Totally Unrestricted! The Millie Jackson Anthology

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"Queen of Sex and Soul" Millie Jackson may well be one of the most underrated female singers in R&B. Because so much emphasis has been put on the raunchy, X-rated material that made her a mainstay among a staunchly loyal, mostly African American audience throughout the '70s, this Georgia-born sister is seldom cited as a key player in the vocal stakes. Fortunately, this first-ever two-CD retrospective of Jackson's work for New York-based Spring Records includes plenty of good old-fashioned Southern soul singing alongside the famous raps and monologues that made albums like 1974's Caught Up, 1975's Still Caught Up, and 1977's Feelin' Bitchy such bestsellers for the truth-tellin' Jackson. Hit singles like her first chart outing, the socially conscious "Child of God (It's Hard to Believe)" and her biggest, "Hurts So Good," are balanced with mainstays of her mid-'70s repertoire like "The Rap" and "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right)" and humor-filled ditties like "Go Out and Get Some (Get It Out'cha System)" and the hilarious "Phuck U Symphony." Long before there was a Lil' Kim, there was Millie Jackson, and while mainstream pop audiences never quite caught the fire, this excellent compilation offers evidence of her stature as a workaday, earthy, one-of-a-kind urban diva. --David Nathan

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Average customer rating: Real and to the point. Packaging & Content: Rhino does it right this time! unrestricted.... is the word. millie tells it like it is Sounds different this time around

Totally Unrestricted! The Millie Jackson Anthology Millie Jackson Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Northern | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Caught Up/Still Caught Up Not for Church Folk! The Very Best of Millie Jackson Johnnie Taylor Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits Haven't You Heard: The Best of Patrice Rushen ASIN: B00000343S Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

1. A Child Of God (It's Hard To Believe)
2. Ask Me What You Want
3. My Man, A Sweet Man
4. Breakaway (Single Version)
5. Hurts So Good
6. Hypocrisy
7. Get Your Love Right
8. How Do You Feel The Morning After
9. If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right
10. The Rap
11. If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right (Reprise)
12. I'm Through Trying To Prove My Love To You
13. Summer (The First Time)
14. Leftovers
15. Loving Arms
16. Bad Risk
17. Feel Like Making Love
18. Solitary Love Affair
19. You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)
20. From Her Arms To Mine

Tracks:

1. All The Way Lover
2. Angel In Your Arms
3. If You're Not Back In Love By Monday
4. Go Out And Get Some (Get It Out'cha System)
5. Keep The Home Fire Burnin'
6. Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night
7. Kiss You All Over
8. Do You Wanna Make Love
9. This Is Where I Came In
10. This Is It
11. A Fool's Affair
12. Somebody's Love Died Here Last Night
13. It's Gonna Take Some Time This Time
14. Special Occasion
15. I Feel Like Walking In The Rain
16. Phuck U Symphony

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"Queen of Sex and Soul" Millie Jackson may well be one of the most underrated female singers in R&B. Because so much emphasis has been put on the raunchy, X-rated material that made her a mainstay among a staunchly loyal, mostly African American audience throughout the '70s, this Georgia-born sister is seldom cited as a key player in the vocal stakes. Fortunately, this first-ever two-CD retrospective of Jackson's work for New York-based Spring Records includes plenty of good old-fashioned Southern soul singing alongside the famous raps and monologues that made albums like 1974's Caught Up, 1975's Still Caught Up, and 1977's Feelin' Bitchy such bestsellers for the truth-tellin' Jackson. Hit singles like her first chart outing, the socially conscious "Child of God (It's Hard to Believe)" and her biggest, "Hurts So Good," are balanced with mainstays of her mid-'70s repertoire like "The Rap" and "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right)" and humor-filled ditties like "Go Out and Get Some (Get It Out'cha System)" and the hilarious "Phuck U Symphony." Long before there was a Lil' Kim, there was Millie Jackson, and while mainstream pop audiences never quite caught the fire, this excellent compilation offers evidence of her stature as a workaday, earthy, one-of-a-kind urban diva. --David Nathan

Customer Reviews:

Real and to the point........2007-05-03

Before Lil Kim, Foxy Brown and Missy Elliot, there was Millie Jackson. She was actually rapping before all of those ladies i just mentioned. Except one thing, Millie could sing along with talking trash. I really love hearing this lady perform. She's as real as real can get far as talking about relationships between men and women. This is a sho nuff must have to go in your archives. You won't find a better collaboration of songs by this soulful artist.

Packaging & Content: Rhino does it right this time!.......2005-02-23

Sure, there are a few songs that were left out ("Put Something Down On It") and some others that should have been left out ("I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You"); but this is a great collection of Millie's songs. The packaging is great, too: the booklet includes an essay, complete track information, and a discography. There is only one track ("Symphony") from her live albums and nothing from her "Just a Lil' Bit Country" album, but otherwise this is a good representation of her 1972-1983 Spring records career.

unrestricted.... is the word........2003-04-24

This is the best compilation of Millie's work so far. Totally old school, blues, and deep rhythm and blues. She's got it all, and if you buy this CD, your'e sure to hear it all. Gangsta rap aint got nothin' on this woman. She lets it all hang out.

millie tells it like it is.......2003-01-10

I miss blues singers like millie you think lil kim, and trina are explicit they took notes from millie here she talks about all kinds of things even oral sex, and how young girls fall for older men, millie gets deep and personal can you handle this.

Sounds different this time around.......2000-01-22

While you might expect Millie Jackson's work to sound very dated this long after release, I found almost the opposite to be true. Yes, there is a decidedly 70's feel to many cuts here - a vibe that generally works to her advantage. But material that was tinted by "raciness" at the time of its release feels very tame by contemporary standards and it turns out that Jackson's infamous salaciousness was NOT the only appeal; most of these songs stand up on their own even without controversy or scandal to sell them. What's more, the collection has been very well selected and one realizes for perhaps the first time how varied her output was and how versatile a singer she could be. (Since most of her individual albums were heavily "themed," this versatility has never really been showcased before.) Yes, she frequently liked to play the role of the shameless "other woman" and yes, she sounds a lot like Gladys Knight. But she also has a distinctive style and makes some very interesting choices. She's as risky as she is risque.

The collection also steps carefully through her '80s material, which degenerated over time into bad self-parody. Some will no doubt consider this too much Millie, or be put off by the of-their-era "raps" and arrangements in several cuts here. But overall, this is an enjoyable, illuminating, and certainly definitive career retrospective.

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