The Very Best of Joe Tex

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This greatest-hits collection chronicles a dozen years in the career of the late country-soul singer. Tex, who died in 1982 at the age of 47, stepped out of the spotlight near the peak of his popularity after joining the Nation of Islam. As country as any of his soul-singing peers, Tex was master of the playful, down-home raps, best exemplified by "Skinny Legs and All." Rhino's 16-track assortment shows him in a most flattering light. --Steven Stolder

The Very Best of Joe Tex,Joe Tex,Rhino / Wea,Funk,Oldies,Pop,R&B,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Southern Soul

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Average customer rating: It holds up well... Gym floors were shakin' all over this land Classic Soul Very Cool CD One Of My Favorite R&B Albums!

The Very Best of Joe Tex Joe Tex Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Southern Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Solomon Burke Joe Tex - 25 All Time Greatest Hits Music in My Bones: The Best of Joe Simon Johnnie Taylor Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits Wilson Pickett's Greatest Hits ASIN: B0000033WF Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

1. Hold What You've Got
2. You Got What It Takes
3. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
4. I Want To (Do Everything For You)
5. A Sweet Woman Like You
6. The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
7. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
8. I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
9. Papa Was Too
10. Show Me
11. Skinny Legs And All
12. Men Are Gettin' Scarce
13. Buying A Book
14. I Gotcha
15. You Said A Bad Word
16. Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)

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This greatest-hits collection chronicles a dozen years in the career of the late country-soul singer. Tex, who died in 1982 at the age of 47, stepped out of the spotlight near the peak of his popularity after joining the Nation of Islam. As country as any of his soul-singing peers, Tex was master of the playful, down-home raps, best exemplified by "Skinny Legs and All." Rhino's 16-track assortment shows him in a most flattering light. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

It holds up well..........2003-07-22

Yes, buy it. For the most part the songs, the guitar and horn work, and recording quality hold up and are still as catchy and humorous today as you remember them from when they were recorded. Your kids might even like some of the songs or at least listen with you once. Joe Tex was not one to fluff up his recording sessions with unnecessary violins and other elaborate orchestration; all the cuts have the immediacy of a night club performance. The album has quite a bit going for it besides just nostalgia value: the production quality of this CD seems to be a cut above many historical collections like this... kudos to Rhino on this one. Note: the lyrics are intended to be humorous, human, and down-to-earth (and they are), but some may be offended by the characterizations of women according to their physical appearance as in "Skinny Legs" and "Big Fat Woman."

Gym floors were shakin' all over this land.......2001-02-08

Gym floors WERE shakin' whenever the local AM disc jockey was cool enough to play Joe Tex's latest sermon. Yes brethren, I said sermon. The man was a secular preacher, marriage counseler, and hmmm? what else? oh yeah... a whole bunch of fun too! Wallflowers of both sexes left the walls and danced to 'Show Me','Skinny Legs And All',and ' One Monkey Don't Stop No Show".Joe Tex preached the gospel of the wallflower.The man (kid with pimples) with the raggeddy clothes, the woman (girl with braces) with the skinny legs. He had a great big heart that encouraged everybody to take part and have fun. Everybody. This collection does a good service to both old fans of Joe and newcomers alike. I prefer the sixties stuff myself, but I can still remember driving in my first car in 1972 and hearing "I Gotcha" coming out of the AM speakers. Got me!

Classic Soul.......2000-04-09

Joe Tex has it all here.Powerful Voice,a Strong sense of Humor&Jams such as Skinny Legs&all,One Monkey Don't Stop No Show.this is Great Soul Music.a Must.

Very Cool CD.......1999-08-11

I bought this CD because of "I Gotcha". I was delighted to find that the rest of the songs were just as good. What a great price for the CD!

One Of My Favorite R&B Albums!.......1999-06-12

A classic example of American R&B; one of my most-played albums. Tex had soul, humor, and a good voice. The album has a nice mix of fast and slow, dance and listen, warmth and hardness. Favorite song: Sweet Little Woman Like You.

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1967: Blowin' Your Mind (Time Life Music Classic Rock) The Byrds , The Beach Boys , The Mamas and the Papas , Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston , Robert Knight , Peaches and Herb , James and Bobby Purify , Miriam Makeba , The Turtles , and The Tremeloes Manufacturer: Time Life Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000RSL7MK

Product Description

Track list: 1) The Byrds - So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star, 2) The Beach Boys - Heroes And Villains, 3) Mamas And The Papas - Words Of Love, 4) Marvin Gaye And Kim Weston - It Takes Two, 5) Robert Knight - Everlasting Love, 6) Peaches And Herb - Close Your Eyes, 7) James And Bobby Purfy - Shake A Tail Feather, 8) Joe Tex - Skinny Legs And All, 9) The Marvelettes - The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game, 10) The Tremeloes - Here Comes My Baby, 11) Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness, 12) The Four Tops - Seven Rooms Of Gloom, 13) Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata, 14) Martha Reeves And The Vandellas - Honey Chile, 15) The Casinos - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye, 16) The Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster 1941, 17) The Lovin' Spoonful - Darling Be Home Soon, 18) The Box Tops - Neon Rainbow, 19) The Hombres - Let It Out, 20) The Turtles - She's My Girl, 21) The Young Rascals - How Can I Be Sure, 22) Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man

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The Very Best of Joe Tex Joe Tex Manufacturer: Charly UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Southern Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008LI4 Release Date: 1993-01-12

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The Very Best of Joe Tex Joe Tex Manufacturer: Charly ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Southern Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000APR5ZS Release Date: 2005-10-10

Tracks:

1. Hold What You've Got
2. A Woman (Can Change A Man)
3. A Sweet Woman Like You
4. I Want To (Do Everything For You)
5. Don't Make Your Children Pay (For Your Mistakes)
6. Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
7. I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
8. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
9. Papa Was, Too
10. Show Me
11. Woman Like That, Yeah
12. A Woman's Hands
13. Skinny Legs And All
14. Men Are Gettin' Scarce
15. I'll Never Do You Wrong
16. You Need Me, Baby
17. Buying A Book
18. You're Right, Ray Charles
19. Takin' A Chance
20. I Gotcha
21. You Said A Bad Word
22. Have You Ever? (Alternate Mix)
23. Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)
24. Same Things It Took To Get Me (Are The Same Things It Takes To Keep Me)

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