Especially of interest to Mike, but hopefully to all:
http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002385772Atlantic Unearths Unheard 'Soul'
Wilson Pickett
April 25, 2006, 3:45 PM ET
Katie Hasty, N.Y.
Atlantic Records' soul pioneers of the 1960s and 1970s will be in the spotlight on two single-disc compilations due June 6 from Rhino. "Atlantic Unearthed: Soul Sisters" and "Atlantic Unearthed: Soul Brothers" feature remastered and previously unreleased singles from label titans like Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding. The sets also uncover rare tracks from lesser-known artists like Judy Clay and Arthur Conley.
Franklin's take on "My Way," originally recorded in 1970 for an Italian compilation, makes its U.S. debut on the "Soul Sisters" disc. Margie Joseph's cover of the Temptations' "It's Growing" and a cover of Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me" by Dee Dee Warwick (Dionne Warwick's sister) are both previously unreleased.
The late Wilson Pickett's "Can't Stop a Man in Love," said to be one of his few remaining never-before-released studio cuts, opens the "Soul Brothers" set. Percy Sledge's cover of Aretha Franklin's hit "Baby, Baby, Baby," Arthur Conley's "Rome (Wasn't Built in a Day)" and Donny Hathaway's "What a Woman Really Means" round out the album's unreleased gems.
Here is the track list for "Atlantic Unearthed: Soul Sisters":
"My Way," Aretha Franklin (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
"It's Growing," Margie Joseph (previously unreleased)
"(1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the Days," Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles (previously unreleased)
"Please Little Angel," Doris Troy
"Hands Off My Baby," Mary Wells
"My Best Friend's Man," Dee Dee Sharp
"Rescue Me," Dee Dee Warwick (previously unreleased)
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted," Baby Washington
"Full Time Woman," Irma Thomas
"I Got To Love Somebody's Baby," Judy Clay
"Cheater Man," Esther Phillips
"What a Man," Laura Lee
"Ain't Nothing Gonna Change Me," the Sweet Inspirations (previously unreleased)
"It Ain't Who You Know," Jackie Moore
"I Ain't That Easy To Lose," Bettye Swann (previously unreleased)
"Thankful for What I Got," Barbara Lewis
Here is the track list for "Atlantic Unearthed: Soul Brothers":
"Can't Stop a Man in Love," Wilson Pickett (previously unreleased)
"How Does It Feel," Bobby Womack
"You Left the Water Running," Sam & Dave
"Rome (Wasn't Built in a Day)," Arthur Conley (previously unreleased)
"Book Of Memories," Percy Wiggins
"That's How It Feels," The Soul Clan
"I Love You More Than Words Can Say," Otis Redding
"Baby, Baby, Baby," Percy Sledge (previously unreleased)
"Hold On," James Carr
"Pouring Water on a Drowning Man," Otis Clay
"Lovebones," Mighty Sam
"The Love of My Woman," Darrell Banks
"Coldest Days of My Life," Walter Jackson
"Whiter Shade of Pale," R.B. Greaves
"Change With the Seasons," Carl Hall
"What a Woman Really Means," Donny Hathaway (previously unreleased)
