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    09/18/2001

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    All Music Guide Review

    No doubt one of the most sociologically charged boxed sets ever, Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America finds the prolific Rhino label at its best. Rhino looks back to the dawn of recorded music and moves forward to the end of the 20th century, highlighting landmark recordings by black performers that comment on what it's like to be black. There's a lot of ethnic pride here, as there certainly should -- black artists created some of the century's most celebrated music. There's a little bit of everything here: jazz musicians (Count Basie), jazz vocalists (Billie Holiday), blues guitarists (John Lee Hooker), rock & rollers (Little Richard), soul singers (Sam Cooke), psychedelic rockers (Jimi Hendrix), jazz icons (Miles Davis), pop stars (Jackson 5), funk bands (Parliament), disco acts (Sister Sledge), rappers (Run DMC), and quiet storm crooners (Luther Vandross). The emphasis is on songs with social consciousness -- James Brown's "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" being the most overt example -- rather than chart-toppers. However, there are many chart-toppers here -- there's no shortage of big hits, for sure. While no doubt both daunting and hefty with its six discs and 108 songs, Rhino's Say It Loud! features no filler. If anything, you notice the gaps. This could have been easily extended to ten discs. An encyclopedic examination of popular black music that deserves to be commended for its scope, breadth, and ambition. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • 1
  • Maple Leaf Rag
  • Joplin, Scott
  • 3:41

  • 2
  • The St. Louis Blues
  • Smith, Bessie
  • 3:13

  • 3
  • Black Bottom Stomp
  • Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
  • 3:12

  • 4
  • Heebie Jeepies
  • Atkins, Boyd
  • 3:03

  • 5
  • Ol' Man River
  • 3:58

  • 6
  • Ain't Misbehavin'
  • Fats Waller
  • 3:01

  • 7
  • Pony Blues
  • Patton, Charlie
  • 2:59

  • 8
  • My Black Mama, Pt. 1
  • Son House
  • 3:10

  • 9
  • Tiger Rag
  • Mills Brothers
  • 1:55

  • 10
  • Minnie the Moocher
  • Calloway, Cab & His Orchestra
  • 3:11

  • 11
  • It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  • Ellington, Duke & His Famous Orchestra
  • 3:30

  • 12
  • Cross Road Blues
  • Johnson, Robert
  • 2:40

  • 13
  • Rock My Soul
  • Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
  • 2:02

  • 14
  • If I Didn't Care
  • Ink Spots
  • 3:06

  • 15
  • Jumpin' at the Woodside
  • Basie, Count & His Orchestra
  • 3:11

  • 16
  • Strange Fruit
  • Holiday, Billie
  • 3:13

  • 17
  • Stormy Weather
  • 3:23

  • 18
  • Tiger Rag
  • Tatum, Art
  • 2:12

  • 19 (2)
  • Staighten Up and Fly Right
  • Cole, Nat King Trio
  • 2:26

  • 20 (2)
  • Koko
  • Parker's Charlie Ri Bop Boys
  • 2:56

  • 21 (2)
  • If You Could See Me Now
  • Vaughan, Sarah
  • 3:23

  • 22 (2)
  • The Midnight Special
  • Leadbelly
  • 2:04

  • 23 (2)
  • Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
  • Walker, T-Bone
  • 3:01

  • 24 (2)
  • 'Round About Midnight
  • Monk, Thelonious Quartet
  • 4:11

  • 25 (2)
  • How High the Moon
  • Fitzgerald, Ella
  • 3:16

  • 26 (2)
  • It's Too Soon to Know
  • Orioles
  • 2:59

  • 27 (2)
  • I Feel Like Going Home
  • Waters, Muddy
  • 3:10

  • 28 (2)
  • Boogie Chillen'
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 3:53

  • 29 (2)
  • In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down
  • Brown, Charles [1] Trio
  • 2:57

  • 30 (2)
  • Baby, Get Lost
  • Washington, Dinah
  • 3:12

  • 31 (2)
  • Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pts. 1-2
  • Jordan, Louis & His Tympany Five
  • 5:34

  • 32 (2)
  • Mardi Gras in New Orleans
  • Professor Longhair
  • 3:25

  • 33 (2)
  • Rocket 88
  • Brenston, Jackie & His Delta Cats
  • 2:49

  • 34 (2)
  • (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
  • Brown, Ruth
  • 2:59

  • 35 (2)
  • Money Honey
  • Drifters [US]
  • 2:56

  • 36 (2)
  • Shake Rattle and Roll
  • Turner, Joe & His Blues Kings
  • 2:58

  • 37 (3)
  • I Got a Woman
  • Charles, Ray [1]
  • 2:55

  • 38 (3)
  • Ain't That a Shame
  • Domino, Fats
  • 2:24

  • 39 (3)
  • Bo Diddley
  • Diddley, Bo
  • 3:19

  • 40 (3)
  • That Old Black Magic
  • Davis, Sammy Jr.
  • 3:20

  • 41 (3)
  • Four
  • Davis, Miles Quintet
  • 7:14

  • 42 (3)
  • The Great Pretender
  • Platters
  • 3:06

  • 43 (3)
  • Long Tall Sally
  • Little Richard
  • 2:09

  • 44 (3)
  • Brown Eyed Handsome Man
  • Berry, Chuck
  • 2:16

  • 45 (3)
  • Banana Boat (Day-O)
  • Belafonte, Harry
  • 3:06

  • 46 (3)
  • Touch the Hem of His Garment
  • 2:04

  • 47 (3)
  • Sometime I Feel Like a Motherless Child
  • Anderson, Marian
  • 3:03

