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    09/18/2001

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    Lyrics from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)

  • I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
  • Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) - The Temptations
  • Respect - Aretha Franklin
  • Respect - Rotary Connection

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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

    Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set) Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Maple Leaf Rag
  • Joplin, Scott
  • 3:41
  • Sound Clip for Maple Leaf Rag from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 2
  • The St. Louis Blues
  • Smith, Bessie
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for The St. Louis Blues from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 3
  • Black Bottom Stomp
  • Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for Black Bottom Stomp from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 4
  • Heebie Jeepies
  • Atkins, Boyd
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Heebie Jeepies from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 5
  • Ol' Man River
  • 3:58
  • Sound Clip for Ol' Man River from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 6
  • Ain't Misbehavin'
  • Fats Waller
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Ain't Misbehavin' from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 7
  • Pony Blues
  • Patton, Charlie
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Pony Blues from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 8
  • My Black Mama, Pt. 1
  • Son House
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for My Black Mama, Pt. 1 from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 9
  • Tiger Rag
  • Mills Brothers
  • 1:55
  • Sound Clip for Tiger Rag from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 10
  • Minnie the Moocher
  • Calloway, Cab & His Orchestra
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Minnie the Moocher from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 11
  • It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  • Ellington, Duke & His Famous Orchestra
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 12
  • Cross Road Blues
  • Johnson, Robert
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Cross Road Blues from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 13
  • Rock My Soul
  • Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
  • 2:02
  • Sound Clip for Rock My Soul from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 14
  • If I Didn't Care
  • Ink Spots
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for If I Didn't Care from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 15
  • Jumpin' at the Woodside
  • Basie, Count & His Orchestra
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Jumpin' at the Woodside from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 16
  • Strange Fruit
  • Holiday, Billie
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Strange Fruit from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 17
  • Stormy Weather
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Stormy Weather from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 18
  • Tiger Rag
  • Tatum, Art
  • 2:12
  • Sound Clip for Tiger Rag from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 19 (2)
  • Staighten Up and Fly Right
  • Cole, Nat King Trio
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Staighten Up and Fly Right from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 20 (2)
  • Koko
  • Parker's Charlie Ri Bop Boys
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Koko from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 21 (2)
  • If You Could See Me Now
  • Vaughan, Sarah
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for If You Could See Me Now from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 22 (2)
  • The Midnight Special
  • Leadbelly
  • 2:04
  • Sound Clip for The Midnight Special from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 23 (2)
  • Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
  • Walker, T-Bone
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 24 (2)
  • 'Round About Midnight
  • Monk, Thelonious Quartet
  • 4:11
  • Sound Clip for 'Round About Midnight from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 25 (2)
  • How High the Moon
  • Fitzgerald, Ella
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for How High the Moon from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 26 (2)
  • It's Too Soon to Know
  • Orioles
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for It's Too Soon to Know from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 27 (2)
  • I Feel Like Going Home
  • Waters, Muddy
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for I Feel Like Going Home from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 28 (2)
  • Boogie Chillen'
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 3:53
  • Sound Clip for Boogie Chillen' from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 29 (2)
  • In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down
  • Brown, Charles [1] Trio
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 30 (2)
  • Baby, Get Lost
  • Washington, Dinah
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for Baby, Get Lost from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 31 (2)
  • Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pts. 1-2
  • Jordan, Louis & His Tympany Five
  • 5:34
  • Sound Clip for Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pts. 1-2 from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 32 (2)
  • Mardi Gras in New Orleans
  • Professor Longhair
  • 3:25
  • Sound Clip for Mardi Gras in New Orleans from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 33 (2)
  • Rocket 88
  • Brenston, Jackie & His Delta Cats
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Rocket 88 from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 34 (2)
  • (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
  • Brown, Ruth
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 35 (2)
  • Money Honey
  • Drifters [US]
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Money Honey from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 36 (2)
  • Shake Rattle and Roll
  • Turner, Joe & His Blues Kings
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Shake Rattle and Roll from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 37 (3)
  • I Got a Woman
  • Charles, Ray [1]
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for I Got a Woman from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 38 (3)
  • Ain't That a Shame
  • Domino, Fats
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Ain't That a Shame from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 39 (3)
  • Bo Diddley
  • Diddley, Bo
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Bo Diddley from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 40 (3)
  • That Old Black Magic
  • Davis, Sammy Jr.
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for That Old Black Magic from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 41 (3)
  • Four
  • Davis, Miles Quintet
  • 7:14
  • Sound Clip for Four from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 42 (3)
  • The Great Pretender
  • Platters
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for The Great Pretender from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 43 (3)
  • Long Tall Sally
  • Little Richard
  • 2:09
  • Sound Clip for Long Tall Sally from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 44 (3)
  • Brown Eyed Handsome Man
  • Berry, Chuck
  • 2:16
  • Sound Clip for Brown Eyed Handsome Man from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 45 (3)
  • Banana Boat (Day-O)
  • Belafonte, Harry
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Banana Boat (Day-O) from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 46 (3)
  • Touch the Hem of His Garment
  • 2:04
  • Sound Clip for Touch the Hem of His Garment from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 47 (3)
  • Sometime I Feel Like a Motherless Child
  • Anderson, Marian
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Sometime I Feel Like a Motherless Child from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 48 (3)
  • Misty
  • Mathis, Johnny [1]
  • 4:09
  • Sound Clip for Misty from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 49 (3)
  • The Twist
  • Ballard, Hank & the Midnighters
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for The Twist from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 50 (3)
  • I Ain't Superstitious
  • Howlin' Wolf
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for I Ain't Superstitious from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 51 (3)
  • I Pity the Fool
  • Bland, Bobby
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for I Pity the Fool from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 52 (3)
  • At Last
  • James, Etta
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for At Last from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 53 (3)
  • Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
  • Mingus, Charles
  • 5:42
  • Sound Clip for Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 54 (3)
  • Giant Steps
  • Coltrane, John
  • 4:46
  • Sound Clip for Giant Steps from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 55 (3)
  • Maiden Voyage
  • Hancock, Herbie
  • 7:54
  • Sound Clip for Maiden Voyage from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 56 (4)
  • You've Really Got a Hold on Me
  • Miracles
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for You've Really Got a Hold on Me from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 57 (4)
  • Take My Hand, Precious Lord
  • Jackson, Mahalia
  • 5:55
  • Sound Clip for Take My Hand, Precious Lord from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 58 (4)
  • Cotton Fields
  • Odetta
  • 3:24
  • Sound Clip for Cotton Fields from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 59 (4)
  • How Blue Can You Get?
  • King, B.B.
  • 3:37
  • Sound Clip for How Blue Can You Get? from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 60 (4)
  • No Pitty (In the Naked City)
  • Wilson, Jackie
  • 4:27
  • Sound Clip for No Pitty (In the Naked City) from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 61 (4)
  • Change Is Gonna Come
  • Redding, Otis
  • 4:16
  • Sound Clip for Change Is Gonna Come from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 62 (4)
  • Walk on By
  • Warwick, Dionne
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Walk on By from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 63 (4)
  • Reach Out (I'll Be There)
  • Four Tops
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Reach Out (I'll Be There) from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 64 (4)
  • Land of 1000 Dances
  • Pickett, Wilson
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Land of 1000 Dances from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 65 (4)
  • Respect
  • Franklin, Aretha
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Respect from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)

