VA - Soul Brothers and Blues Sisters (2013)

In most cases, the men featured here were described as soul singers, while their female counterparts tend to wear a jazz or blues label. But as your ears will tell you, it's all about the magic in the grooves. There are artists here whose fame will live forever like James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Sam Cooke and Otis Redding and others whose fame remains confined to enthusiasts. Turn up the volume and celebrate with the first generation of soul brothers and blues sisters characters who brought black music to the mainstream and blazed a trail so many have since followed to our great benefit.

Tracklist:

CD 1

01. James Brown & The Famous Flames - Good Good Lovin' (2:16)
02. Esther Phillips - Just Out Of Reach (3:07)
03. Sam Cooke - Wonderful World (2:07)
04. Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy (2:48)
05. Brook Benton - It's Just A Matter Of Time (2:28)
06. Nina Simone - I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl (2:31)
07. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Bad Girl (2:42)
08. Etta James - W-O-M-A-N (2:46)
09. Otis Redding - That's What My Heart Needs (2:37)
10. Billie Holiday - Baby, I Don't Cry over You (3:10)
11. Sam and Dave - I Need Love (2:24)
12. Ruth Brown - It's Love Baby (24 Hours a Day) (2:43)
13. Wilson Pickett - If You Need Me (2:37)
14. LaVern Baker - Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) (3:09)
15. Marvin Gaye - Taking My Time (2:30)
16. Eartha Kitt - Friendless Blues (2:49)
17. Jimmy Ruffin - Don't Feel Sorry For Me (2:24)
18. Big Maybelle - Ain't to Be Played with (2:31)
19. Jackie Wilson - A Woman, a Lover, a Friend (2:38)
20. Big Mama Thornton - I Smell a Rat (2:40)
21. Little Anthony & The Imperials - Tears On My Pillow (2:12)
22. Dakota Staton - I'm Left with Blues in My Heart (2:56)
23. Marv Johnson - Come to Me (2:19)
24. Sarah Vaughan - Lover Man (3:15)
25. Stevie Wonder - Contract On Love (2:14)

CD 2

01. Jerry Butler & The Impressions - For Your Precious Love (2:45)
02. Nina Simone - Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do (4:40)
03. Curtis Mayfield - Gypsy Woman (2:21)
04. Sarah Vaughan - Round Midnight (3:36)
05. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Mighty Good Lovin' (2:37)
06. Etta James - Waiting For Charlie (To Come Home) (2:08)
07. James Brown - Night Train (3:32)
08. Esther Phillips - Aged and Mellow Blues (2:45)
09. Jackie Wilson - Talk That Talk (2:17)
10. Dinah Washington - Drinking Again (3:30)
11. Sam Cooke - Sad Mood (2:40)
12. Mabel Scott - No More Cryin' Blues (3:12)
13. Lamont Dozier - Dearest One (2:07)
14. LaVern Baker - Back Water Blues (4:41)
15. Otis Redding - Hey Hey Baby (2:47)
16. Ruth Brown - R.B. Blues (2:39)
17. Sam & Dave - No More Pain (2:27)
18. Dakota Staton - Moon Ray (2:42)
19. Marvin Gaye - Wherever I lay my Hat That's my Home (2:14)
20. Lena Horne - Hesitating Blues (3:03)
21. Joe Tex - Meet Me in Church (2:19)
22. Odetta - How Long Blues (2:10)
23. Brook Benton - Revenge (2:17)
24. Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (2:59)
25. The Temptations - Paradise (2:49)