Shape Fitness Music: Walk, Vol. 1: 60s Hits (1997)

About this title: Shape magazine organized the Fitness Music series with the intention of providing the perfect music for 60-minute workouts. Each tape is designed for nonstop workouts, so the music is non-stop -- each song is segued together -- and vaguely mirrors a workout, with warm-up and cool-down sections to the music. The liner notes also included a number of fitness tips, as well as a BPM chart. Musically, the tapes each follow a particular style. In the case of Walk 1, the music is all classic soul, R&B and pop-rock from the '50s and '60s. Among the featured songs are the Impressions' "It's All Right, ... read more

Tracks:

1. It's All Right [Mayfield]
2. Whispers (Gettin' Louder) [Acklin/Scott]
3. Needles and Pins [Nitzsche/Bono]
4. Get on Up [Mooder/Taylor/Shepp]
5. Love Makes a Woman [Record/Sanders/Davi]
6. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) [DeCarlo/Frashuer/Le]
7. Mockingbird [Foxx/Foxx]
8. I'm into Something Good [Goffin/King]
9. Do It Again [Wilson/Love]
10. Harlem Shuffle [Nelson/Relf]
11. The Wanderer [Maresca]
12. When Will I Be Loved? [Everly]
13. California Girls [Love/Wilson]
14. Sherry [Gaudio]
15. I Thank You [Porter/Hayes]
16. Rescue Me [Miner/Smith]
17. 25 Miles [Bristol/Fuqua/Starr]
18. Think Twice [Singleton]
19. Do Wah Diddy Diddy [Barry/Greenwich]
20. Ruby Baby [Leiber/Stoller]
21. I Get the Sweetest Feeling [McCoy/Evelyn]
22. Backfield in Motion [McPherson/Harden]
23. Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um [Mayfield]
24. Turn Back the Hands of Time [Daniels/Moore]

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