VA - Super Soul Sisters (2016)

This fabulous 3CD set is packed with music from a time when artists, writers and producers made records which displayed the sort of raw originality and invention that many think is missing from music today. These women would go on to enjoy variable degrees of success, but it is fascinating to hear these examples of their earlier work. Enjoy this superb compilation including Barbara Lynn, Baby Washington and Ramona King.

TRACKLIST

CD 1

01. I ll Have To Let Him Go - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (2:48)
02. Your Love Is Important To Me - Betty Everett (3:05)
03. Tear After Tear - Patti LaBelle & The Bluebells (2:39)
04. You ll Lose A Good Thing - Barbara Lynn (2:23)
05. Your Love - Claudine Clark (2:34)
06. Every Beat Of My Heart - Gladys Knight & The Pips (2:02)
07. If I Knew - Yvonne Fair & The James Brown Band (2:26)
08. Don t Let Her Take My Baby - Mitty Collier (2:19)
09. I Know (You Don t Love Me No More) - Barbara George (2:23)
10. It s Raining - Irma Thomas (2:04)
11. Castle In The Sky - Gerri Granger (2:32)
12. He Who Laughs Last - Freda Payne (2:05)
13. A Handful Of Memories - Baby Washington (2:21)
14. My Little Angel - Johnnie Mae Matthews (2:59)
15. Promise Me Anything - Maxine Brown (2:38)
16. Little Bit Of Lovin - Gigi (2:43)
17. Love s Burning Fire - Beverly Ann Gibson (3:01)
18. Time Out For Tears - Annie Laurie (2:52)
19. How Come - Birdie Green (2:04)
20. Trouble In Mind - Aretha Franklin (2:13)

CD 2

01. Letter Full Of Tears - Gladys Knight & The Pips (2:46)
02. Hush Heart - Baby Washington (2:13)
03. You Better Come Home - Varetta Dillard (2:30)
04. I Done Got Over It - Irma Thomas (2:52)
05. Just For A Thrill - Aretha Franklin (2:30)
06. River Of Salt - Ketty Lester (1:46)
07. Bad Boy - Fontella Bass (2:11)
08. You re Driving Me Crazy - Dorothy Berry (2:12)
09. Hey Fool - Brenda Holloway (2:20)
10. Tremblin - Birdie Green (2:29)
11. Freddy Blue Eyes - Claudine Clark (2:25)
12. My Life - Maxine Brown (2:15)
13. Take All Of My Life - Carrie Grant & The Grandeurs (2:15)
14. Who Wouldn t Love A Man Like That - Mable John (2:52)
15. My Baby Won t Come Back - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (2:23)
16. Give Our Love A Chance - Ada Ray (2:19)
17. What s Wrong With Me - Gerri Granger (2:07)
18. Don t Ask Me No Question - Barbara George (2:37)
19. The Headshrinker - Johnnie Mae Matthews (2:37)
20. Second Fiddle Girl - Barbara Lynn (1:59)

CD 3

01. We Need Them - Barbara English (2:15)
02. Echo - Brenda Holloway (2:27)
03. You Don t Have To Be A Tower Of Strength - Gloria Lynne (2:14)
04. My Man, He s A Lovin Man - Betty Lavett (2:39)
05. Don t Feel Rained On - Esther Phillips (2:03)
06. I Sold My Heart To The Junkman - Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles (2:25)
07. Looking For A Man - Mable John (2:20)
08. Cry On - Irma Thomas (2:21)
09. I Found You - Yvonne Fair & The James Brown Band (2:27)
10. Operator - Gladys Knight & The Pips (2:13)
11. The Time - Baby Washington (2:12)
12. Foxy - Claudine Clark (2:24)
13. If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) - Maxine Brown (1:55)
14. Tide Of Love - Miss Lavelle (2:41)
15. Lonely Heartaches - Barbara Lynn (2:00)
16. First Love - Baby Lena Calhoun (2:08)
17. It s Nobody s Fault - Christine Kittrell (1:47)
18. Don t Wait Too Long - Erma Franklin (2:19)
19. Soul-Mate - Ramona King (2:01)
20. (Desafinado) Slightly Out Of Tune - Freda Payne (2:32)