Roots of Soul: 1928-1962

In combining gospel's emotion and melodies with the sensuality and arrangements of rhythm and blues, Afro- American musicians created a universal language which shook the world. Soul was inseparable from the Civil Rights struggle and it spread like wildfire in intense performances from the fabulous artists who adopted this style. With the tremendous songs included in this magnificent album, Bruno Blum tells the story of Soul's origins, from Negro spirituals to R&B, in retracing the work of its precursors, from Ray Charles to Sam Cooke _ and including the first masterpieces from Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin or Marvin Gaye. Patrick FREMEAUX

Disc 1
1: Lord I Just Can't Keep from Crying - Blind Willie Johnson
2: Have Mercy On Me - The Reverend Benny Campbell
3: Rock My Soul - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
4: Do You Call That a Buddy - Louis Jordan
5: Basin Street Blues - Jack Teagarden & Louis Armstrong
6: Beams of Heaven - Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight
7: Every Little Doggie Has Its Day - Mabel Scott
8: Hard Luck Blues - Ray Brown
9: Lost in a Dream - Little Esther
10: Do Something for Me - Clyde Mcphatter/Dominoes
11: Jesus Gave Me Water - Sam Cooke/Soul Stirrers
12: Try a Little Tenderness - Little Miss Cornshucks
13: Have Mercy Baby - Clyde Mcphatter/Dominoes
14: Baby Let Me Hear You Call My Name - Ray Charles
15: Solitude - Billie Holiday
16: I Just Can't Keep for Crying Sometimes - Marie Knight
17: I'm Going to That City - Sister O.M. Terrel
18: Feel Like I Wanna Cry - Dinah Washington
19: You Can't Keep a Good Man Down - Jackie Wilson/Dominoes
20: Lucille - The Drifters
21: Until I Die - Hank Ballard
22: This May Be the Last Time - The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama
23: Oh Lord Stand By Me - The Southern Tones
24: It Must Be Jesus - Dinah Washington

Disc 2
1: I've Got a Woman - Ray Charles
2: Come Rain and Come Shine - Dinah Washington
3: There Is No Greater Love - Dinah Washington
4: I'm Just a Lonely Guy - Little Richard
5: Need Your Love So Bad - Little Willie John
6: Brown in My Own Tears - Ray Charles
7: Please Please Please - James Brown
8: Take My Hand Precious Lord - Mahalia Jackson
9: Take My Hand Precious Lord, Part One - Aretha Franklin
10: You Send Me - Sam Cooke
11: My Baby Just Cares for Me - Nina Simone
12: Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler/Impressions
13: Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
14: Bad Girl - Smokey Robinson
15: Blessed Are These Tears - Joe Tex
16: The Right Time - Ray Charles
17: That Certain Door - Snooks Eaglin
18: I've Been Wrong So Long - Bobby Blue Band
19: He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler
20: Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
21: Stand By Me - Ben E. King
22: A Fool in Love - Ike & Tina Turner
23: Are You Sure - Aretha Franklin
24: Shop Around - Smokey Robinson

Disc 3
1: Sinners Weep - Owen Gray
2: Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
3: Maybe I'm a Fool - Aretha Franklin
4: Down Now - B.B. King
5: Please Stay - The Drifters
6: Gypsy Woman - The Impressions
7: Do Re Mi - Lee Dorsey
8: Something's Got a Hold On Me - Etta James
9: Cry to Me - Solomon Burke
10: Dream Come True - The Temptations
11: You're Gonna Miss Me - Shirley Raymond
12: Ministrel and Queen - The Impressions
13: I Don't Care - James Brown
14: Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers
15: Shout Bamalama - Otis Redding
16: Mashed Potato U.S.A. - James Brown
17: I've Got Money - James Brown
18: Home in Your Heart - Solomon Burke
19: Stubborn Kind of Fellow - Marvin Gaye
20: Signed Sealed and Delivered - James Brown
21: Meet You On a Saturday - Bo Diddley
22: These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding
23: Grow Closer Together - The Impressions
24: I Found a Love - Wilson Pickett

Number of Discs: 3

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