VA - Atlantic Soul 1959-1975 (2007)

Way back in 1985, before the CD revolution truly kicked in, Atlantic released the monumental archival project Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974, a seven-volume set of double-albums chronicling the label's crucial role in the development of R&B and soul. Over the course of that set (later condensed to eight CDs) it was possible to hear the music develop from blues into a soul – an impressive feat as a sheer compilation, one that is even more stunning when it's considered that it all came from one label and its subsidiaries. Atlantic Rhythm & Blues did the job so well that the 2007s set Atlantic Soul: 1959-1975 can't help but pale a little in comparison, as it lacks both the scope and historical heft of its predecessor.

Track List:

CD1:
1. Ray Charles - Come Rain Or Come Shine
2. LaVern Baker, Jimmy Ricks - You're the Boss
3. Ben E. King - On the Horizon
4. The Isley Brothers - Your Old Lady
5. The Ikettes - I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
6. Jimmy Ricks & the Raves - Daddy Rollin' Stone
7. The Falcons - Darling
8. Solomon Burke - Stupidity
9. Betty LaVett - My Man - He's a Lovin' Man
10. The Falcons - Take This Love I've Got
11. Doris Troy - Just One Look
12. The Ohio Untouchables - Love Is Amazing
13. Nat Kendricks & The Swans - (Do the) Mashed Potatoes
14. Solomon Burke - He'll Have To Go
15. The Vibrations - My Girl Sloopy
16. The Ohio Untouchables - I'm Tired
17. Esther Phillips - Mojo Hannah
18. Mack Rice - Baby I'm Coming Home
19. Wilson Pickett - I'm Gonna Cry
20. Carla Thomas - I've Got No Time To Lose

CD2:
1. Don Covay - Come See About Me
2. Jo Ann & Troy - I Found a Love Oh What a Love
3. Tami Lynn - I'm Gonna Run Away From You
4. Esther Phillips - Some Things You Never Get Used To
5. Tommy Hunt - I Don't Want To Lose You
6. Willie Tee - Thank You John
7. The Coasters - Let's Go Get Stoned
8. Esther Phillips - Let Me Know When It's Over
9. The Isley Brothers - Have You Ever Been Disappointed
10. Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles - Groovy Kind Of Love
11. Mary Wells - Dear Lover
12. Don Covay - Sookie Sookie
13. Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles - Over the Rainbow
14. Ben E. King - Where's the Girl
15. Don Covay & The Goodtimers - Iron Out the Rough Spots
16. Barbara Lewis - Make Me Belong To You
17. Soul Brothers Six - Some Kind Of Wonderful
18. The Sweet Inspirations - Why (Am I Treated So Bad)
19. Billy Vera & Judy Clay - Storybook Children
20. Jimmy Hughes - It Ain't What You Got
21. Aretha Franklin - A Change Is Gonna Come

CD3:
1. Harvey Scales & the Seven Sounds - Get Down
2. Clarence Carter - Looking For a Fox
3. Soul Brothers Six - What Can You Do When You Ain't Got Nobody
4. Alvin Robinson - Baby Don't You Do It
5. Wilson Pickett - I Found a True Love
6. Solomon Burke - I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free)
7. Wilson Pickett - I've Come a Long Way
8. Aretha Franklin - My Song
9. Otis Redding - Hard To Handle
10. Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer
11. Clarence Carter - Too Weak To Fight
12. Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar
13. The Dynamics - Ice Cream Song
14. C & The Shells - You Are the Circus
15. The Sweet Inspirations - Crying In the Rain
16. Percy Sledge - Kind Woman
17. Baby Washington - I Don't Know
18. Billy Vera - Reaching For the Moon
19. Walter Jackson - Anyway That You Want Me
20. Judy Clay - Greatest Love
21. Baby Washington - Don't Let Me Lose This Dream

CD4:
1. Judy Clay - Sister Pitiful
2. Baby Washington - Breakfast In Bed
3. The Sweet Inspirations - (Gotta Find) A Brand New Lover
4. Interdenominational Youth Choir Of Washington, D.C. & Maryland - God Gave Me a Song
5. The Sweet Inspirations - That's the Way My Baby Is
6. Jackie Moore - Precious, Precious
7. King Floyd - Groove Me
8. Garland Green - Plain And Simple Girl
9. James Carr - Hold On
10. The Persuaders - Thin Line Between Love And Hate
11. Donny Hathaway - A Song For You
12. Howard Tate - She's a Burgler
13. Bettye Swann - Victim Of a Foolish Heart
14. Howard Tate - You Don't Know Nothing About Love
15. Donny Hathaway - Giving Up
16. Spinners - How Could I Let You Get Away
17. The Valentinos - I Can Understand It
18. The Persuaders - Some Guys Have All the Luck
19. Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone
20. The Trammps - Hooked For Life