'70s Soul Essentials

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For soul music’s greatest artists, the ‘70s meant reaching new ambitions and new levels of sophistication. Freed from the strictures they may have felt in Motown’s ‘60s heyday, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder made masterful music that confronted the troubles they saw in the world while pushing soul into uncharted territory. Meanwhile, innovators like Philly soul kings Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff expanded the sound’s scope, resulting in sumptuous string-laden hits that still boasted irresistible grooves. Of course, Al Green, Roberta Flack, and Donny Hathaway showed how some songs required the very softest of touches.
Stevie Wonder
Superstition
Stevie Wonder
Talking Book
Bill Withers
Lovely Day
Bill Withers
Menagerie
Earth, Wind & Fire
September
Earth, Wind & Fire
The Eternal Dance
The Isley Brothers
That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2
The Isley Brothers
3+3
Aretha Franklin
Rock Steady
Aretha Franklin
Young, Gifted and Black
LaBelle
Lady Marmalade
LaBelle
Nightbirds
James Brown
The Payback
James Brown
The Payback
Curtis Mayfield
Move On Up (Single Edit)
Curtis Mayfield
Move On Up (Single Edit) - Single
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Midnight Train to Georgia (Single Version)
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Imagination
Al Green
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
Let's Stay Together
Diana Ross
Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
Diana Ross
Diana Ross (1976)
Minnie Riperton
Lovin' You (Single Version With Countdown)
Minnie Riperton
Perfect Angel (Deluxe Edition)
Roberta Flack
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Roberta Flack
Killing Me Softly
The Stylistics
You Make Me Feel Brand New
The Stylistics
Let's Put It All Together
Barry White
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
Barry White
Can't Get Enough
Dionne Warwick & The Spinners
Then Came You
Dionne Warwick & The Spinners
The Best of Spinners
The O'Jays
Love Train
The O'Jays
Back Stabbers
Billy Preston
Will It Go Round In Circles (Single Version)
Billy Preston
Billy Preston - The Best
The Staple Singers
Respect Yourself
The Staple Singers
Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (Stax Remasters)
Isaac Hayes
Theme from Shaft
Isaac Hayes
Shaft (Music From the Soundtrack)
Eddie Kendricks
Boogie Down
Eddie Kendricks
Boogie Down
Rufus
Tell Me Something Good (feat. Chaka Khan)
Rufus
Rags to Rufus
Funkadelic
Can You Get To That
Funkadelic
Maggot Brain
Sly & The Family Stone
Family Affair
Sly & The Family Stone
There's A Riot Goin' On (Bonus Tracks Edition)
George McCrae
Rock Your Baby
George McCrae
Rock Your Baby
William DeVaughn
Be Thankful For What You Got
William DeVaughn
I Love the 70's: 1974
Smokey Robinson
Cruisin'
Smokey Robinson
Where There's Smoke...
Donny Hathaway
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Donny Hathaway
Never My Love: The Anthology
Ike & Tina Turner
Proud Mary
Ike & Tina Turner
Workin' Together
The Temptations
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (Single Version)
The Temptations
Gold
Edwin Starr
War
Edwin Starr
Involved
Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters
Hard Times
Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters
The Baby Huey Story - The Living Legend
Ann Peebles
I Can't Stand the Rain
Ann Peebles
I Can't Stand the Rain
Teddy Pendergrass
Turn off the Lights
Teddy Pendergrass
Teddy (Expanded)
The Chi-Lites
Oh Girl
The Chi-Lites
The Ultimate Chi-Lites
Al Green
Call Me (Come Back Home)
Al Green
Call Me
The Commodores
Easy
The Commodores
Commodores
Billy Paul
Me and Mrs. Jones (Single Version)
Billy Paul
360 Degrees of Billy Paul (Expanded Edition)
Lou Rawls
You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
Lou Rawls
All Things In Time
McFadden & Whitehead
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
McFadden & Whitehead
McFadden & Whitehead
The Spinners
I'll Be Around
The Spinners
Spinners
Aretha Franklin
Spanish Harlem
Aretha Franklin
The Best of Aretha Franklin
Natalie Cole
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
Natalie Cole
Inseparable
Marvin Gaye
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
Foolish (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Dramatics
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
The Dramatics
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
Curtis Mayfield
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Superfly (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Bobby Womack & Peace
Across 110th Street
Bobby Womack & Peace
Across 110th Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
James Brown
Get on the Good Foot, Pts. 1 & 2
James Brown
Get on the Good Foot
The Staple Singers
I'll Take You There
The Staple Singers
Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (Stax Remasters)
Jean Knight
Mr. Big Stuff
Jean Knight
Mr. Big Stuff (Remastered)
The Pointer Sisters
Yes We Can, Can
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters
Earth, Wind & Fire
Shining Star
Earth, Wind & Fire
That's The Way Of The World
Jackson 5
I Want You Back
Jackson 5
Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5
War
Why Can't We Be Friends
War
Why Can't We Be Friends?
