VA - Atlantic Soul Legends : 20 Original Albums From the Iconic Atlantic Label [20CD Box Set] (2012)

20 original albums recorded beetween 1959 and 1975 on the legendary soul label Atlantic, including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Solomon Burke‘s masterpieces, the classic Stax/Volt recordings by Booker T. & The M.G.’s, Rufus Thomas, Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd and Ben E. King, Percy Sledge, Don Covay and Donny Hathaway’s legendary LPs. Also includes material previously unreleased on CD, such as Sam Dee's classic The Show Must Go On.
Started by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson in 1947, Atlantic Records (and its subsidiaries Stax, Atco, and Volt) was indispensable in the rise of soul music. What kind of world would it be without Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Otis Redding, all of whom did their best work while under the Atlantic umbrella? This 20-disc box collects 20 of the albums released by Atlantic (and the Stax, Volt, and Atco imprints) between 1959 and 1975, and while it includes obvious ones like Ray Charles' What'd I Say (1959) and Booker T. & the M.G.'s' Green Onions (1962), it also includes lesser-known gems like Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers' Doin' What We Wanna (1971) and Sam Dees' The Show Must Go On (1975), which is the real strength of this wonderful box. This is only a tip of the iceberg in the Atlantic soul catalog, though, so very rich is that legacy.

Tracklist ::::
CD1: Ray Charles - What'd I Say
1-1 What'd I Say 5:10
1-2 Jumpin' In The Mornin' 2:46
1-3 You Be My Baby 2:29
1-4 Tell Me How Do You Feel 2:38
1-5 What Kind Of Man Are You 2:57
1-6 Rockhouse 3:54
1-7 Roll With My Baby 2:35
1-8 Tell All The World About You 2:02
1-9 My Bonnie 2:48
1-10 That's Enough 2:53

CD2: Booker T. & The M.G.s - Green Onions
2-1 Green Onions 2:45
2-2 Rinky-Dink 2:39
2-3 I Got A Woman 3:32
2-4 Mo' Onions 2:50
2-5 Twist And Shout 2:09
2-6 Behave Yourself 3:45
2-7 Stranger On The Shore 2:18
2-8 Lonely Avenue 3:25
2-9 One Who Really Loves You 2:22
2-10 I Can't Sit Down 2:46
2-11 A Woman, A Lover, A Friend 3:15
2-12 Comin' Home Baby 3:09

CD3: Ben E. King - Don't Play That Song!
3-1 Don't Play That Song (You Lied) 2:38
3-2 Ecstasy 2:26
3-3 On The Horizon 2:18
3-4 Show Me The Way 2:12
3-5 Here Comes The Night 2:15
3-6 First Taste Of Love 2:17
3-7 Stand By Me 2:44
3-8 Yes 2:55
3-9 Young Boy Blues 2:24
3-10 The Hermit Of Misty Mountain 2:18
3-11 I Promise Love 2:01
3-12 Brace Yourself 2:03

CD4: Solomon Burke - If You Need Me
4-1 If You Need Me 2:30
4-2 Words 2:23
4-3 Stupidity 1:56
4-4 Go On Back To Him 2:58
4-5 I Said I Was Sorry 2:29
4-6 It's All Right 2:27
4-7 Home In Your Heart 2:07
4-8 I Really Don't Want To Know 2:58
4-9 You Can Make It If You Try 2:36
4-10 Send Me Some Loving 2:21
4-11 This Little Ring 2:32
4-12 Tonight My Heart She Is Crying 2:18

CD5: Rufus Thomas - Walking The Dog
5-1 The Dog 2:33
5-2 Mashed Potatoes 2:16
5-3 Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo 2:30
5-4 You Said 2:30
5-5 Boom Boom 2:42
5-6 It's Aw'Rite 2:45
5-7 Walking The Dog 2:30
5-8 Ya Ya 2:10
5-9 Land Of A 1,000 Dances 2:32
5-10 Can Your Monkey Do The Dog 1:53
5-11 Cause I Love You 2:45
5-12 I Want To Be Loved 2:32

