Name: The Best of the Bar-Kays
Brand: Stax
SKU: 123299
Price: 16.37 USD
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The Best of the Bar-Kays

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Album: The Best of the Bar-Kays
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Son Of Shaft Album Version	More Info...	3:25
2)	Montego Bay	More Info...	2:44
3)	Humpin' Album Version	More Info...	2:44
4)	Sang And Dance Album Version	More Info...	2:58
5)	Midnight Cowboy Album Version	More Info...	2:49
6)	A. J. The Housefly Album Version	More Info...	2:39
7)	In The Hole Album Version	More Info...	2:55
8)	Holy Ghost Album Version	More Info...	8:31
9)	I Thank You Album Version	More Info...	3:33
10)	Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music) Part 1	More Info...	2:55
11)	Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music) Album Version - Part II	More Info...	2:22
12)	Copy Cat Album Version	More Info...	2:22
13)	Memphis Sunrise Album Version	More Info...	3:25

Album: The Best of the Bar-Kays
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Son Of Shaft Album Version	More Info...	3:25
2)	Montego Bay	More Info...	2:44
3)	Humpin' Album Version	More Info...	2:44
4)	Sang And Dance Album Version	More Info...	2:58
5)	Midnight Cowboy Album Version	More Info...	2:49
6)	A. J. The Housefly Album Version	More Info...	2:39
7)	In The Hole Album Version	More Info...	2:55
8)	Holy Ghost Album Version	More Info...	8:31
9)	I Thank You Album Version	More Info...	3:33
10)	Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music) Part 1	More Info...	2:55
11)	Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music) Album Version - Part II	More Info...	2:22
12)	Copy Cat Album Version	More Info...	2:22
13)	Memphis Sunrise Album Version	More Info...	3:25

Performer Notes

Bar-Kays: Larry "D" Dodson (vocals, harmonica); Sherman Guy (vocals, percussion); Charles "Scoop" Allen (guitar, trumpet, percussion); Lloyd "Luscious Lloyd" Smith (guitar); Harvey "Joe" Henderson (flute, tenor saxophone, percussion); Frank "Captain Disaster" Thompson (trombone, percussion); Winston "Winnie" Stewart (keyboards, synthesizer); James "Knuck" Alexander (bass); Michael "Buckboard" Beard (drums, percussion).
Producers: R.J. "The Wiz", Trevor Gale, Allen Jones, Allen Jones.
Compilation producer: Leo Sacks.
Includes liner notes by Ron Wynn.
Recording information: 1968-1975.
The Bar-Kays' music derives its groovability from a hard driving backbeat, tight horn riffs, and the band's overall hypnotic feel. Every song on THE BEST OF BAR-KAYS is as infectious as it is catchy. This is get-down-on-the-dance-floor music from the very first note to the last.
Songs such as "Shake Your Rump to the Funk," "I'll Dance," "Move Your Boogie Body" and "Freakshow on the Dance Floor" are pretty self-explanatory; these are party tunes from the bygone 1970s, but they resonate even now because of the band's contagious grooves and skillful musicianship. The perfect CD for anybody interested in authentic funk/soul music, THE BEST OF BAR-KAYS is veritable boogie feast.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (5/28/93, p.65) - "...shows how the group accommodated the disco beat without loosening their rhythms..." - Rating: B+