’60s Soul Essentials

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Soul music in the '60s began as a regional phenomenon and went nationwide. Studios in Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Detroit, Chicago and other cities each recorded hit records with their own distinct style. Labels such as Stax, Atlantic and Motown ruled the charts with legendary singers Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye, but also many lesser known artists who could give the hitmakers a run for their money. These songs highlight some of the best that came out during the decade.
Aretha Franklin
Chain of Fools
Aretha Franklin
30 Greatest Hits
Marvin Gaye
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye
In the Groove
Wilson Pickett
In the Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett
In the Midnight Hour
The Temptations
My Girl
The Temptations
The Temptations Sing Smokey
Sam Cooke
A Change Is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke
A Change Is Gonna Come - EP
Solomon Burke
Cry to Me (Single Version)
Solomon Burke
The Very Best of Solomon Burke
James Brown & The Famous Flames
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1
James Brown & The Famous Flames
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
Otis Redding
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding
The Very Best of Otis Redding
Four Tops
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
Four Tops
Second Album
The Supremes
Come See About Me
The Supremes
Where Did Our Love Go
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Green Onions
Booker T. & The M.G.'s
The Best of Booker T & The MG's
Jackie Wilson
HIGER AND HIGHER
Jackie Wilson
Higer and Higher
Stevie Wonder
Fingertips (Original Studio Session)
Stevie Wonder
The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie
Nina Simone
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
Nina Simone
Silk & Soul
Brenton Wood
Oogum Boogum Song
Brenton Wood
Oogum Boogum
Percy Sledge
When a Man Loves a Woman
Percy Sledge
The Ultimate Collection - When a Man Loves a Woman
Eddie Floyd
Knock On Wood (Single Version)
Eddie Floyd
Knock On Wood
Sam & Dave
Hold On, I'm Comin'
Sam & Dave
Hold On, I'm Comin'
The Isley Brothers
It's Your Thing
The Isley Brothers
It's Our Thing
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Heat Wave
The O'Kaysions
Girl Watcher
The O'Kaysions
Sweet & Soulful 60's
The Contours
Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) (Remastered)
The Contours
Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) (Remastered) - Single
Lee Dorsey
Working In the Coal Mine
Lee Dorsey
The New Lee Dorsey
The Miracles
Shop Around
The Miracles
Hi ...We're The Miracles
The Drells & Archie Bell
Tighten Up, Pt. 1 (LP Version)
The Drells & Archie Bell
Tighten Up
Barrett Strong
Money (That's What I Want)
Barrett Strong
Hitsville: The Making of Motown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Sly & The Family Stone
Dance to the Music
Sly & The Family Stone
Dance To The Music (Bonus Tracks Edition)
Joe Tex
Hold What You've Got
Joe Tex
The Hits
Arthur Conley
Sweet Soul Music
Arthur Conley
Sweet Soul Music
The Bar-Kays
Soul Finger
The Bar-Kays
Soul Finger
The Marvelettes
Please Mr. Postman
The Marvelettes
Please Mr. Postman
James Carr
Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
James Carr
You Got My Mind Messed Up
The Soul Survivors
Expressway (To Your Heart) [Single Version - 2019 Remaster]
The Soul Survivors
When the Whistle Blows Anything Goes
Don Julian & The Larks
The Jerk
Don Julian & The Larks
The Jerk - the Money Recordings
Aretha Franklin
Respect
Aretha Franklin
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
United
Little Milton
Feel So Bad
Little Milton
Sings Big Blues
Sam & Dave
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (Single Version)
Sam & Dave
Double Dynamite
Dee Dee Sharp
Mashed Potato Time
Dee Dee Sharp
You Can't Sit Down: Cameo Parkway Dance Crazes (1958-1964)
Sam Cooke
Bring It On Home to Me
Sam Cooke
The Best of Sam Cooke
Jerry Butler
He Will Break Your Heart
Jerry Butler
Aware of Love
Four Tops
Reach Out, I'll Be There
Four Tops
Reach Out
Major Lance
Monkey Time
Major Lance
Various Rock & Roll
The Isley Brothers
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
The Isley Brothers
This Old Heart of Mine
James Brown & The Famous Flames
I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown & The Famous Flames
20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
Irma Thomas
Wish Someone Would Care
Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas Collection: 1961-1966
The Supremes
Where Did Our Love Go
The Supremes
Where Did Our Love Go
The Rance Allen Group
There's Gonna Be a Showdown
The Rance Allen Group
Truth Is Where It's At
The Shirelles
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Shirelles
Tonight's the Night
Jimmy Ruffin
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten
Edwin Starr
Twenty Five Miles
Edwin Starr
25 Miles
The Impressions
It's All Right
The Impressions
It's All Right
Wendy Rene
Bar-B-Q
Wendy Rene
Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles 1959-1968
Betty Everett
You're No Good (Remastered)
Betty Everett
You're No Good (Remastered) - Single
Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon
Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache
Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon
The Northern Soul Story, Vol. 1: The Twisted Wheel
Mable John
Your Good Thing (Is About to End)
Mable John
The Man with the Iron Fists
The Meters
Funky Miracle
The Meters
Look-Ka Py Py
Rufus Thomas
Walking the Dog
Rufus Thomas
Walking the Dog
The Drifters
Up On the Roof
The Drifters
Under the Boardwalk
The Mar-Keys
Last Night (Single)
The Mar-Keys
The Last Night!
