The Smooth Grooves series moves into the mid-'60s with 16 tracks by both soul giants (Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, the Impressions) and a smattering of performers whose success was primarily confined to the R&B charts (Walter Jackson, Lorraine Ellison, and Howard Tate, who does the original version of "Get It While You Can," covered by Janis Joplin). It's a dependable lineup of some of the best romantic soul of the era; the most obscure cut is Chris Bartley's "The Sweetest Thing This Side of ...
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The Smooth Grooves series moves into the mid-'60s with 16 tracks by both soul giants (Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, the Impressions) and a smattering of performers whose success was primarily confined to the R&B charts (Walter Jackson, Lorraine Ellison, and Howard Tate, who does the original version of "Get It While You Can," covered by Janis Joplin). It's a dependable lineup of some of the best romantic soul of the era; the most obscure cut is Chris Bartley's "The Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven," written by Van McCoy. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi
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Add this copy of Smooth Grooves: the '60s, Vol. 2 (Mid '60s) to cart. $16.64, very good condition, Sold by Mojo Electronics rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Shawano, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Rhino.
Add this copy of Smooth Grooves: the '60s, Vol. 2 (Mid '60s) to cart. $23.98, new condition, Sold by Streetlight_Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Wea/Rhino.
This is a nice mix of quite well-known songs (Aretha and Percy, also Sam and Dave selections) with songs not on any of my large collection of compilation CDs. I bought it for Chris Bartley's "The Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven" (written by Van McCoy, how can you go wrong?) and other favorites ("Close Your Eyes" and "Dry Your Eyes" especially), but found myself loving several other songs as well. "If You Need Me" (by the wicked Pickett, not King Solomon's very good version) and "Stay With Me" by Lorraine Ellison, who could give Lady Soul a run for the money (never thought I'd say anything remotely against Aretha), are really worth buying the CD for. Had not even heard of Howard Tate ("Get it While You Can") before listening to this, but hope to hear more of him. Rhino always delivers the goods, but I think this is one of their best. Happy Listening!
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