Various Artists - Please Release Me: Soulful Side Of Country / Var - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Country

EU-only collection. The unexpected success of Ray Charles' million selling Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music LP, in the Spring of 1962, led to a flood of soul and R&B artists recording C&W songs. Including Ben E. King, Clyde McPhatter, William Bell, Arthur Alexander and most notably Little Esther Phillips, whose million-selling revival of the old Ray Price hit ' Me' provides our title track (in closing, the remarkable Ted Taylor weighs in with his classic Answer Disc, 'I'll You'). Yet ironically, artists like Solomon Burke, LaVern Baker, Little Willie John, Brook Benton, Bobby Bland, Adam Wade, Varetta Dillard, Big Maybelle and Fontella Bass had long been singing country, often enjoying great commercial successes. Louisiana was another hotbed of R&B/C&W crossover, as evidenced by Elton Anderson, Cookie & His Cupcakes, Phil Phillips and particularly Fats Domino, who'd been singing Hank Williams' songs since the '40s. This is a unique and irresistible collection of big hits and collectors' obscurities. Album Tracks 1. InchLittle EstherInch Phillips • Me 2. Arthur Alexander • I Wonder Where You Are Tonight 3. Cookie & His Cupcakes • Got You on My Mind 4. Big Maybelle • Cold, Cold Heart 5. Adam Wade • the Writing on the Wall 6. Solomon Burke • Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) 7. Ray Charles • Take These Chains from My Heart 8. Brook Benton • Hotel Happiness 9. Lavern Baker • Shake a Hand 10. Bobby Bland • Who Will the Next Fool Be 11. Clyde McPhatter • I'm Movin' on 12. Ben E. King • My Heart Cries for You 13. InchLittle EstherInch Phillips • Why Should We Try Anymore 14. Little Willie John • She Thinks I Still Care 15. Elton Anderson • the Secret of Love 16. Arthur Alexander • I Hang My Head and Cry 17. Fats Domino • Your Cheatin' Heart 18. Fontella Bass • I Don't Hurt Anymore 19. Lavern Baker • Hey Memphis

Various Artists

Please Release Me: Soulful Side Of Country / Var

CD

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