VA — Can I Be A Witness: Stax Southern Groove (2021) FLAC / MP3

FLAC (tracks), Lossless / Mp3 320 kbps | 1:12:12 | 432 / 165 Mb
Soul, Funk

A brand-new collection gathered from the Stax catalogue of southern-flavoured dancers, from soul to funk and in between. Can I Be A Witness: Stax Southern Groove features 11 previously unreleased tracks from such illustrious names as the Soul Children, Little Milton, the Emotions, the Sweet Inspirations, the Nightingales and Frederick Knight, amongst others. The other nine tracks from artists such as Eddie Floyd, R.B. Hudmon, the Rance Allen Group and Eric Mercury delve deep into the archive, brig you B-sides, obscure album cuts, dancefloor favourites and originally unissued tracks. The booklet is well illustrated and comes with an in- depth essay from compiler Dean Rudland.

1. Little Milton — Bad Water (3:02)

2. Eddie Floyd — Can We Talk This Over (3:03)

3. R.B. Hudmon — How Can I Be A Witness (3:04)

4. Eric Mercury — Love Is Taking Over (3:49)

5. The Nightingales — Burning On Both Ends (3:14)

6. MEL;Tim — Forever And A Day (4:40)

7. Major Lance — I Wanna Make Up (Before We Break Up) (3:59)

8. The Soul Children — You Ain\’t Playing With No Toy (3:24)

9. The Rance Allen Group — I Got To Be Myself (2:50)

10. Frederick Knight — Passing Thru / World Keeps Turning (10:54)

11. The Emotions — Ain\’t Enough Hours (3:02)

12. Jeanne & The Darlings — Changes (3:20)

13. The Nightingales — Slow Down (3:42)

14. Art Jerry Miller — Soul Groove (2:15)

15. The Sweet Inspirations — Don\’t Fight The Feeling (3:53)

16. The Temprees — Three\’s A Crowd (3:09)

17. Jean Knight — Helping Man (2:52)

18. Veda Brown — True Love Don\’t Grow On Trees (2:29)

19. Ollie;The Nightingales — The Natural You (2:48)

20. Shack — Leaning On Your Undying Love (2:52)