CD6: The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk
6-1 Under The Boardwalk 2:40
6-2 One Way Love 2:23
6-3 On Broadway 3:05
6-4 Didn't It 1:49
6-5 I Feel Good All Over 2:08
6-6 Vaya Con Dios 2:15
6-7 Up On The Roof 2:34
6-8 Rat Race 2:10
6-9 In The Land Of Make Believe 2:32
6-10 If You Don't Come Back 2:40
6-11 Let The Music Play 2:34
6-12 I'll Take You Home 2:41

CD7: Don Covay & The Goodtimers - Mercy!
7-1 Mercy, Mercy 2:21
7-2 I'll Be Satisfied 3:15
7-3 Come On In 2:20
7-4 Can't Stay Away 2:48
7-5 Can't Fight It Baby 2:51
7-6 You're Good For Me 3:29
7-7 Take This Hurt Off Me 2:27
7-8 Daddy Loves Baby 2:21
7-9 Come See About Me 3:21
7-10 You Must Believe In Me 2:35
7-11 Please Don't Let Me Know 2:20
7-12 Just Because 3:23

CD8: Otis Redding - Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul
8-1 Ole Man Trouble 2:35
8-2 Respect 2:03
8-3 Change Is Gonna Come 4:13
8-4 Down In The Valley 2:55
8-5 I've Been Loving You Too Long 2:53
8-6 Shake 2:38
8-7 My Girl 2:53
8-8 Wonderful World 3:09
8-9 Rock Me Baby 3:22
8-10 Satisfaction 2:43
8-11 You Don't Miss Your Water 2:49

CD9: Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour
9-1 In The Midnight Hour 2:30
9-2 Teardrops Will Fall 2:27
9-3 Take A Little Love 2:18
9-4 For Better Or Worse 2:45
9-5 I Found A Love 2:25
9-6 That's A Man's Way 2:19
9-7 I'm Gonna Cry 2:19
9-8 Don't Fight It 2:30
9-9 Take This Love I've Got 2:12
9-10 Come Home Baby 2:34
9-11 I'm Not Tired 2:45
9-12 Let's Kiss And Make Up 2:30

CD10: Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
10-1 When A Man Loves A Woman 2:55
10-2 My Adorable One 2:42
10-3 Put A Little Lovin' On Me 2:43
10-4 Love Me All The Way 2:30
10-5 When She Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters) 2:32
10-6 You're Pouring Water On A Drowning Man 2:22
10-7 Thief In The Night 2:27
10-8 You Fooled Me 2:34
10-9 Love Makes The World Go Round 2:40
10-10 Success 3:00
10-11 Love Me Like You Mean It 2:26

CD11: Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Comin'
11-1 Hold On, I'm Comin' 2:30
11-2 If You Got The Loving 2:30
11-3 I Take What I Want 2:35
11-4 Ease Me 2:25
11-5 I Got Everything I Need 2:53
11-6 Don't Make It So Hard On Me 2:45
11-7 It's A Wonder 2:38
11-8 Don't Help Me Out 2:55
11-9 Just Me 2:35
11-10 You Got It Made 2:30
11-11 You Don't Know Like I Know 2:36
11-12 Blame Me (Don't Blame My Heart) 2:18

CD12: Bar-Kays - Soul Finger
12-1 Soul Finger 2:18
12-2 Knucklehead 2:25
12-3 With A Child's Heart 2:56
12-4 Bar-Kays Boogaloo 2:16
12-5 Theme From Hell's Angels 2:46
12-6 You Can't Sit Down 3:05
12-7 House Shoes 2:45
12-8 Pearl High 2:32
12-9 I Want Someone 3:08
12-10 Hole In The Wall 2:31
12-11 Don't Do That 2:47

