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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Jackie Wilson |
| Record Label: |
Ace Records (UK) |
| Genre: |
R&B |
| Subgenre: |
Classic R&B |
| Release Date: |
October 02, 1989 |
| Album Duration: |
62m:35s |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet)
2. Lonely Teardrops
3. To Be Loved
4. That's Why (I Love You So)
5. I'll Be Satisfied
6. Doggin' Around
7. Lonely Life
8. Night
9. You Better Know It
10. Talk That Talk
11. Am I the Man
12. I'm Comin' on Back to You
13. Woman, A Lover, A Friend, A
14. Baby Workout
15. Squeeze Her Tease Her
16. No Pity (In the Naked City)
17. Whispers (Getting Louder)
18. I Get the Sweetest Feeling
19. Since You Showed Me How to Be Happy
20. Love Is Funny That Way
21. Just Be Sincere
22. Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher
23. You Got Me Walking
24. This Love Is Real (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) |
| More Information |
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A fine alternative to Rhino's compilation of the same name, British label Ace's THE VERY BEST OF JACKIE WILSON is true to its title, from the swinging, post-doo wop exuberance of 1957's "Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet)" to the orchestrated deep soul of 1971's "Love is Funny That Way." All of Wilson's best-known cuts are here, including the string-sweetened ballad "Night," the driving, dance floor summons "Baby Workout," and Wilson's excellent 1967 version of Gary Jackson's "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher." Here too, of course, is Wilson's signature song "Lonely Teardrops," an impassioned, yearning slice of pop perfection (ironically, Wilson suffered a heart attack while performing the song on Dick Clark's Oldies show in 1975). Wilson's particular skill was blending an R&B edge with pop accessibility, and his supple, soaring tenor was well suited to ballads, mid-tempo shuffles, and sweaty, high-octane rave-ups alike. At 24 tracks, Ace's compilation gives fine samples of e... |
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