The Best of Candi Staton (Warner Archives)
10/10/1995 | Warner Bros / Wea
Lyrics from The Best of Candi Staton (Warner Archives)
All Music Guide Review
A long-overdue compilation of the soul siren's best-known '70s dance hits, featuring "Victim," "When You Wake Up Tomorrow," "Run to Me," and her signature tune "Young Hearts Run Free." Also included on the 14-song set is a previously unissued Southern soul ballad entitled "He's Making Love to You (But He's Thinking of Me)." The set also features four of Staton's last recordings with renowned soul producer Rick Hall on the erotic "As Long as He Takes Care of Home" and the torchlike "Here I Am Again" ballad. The set is rounded out with lesser-known dance tracks and album tracks from between 1974 and 1980, such as the quiet storm ballads "One More Chance on Love" and "Halfway to Heaven." The album closes with a very traditional, almost a cappella reading of "Precious Lord" with just piano and background singers. ~ Bill Carpenter, All Music Guide
The Best of Candi Staton (Warner Archives) Track Listing
Credits of The Best of Candi Staton (Warner Archives)
- Paulette McWilliams
- Vocals (Background)
- Tim May
- Guitar
- Kenny Mazur
- Guitar
- Randy McCormick
- Harpsichord, Clavinet
- Bob Monaco
- Producer
- Linden Oldham
- Organ, Vibraphone, Piano (Electric)
- Spooner Oldham
- Organ, Piano (Electric), Vibraphone
- George Opalisky
- Horn
- Chris Parker
- Drums
- Ray Parker, Jr.
- Guitar
- Sylvester Rivers
- Arranger, Keyboards
- Tom Roady
- Conga, Tambourine
- Barry Rogers
- Horn
- Rochelle Runnels
- Vocals (Background)
- Norbert Sloley
- Bass
- Monty Stark
- Synthesizer
- Ron Stockert
- Piano, Rhythm Arrangements, Rhythm, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Mixing, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet
- John Sussewell
- Drums
- Carole Sylvan
- Vocals (Background)
- Richard Taninbaum
- Drums
- Harvey Thompson
- Horn
- Fonzi Thornton
- Vocals (Background)
- David Tofani
- Sax (Alto)
- Harold Vick
- Horn
- Fleming Williams
- Vocals (Background)
- June D. Williams
- Vocals (Background)
- Angela Winbush
- Vocals (Background)
- Jimmy Wright
- Vocals (Background)
- Janet Wright
- Vocals (Background)
- Reggie Young
- Guitar
- Gerald Chamberlain
- Horn
- Loni Groves
- Vocals (Background)
- Ken Morris
- Arranger, Assistant Producer, Rhythm Arrangements
- Jeff Deane
- Brass
- Sonny Burke
- Keyboards
- Dave Crawford
- Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Producer
- Christopher Parker
- Drums
- Tommy Bridwell
- Piano, Keyboards
- Jimmy Simpson
- Programming, Producer
- Mike McGlory
- Guitar
- Philip Wu
- Synthesizer
- Bil Carpenter
- Liner Notes
- Virgin Jones
- Horn
- Michael Lewis
- Percussion
- Joint Venture
- Vocals (Background)
- Reggie Young
- Guitar
- Rick Hall
- Producer
- Angie Johnson
- Vocals (Background)
- Ron Miller
- Guitar, Rhythm Arrangements
- Pete Carr
- Guitar
- Dennis Collins
- Vocals (Background)
- Michael Lewis
- Percussion
- Deryll Inman
- Guitar
- Patrick Adams
- Fender Rhodes, Rhythm Arrangements
- Jack Ashford
- Percussion
- Barry Beckett
- Synthesizer, Piano, Moog Synthesizer, Piano (Electric)
- Dennis Belfield
- Bass
- Ken Bell
- Guitar
- Keith Blake
- Digital Mastering
- Michael Boddicker
- Keyboards
- Eddie Bongo
- Conga
- Randy Brecker
- Horn
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown
- Conga
- Ollie E. Brown
- Drums
- Sonny Burke
- Keyboards
- Sam Burtis
- Horn
- Harrison Calloway, Jr.
- Horn, Horn Arrangements
- Harrison Calloway
- Horn, Horn Arrangements
- Ray Chew
- Keyboards, String Arrangements, Mixing, Horn Arrangements
- Al Ciner
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Michelle Cobbs
- Vocals (Background)
- Carol Coleman
- Bass
- Gary Coleman
- Vibraphone
- Ron Coleman
- Drums, Keyboards
- Eddie Colon
- Percussion
- Crystal Davis
- Vocals (Background)
- Carolyn Dennis
- Vocals (Background)
- Cornell Dupree
- Guitar
- Ronnie Eades
- Horn
- Scott Edwards
- Bass
- Dennis Farias
- Brass
- Venetta Fields
- Vocals (Background)
- Sammy Figueroa
- Percussion
- André Fischer
- Percussion, Conga, Drums
- Lisa Freeman Roberts
- Vocals (Background)
- Roy Galloway
- Vocals (Background)
- Gregg Geller
- Compilation Producer
- Jim Gilstrap
- Vocals (Background)
- Stacy Goss
- Horn
- Jay Graydon
- Guitar
- Rick Hall
- Producer
- Roger Hawkins
- Drums, ?, Cabasa, Tambourine
- David Hood
- Bass
- Brooks Hunnicutt
- Vocals (Background)
- Jimmy Johnson
- Guitar
- Virgil Jones
- Horn
- Edwin Kobylarz
- Keyboards
- Gerald Lee
- Strings
- Deborah Lindsey
- Vocals (Background)
- Stan Lucas
- Guitar, Arranger
- Candi Staton
- Producer, Main Performer
- Travis Wammack
- Guitar
- Michael Brecker
- Horn
- Victor Feldman
- Vibraphone
- Jay Hoggard
- Vibraphone
- Rick Kellis
- Brass
- Mike Lawrence
- Horn
- Howard Johnson
- Horn
















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