Name: The Very Best of O.C. Smith
Brand: Taragon Records
SKU: 1051030
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The Very Best of O.C. Smith

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Album: The Very Best of O.C. Smith
#	Song Title	Time
1)	I'm Your Man
2)	That's Life
3)	Beyond the Next Hill
4)	Season, The
5)	Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp, The
6)	Main Street Mission
7)	Little Green Apples
8)	Isn't It Lonely Together
9)	Honey (I Miss You)
10)	Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife
11)	Daddy's Little Man
12)	Me and You
13)	Moody
14)	Primrose Lane
15)	Baby I Need Your Loving
16)	Downtown U.S.A.
17)	I've Been There
18)	Help Me Make It Through the Night
19)	Suddenly, It's All Tomorrow - (from "The Otto Preminger Film "Such Good Friends"")
20)	Don't Misunderstand - (from "The MGM Picture "Shaft's Big Score!"")
21)	La La Peace Song
22)	Together
23)	Simple Life

Album: The Very Best of O.C. Smith
#	Song Title	Time
1)	I'm Your Man
2)	That's Life
3)	Beyond the Next Hill
4)	Season, The
5)	Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp, The
6)	Main Street Mission
7)	Little Green Apples
8)	Isn't It Lonely Together
9)	Honey (I Miss You)
10)	Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife
11)	Daddy's Little Man
12)	Me and You
13)	Moody
14)	Primrose Lane
15)	Baby I Need Your Loving
16)	Downtown U.S.A.
17)	I've Been There
18)	Help Me Make It Through the Night
19)	Suddenly, It's All Tomorrow - (from "The Otto Preminger Film "Such Good Friends"")
20)	Don't Misunderstand - (from "The MGM Picture "Shaft's Big Score!"")
21)	La La Peace Song
22)	Together
23)	Simple Life

Performer Notes

Producers include: Allen Staton, Jack Gold, Jerry Fuller, Snuff Garrett, Thomas Shepard, Johnny Bristol.
Compilation producer: Eliot Goshman.
Recorded between 1965 & 1977. Includes liner notes by Colin Escott.
Audio Mixer: Eliot Goshman.
Liner Note Author: Colin Escott.
Recording information: 09/20/1965-??/??/1977.
Arrangers: Ernie Freeman Combo; Hidle Brown Barnum; John Guerin; Al Capps; Mort Garson; Torrie Zito.
The Very Best of O.C. Smith concentrates on the former Count Basie singer's R&B years spent with Columbia -- between the late '60s and early '70s -- including "Little Green Apples" (number two pop, 1968), "Baby I Need Your Loving" (number 30 black singles, 1970), "Daddy's Little Man" (number nine black singles, 1969), "Primrose Lane" (number four adult contemporary, 1970), "Help Me Make It Through the Night" (number 38 black singles, 1971), and "Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife" (number 25 black singles, 1969). At 23 tracks, it provides an extensive overview of the period being covered, including significant album cuts. The disc is the best Smith overview available, topping Collectables' Greatest Hits/Help Me Make It Through the Night combo. ~ Andy Kellman