CD13: Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood
13-1 Knock On Wood 2:55
13-2 Something You Got 2:54
13-3 But It's Alright 2:48
13-4 I Stand Accused 3:17
13-5 If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody 2:45
13-6 I Don't Want To Cry 2:45
13-7 Raise Your Hand 2:20
13-8 Got To Make A Comeback 2:35
13-9 634-5789 3:04
13-10 I've Just Been Feeling Bad 2:35
13-11 High-Heel Sneakers 2:35
13-12 Warm And Tender Love 3:30

CD14: Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music
14-1 Sweet Soul Music 2:20
14-2 Take Me (Just As I Am) 2:58
14-3 Who's Foolin' Who 2:28
14-4 There's A Place For Us 2:45
14-5 I Can't Stop (No, No, No) 2:25
14-6 Wholesale Love 2:16
14-7 I'm A Lonely Stranger 2:45
14-8 I'm Gonna Forget About You 2:10
14-9 Let Nothing Separate Us 3:04
14-10 Where You Lead Me 2:25

CD15: William Bell - The Soul Of A Bell
15-1 Everybody Loves A Winner 2:49
15-2 You Don't Miss Your Water 2:40
15-3 Do Right Woman–Do Right Man 3:10
15-4 I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) 3:24
15-5 Nothing Takes The Place Of You 3:25
15-6 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye 3:36
15-7 Eloise (Hang On In There) 2:40
15-8 Any Other Way 2:42
15-9 It's Happening All Over 2:33
15-10 Never Like This Before 2:48
15-11 You're Such A Sweet Thang 2:25

CD16: Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
16-1 Chain Of Fools 2:45
16-2 Money Won't Change You 2:02
16-3 People Get Ready 3:35
16-4 Niki Hoeky 2:33
16-5 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 2:37
16-6 Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby) 2:18
16-7 Good To Me As I Am To You 3:25
16-8 Come Back Baby 2:29
16-9 Groovin' 2:45
16-10 Ain't No Way 4:12

CD17: Donny Hathaway - Everything Is Everything
17-1 Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything) 3:28
17-2 Je Vous Aime (I Love You) 3:31
17-3 I Believe To My Soul 3:51
17-4 Misty 3:37
17-5 Sugar Lee 4:03
17-6 Tryin' Times 3:13
17-7 Thank You Master (For My Soul) 5:50
17-8 The Ghetto 6:57
17-9 To Be Young, Gifted And Black 6:45

CD18: Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers - Doin' What We Wanna
18-1 Hey Jude 7:55
18-2 Sham Time 4:39
18-3 Theme From Electric Surfboard 7:29
18-4 Right On 4:39
18-5 Dream Bossa Nova 3:29
18-6 Doin' What I Wanna 4:04
18-7 C.W. 4:51

CD19: Howard Tate - Howard Tate
19-1 She's A Burglar 2:44
19-2 8 Days On The Road 2:39
19-3 You Don't Know Nothing About Love 2:33
19-4 When I Was A Young Man 2:21
19-5 Girl Of The North Country 3:42
19-6 Where Did My Baby Go 2:25
19-7 Keep Cool (Don't Be A Fool) 2:45
19-8 Jemima Surrender 2:29
19-9 Strugglin' 2:35
19-10 It's Heavy 3:14
19-11 It's Your Move 3:40
19-12 The Bitter End 2:44

CD20: Sam Dees - The Show Must Go On
20-1 Child Of The Streets 6:15
20-2 The Show Must Go On 3:25
20-3 Come Back Strong 3:03
20-4 Just Out Of My Reach 3:39
20-5 Claim Jumpin' 2:50
20-6 Troubled Child 3:42
20-7 What's It Gonna Be 4:45
20-8 Worn Out Broken Heart 3:19
20-9 Good Guys 3:17
20-10 So Tied Up 3:49

Thanks to Original Re-leaser.