26 Scorching Classics From 1971 / Various 26 Scorching Classics From 1971 / Various CD

2014 collection, an installment in Bear Family's SWEET SOUL MUSIC series, which tells the story of R&B-Soul-Funk from 1945-1975, year-by-year, song-by-song. This is the sound that still influences today's R&B and Soul and Rap, plus musicians like Amy Winehouse and Janelle Monae and revivalists like James Hunter, who weren't even born when these records came out! This volume, covering the year 1971, compiles all the greatest and most influential Soul-Funk hits of that year including some surprisingly hard-to-find selections! Every song is the original version, painstakingly remastered for finest sound. To top it off, this volume contains a massive, beautifully illustrated booklet with detailed notes, incredible vintage photos, and ephemera.

1. Precious, Precious 2. Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone 3. Do Me Right 4. Get Your Lie Straight 5. Proud Mary 6. Soul Power, PTS. 1-2 7. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) 8. Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You 9. Want Ads 10. Funky Nassau, Pt. 1 11. She's Not Just Another Woman 12. Mr. Big Stuff 13. Treat Her Like a Lady 14. Suspicious Minds 15. Ain't No Sunshine 16. Smiling Faces Sometimes 17. Watcha See Is Watcha Get 18. Trapped By a Thing Called Love 19. Thin Line Between Love and Hate 20. Nickel and a Nail 21. Respect Yourself 22. Have You Seen Her? 23. Clean Up Woman 24. Family Affair 25. Rock Steady 26. Let's Stay Together