Art Laboe's Dedicated to You, Vol. 4 (1994)

About this title: You can't go wrong with this compilation of familiar soul oldies and unfamiliar (to many) overlooked soul gems. The latter category includes "It's Okay" by the Sunglows and "Smile Now, Cry Later" by Sunny & the Sunliners (the same group as the Sunglows), Bertha Tilman's "Oh My Angel" and the Delegation's infectious "Oh Honey." The golden goodies include Al Green's "Lets Stay Together," James Brown's "Payback" and Jerry Butler's "Never Gonna Give You Up"; plus smoothies like the Delfonics' "Break Your Promise," Marvin Gaye's "Distant Lover" (the live version) and the O'Jays' "Forever Mine"; ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Payback [Brown/Wesley/Starks]
2. Firme Hina [Smith/Villareal]
3. It's Okay [Guerra]
4. Let's Stay Together [Green/Jackson/Mitch]
5. Between the Sheets [Isley/Isley/Isley]
6. It's Gonna Take a Miracle [Randazzo/Weinstein/]
7. Break Your Promise [Bell/Hart]
8. Forever Mine [Gamble/Huff]
9. Break Up to Make Up [Bell/Gamble/Creed]
10. Take Me Back [Randazzo]
11. Oh Honey [Denne/Gold]
12. Distant Lover [Live] [Fuqua/Gaye/Greene]
13. Smile Now, Cry Later [Ozuna]
14. Never Give You Up [Gamble/Huff/Butler]
15. Oh My Angel [Jackson]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.