Please Release Me: Soulful Side Of Country / Var Please Release Me: Soulful Side Of Country / Var CD

EU-only collection. The unexpected success of Ray Charles' million selling Modern Sounds In?Country &?Western Music LP, in the Spring of 1962, led to a flood of soul and R&B artists recording C&W?songs. Including Ben E. King, Clyde McPhatter, William Bell, Arthur Alexander and most notably Little Esther?Phillips, whose million-selling revival of the old Ray Price hit 'Release Me' provides our title track (in closing, the remarkable Ted Taylor weighs in with his classic Answer Disc, 'I'll Release You'). Yet ironically, artists like Solomon Burke, LaVern Baker, Little Willie John, Brook Benton, Bobby Bland, Adam Wade, Varetta Dillard, Big Maybelle and Fontella Bass had long been singing country, often enjoying great commercial successes. Louisiana was another hotbed of R&B/C&W crossover, as evidenced by Elton Anderson, Cookie & His Cupcakes, Phil Phillips and particularly Fats Domino, who'd been singing Hank?Williams' songs since the '40s. This is a unique and irresistible collection of big hits and collectors' obscurities.

1. "Little Esther" Phillips ò Release Me 2. Arthur Alexander ò I?Wonder Where You?Are Tonight 3. Cookie ; His Cupcakes ò Got You on My Mind 4. Big Maybelle ò Cold, Cold Heart 5. Adam Wade ò the Writing on the Wall 6. Solomon Burke ò Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open?Arms) 7. Ray Charles ò Take These Chains from My Heart 8. Brook Benton ò Hotel Happiness 9. Lavern Baker ò Shake a?Hand 10. Bobby Bland ò Who Will the Next Fool Be 11. Clyde McPhatter ò I'm Movin' on 12. Ben E.?King ò My Heart Cries for You 13. "Little Esther" Phillips ò Why Should We Try Anymore 14. Little Willie John ò She Thinks I?Still Care 15. Elton Anderson ò the Secret of Love 16. Arthur Alexander ò I?Hang My Head?and Cry 17. Fats Domino ò Your Cheatin' Heart 18. Fontella Bass ò I?Don't Hurt Anymore 19. Lavern Baker ò Hey Memphis 20. William?Bell ò Please Help Me I'm?Falling 21. Phil Phillips ; the Twilights ò Sea of Love 22. Varetta Dillard ò a?Little Bitty Tear 23. Little Willie John ò Big Blue Diamonds 24. "Little Esther" Phillips ò Am I?That Easy to Forget 25. Ray Charles ò Making Believe 26. Adam Wade ò As If I?Didn't Know 27. Brook Benton ò Take Good Care of Her 28. Solomon Burke ò I?Really?Don't Want to Know 29. Ted Taylor ò I'll Release You