  • Lyrics for Respect from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)

  • 66 (4)
  • Hey Joe
  • Jimi Hendrix Experience
  • 3:56
  • Sound Clip for Hey Joe from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 67 (4)
  • The Klan
  • Havens, Richie
  • 4:34
  • Sound Clip for The Klan from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 68 (4)
  • Love Child
  • Ross, Diana & the Supremes
  • 4:06
  • Sound Clip for Love Child from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 69 (4)
  • Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)
  • Brown, James
  • 4:48
  • Sound Clip for Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud) from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 70 (4)
  • Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
  • Sly & the Family Stone
  • 5:58
  • Sound Clip for Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 71 (4)
  • Choice of Colors
  • Impressions
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Choice of Colors from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 72 (4)
  • To Be Young, Gifted and Black
  • Simone, Nina
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for To Be Young, Gifted and Black from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 73 (4)
  • (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone
  • Pride, Charley
  • 2:12
  • Sound Clip for (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 74 (5)
  • I Want You Back
  • Jackson Five
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for I Want You Back from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 75 (5)
  • I Want to Take You Higher
  • Ike & Tine Turner & The Ikettes
  • 3:38
  • Sound Clip for I Want to Take You Higher from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 76 (5)
  • Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
  • Temptations
  • 4:05
  • Sound Clip for Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)

