Name: Best Soul Album in the World
Brand: Virgin
SKU: 835760
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Best Soul Album in the World

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Album: Best Soul Album in the World
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
2)	People Get Ready - The Impressions
3)	Rainy Night in Georgia - Randy Crawford
4)	Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
5)	Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
6)	My Girl - The Temptations
7)	I Can't Stand the Rain - Ann Peebles
8)	Soul Man - Sam & Dave
9)	Woman to Woman - Shirley Brown
10)	Woman's Gotta Have It - Bobby Womack
11)	Nightshift - Commodores
12)	Hangin' on a String (Contemplating) - Loose Ends
13)	Piece of My Heart - Erma Franklin
14)	Tired of Being Alone - Al Green
15)	Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) - Freddie Jackson (edit)
16)	Something Beautiful Remains - Tina Turner
17)	Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic - Isaac Hayes (edit)

Album: Best Soul Album in the World
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
2)	People Get Ready - The Impressions
3)	Rainy Night in Georgia - Randy Crawford
4)	Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
5)	Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
6)	My Girl - The Temptations
7)	I Can't Stand the Rain - Ann Peebles
8)	Soul Man - Sam & Dave
9)	Woman to Woman - Shirley Brown
10)	Woman's Gotta Have It - Bobby Womack
11)	Nightshift - Commodores
12)	Hangin' on a String (Contemplating) - Loose Ends
13)	Piece of My Heart - Erma Franklin
14)	Tired of Being Alone - Al Green
15)	Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) - Freddie Jackson (edit)
16)	Something Beautiful Remains - Tina Turner
17)	Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic - Isaac Hayes (edit)

Performer Notes

This is part of Virgin's Best...Ever series.
It's hard to agree with a title like The Best Soul Album in the World...Ever -- too much hyperbole for most tastes -- but it's hard to disagree with the music. The compilers have decided to focus on smooth and funky '70s soul instead of the gritty, deep soul of the '60s. When they dip back into the '60s, it's for the uptown groove of the Impressions' "People Get Ready" and the Temptations' "My Girl," and when they move to the '80s, as with the Commodores' "Nightshift" and Freddie Jackson's "Rock Me Tonight," the songs are merely outgrowths of '70s smoothness. OK, Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" breaks the rules somewhat, but most of the album is silky and funky. As long as you know that going in, you won't have any complaints with this tremendously entertaining 17-song compilation. Any album that contains such classics as "Let's Get It On," "Respect Yourself," "Me and Mrs. Jones," "I Can't Stand the Rain," "Woman's Gotta Have It" and "Tired of Being Alone" is certainly enjoyable, and the record is made more entertaining by a handful of oddball inclusions, such as Isaac Hayes' "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic." Any way you look at it, The Best Soul Album in the World...Ever is a guaranteed good time -- even if it may not live up to the promise of its title. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine