The Scepter Records Story [Box set]

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Dedicated to the One I Love - The Shirelles, The Shirelles

2. Tonight's the Night - The Shirelles, The Shirelles

3. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles

4. Boys - The Shirelles, The Shirelles

5. All in My Mind - Maxine Brown

6. I Don't Want to Cry - Chuck Jackson

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Disc: 2

1. Don't Make Me Over - Dionne Warwick

2. Take the Last Train Home - King Curtis

3. Tell Him I'm Not Home - Chuck Jackson

4. Killer Joe - The Rocky Fellers

5. Foolish Little Girl - The Shirelles, The Shirelles

6. Louie, Louie - The Kingsmen

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Just a Little Bit - Roy Head

2. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - B.J. Thomas

3. Silencer - Chuck Jackson

4. Baby Cakes - Maxine Brown

5. Mama - B.J. Thomas

6. Daddy's Home - Maxine Brown, Chuck Jackson

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Disc: 1
1. Dedicated to the One I Love - The Shirelles, The Shirelles
2. Tonight's the Night - The Shirelles, The Shirelles
3. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
4. Boys - The Shirelles, The Shirelles
5. All in My Mind - Maxine Brown
6. I Don't Want to Cry - Chuck Jackson
See all 23 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Don't Make Me Over - Dionne Warwick
2. Take the Last Train Home - King Curtis
3. Tell Him I'm Not Home - Chuck Jackson
4. Killer Joe - The Rocky Fellers
5. Foolish Little Girl - The Shirelles, The Shirelles
6. Louie, Louie - The Kingsmen
See all 21 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. Just a Little Bit - Roy Head
2. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - B.J. Thomas
3. Silencer - Chuck Jackson
4. Baby Cakes - Maxine Brown
5. Mama - B.J. Thomas
6. Daddy's Home - Maxine Brown, Chuck Jackson
See all 21 tracks on this disc

The Scepter Records Story,Various Artists,Volcano,50's,60's,AM Pop,Brill Building Pop,Frat Rock,Girl Group,Pop,Pop-Soul,Pop/Rock,Popular Music,R&B,Rock,Rock & Roll,Soft Rock,Soul,Uptown Soul,Vocal Pop

Tracks:

Dedicated To The One I Love - Shirelles
Tonight's The Night - Shirelles
Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Shirelles
Boys - Shirelles
All In My Mind - Maxine Brown
I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson
Funny - Maxine Brown
Mama Said - Shirelles
I Wake Up Crying - Chuck Jackson
Blue Holiday - Shirelles
Human - Tommy Hunt
Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me) - Shirelles
Baby It's You - Shirelles
Time After Time - Isley Brothers
Soldier Boy - Shirelles
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson
Twist And Shout - Isley Brothers
Welcome Home Baby - Shirelles
I Keep Forgettin' - Chuck Jackson
Twistin' With Linda - Isley Brothers
Love Is A Swingin' Thing - Shirelles & King Curtis
Potatoe Chips - King Curtis
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Tommy Hunt

Tracks:

Don't Make Me Over - Dionne Warwick
Take The Last Train Home - King Curtis
Tell Him I'm Not Home - Chuck Jackson
Killer Joe - Rocky Fellers
Foolish Little Girl - Shirelles
Louie Louie - Kingsmen
I Am A Witness - Tommy Hunt
Anyone Who Had A Heart - Dionne Warwick
Since I Found You - Maxine Brown
Money - Kingsmen
Sha La La - Shirelles
Oh Lord What Are You Doing To Me - Tommy Hunt
Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
Beg Me - Chuck Jackson
Little Latin Lupe Lu - Kingsmen
Oh No Not My Baby - Maxine Brown
Since I Don't Have You - Chuck Jackson
We Find Him Guilty - Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
The Jolly Green Giant - Kingsmen
Something You Got - Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
Never Had It So Good - Ronnie Milsap

Tracks:

Just A Little Bit - Roy Head (& The Traits)
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - B.J. Thomas (& The Triumphs)
The Silencer - Chuck Jackson
Baby Cakes - Maxine Brown
Mama - B.J. Thomas
Daddy's Home - Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
Get On Up - Esquires
I Say A Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick
And Get Away - The Esquires
(Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls - Dionne Warwick
The Eyes Of A New York Woman - B.J. Thomas
Send My Baby Back - Fred Hughes
Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas
My Pledge Of Love - The Joe Jeffrey Group
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B.J. Thomas
I'll Never Fall in Love Again - Dionne Warwick
Everybody's Out Of Town - B.J. Thomas
I Just Can't Help Believing - B.J. Thomas
Timothy - Buoys
No Love At All - B.J. Thomas
Rock And Roll Lullaby - B.J. Thomas

Customer Reviews:

This is a Great Box.......2007-01-09

I don't write many reviews, but the one below which labelled BJ Thomas as "Cheeze" is absurdly uninformed and lazy. Scepter, of course, was Florence Greenberg's label and one of the most interesting and successful imprints of the late '50s and all through the '60s into the '70s. Greenberg was a housewife whose daughter discovered a group at school which turned out to be the Shirelles. Turned out that Florence, with no experience in the record biz, had a gift for recognizing hits and for promotion.

The "cheeze," Texan BJ Thomas, was another Florence discovery. Not only did he sell millions of records, he won both a Grammy and an Oscar for "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head," his biggest seller. Recordings like "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry," "The Eyes of a New York Woman," "Hooked on a Feeling," "I Just Can't Help Believing" and "Rock and Roll Lullaby" are something special -- great songwriting that holds up over several decades just fine with the Shirelles, Isley Brothers, Chuck Jackson, Dionne Warwick, Ronnie Milsap and the others on tthis disc. This is a really fun recording, from beginning to end.

Good songs Good Buy.......2006-07-06

I give it between a 4 and 5. BJ Thomas is a great singer not a Cheeze, whatever that means. Some of his songs may be a put off for soul types and "Everybody's out of town" is a loser but the rest are great. He forever stamped Hank Williams "I'm So lonesome I could cry" with his definitive version that is a classic keeper. BJ does have most of Disc 3 but I like all styles and he has a killer voice. Just a little bit by Roy Head is a welcome addition and "My Pledge of Love"-Joe Jeffrey Group and "Oh no not my baby"-the awesome Maxine Brown are 10's on a scale of 1-10 not to mention Anyday Now, Walk on by etc etc. The Shirelles never made a bad record. Dionne Warwick is a superstar with a superstar songwriting team. Its not a soul or pop or whatever compilation, its just good music that sold many records and a worthwhile purchase and at 65 songs its worth $25 easy to me.

Nice Box Set.......2002-01-01

This is a bit of an oddity, in that Scepter wasn't a "Soul" label or a "Rock" label, but a "Pop" label, which encompasses quite a few different genres. There's the smooth (The Dionne Warwick/Bacharach/David Canon is superbly represented here), the girl group sound (Shirelles), the rough (gospelled-up soul of Maxine Brown and Chuck Jackson), the garage (The Kingsmen) and the cheeze (BJ Thomas). Discs one and two are both stellar, but the chronologically-ordered set gradually goes to pot towards the end, with BJ (possibly the least coolest singer ever) blathering and crooning his way through some of the '70s worst pop sludge. Still, this set is worth it simply because the first two discs are quite good, and Maxine Brown's previously unreleased take on "Baby Cakes" on the third disc will simply blow you away. Get it cheap, or don't get it at all.