The Birth of the Beat! 1954-1963

'The Birth of the Beat!' brings you 64 tracks that not only accompanied the dance crazes of the time, but also the essential elements of a strong bass riff, four-to-the-floor beat, and blasting horns that inspired a whole raft of people from the tight choreography of the Temptations to the improvised moves of the dancers in the soul clubs of the Midlands and north of England.

Disc 1
1: Mambo - Joe Houston
2: In Paradise - The Cookies
3: Senorita, I Love You - The Impressions
4: Do You Know (Everything About Love) - Donoman & The Skylarks
5: Irresistible You - The Bobby Peterson Quartet
6: Nervous - The Fabulous Playboys
7: Let the Show Begin - J.J. Jackson and The Jackaels
8: One of These Days - David Ruffin
9: The Birds Is Coming - Louis 'Blues Boy' Jones
10: Stolen Love - Miss La-Vell
11: So Good - Ruben Fort
12: Fever - Bobby Freeman
13: Pot Luck - Don & Juan
14: Instant Love - The Fabulous Denos
15: Stop Running Around - Gladys Knight and The Pips
16: So Disappointing - Johnny & Jackey
17: Tears On My Face - Junior Lewis
18: I Don't Know About You - Lloyd Nolan
19: Boyswalking On - The Royal Play
20: Big Joe Moe - Singin' Sammy Ward
21: Come On and Tell Her - Benny Freeman
22: Here I Am - Billy Guy
23: Roach Stomp - Gene & Wendell with The Sweethearts
24: You're Going to Miss Me (When I'm Gone) - Chuck Bradford
25: Do You Love - Clydie King & Mel Carterwho
26: Help Yourself - Diamond Joe
27: Baby I'm Wise - Eddie Bo
28: Twin Brother - Eddie Holland
29: Undivided Love - Eskew Reeder
30: Sixteen Tons - Eugene Church
31: Ain't That Funny - Gerri Granger
32: One Day Girl - Various Artists

Disc 2
1: Come Summer - Harold Curington
2: If It Wasn't for Pride - Jimmy Dee & His Universals
3: She Belongs to Me - Jimmy Philips
4: I'm Movin' On - Johnny Nash
5: Dearest One - Lamont Dozier
6: My Baby Has Gone - Little Miss Jessie with Benny Sharp
7: Another Man - Maxine Davis
8: No Love (Like My Love) - McKinley Mitchell
9: I Won't Come Crawling Back - Melvin Davis
10: What a Thrill! - Millie Foster
11: The Broken Hip - The Olympics
12: I Said No - Pat Clayton
13: Keep On Lovin' You - Pistol
14: Listen My Children and You Shall Hear - The Quotations
15: Soul Mate - Ramona King
16: Nobody But Me - Sam Chatmon & The Sparks
17: From Friday Evening Til Saturday Nite - Sam Reese
18: Putty (In Your Hands) - The Shirelles
19: (You're My) Leading Lady - Tommy Frontera
20: Love Must Be Taboo - Tony Clarke
21: Rise Up and Walk - Troy Dodds
22: I'm Looking for My Baby - Eddie Sull
23: Noble the Bargain Man - Maurice & The Radiants
24: Fell By the Wayside - Pat Powdrill
25: Sooner Or Later - Clarence Reed & The Delmiros
26: I've Had It - Robin Rice
27: Wanted - Larose Phillips
28: All of My Love - Ringleaders
29: Good Gracious Baby - Sharon Robins
30: I Wanna Dance - Salvadors
31: Have No Teardrops - Lorece Thompson & The Largos
32: My Fault - Passionettes

Number of Discs: 1

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