  • 48 (3)
  • Misty
  • Mathis, Johnny [1]
  • 4:09

  • 49 (3)
  • The Twist
  • Ballard, Hank & the Midnighters
  • 2:38

  • 50 (3)
  • I Ain't Superstitious
  • Howlin' Wolf
  • 2:56

  • 51 (3)
  • I Pity the Fool
  • Bland, Bobby
  • 2:43

  • 52 (3)
  • At Last
  • James, Etta
  • 3:11

  • 53 (3)
  • Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
  • Mingus, Charles
  • 5:42

  • 54 (3)
  • Giant Steps
  • Coltrane, John
  • 4:46

  • 55 (3)
  • Maiden Voyage
  • Hancock, Herbie
  • 7:54

  • 56 (4)
  • You've Really Got a Hold on Me
  • Miracles
  • 3:00

  • 57 (4)
  • Take My Hand, Precious Lord
  • Jackson, Mahalia
  • 5:55

  • 58 (4)
  • Cotton Fields
  • Odetta
  • 3:24

  • 59 (4)
  • How Blue Can You Get?
  • King, B.B.
  • 3:37

  • 60 (4)
  • No Pitty (In the Naked City)
  • Wilson, Jackie
  • 4:27

  • 61 (4)
  • Change Is Gonna Come
  • Redding, Otis
  • 4:16

  • 62 (4)
  • Walk on By
  • Warwick, Dionne
  • 2:57

  • 63 (4)
  • Reach Out (I'll Be There)
  • Four Tops
  • 3:14

  • 64 (4)
  • Land of 1000 Dances
  • Pickett, Wilson
  • 2:26

  • 65 (4)
  • Respect
  • Franklin, Aretha
  • 2:24

  • 66 (4)
  • Hey Joe
  • Jimi Hendrix Experience
  • 3:56

  • 67 (4)
  • The Klan
  • Havens, Richie
  • 4:34

  • 68 (4)
  • Love Child
  • Ross, Diana & the Supremes
  • 4:06

  • 69 (4)
  • Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)
  • Brown, James
  • 4:48

  • 70 (4)
  • Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
  • Sly & the Family Stone
  • 5:58

  • 71 (4)
  • Choice of Colors
  • Impressions
  • 3:20

  • 72 (4)
  • To Be Young, Gifted and Black
  • Simone, Nina
  • 2:50

  • 73 (4)
  • (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone
  • Pride, Charley
  • 2:12

  • 74 (5)
  • I Want You Back
  • Jackson Five
  • 3:01

  • 75 (5)
  • I Want to Take You Higher
  • Ike & Tine Turner & The Ikettes
  • 3:38

  • 76 (5)
  • Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
  • Temptations
  • 4:05

  • 77 (5)
  • What's Going On
  • Gaye, Marvin
  • 3:56

  • 78 (5)
  • The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
  • Scott-Heron, Gill
  • 3:06

  • 79 (5)
  • My Tribute
  • Crouch, Andrae
  • 6:01

  • 80 (5)
  • Respect Yourself
  • Staples Singers
  • 3:34

  • 81 (5)
  • Tired of Being Alone
  • Green, Al
  • 3:15

  • 82 (5)
  • Theme from Shaft
  • Hayes, Isaac
  • 3:18

  • 83 (5)
  • Be Real Black for Me
  • 3:34

  • 84 (5)
  • Sanford & Son Theme (The Streetbeater)
  • Jones, Quincy
  • 3:06

  • 85 (5)
  • Love Train
  • O'Jays
  • 3:01

  • 86 (5)
  • Ghetto Child
  • Spinners
  • 3:49

  • 87 (5)
  • Midnight Train to Georgia
  • Knight, Gladys & The Pips
  • 4:40

  • 88 (5)
  • Jungle Boogie
  • Kool & the Gang
  • 3:07

  • 89 (5)
  • You're the First, the Last, My Everything
  • White, Barry
  • 4:36

  • 90 (5)
  • Shining Star
  • Earth, Wind & Fire
  • 2:53

  • 91 (5)
  • Chocolate City
  • Parliament
  • 5:41

  • 92 (5)
  • Wake Up Everybody, Pt. 1
  • 3:40

  • 93 (6)
  • We Are Family
  • Sister Sledge
  • 3:36

  • 94 (6)
  • I Will Survive
  • Gaynor, Gloria
  • 3:18

  • 95 (6)
  • Fight the Power, Pt. 1
  • Isley Brothers
  • 3:22

  • 96 (6)
  • Rapper's Delight
  • Sugarhill Gang
  • 5:04

  • 97 (6)
  • The Breaks, Pt. 1
  • Blow, Kurtis
  • 4:09

  • 98 (6)
  • The Message
  • Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five
  • 4:48

  • 99 (6)
  • A House Is Not a Home
  • Vandross, Luther
  • 7:08

  • 100 (6)
  • If You Knew
  • LaBelle, Patti
  • 4:37

  • 101 (6)
  • Proud to Be Black
  • Run-DMC
  • 3:16

  • 102 (6)
  • Colors
  • Ice-T
  • 4:27

  • 103 (6)
  • Sister Rosa
  • Neville Brothers
  • 3:29

  • 104 (6)
  • Express Yourself
  • N.W.A.
  • 5:47

  • 105 (6)
  • Me, Myself and I
  • De La Soul
  • 3:41

  • 106 (6)
  • Ladies First
  • 3:57

  • 107 (6)
  • Elvis Is Dead
  • Living Colour
  • 4:42

  • 108 (6)
  • Fantastic Voyage
  • Coolio
  • 4:03

    • Credits



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