Complete Goldwax Singles

Product Description
Regarded by many as the greatest soul singerof all time, Carr's major & best work was recorded in Memphis for Quinton Claunch's Goldwax Records between 1964 & 1970. He cut 14 great singles which amazingly enough have 28 (both A & B sides) different songs that vary in quality from good to stupendous. Here is the complete remastered set of sides on one CD. Includes 12-page booklet with extensive liner notes & photos. Ace/Kent Records. 2003.

Complete Goldwax Singles,James Carr,Kent (U.K.),Country-Soul,Deep Soul,Pop,R&B,Rock,Soul/R & B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Southern Soul

Average customer rating:

THE DARK END OF THE STREET !
soul singing at its best
As good as advertised
Southern Soul Perfection!
Have Mercy please!

The Complete Goldwax Singles
James Carr
Manufacturer: Kent Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00005O0QL
Release Date: 2003-04-21

Tracks:

The Dark End Of The Street
These Ain't Raindrops
A Man Needs A Woman
Life Turned Her That Way
Freedom Train
Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
Everybody Needs Somebody
That's The Way Love Turned Out For Me
To Love Somebody
You've Got My Mind Messed Up
I'm A Fool For You
A Losing Game
Stronger Than Love
Lovable Girl
Forgetting You
Love Attack
She's Better Than You
Coming Back To Me Baby
That's What I Want To Know
Talk, Talk
I Can't Make It
Only Fools Run Away
You Don't Want Me
Lover's Competition
Row, Row Your Boat
Gonna Send You Back To Georgia
Let It Happen
A Message To Young Lovers

Product Description

1. The Dark End Of The Street
2. These Ain't Raindrops
3. A Man Needs A Woman
4. Life Turned Her That Way
5. Freedom Train
6. Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
7. Everybody Needs Somebody
8. That's The Way Love Turned Out For Me
9. To Love Somebody
10. You've Got My Mind Messed Up
11. I'm A Fool For You
12. A Losing Game
13. Stronger Than Life
14. Loveable Girl
15. Forgetting You
16. Love Attack
17. She's Better Than You
18. Coming Back To Me Baby
19. That's What I Want To Know
20. Talk, Talk
21. I Can't Make It
22. Only Fools Run Away
23. You Don't Want Me
24. Lover's Competition
25. Row, Row Your Boat
26. Gonna Send You Back To Georgia
27. Let It Happen
28. A Message To The Young Lovers

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

THE DARK END OF THE STREET !.......2006-07-04

My room mate introduced me to this man and his music. I couldn't get enough of this song, and stll can't. Although the title is "The Dark End Of The Street", he has lit up the music industry with his soulfull style of music. God rest hie soul !!

soul singing at its best.......2006-04-04

i was looking up some info on another artist whose last name is carr whom i may be related when i stumbled on an article about james carr. i read the article and was intrigued. i bought this album and after hearing the first song i couldnt stop until the very end.this album is amazing and represents what true soul and singing is all about. i was amazed that he being only in his 20s when he recorded most of his songs had the maturity and passion of a man well beyond his years. i feel blessed to have heard such greatness and will buy every song he has recorded.

As good as advertised.......2006-02-26

It's too easy to overstate the quality of some fairly obscure singer simply because they are either forgotten, a tragic figure, quirky, or little known.

Having said that, this collection is every bit as good as the reviews on this site indicate. Carr's vocals give a nuanced treatment to a wide variety of songs that demonstrate the breadth that soul music possesses. This CD consists of both sides of 14 singles Carr recorded for Goldwax records. It's mainstream music that shoudl satisfy both "pop music" ears and those who like the music for its own sake.

This is a reminder of how much great music there is out there that doesn't seem to have a place in the popular memeory or awareness (In another genre, John Prine fans will note that it took him over 30 years to get much recognition).

So, if you want to remember how much good music was around in the late 60s, if you want to hear a distinctive soul singer, or if you're looking for a soulful voice to pattern yourself after, you *will* enjoy this CD.

p.s. Don't expect much from the liner notes. They didn't really add much to my enjoyment or appreciation of the music.

Southern Soul Perfection!.......2005-08-20

James Carr never had a hit on the pop charts and didn't really have too many R&B hits either, but his signature song "The Dark End Of The Street" has become legendary over the years and kept his legacy alive. There are other excellent versions of this song by Aretha Franklin and Percy Sledge, but Carr's original still takes the cake. If there was nothing else of quality on here, this song alone would be worth the price of the disc, but Carr's legacy is much deeper than that. The 28 tracks on here are an embarrassment of riches- "Stronger Than Love", "Life Turned Her That Way", "Pouring Water On A Drowning Man" and on and on, one great vocal performance after another. I'm not sure why he didn't evolve beyond cult status, but I have always felt that the music scene of the mid 60's to mid 70's were crammed with so many great artists and such classic songs that it was just impossible for all of them to be heard at once. I mean unless you had money to burn, how could you have kept up with the newest releases from James Brown, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Percy Sledge, O.V. Wright, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Solomon Burke, Percy Sledge, Otis Redding,Johnny Adams, Sam and Dave, not to mention all the great rock and pop music of the time. So unless you were really driven like James Brown or The Beatles and Stones to be number one, you kind of got lost in the shuffle, no matter how great your vocal ability. James also seemed to get sidetracked by drug and/or personality problems, but that never stopped a lot of other miscreants from going straight to the top. In the end, James Carr's great voice will live on longer than most of today's fly by night "artists" , thanks to this great and very complete collection. Rest in peace, my talented soul brother.

Have Mercy please!.......2004-10-04

James Carrs version of The Bee Gees hit " To Love Somebody" was featured in the John Lithgow movie "The Wrong Man" and i just had to pursue a path to obtain it.The track is on this CD in it's glory. He puts so much feeling into this song that it nearly has you on your knees , crying for mercy!! I know it nearly brings me to tears on occasion.
During the era of Otis Redding there were other highly talented & equally capable soul singers who never got mentioned.
James Carr lived a mentally tortured existance and died only a few years back in poverty. Like Bobby Bland he was the real deal. Carr sang his heart out and lived the words of his songs.
This is the true meaning of 'soul'.