I've Got 4:16
11. Peabo Bryson - If Ever You're In My Arms Again 4:12
12. Spinners - I'll Be Around 3:13
13. Blue Magic - Sideshow 4:14
14. Al B. Sure! - Nite And Day 4:00
15. Major Harris - Love Won't Let Me Wait 5:33
1. Teddy Pendergrass - Close The Door 5:29
2. Grover Washington, Jr. - Just The Two Of Us 7:24
3. Brook Benton - Rainy Night In Georgia 3:52
4. Anita Baker - Sweet Love 4:25
5. Larry Graham - One In A Million You 4:11
6. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) 3:27
7. The Persuaders - Thin Line Between Love and Hate 3:24
8. Barbara Lewis - Baby I'm Yours 2:31
9. Luther Ingram - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right 3:34
10. The Moments - Love Is a Two-Way Street 3:46
11. Sylvia Robinson - Pillowtalk 4:06
12. Linda Jones - Hypnotized 2:37
13. James Ingram, Patti Austin - Baby, Come to Me 3:37
14. Bloodstone - Natural High 4:07
15. Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman 2:51