【レーベル型番 / SOUL034】
新品輸入盤3CD-Rです。所謂ソウル・ミュージックが誕生以前の1927年より70年代までの歴史を網羅した大河コンピ三枚組！ソウルのルーツである戦前のブルーズやゴスペルの音源から、50年代、60年代、70年代の著名なソウル・スターたちの楽曲まで、幅広くコンパイル！豪華デジパック仕様/20Pブックレットが付属した歴史的パッケージです！
【収録曲目】
CD1
1.Sister Mary Nelson/Judgement
2.Blind Willie Johnson/Lord I Just Can't Keep From Cryin'
3.Bessie Smith/Moan, You Moaners
4.Mahalia Jackson/Oh, My Lord
5.Rev R V Gates/The Heart Of Mine
6.The Wright Brothers/Gospel Train
7.Ernestine B Washington/If I Could Just Make It In
8.Georgia Peach/I'm Waiting For Jesus
9.Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight/Beams Of Heaven
10.Professor J Earle Hines/How Sweet It Is
11.Sister Mathews/Stand By Me
12.Cora Martin/There's A Place
13.Jackson Gospel Singers/Heaven Bound Train
14.The Dominoes/Do Something For Me
15.Percy Mayfield/Please Send Me Someone To Love
16.Dorothy Love Coates/I'm Sealed
17.The Five Keys/Too Late Baby
18.Little Esther/I'll Be There
19.Little Miss Cornshucks/Try A Little Tenderness
20.Ray Charles/Misery In My Heart
21.Ruth Davis/When He Spoke
22.Bobby Bland/Crying All Night Long
23.The Davis Sisters/I'm Tired
24.Lloyd Price/Lawdy Miss Clawdy
25.The Soul Stirrers/Just Another Day
26.The "5" Royales/Baby Don't Do It
27.Alex Bradford/Too Close To Heaven
28.Billy Ward & The Dominoes/I'm Going To Move To The Outskirts
29.The Pilgrim Travelers/I've Got A New Home
CD2
1.Ray Charles/I've Got A Woman
2.The Caravans/The Angels Keep Watching
3.The Aladdins/Help Me
4.The Swan Silvertones/Jesus Brought Me / I Found Joy
5.Little Richard/Directly From My Heart
6.B.B. King/Ten Long Years
7.The Diablos/The Way You Dog Me Around
8.Linda Hopkins/I Can't
9.Bobby 'Blue' Bland/Farther Up The Road
10.The Ramblers/Don't You Know
11.The Soul Stirrers/Be With Me Jesus
12.Billy Gayles/Let's Call It A Day
13.Little Willie John/Fever
14.The Staple Singers/Uncloudy Day
15.James Brown/Hold My Baby's Hand
16.Judy Clay, Drinkard Singers/That's Enough
17.The "5" Royales/Tell The Truth
18.The Soul Seekers/Something's Got A Hold Of Me
19.Ray Charles/What'd I Say
20.Betty Everett/I'll Weep No More
21.The Highway QC's/Working On The Building
22.Sugar Pie De Santo/Going Back Where I Belong
23.Barrett Strong/Money
24.The Meditation Singers/My Soul Looks Back And Wonders
25.Ike & Tina Turner/I Idolize You
26.Jackie Wilson/Doggin' Around
27.The Drapers/Baby, One More Time
28.Mable John/Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That
29.Al "TNT" Braggs/Cigarettes And Coffee
CD3
1.The Sims Twins/Soothe Me
2.Etta James/Don't Cry Baby
3.Johnny & Jackey/Someday We'll Be Together
4.Ernie K-Doe/Waiting At The Station
5.Nina Simone/Gin House Blues
6.Johnny 'Guitar' Watson/Sweet Lovin' Mama
7.Mitty Collier/I Got To Get Away From It All
8.Prince La La/She Put The Hurt On Me
9.Johnny Adams/A Losing Battle
10.Earl King/Trick Bag
11.Brenda Holloway/Every Little Bit Hurts
12.Chris Kenner/Land Of 1,000 Dances
13.Jerry Butler/Make It Easy On Yourself
14.Della Reese/Ninety Nine & A Half Won't Do
15.Paul Walters/She Put Me Down
16.Esther Phillips/No Headstone On My Grave
17.Hightower Brothers/Seat In The Kingdom
18.The Contours/It Must Be Love
19.James Brown/I'll Go Crazy
20.The Four Rivers/Sooner Or Later
21.The Impressions/I'm The One Who Loves You
22.Little Milton/Losing Hand
23.The Falcons/I Found A Love
24.Marvin Gaye/Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
25.Sam Cooke/Bring It On Home To Me
26.The Miracles/You've Really Got A Hold On Me
27.Solomon Burke/If You Need Me
28.Tami Lynn/Mojo Hanna
29.Bobby Parker/It's Too Late Darling