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1. The Ultimate Staple Singers: A Family Affair (2004)
by The Staple Singers
Considering what a long, popular, and respected career the Staple Singers had, it's surprising that there was no comprehensive compilation prior to ... More
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2. Greatest Country and Western Hits [Bonus Tracks] (1988)
by Ray Charles
Greatest Country and Western Hits is a compilation dating from DCC's early CD reissues of Ray Charles' post-Atlantic catalog. It's a fine ... More
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8. Ray Charles' Greatest Hits (1962)
by Ray Charles
The only reason this 12-song collection doesn't rate a lot higher is that it has been supplanted across the decades by countless subsequent ... More
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9. Candi Staton [Compilation] (2004)
by Candi Staton
Finally! For far too long, mega-talent soul singer Candi Staton had been lacking a comprehensive collection of her prime Southern R&B material from ... More
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10. Women's Love Rights/I Can't Make It Alone/Two Sides of Laura Lee (2010)
by Laura Lee
This reissue from Edsel features three LPs by soul singer Laura Lee (formerly a member of the Meditation Singers): Women's Love Rights, I Can't Make ... More
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11. Something Extra Special: The Complete Volt Recordings 1968-1971 (2010)
by Jimmy Hughes
In the early and mid-'60s, Jimmy Hughes made a substantial, if rather subtle and underrated, contribution to the evolution of Southern soul with ... More
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13. Behind Closed Doors: Where Country Meets Soul (2012)
by Various Artists
It may open up with Aaron Neville's 1993 rendition of George Jones' classic "The Grand Tour," but Ace's 2012 compilation Behind Closed Doors: Where ... More
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14. Hot Runnin' Soul: The Singles 1965-71 (2012)
by Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly was kind of an average soul singer when you got down to it, and even some of his better songs recalled better and more original artists. ... More
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15. Why Not Tonight?: The Fame Recordings, Vol. 2 (1967)
by Jimmy Hughes
While Jimmy Hughes' second album (from 1967) was titled Why Not Tonight?, this CD is more an expanded version of that LP rather than a straight ... More
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16. Forever Gold (2001)
by Percy Sledge
The first six of these ten tracks are re-recordings made by Percy Sledge for this release. ~ Joslyn Layne, Rovi
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17. Soul Survivor (1994)
by James Carr
Looking back over ten years since it was released, James Carr's Soul Survivor seems like an unjustly overlooked recording. While it's true that it ... More
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18. That's Heavy Baby 1971-1973 (2005)
by Solomon Burke
Raven's That's Heavy Baby gathers 22 Solomon Burke rarities he recorded for MGM between 1971 and 1973, following his career-defining soul hits for ... More
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19. Percy Sledge [Platinum Disc] (2001)
by Percy Sledge
The first six of these ten tracks are re-recordings made by Percy Sledge for this release. ~ Joslyn Layne, Rovi
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20. I've Been Here All the Time/If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right (2009)
by Luther Ingram
Luther Ingram started recording in the mid-'60s, yet it wasn't until 1972 that he released an LP. This CD combines his first two albums (both issued ... More
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21. Shining Through the Rain (2004)
by Percy Sledge
Pioneering soul man Percy Sledge returned in 2004 with Shining Through the Rain, his first new studio date since 1994's Grammy-nominated album, Blue ... More
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22. Greatest Hits/Help Me Make It Through the Night (2003)
by O.C. Smith
Reissuing a greatest-hits album in tandem with a proper studio effort seems odd, but incongruous pairings such as this are only part of the territory ... More
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23. David Allan Coe Presents Joe Tex (2002)
by Joe Tex
A budget collection of the late and often-compiled Joe Tex with a twist -- it's presented, and presumably the tracks are picked, by country outlaw ... More
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24. The Very Best of Laura Lee (2006)
by Laura Lee
Although the early-'90s compilation That's How It Is: The Chess Years was a solid grouping of Laura Lee's most essential mid- to late-'60s recordings ... More
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25. The Right Time: The Platinum Collection (2005)
by Ray Charles
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