Tami Lynn
I'm Gonna Run Away from You
Tami Lynn
Love Is Here and Now You're Gone
Ernie K-Doe
Mother In Law - Original
Ernie K-Doe
Ernie K-Doe Selected Hits
Lou Rawls
Love Is a Hurtin' Thing
Lou Rawls
The Legendary
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
Tramp
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
King & Queen
Eddie Floyd
634-5789
Eddie Floyd
Knock On Wood
Stevie Wonder
I Was Made To Love Her
Stevie Wonder
I Was Made To Love Her
Jimmy Hughes
Sweet Things You Do
Jimmy Hughes
Something Special
The Tymes
So Much In Love (Single Version) [Bonus Track]
The Tymes
So Much In Love
Barbara Mason
Yes, I'm Ready
Barbara Mason
Yes, I'm Ready
The Parliaments
I Wanna Testify
The Parliaments
Lost Soul Treasures Volume 2
Aaron Neville
Tell It Like It Is (Re-Recorded Version)
Aaron Neville
For the Good Times - The Allen Toussaint Sessions
Nina Simone
Save Me
Nina Simone
Silk & Soul
The Dells & Charles Stepney
Always Together
The Dells & Charles Stepney
Oh What a Night!: The Great Ballads
Major Lance
Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
Major Lance
The Very Best of Major Lance
Wilson Pickett
Land of 1000 Dances
Wilson Pickett
The Exciting Wilson Pickett
Shorty Long
Function At the Junction
Shorty Long
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 6: 1966
Shirley Ellis
The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) [Single Version]
Shirley Ellis
The Clapping Song... And More
Ruby Johnson
I'll Run Your Hurt Away
Ruby Johnson
I'll Run Your Hurt Away
Bobby Miller
The Big Question
Bobby Miller
Constellation of Chicago Soul
Ray Bryant Combo
The Madison Time (Remastered)
Ray Bryant Combo
The Madison Time (Remastered) - Single
Cliff Nobles
The Horse (Stereo)
Cliff Nobles
The Phil-LA of Soul Singles Collection 1968-1972
Tyrone Davis
CAN I CHANGE MY MIND
Tyrone Davis
Can I Change My Mind
The Temptations
Get Ready
The Temptations
Gettin' Ready
Dobie Gray
Out On the Floor
Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray Sings for "In Crowders" That Go "Go Go"
Chuck Wood
Seven Days Is Too Long
Chuck Wood
Northern Soul: Keep the Faith, Vol. 3
Frank Wilson
Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
Frank Wilson
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 5: 1965
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Nowhere to Run
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Dance Party
The Five Du-Tones
Shake a Tail Feather
The Five Du-Tones
The Five Du-Tones' Divorce Court - EP
Sly & The Family Stone
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) [Single Version]
Sly & The Family Stone
Greatest Hits
Delaney & Bonnie
We’ve Just Been Feeling Bad
Delaney & Bonnie
Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & the Best of the Rest
Steve Cropper
Funky Broadway
Steve Cropper
With a Little Help From My Friends
The Cookies
Chains
The Cookies
Chains - EP
Phil Upchurch
You Can't Sit Down - Part One
Phil Upchurch
You Can't Sit Down
JC Davis
A New Day (is Here At Last)
JC Davis
A New Day! The Complete Mus-I-Col Recordings of JC Davis - EP
Eldridge Holmes
Gone Gone Gone
Eldridge Holmes
Gone Gone Gone
Bobby Hebb
Sunny
Bobby Hebb
Sunny
William Bell
I Forgot to Be Your Lover
William Bell
The Best of William Bell (Remastered)
The Temptations
You've Really Got a Hold on Me
The Temptations
The Temptations Sing Smokey
Robert Parker
Barefootin'
Robert Parker
Introduction to Robert Parker
The Fantastic Johnny C
Boogaloo Down Broadway
The Fantastic Johnny C
Boogaloo Down Broadway
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