Atlantic Sisters of Soul

Track Listings

1. Dear Lover - Mary Wells

2. I Don't Know - Baby Washington

3. Woman Will Do Wrong - Dee Dee Sharp

4. Why (Am I Treated So Bad) - The Sweet Inspirations

5. (Until Then) I'll Suffer - Barbara Lynn

6. Sister Pitiful - Judy Clay

7. Shake a Hand [*] - Tobi Lark

8. Mojo Hannah - Tami Lynn

9. Wish Someone Would Care [*] - Mary Lou

10. Can I Be Your Main Thing [*] - Margie Alexander

11. Wonderful, Marvelous - The Dixie Flyers, Jackie Moore

12. What a Man - Laura Lee

13. Can I Hold You to It [*] - Laura Johnson

14. She Didn't Know (She Kept on Talking) - The Dixie Flyers, Dee Dee Warwick

15. Who Are You Gonna Love [*] - Rozetta Johnson

16. Unsatisfied Woman - Jean Battle

17. Set Me Free - The Dixie Flyers, Esther Phillips

18. Full Time Woman - Irma Thomas

19. Your Turn to Cry - Bettye LaVette

20. Don't Try to Take the Fifth - The Pointer Sisters

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Atlantic Sisters of Soul,Various Artists,Rhino / Wea,60's,70's,Motown,New Orleans R&B,Northern Soul,Pop-Soul,Pop/Rock,R&B,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Southern Soul,Uptown Soul,Urban,V/a Compilations

Tracks:

My Way -- Aretha Franklin
It's Growing -- Margie Joseph
(1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count The Days -- Patti LaBelle & The Blue Belles
Please Little Angel -- Doris Troy
Hands Off My Baby -- Mary Wells
My Best Friend's Man -- Dee Dee Sharp
Rescue Me -- Dee Dee Warwick
What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted -- Baby Washington
Full Time Woman -- Irma Thomas
I Got To Love Somebody's Baby -- Judy Clay
Cheater Man -- Esther Phillips
What A Man -- Laura Lee
Ain't Nothing Gonna Change Me -- The Sweet Inspirations
It Ain't Who You Know -- Jackie Moore
I Ain't that Easy To Lose -- Bettye Swann
Thankful For What I Got -- Barbara Lewis

Album Description

The golden era of American soul music in the 1960s and early `70s is synonymous with the classic soul sides produced by an array of legendary performers for Atlantic Records during that momentous musical time. And, beyond all the immortal soul and R&B hits and top charting singles the label released over the years, there are treasure-filled vaults of tapes storing countless more historic recordings by a host of remarkable talents. Compiled by soul music historian David Nathan, this new collection gathers rarities—many previously unreleased—unearthed from the venerable Atlantic Records archives featuring stellar soul sisters who are among the genre's all-time greatest.

Customer Reviews:

Rare soul music gems from the vaults of Atlantic Records........2007-05-04

Atlantic Records was one of the country's leading record companies in rhythm & blues and soul music. Here, in collaboration with Rhino Records, 16 rare tunes are presented froim artists like Aretha Franklin, Barbara Lewis, Margie Joseph, Doris Troy, The Sweet Inspirations, Jackie Moore, plus some rarely heard artists as well. Some of these songs have never made it past being only released on the original 45, and others have never been heard before, period. These songs come from about 1964-1973; one of the last of the golden ages at Atlantic. This disc runs about 50 minutes, but is very enjoyable. Definitely worth hearing, because it's not something you'd hear every day. One listen to the whole thing, and you'd be asking why some of these songs never saw the light of day again...until now!

Aretha Franklin: My Way
Why this was only issued overseas is anybody's guess. She wasn't trying to put Frank Sinatra to shame; just her own personal take on it...and a mighty dang good one!

Margie Joseph: It's Growing
A nice, easy-tempoed drum and bass-laiden cover of an early Temptations' record. She adds a cool touch too it with her silky-smooth voice.

Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells: Count the Days
A solid track; could have been a great hit because it sounds like it had some potential. The bells and piano at the beginning set the stage before the bass and drums come in with a solid groove.

Doris Troy: Please Little Angel
"Just One Look" wasn't all. This cute-sounding number is quite enjoyable. Very dated, I must say; has a good '60s feel to it.

Mary Wells: Hands Off My Baby
Mary Wells after Motown continued to sing and be around Motown-like material. Somehow it just didn't quite cut it with her at Atlantic. This would have made a nice hit for her; love the congas and vibes at the beginning.

Dee Dee Sharp: My Best Friend's Man
Even Miss "Mashed Potato Time" got to work with Atlantic. In this sentimental-sounding track, you can't help but have pity on her.

Dee Dee Warwick: Rescue Me
This cover of the Fontella Bass classic has a great rhythmic drive too it, but somehow that same energy just isn't there. It sounds good in its own respect, but isn't quite the same.

Baby Washington: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
This cover, on the other hand, rivals Jimmy Ruffin's original closely. She has a good contralto tone.

Irma Thomas: Full Time Woman
The melody felt like it existed forever; a real poignant-sounding ballad.

Judy Clay: I've Got To Love Somebody's Baby
It sounds like something you'd hear in one of those late-night dimly lit blues clubs. Johnnie Taylor originally did it at Stax some years before; exquisite cover.

Esther Phillips: Cheater Man
Definitely, could have been a huge hit. Esther's nasally voice, a rock solid groove and some great lyrics made a perfect combination. The producrs on this track are the same ones who worked with the blue-eyed soul group, the Box
Tops.

Laura Lee: What A Man
It has a lost classic touch to it. The horn section and backing vocals reflect that. Laura Lee was a gospel singer, and she carries that over fully in this upbeat number.

The Sweet Inspirations: Ain't Nothing Gonna Change Me
This is every bit of a gospel-like number. Everything they do in here is so cool from singing in unison to the call and response with the lead singer. Very righteous!

Jackie Moore: It Ain't Who You Know
Listen to the first few notes that Jackie sings, and wonder where else you've heard a similar sounding melody. A great, easy to listen to number. Backing vocals are silky-smooth.

Bettye Swann: I Ain't That Easy To Lose
Perhaps a perfectly produced and orchestrated record. From the wah-wah guitar to the rapid-fire drums to the added effects with the woodwinds and strings and to the call and response backing vocals at the chorus with Bettye's mellow voice.

Barbara Lewis: Thankful For What I Got
It's just how you will feel after absorbing these lost treasures. This track has an easy yet bouncy swing to it, and the backing vocals are fantastic sounding at the end of the chorus when they're basically saying "Ditto what Barbara says."

This compilation, along with the "Soul Brothers" volume, makes a great addition to any soul music lover's library.

Not exceptional, but................2006-09-24

Once again, Atlantic Records opens its archives for some good little-known soul, selected by Brit Soul expert Dave Nathan.

Most of this is really not that hot, but there are two really wonderful tunes from two legends of the genre. Aretha Franklin putting her stamp on Sinatra's "My Way" and Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells truly beautuful "1-2-3-4-5-6-7 Count The Days." I'm not even a big fan of Patti Labelle and I can not let this song spin on my CD player just once at a time!

But other than that, buy a good used copy of this CD.

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Soul Sisters

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Release Date: 2006-08-08

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Atlantic Sisters of Soul
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ASIN: B000024F6V
Release Date: 1994-10-26

Tracks:

