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Jackie Wilson earned the nickname InchMr ExcitementInch for his performances as one of the most dynamic and electrifying soul singers of the '50s and '60s, with an extraordinary four-octave vocal range and an ability to deliver up-tempo rockers and dramatic semi-operatic ballads with equal credibility and panache. He made his first solo records in 1953 under the name Sonny Wilson for Dizzy Gillespie's Dee Gee tag, before joining Billy Ward & The Dominoes as a replacement for Clyde McPhatter, when the latter went solo. Wilson, in turn, embarked on a solo career in 1956 for the Brunswick tag, scoring a landmark hit with his first InchReet PetiteInch, and going on to chalk up fifty hits before suffering a disabling heart attack in 1975, which ended his career, with thirty of those hits coming during the years covered by this collection. Great-value 55-track 2-CD set comprising the A & B sides of all his singles during the era for the Dee Gee and Brunswick labels, which as well as InchReet PetiteInch features the Top 10 hits InchTo Be LovedInch, InchLonely TeardropsInch, InchNightInch & InchAlone At LastInch along with his other chart entries from the era. Also included are bonus tracks from six of his albums released during from these years. It's a worthy showcase for a unique talent Album Tracks 1. Rainy Day Blues 2. Rockaway Rock 3. Danny Boy 4. Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet) 5. By the Light of the Silvery Moon 6. To Be Loved 7. Come Back to Me 8. As Long As I Live 9. I'm Wanderin' 10. We Have Love 11. Singing a Song 12. Lonely Teardrops 13. In the Blue of the Evening 14. That's Why (I Love You So) 15. Love Is All 16. I'll Be Satisfied 17. Ask 18. You Better Know It 19. Never Go Away 20. Talk That Talk 21. Only You, Only Me 22. Night 23. Doggin' Around 24. A Woman, a Lover, a Friend 25. (You W
