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    Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)

    01/01/1991 | Atlantic / Wea 

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    All Music Guide Review

    This eight-CD set should be a part of any collection that presumes to take American music -- not just rock & roll or rhythm & blues -- seriously. Atlantic Records was one of dozens of independent labels started up after the war by neophyte executives and producers, but it was different from most of the others in that the guys who ran it were honest and genuinely loved music. Coupled with a lot of luck and some good judgment, the results trace a good chunk of the history of American music and popular culture. Disc one opens with cuts which slot in somewhere midway between jazz, bop, and "race" music (as the term was used then). Disc two is pure, distilled R&B, the stuff filling the airwaves of black radio and the jukeboxes in the "wrong" parts of town in 1952-54. Surprisingly, the material on Disc three, covering 1955-57, isn't very different in content or character from Disc two, despite the fact that it covers the period when white teenagers were starting to listen to and buy these records in large numbers. It's only with Disc four that one sees the consequences of the late '50s -- Ray Charles in his final days with the label, juxtaposed with the Drifters in their post-1958 incarnation and the start of the company's relationship with Stax/Volt Records. Disc six (1965-67) is practically a mini-tribute to Stax/Volt, filled with the best-known sides of Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, and Booker T. & the MG's. Discs seven and eight run from the late '60s and the heyday of Aretha Franklin to some great early-'70s soul, including Roberta Flack and the Spinners. The booklet, with a full sessionography and biographical notes on each artist, would be worth 20 bucks on its own. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

    Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box) Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 12
  • Tee-Nah-Nah
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for Tee-Nah-Nah from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 27 (2)
  • Ting-A-Ling
  • Clovers
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Ting-A-Ling from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 32 (2)
  • Good Lovin'
  • Clovers
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Good Lovin' from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 35 (2)
  • Honey Hush
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for Honey Hush from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 37 (2)
  • Money Honey
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Money Honey from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 38 (2)
  • Lovey Dovey
  • Clovers
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Lovey Dovey from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 39 (2)
  • Such a Night
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for Such a Night from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 41 (2)
  • White Christmas
  • 2:00
  • Sound Clip for White Christmas from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 42 (2)
  • Honey Love
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Honey Love from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 43 (2)
  • What' Cha Gonna Do
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for What' Cha Gonna Do from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 45 (2)
  • Sh-Boom
  • Chords [1]
  • 2:13
  • Sound Clip for Sh-Boom from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 47 (2)
  • Jam Up
  • Ridgley, Tommy
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Jam Up from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 58 (3)
  • Adorable
  • Drifters [US]
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Adorable from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 61 (3)
  • In Paradise
  • Cookies
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for In Paradise from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 63 (3)
  • Devil or Angel
  • Clovers
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Devil or Angel from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 74 (3)
  • Lucky Lips
  • Brown, Ruth
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Lucky Lips from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 80 (3)
  • Searchin'
  • Coasters
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Searchin' from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 81 (4)
  • Young Blood
  • Coasters
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for Young Blood from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 82 (4)
  • Mr. Lee
  • Bobbettes
  • 2:11
  • Sound Clip for Mr. Lee from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 87 (4)
  • Yakety Yak
  • Coasters
  • 1:49
  • Sound Clip for Yakety Yak from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 91 (4)
  • Charlie Brown
  • Coasters
  • 2:18
  • Sound Clip for Charlie Brown from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 96 (4)
  • Poison Ivy
  • Coasters
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Poison Ivy from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 106 (4)
  • Saved
  • Baker, LaVern
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Saved from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 108 (5)
  • Little Egypt
  • Coasters
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Little Egypt from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 109 (5)
  • Amor
  • King, Ben E.
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Amor from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 110 (5)
  • Last Night
  • Mar Keys
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Last Night from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 125 (5)
  • Mashed Potatoes
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Mashed Potatoes from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 129 (5)
  • Mercy Mercy
  • Covay, Don
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for Mercy Mercy from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 135 (6)
  • Teasin' You
  • Tee, Willie
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Teasin' You from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 141 (6)
  • See Saw
  • Covay, Don
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for See Saw from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 142 (6)
  • Respect
  • Redding, Otis
  • 2:05
  • Sound Clip for Respect from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)

  • Lyrics for Respect from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)

  • 147 (6)
  • Cool Jerk
  • Capitols
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Cool Jerk from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 157 (6)
  • Show Me
  • Tex, Joe
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Show Me from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 158 (6)
  • Tramp
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for Tramp from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 161 (6)
  • Soul Man
  • Sam & Dave
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Soul Man from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 164 (7)
  • Soul Finger
  • Bar Kays
  • 2:17
  • Sound Clip for Soul Finger from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 174 (7)
  • Think
  • Franklin, Aretha
  • 2:14
  • Sound Clip for Think from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 182 (7)
  • Compared to What
  • 8:31
  • Sound Clip for Compared to What from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 186 (8)
  • Groove Me
  • King Floyd
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Groove Me from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 193 (8)
  • You've Got a Friend
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for You've Got a Friend from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 197 (8)
  • Where Is the Love?
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Where Is the Love? from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 198 (8)
  • I'll Be Around
  • Spinners
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for I'll Be Around from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 201 (8)
  • Sideshow
  • Blue Magic
  • 4:08
  • Sound Clip for Sideshow from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • 202 (8)
  • Mighty Love
  • Spinners
  • 4:55
  • Sound Clip for Mighty Love from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)


  • Credits of Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Box)

    • Dave McRae
    • Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone)


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