NOW That's What I Call 60s Soul 4CD Deluxe CD

NOW Thats What I Call 60s Soul brings together 88 defining tracks from souls first golden decade, including hits from Motown, AtlanticStax, and a whole lot moreOut September 5thCD 1 opens with Aretha Franklins signature Respect, before The Supremes and Stevie Wonder light up the set with You Cant Hurry Love and Uptight Everythings Alright. Martha Reeves amp The Vandellas bring pure energy with Dancing In The Street, while Bob amp Earl deliver irresistible groove on Harlem Shuffle. Dionne Warwicks elegant Walk On By flows into the poignant beauty of Jimmy Ruffins What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted, and Marvin Gayes I Heard It Through The Grapevine remains one of the eras landmark hits. Motown favourites My Girl by The Temptations and Mary Wells My Guy sit alongside Dusty Springfields defining Son Of A Preacher Man. Marlena Shaws California Soul and The Delfonics Ready Or Not Here I Come Cant Hide From Love are up next ahead of soul gold from the Four Tops and The Isley Brothers, and funky soul from Sly amp The Family Stone and James Brown. Classic RampB from Wilson Pickett, Fontella Bass and Carla Thomas leads into two of the eras stunning ballads Smokey Robinson amp The Miracles with I Second That Emotion, and Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay from Otis Redding which signs off the first discCD 2 begins with two enduring classics Ben E. King with Stand By Me and Percy Sledge with When A Man Loves A Woman, which were both huge hits again in the late 80s. Next up, favourites from legendary groups including The Chiffons Sweet Talkin Guy, The Crystals Da Doo Ron Ron, and The Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman Motowns first U.S. 1, plus hits from The Drifters and The Ronettes. We celebrate with a stunning run of 60s originals that became enduring Northern Soul classics including Gloria Jones Tainted Love, Frank Wilsons Do I Love You Indeed I Do, R. Dean Taylors Theres A Ghost In My House, Tami Lynns Im Gonna Run Away From You, and Al Wilsons anthem The Snake plus Tobi Legend, Robert Knight, Barbara Randolph and Gladys Knight amp The Pips. Superb vocals from Brenda Holloway and Erma Franklin lead to the discs closers from Etta James with I Just Want To Make Love To You, and Nina Simones strident Aint Got No I Got Life.CD 3 kicks off with Ike amp Tina Turners towering River Deep Mountain High, followed by Wilson Picketts Land Of 1000 Dances and Arthur Conleys homage to Sweet Soul Music. The Contours Do You Love Me, Solomon Burkes Everybody Needs Somebody To Love , and Eddie Floyds Knock On Wood are singalong favourites, while Sam amp Daves Soul Man is another defining signature song. Dancepopsoul from The Elgins, Little Eva and The Toys are ahead of two stunning highlights The Delfonics with LaLa Means I Love You and Brook Benton with the contemporary classic Rainy Night In Georgia. More essential cuts that became Northern Soul favourites from Jr. Walker amp The All Stars, Barrett Strong, and Green Onions from Booker T. amp The Mgs ahead of cool 60s cuts from Bobby Hebb with Sunny, Sly amp The Family Stone and The 5th Dimension with Stoned Soul Picnic. Two more classics complete the disc Stay from Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs, and The Drifters with the evocative Summer feeling of Under The BoardwalkCD 4 closes the collection with a run of unforgettable moments and massive hits opening with The Supremes first 1 Baby Love, the Four Tops I Cant Help Myself Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch and The Temptations Get Ready, ahead of more peerless pop from allgirl groups The Ronettes with Be My Baby, The Crystals with Then He Kissed Me, and Hes So Fine from The Chiffons. Dionne Warwicks I Say A Little Prayer and Aretha Franklins undeniable You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman remain two of the eras most admired recordings. Otis Redding delivers the stunning Try A Little Tenderness, and Marvin Gaye amp Tammi Terrells heartfelt Youre All I Need To Get By is an alltime classic duet. A trio of wellcovered tracks is next Spanish Harlem, Everlasting Love and This Old Heart If Mine Is Weak For You, ahead of vocal groups The Velvelettes, Reparata amp The Delrons and The Marvelettes. Sophisticated jazzdrenched soul from Etta James At Last, and Dinah Washington Mad About The Boy, lead to the final three tracks all of them incredible James Browns Its A Mans Mans Mans World and The Tracks Of My Tears from Smokey Robinson amp The Miracles before this collection closes with the legendary Stevie Wonder and one of his greatest songs My Cherie Amour