The Fame Studios Story: 1961-1973 (3-CD)
by Various Artists

Living Blues: "[W]ith 75 tracks recorded at the studio....The box also is chock full of masterpieces or near-masterpieces that never charted."
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Format:  CD  (3 Discs)
item number:  DQ72
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CD Details

  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Released: November 14, 2011
  • Originally Released: 2011
  • Label: Kent Records UK

Entertainment Reviews:

Living Blues - p.66
"[W]ith 75 tracks recorded at the studio....The box also is chock full of masterpieces or near-masterpieces that never charted."
Record Collector (magazine) - p.97
5 stars out of 5 -- "[This is] the story of soul music itself. Its impressive tracklisting, kicking off with Arthur Alexander's R&B staple 'You Better Move On' also included epoch-defining tracks..."

Tracks on Disc 1:

  • 1.You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander
  • 2.Laugh It Off - The Tams
  • 3.Night Rumble, Pt. 1 - The Mark 5
  • 4.Everybody - Tommy Roe
  • 5.I Hope They Get Their Eyes Full - Arthur Alexander
  • 6.Steal Away - Jimmy Hughes
  • 7.Let Them Talk - Dan Penn
  • 8.Hold What You've Got - Joe Tex
  • 9.A Man is a Mean, Mean Thing [Alt] - Barbara Perry
  • 10.Fortune Teller - The Del-Rays
  • 11.Funny Style - Bobby Marchan
  • 12.Almost Persuaded - June Conquest
  • 13.Too Much - The Entertainers
  • 14.Keep On Talking - James Barnett
  • 15.Searching For My Love - Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces
  • 16.Wish You Didn't Have To Go - Spooner & the Spoons
  • 17.Let's Do It Over - Joe Simon
  • 18.Neighbor, Neighbor - Jimmy Hughes
  • 19.Feed the Flame - Billy Young
  • 20.I'm Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify
  • 21.I Can't Stop (No, No, No) - Arthur Conley
  • 22.Gonna Make You Say Yeah - Terry Woodford
  • 23.Two In the Morning - Spooner's Crowd
  • 24.Why Not Tonight - James Gilreath
  • 25.Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett

Tracks on Disc 2:

  • 1.You Left the Water Running - Otis Redding
  • 2.A Shot of Rhythm & Blues - Clyde McPhatter
  • 3.Slippin' Around With You - Art Freeman
  • 4.Without a Woman - Kip Anderson
  • 5.Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
  • 6.Thread the Needle - Clarence & Calvin
  • 7.I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin
  • 8.Miss You So - Ted Taylor
  • 9.You Put Something On Me - Don Covay & the Goodtimers
  • 10.Tell Mama - Etta James
  • 11.Keep Your Cool - Terry & the Chain Reaction
  • 12.Cheater Man - Irma Thomas
  • 13.Don't Make Me Hate Loving You - Jeanie Greene
  • 14.Everytime - Linda Carr
  • 15.I Stayed Away Too Long - The Wallace Brothers
  • 16.As Long As I Got You - Laura Lee
  • 17.Don't Lose Your Good Thing - The Blues Busters
  • 18.Slip Away - Clarence Carter
  • 19.Do Right Woman, Do Right Man - Otis Clay
  • 20.Once In a While (is Better Than Never At All) - Spencer Wiggins
  • 21.Thief In the Night - Ben & Spence
  • 22.Take Me Just As I Am - Mitty Collier
  • 23.Why Don't You Try Me - Maurice & Mac
  • 24.Search Your Heart - George Jackson
  • 25.Ten Miles High - David & the Giants

Tracks on Disc 3:

  • 1.Lady In the Rain - Lowell Fulson
  • 2.Hey Jude - Wilson Pickett
  • 3.Another Man's Woman, Another Woman's Man - Unknown Female
  • 4.Snatching It Back - Clarence Carter
  • 5.I Got You Babe - Etta James
  • 6.Wanted: Lover (No Experience Necessary) - James Govan
  • 7.Find 'Em, Fool 'Em and Forget 'Em - George Jackson
  • 8.I'm Just a Prisoner (of Your Good Lovin') - Candi Staton
  • 9.Grits and Gravy - Fame Gang
  • 10.One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
  • 11.I'd Rather Go Blind - Spencer Wiggins
  • 12.Take Me Back - Brothers Unlimited
  • 13.Walk a Mile In My Shoes - Willie Hightower
  • 14.Patches - Clarence Carter
  • 15.Fancy - Bobbie Gentry
  • 16.Double Lovin' - George Jackson
  • 17.Greenwood, Mississippi - Little Richard
  • 18.What Color is Love - Roscoe Robinson
  • 19.Bring It On Home To Me - Lou Rawls
  • 20.I Can't Let You Break My Heart - Bettye Swann
  • 21.Back Road Into Town - Willie Hightower
  • 22.The Thanks I Get For Loving You - Candi Staton
  • 23.Get Involved - George Soul,
  • 24.Put On Your Shoes and Walk - Clarence Carter
  • 25.You Better Move On - Travis Wammack

Product Info

  • UPC: 029667010009
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