Take an inspired producer at the peak of his powers, a great team of session players, and an uncommonly subtle and graceful R&B singer, and what do you have? Top-tier Memphis soul. The feminine counterpart to Al Green on producer Willie Mitchell's Hi label, Peebles had a strong run through the '70s during which she put out a string of R&B hits, many of which have since been revived by famed fans of the singer and the Memphis style. This retrospective gathers 21 peak-period Peebles tracks on one vastly entertaining disc. "I Can't Stand the Rain," "(I Feel Like) Breaking Up Somebody's Home," and "Part Time Love" illustrate the ongoing appeal of this multifaceted vocalist, who stepped away from recording in the '80s, then returned to performing in the '90s, her contemplative vocal approach still intact. --Steven Stolder
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The Best of Ann Peebles: The Hi Records Years
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Tracks:
- Walk Away
- Give Me Some Credit
- Part Time Love
- I Pity The Fool
- I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
- I'll Get Along
- Slipped, Tripped, And Fell In Love
- I Can't Stand The Rain
- (I Feel Like) Breaking Up Somebody's Home
- Somebody's On Your Case
- (You Keep Me) Hangin' On
- A Love Vibration
- 99 Pounds
- Do I Need You
- Come To Mama
- Dr. Love Power
- Beware
- Fill This World With Love
- Old Man With Young Ideas
- If This Is Heaven
- Didn't Take Your Man
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Take an inspired producer at the peak of his powers, a great team of session players, and an uncommonly subtle and graceful R&B singer, and what do you have? Top-tier Memphis soul. The feminine counterpart to Al Green on producer Willie Mitchell's Hi label, Peebles had a strong run through the '70s during which she put out a string of R&B hits, many of which have since been revived by famed fans of the singer and the Memphis style. This retrospective gathers 21 peak-period Peebles tracks on one vastly entertaining disc. "I Can't Stand the Rain," "(I Feel Like) Breaking Up Somebody's Home," and "Part Time Love" illustrate the ongoing appeal of this multifaceted vocalist, who stepped away from recording in the '80s, then returned to performing in the '90s, her contemplative vocal approach still intact. --Steven StolderCustomer Reviews:
A Bit Disappointed.......2007-01-29
If You've Ever Heard Christina Aguilera Sing "At Last".......2006-06-06
Loved by r&b fans and rock musicians alike (Bob Seger covered "Come To Mama", and Graham Parker did likewise with "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down"), Ann Peebles is a master of simmering restraint. What her sublime delivery is able to convey is a thing of beauty--even without the yelping so many female singers think is 'emoting' in these, the days of Patti Labelle, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and their 'American Idol' clones.
Her signing with Hi Records was an act of celestial confluence, her unadorned delivery a perfect fit for the Hi Records house band's lean, spare chops. "Part Time Love", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "A Love Vibration" and "Come To Mama" are bare-bones, propulsive funk, the sister to recordings by Al Green and Syl Johnson.
Like the broad, flat flood plains of west Tennessee, there's nothing fancy about this music. But like the deceptively relaxed current of the Mississippi, this music will grab you and won't let go.
Take the plunge.
Kim "confused".......2005-12-24
Ms. Al Green.......2005-02-23
Updated review:
The female Al Green - and much more (1969-1978)
Ann Peebles may be most notable for her composition "I Can't Stand the Rain", which was later covered by Tina Turner in 1984 and, more recently, used by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott for her 1997 hit "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)".
THE BEST OF ANN PEEBLES: THE HI RECORDS YEARS consists of 21 songs from 1969-1978; the tracks are in semi-chronological order. Disc packaged in jewel case. Booklet includes an essay by David Nathan, a multitude of photographs and images, release dates and chart info for singles, and recording personnel.
Notable songs include "I Pity the Fool" (a hit for Bobby "Blue" Bland), "Come to Mama", "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" (the Joe Simon 1968 hit, not the song by the Supremes), and "I Didn't Take Your Man", with a spoken-word one-sided conversation intro not unlike the monologs/raps of Millie Jackson.
The music is fun, funky, and Soulful. She may not have the vocal power of Etta James or Koko Taylor, but Ann Peebles can sing. And here, she sings some great material.
OUTSTANDING! ANN PEEBLES IS SOUL POWER!.......2004-03-28
legedary Ann Peebles The Best Of The Hi Records Years /Hi Records-The Right Stuff will convince you and prove to you
that this girl is the real stuff that others have sadly taken from her. Hail you Ann! And bless you that Tina realized you when she
recorded "I' Can't Stand The Rain' (the apple don't fall far from the tree , ha?). This collects her years at Hi Records from '69
to '78 and this CD is packed with full liner notes & pixs on this ladies wonderful output, plus all her great gems! A must for any
R & B lover or music lover at heart!
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