Honey Cone
Want Ads
Honey Cone
Honey Cone: Greatest Hits
The Brothers Johnson
Strawberry Letter 23
The Brothers Johnson
Strawberry Letter 23 / The Very Best of the Brothers Johnson (Remastered)
Stevie Wonder
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
Stevie Wonder
Signed Sealed and Delivered
Four Tops
Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
Four Tops
Keeper of the Castle
Diana Ross
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Diana Ross
Diana Ross (1970)
Maze
Happy Feelin's
Maze
Maze
Major Harris
Love Won't Let Me Wait
Major Harris
My Way
The Stylistics
Betcha by Golly, Wow (Lp Version)
The Stylistics
The Stylistics - The Original Debut Album
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Where Is the Love
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Dorothy Moore
Misty Blue
Dorothy Moore
Misty Blue
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
The Love I Lost (feat. Teddy Pendergrass)
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Black & Blue (Expanded Edition) [feat. Teddy Pendergrass]
The Undisputed Truth
Smiling Faces Sometimes
The Undisputed Truth
The Best of Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces
The Temptations
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
The Temptations
Gold
The O'Jays
For the Love of Money
The O'Jays
Ship Ahoy
Isaac Hayes
Never Can Say Goodbye
Isaac Hayes
Black Moses
Deniece Williams
Free (Single Version)
Deniece Williams
This Is Niecy (Expanded Edition)
Chic
Good Times (7" Edit) [Remastered]
Chic
The Chic Organization 1977-1979 (Remastered)
Prince
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Prince
Prince
Barry White
It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me
Barry White
Barry White Sings For Someone You Love
The Three Degrees
When Will I See You Again
The Three Degrees
The Three Degrees
Clarence Carter
Patches
Clarence Carter
Patches
Luther Ingram
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
Luther Ingram
Absolutely The Best Of Luther Ingram (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right (Deluxe Edition)
Marvin Gaye
I Want You (Vocal)
Marvin Gaye
I Want You
Stevie Wonder
Isn't She Lovely
Stevie Wonder
Songs in the Key of Life
Blue Magic
Sideshow
Blue Magic
Soulful Spell - The Best of Blue Magic
The Delfonics
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
The Delfonics
The Delfonics
Al Green
Take Me to the River
Al Green
Al Green Explores Your Mind
James Brown
Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing
James Brown
Number 1's
Michael Jackson
Rock With You
Michael Jackson
Off the Wall
The Spinners
Could It Be I'm Falling in Love
The Spinners
Spinners
Rufus
Sweet Thing (feat. Chaka Khan)
Rufus
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Aretha Franklin
Something He Can Feel
Aretha Franklin
Sparkle (Music From the Warner Bros. Motion Picture)
Bill Withers
Lean on Me
Bill Withers
Still Bill
Peaches & Herb
Reunited
Peaches & Herb
2 Hot!
The Isley Brothers
For the Love of You, Pts. 1 & 2
The Isley Brothers
The Heat Is On
The Commodores
Just to Be Close to You
The Commodores
Hot On the Tracks
Diana Ross
Touch Me In the Morning
Diana Ross
Touch Me In the Morning
Gladys Knight & The Pips
If I Were Your Woman (Single Version)
Gladys Knight & The Pips
If I Were Your Woman
Teddy Pendergrass
Close the Door
Teddy Pendergrass
Life Is A Song Worth Singing
Johnny Mathis
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late (feat. Deniece Williams)
Johnny Mathis
You Light Up My Life
Timmy Thomas
Why Can't We Live Together
Timmy Thomas
Why Can't We Live Together
The Chi-Lites
Have You Seen Her
The Chi-Lites
20 Greatest Hits
The Stylistics
You Are Everything
The Stylistics
The Stylistics - The Original Debut Album
Donny Hathaway
A Song for You
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Earth, Wind & Fire
After the Love Has Gone
Earth, Wind & Fire
I Am
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