Dear Lover - Mary Wells
I Don't Know - Baby Washington
Woman Will Do Wrong - Dee Dee Sharp
Why (Am I Treated So Bad) - The Sweet Inspirations
(Until Then) I'll Suffer - Barbara Lynn
Sister Pitiful - Judy Clay
Shake a Hand [*] - Tobi Lark
Mojo Hannah - Tami Lynn
Wish Someone Would Care [*] - Mary Lou
Can I Be Your Main Thing [*] - Margie Alexander
Wonderful, Marvelous - The Dixie Flyers, Jackie Moore
What a Man - Laura Lee
Can I Hold You to It [*] - Laura Johnson
She Didn't Know (She Kept on Talking) - The Dixie Flyers, Dee Dee Warwick
Who Are You Gonna Love [*] - Rozetta Johnson
Unsatisfied Woman - Jean Battle
Set Me Free - The Dixie Flyers, Esther Phillips
Full Time Woman - Irma Thomas
Your Turn to Cry - Bettye LaVette
Don't Try to Take the Fifth - The Pointer Sisters
Victim of a Foolish Heart - Bettye Swann
I Do Believe That I'm Losing You [*] - One'sy Mack
Sweet Surrender - Margie Joseph

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~THESE SOULFUL DIVA'S CAN REALLY SING~BRAVO!!!

Atlantic Sisters of Soul
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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Atlantic Unearthed: Soul Sisters

ASIN: B0000032UM
Release Date: 1992-07-14

Tracks:

Dear Lover - Mary Wells
I Don't Know - Baby Washington
A Woman Will Do Wrong - Dee Dee Sharp
Why (Am I Treated So Bad) - The Sweet Inspirations
(Until Then) I'll Suffer - Barbara Lynn
Sister Pitiful - Judy Clay
Shake A Hand - Toby Lark
Mojo Hannah - Tammi Lynn
Wish Someone Would Care - Mary Lou
Can I Be Your Main Thing - Margie Alexander
Wonderful, Marvelous - Jackie Moore
What A Man - Laura Lee
Can I Hold You To It - Lorraine Johnson
She Didn't Know (She Kept On Talking) - Dee Dee Warwick
Who Are You Gonna Love (Your Woman Or Your Wife) - Rozetta Johnson
Unsatisfied Woman - Jean Battle
Set Me Free - Esther Phillips
Full Time Woman - Irma Thomas
Your Turn To Cry - Betty Lavette
Don't Try To Take The Fifth - The Pointer Sisters
Victim Of A Foolish Heart - Bettye Swann
I Do Believe That I'm Losing You - One'sy Mack
Sweet Surrender - Margie Joseph

Customer Reviews:

