Wilson Pickett - Greatest Hits @320

Wilson Pickett sang Southern soul straight from the bottom. He shouted the gospel, screamed the blues, all with a touch of aggressive, near-punk sneer. Success took long for Pickett, and every track on this hits CD caught the joy of achieving it and the pain and anger of waiting for it.



Working with RB‘s finest producers (Jerry Wexler, Rick Hall, Gamble-Huff, Tom Dowd) and best sidemen (that‘s Duane Allman‘s guitar on "A Man And A Half," and an impressive "Hey Jude"), Pickett turned fast ("Land of 1000 Dances,") slow ("634-5789," "Mustang Sally,") hard ("You Keep Me Hangin‘ On" Staxifies the Vanilla Fudge arrangement!) soft ("I Found A True Love"), groovy ("Mama Told Me Not to Come") and even bubblegum (hear what happens to "Sugar Sugar") into Memphis/Muscle Shoals soul stew. Legendary Philadelphia DJ Hy Lit covered it when calling Pickett‘s music "psychedelic soulization."



The hits, some of the 60s sweatiest and intense, are all here, ironically ending at the beginning with three songs Pickett recorded with the Falcons (his hit "If You Need Me," is here, but not "You‘re So Fine.") His voice is powerful and raw, raising the roof, testifying about the infamous "midnight hour," but without the controlled fury he gave the rest, and best, of his music. This is RB coming at you 90 miles an hour, three minutes at a time, and is an essential set from a soul survivor. (Amazon)









01. Don‘t Fight It

02. In The Midnight Hour

03. 634-5789

04. Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won‘t Do)

05. Land Of 1000 Dances

06. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

07. Mustang Sally

08. Soul Dance Number Three

09. Funky Broadway

10. I‘m In Love

11. She‘s Lookin‘ Good

12. I Found A True Love

13. I‘m A Midnight Mover

14. Man And A Half

15. Hey Jude

16. You Keep Me Hangin‘ On

17. Sugar Sugar

18. Don‘t Let The Green Grass Fool You

19. Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number Nine

20. Don‘t Knock My Love (Part 1)

21. Mama Told Me Not To Come

22. I Found A Love (With Falcons)

23. It‘s Too Late

24. If You Need Me









Personnel includes: Wilson Pickett (vocals); Steve Cropper, Chips Moman, Bobby Womack, Duanne Allman, Jimmy Johnson, Reggie Young, Eddie Hinton, Norman Harris (guitar); Packy Axton, Charlie Chalmers, Jimmy Mitchell, King Curtis (tenor saxophone); Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone); Gene "Bowlegs" Miller (trumpet); Joe Hall, Bobby Woods, Ugene Dozier, Lenny Pakula, Isaac Hayes (piano); Spooner Oldham, Barry Beckett, Dave Crawford (piano, keyboards); Thom Bell (organ); Bobby Emmons (keyboards); Donald "Duck" Dunn, Tommy Cogbill, David Hood (bass); Al Jackson, Roger Hawkins, Gene Chrisman, Earl Young (drums); Cissy Houston (background vocals).



The Memphis Horns: Andrew Love (tenor saxophone); Wayne Jackson (trumpet).



Producers include: Jim Stewart, Steve Cropper, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Tommy Cogbill.

Recorded between 1965 and 1971. Originally released as a 2 LP set.

Label: WEA/Atlantic

Date: 1987







BITRATE: 320



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