Wilson Pickett - The Definitive Collection
Facts
 
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| Artist(s) | Wilson Pickett |
| Studio | Atlantic / Wea |
| Release Date | July 11, 2006 |
| UPC Code | 081227761424 |
| Buy this item | $19.98 at Amazon.com As of Dec 4 21:56 EST (details) 2 Audio CD, Usually ships in 1 to 3 weeks, |
About Wilson Pickett - The Definitive Collection
Wilson Pickett embodies soul music at its funkiest, most forceful, and sweat-drenched best in this amazing collection. Album Description
Tracks
Disc 1- I Found A Love
- Its Too Late
- In the Midnight Hour
- Don't Fight It
- 634-5789 (Soulsville, USA)
- Ninety Nine And A Half (Won't Do)
- Land of 1000 Dances
- Mustang Sally
- Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
- Soul Dance Number Three
- Funky Broadway
- I'm In Love
- Stag-O-Lee
- Jealous Love
- She's Lookin Good
- I'm A Midnight Mover
- I Found A True Love
- Man and a Half
- Hey Jude
- Mini-Skirt Minnie
- Hey Joe
- You Keep Me Hanging On
- Sugar Sugar
- She Said Yes
- Engine Number 9
- Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You
- Don't Knock My Love-Pt.1
- Call My Name, I'll Be There
- Fire And Water
- Funk Factory
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User Reviews
Average user review:
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- long overdue for a domestic upgrade - just might get the TLC it deserves. Death can either stimulate interest in a neglected legend's work (Ray Charles and Johnny Cash for two recent examples), or not if tragedy is compounded by indifference, and for Pickett fans there just isn't much available in the marketplace. The soul great recorded his most rewarding music for Atlantic from 1962 until 1973, and yet aside from some substandard (sonically and in terms of packaging) titles reissued by Collectables, all we get are the same old repackagings. A decade ago Rhino released two superp expanded editions of Pickett gems, "I'm In Love" (1968) and "In Philadelphia" (1970), both long out of print.
Now Pickett is victim of the "Definitive Soul Collection" treatment. This double CD set collects a mere 30 tracks, 15 per disc, and the selection is deeply obvious. For those who want a solid overview, Rhino's "A Man And A Half," released back in 1992, features 44 tracks including some rarities such as a pair of blistering live performances as well as a decent essay, annotation, a discography, and more. It remains the best Pickett compilation that is fairly easy to find. Of course there is much, much more, and I hope somebody sees that Pickett gets the posthumous respect he so deserved during the last decades of his life.
In short, this "Definitive" collection, designed for the casual buyer I suppose, is another travesty in the recent series, and should be avoided.
February 28, 2007
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