~THESE SOULFUL DIVA'S CAN REALLY SING~BRAVO!!!.......2005-02-14

The glorious musical sixties was a really incredible time to experience the ultimate soulful DIVA'S and nobody had a more thrilling roster of great female artists than Atlantic Records and they are on display in all their blazing glory in this spectacular collection that is worth more than its weight in gold!!!
Mary Wells sensual delight "Dear Lover" starts things off in high style with Ms. Wells at her sophisicated best then off to a super Baby Washington treat "I Don't Know" which shows why she is a highly regarded name in Europe but strangely not a household name in her own country and the same is true with the next superb singer who is one of the best soul singers on the planet over the last forty years and this is underground legend Dee Dee Sharp!!! This extraordinary SINGER goes to the depths of a song with a voice that can make your hair stand on end and the classic "A Woman Will Do Wrong" finds Dee Dee in superb form and this great song should have been a huge hit...led by Whitney's Mom with a smoldering vocal in the hypnotic "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)", Cissy Houston shows her stuff brilliantly as the lead singer of Aretha and Elvis Presley's back-up group The Sweet Inspirations who are quite an act exciting in their own right...Barbara Lynn scored big with "You'll Lose A Good Thing" and is equally effective with a 1967 song "Until Then I'll Suffer" and a gritty "Sister Pitiful" by Judy Clay is a rocking winner in a collection so full of magnificent performances that it is sad and amazing that a incredible collection of this stature is now out of print!!!!! An exhuberant great vocal by Toby Lark make "Shake A Hand" memorable while a cooking arrangement and exciting vocal by Tammi Lynn create the wildly funky winner "Mojo Hanna". "Wish Someone Would Care" is a great heartfelt vocal by Mary Lou then off to the soulful blues with a engaging vocal by Margie Alexander in the engrossing and mesmerizing "Can I Be Your Main Thing" which would have been a huge hit with any exposure at all!!! These peerless singers were all cheated big time out of the success that their brilliant accomplishments deserved by either poor promotion or just the lack of interest by spaced-out radio programmers who clearly have no interest in what is great in the world of music and know nothing about it and don't care...it is still the same situation today!!! Jackie Moore with the legendary Dixie Flyers create another soulful classic with the catchy "Wonderful, Marvelous" and the hook filled funky masterpiece "What A Man" by Laura Lee is amazing and was incorporated in a big group hit in the past few years but this original winning version is still the best!!! Romantic longing is expressed beautifully by Lorraine Johnson in "Can I Hold You To It" while the deeply soulful Dee Dee Warwick more than lives up to her esteemed family name with the classic "She Didn't Know (She Kept On Talking)" which is another great song that should have been a huge hit...soul-diva Rozetta Johnson pleas to the max making "Who You Gonna Love (Your Woman Or Your Wife)" an experience to remember...as does Jean Battle in the extraordinary "Unsatisified Woman" which lingers long after its over.
Classic originality in the world of music is a rare occurrence that really stands out when it happens and the uniquely gifted Esther Phillips could sing anything in a distinctive way that was peerless as shown in the engrossing classic "Set Me Free" with The Dixie Flyers which should have been a huge hit as this gem is one of the greatest vocal performances from the great musical sixties!
Irma Thomas is another great who is still going strong in New Orleans and "Full Time Woman" is a fine example of her special way of emoting...deep gritty soulful blues make Betty LaVette's "Your Turn To Cry" the truly extraordinary discovery of this incredible collection...a smoldering vocal that is completely riveting as Betty takes this ballad and turns it inside out with gut-renching emotion and vocal brilliance that is breathtaking to behold...one of the best ever and still going strong and it is easy to see why after experiencing this underground masterpiece! Don't miss her latest soul-stirring blues release "A Woman Like Me"...it is riveting and another stunning vocal classic!
The Pointer Sister's strut their great stuff in "Don't Try To Take The Fifth" which shows off their brilliant vocal harmony...Bettye Swann's "Victim Of A Foolish" is a soft soul delight but its back to church with One'sy Mack in a soul-stirring performance making "I Do Believe I'm Losing You" another soulful classic and closing this collection of incredible performances is Margie Joseph with a great version of "Sweet Surrender" which tops the original...not surprising as this is a collection full of show-stopping performances!!
Anyone who loves brilliant female vocalists singing at their absolute peak will go crazy over this truly extraordinary collection full of breathtaking stellar performances...do not miss this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Octet Plays Trane

1. Dear Lover - Mary Wells
2. I Don't Know - Baby Washington
3. Woman Will Do Wrong - Dee Dee Sharp
4. Why (Am I Treated So Bad) - The Sweet Inspirations
5. (Until Then) I'll Suffer - Barbara Lynn
6. Sister Pitiful - Judy Clay
7. Shake a Hand [*] - Tobi Lark
8. Mojo Hannah - Tami Lynn
9. Wish Someone Would Care [*] - Mary Lou
10. Can I Be Your Main Thing [*] - Margie Alexander
11. Wonderful, Marvelous - The Dixie Flyers, Jackie Moore
12. What a Man - Laura Lee
13. Can I Hold You to It [*] - Laura Johnson
14. She Didn't Know (She Kept on Talking) - The Dixie Flyers, Dee Dee Warwick
15. Who Are You Gonna Love [*] - Rozetta Johnson
16. Unsatisfied Woman - Jean Battle
17. Set Me Free - The Dixie Flyers, Esther Phillips
18. Full Time Woman - Irma Thomas
19. Your Turn to Cry - Bettye LaVette
20. Don't Try to Take the Fifth - The Pointer Sisters
See all 23 tracks on this disc