  • Lyrics for Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)

  • 77 (5)
  • What's Going On
  • Gaye, Marvin
  • 3:56
  • Sound Clip for What's Going On from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 78 (5)
  • The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
  • Scott-Heron, Gill
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for The Revolution Will Not Be Televised from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 79 (5)
  • My Tribute
  • Crouch, Andrae
  • 6:01
  • Sound Clip for My Tribute from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 80 (5)
  • Respect Yourself
  • Staples Singers
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for Respect Yourself from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 81 (5)
  • Tired of Being Alone
  • Green, Al
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for Tired of Being Alone from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 82 (5)
  • Theme from Shaft
  • Hayes, Isaac
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Theme from Shaft from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 83 (5)
  • Be Real Black for Me
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for Be Real Black for Me from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 84 (5)
  • Sanford & Son Theme (The Streetbeater)
  • Jones, Quincy
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Sanford & Son Theme (The Streetbeater) from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 85 (5)
  • Love Train
  • O'Jays
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Love Train from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 86 (5)
  • Ghetto Child
  • Spinners
  • 3:49
  • Sound Clip for Ghetto Child from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 87 (5)
  • Midnight Train to Georgia
  • Knight, Gladys & The Pips
  • 4:40
  • Sound Clip for Midnight Train to Georgia from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 88 (5)
  • Jungle Boogie
  • Kool & the Gang
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Jungle Boogie from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 89 (5)
  • You're the First, the Last, My Everything
  • White, Barry
  • 4:36
  • Sound Clip for You're the First, the Last, My Everything from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 90 (5)
  • Shining Star
  • Earth, Wind & Fire
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Shining Star from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 91 (5)
  • Chocolate City
  • Parliament
  • 5:41
  • Sound Clip for Chocolate City from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 92 (5)
  • Wake Up Everybody, Pt. 1
  • 3:40
  • Sound Clip for Wake Up Everybody, Pt. 1 from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 93 (6)
  • We Are Family
  • Sister Sledge
  • 3:36
  • Sound Clip for We Are Family from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 94 (6)
  • I Will Survive
  • Gaynor, Gloria
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for I Will Survive from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)

  • Lyrics for I Will Survive from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)

  • 95 (6)
  • Fight the Power, Pt. 1
  • Isley Brothers
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for Fight the Power, Pt. 1 from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 96 (6)
  • Rapper's Delight
  • Sugarhill Gang
  • 5:04
  • Sound Clip for Rapper's Delight from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 97 (6)
  • The Breaks, Pt. 1
  • Blow, Kurtis
  • 4:09
  • Sound Clip for The Breaks, Pt. 1 from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 98 (6)
  • The Message
  • Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five
  • 4:48
  • Sound Clip for The Message from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 99 (6)
  • A House Is Not a Home
  • Vandross, Luther
  • 7:08
  • Sound Clip for A House Is Not a Home from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 100 (6)
  • If You Knew
  • LaBelle, Patti
  • 4:37
  • Sound Clip for If You Knew from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 101 (6)
  • Proud to Be Black
  • Run-DMC
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for Proud to Be Black from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 102 (6)
  • Colors
  • Ice-T
  • 4:27
  • Sound Clip for Colors from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 103 (6)
  • Sister Rosa
  • Neville Brothers
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Sister Rosa from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 104 (6)
  • Express Yourself
  • N.W.A.
  • 5:47
  • Sound Clip for Express Yourself from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 105 (6)
  • Me, Myself and I
  • De La Soul
  • 3:41
  • Sound Clip for Me, Myself and I from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 106 (6)
  • Ladies First
  • 3:57
  • Sound Clip for Ladies First from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 107 (6)
  • Elvis Is Dead
  • Living Colour
  • 4:42
  • Sound Clip for Elvis Is Dead from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


  • 108 (6)
  • Fantastic Voyage
  • Coolio
  • 4:03
  • Sound Clip for Fantastic Voyage from Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Box Set)


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