Memphis Wham! (1999)

About this title: At first glance, this might seem like nothing more than a retread of the classic The Wham of That Memphis Man, as the disc includes all 14 songs from that album. This is a quality upgrade/supplement to that record, though, adding 11 more tracks of 1963-1967 vintage from both rare singles and previously unreleased outtakes. This is hardly filler that only collectors will care about; it's good stuff, sometimes ace stuff, that's almost all on the same level of The Wham. "Oh, I Apologize," a cover of an obscure Barrett Strong track, is white soul singing on par with Mack's best vocal efforts, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Memphis [Berry]
2. Where There's a Will There's a Way [Williams]
3. Wham! [Mack]
4. I'll Keep You Happy [Ballard]
5. The Bounce [Fizer/Lewis/Ward]
6. Baby What's Wrong [Reed]
7. Down and Out [Mack]
8. Satisfied [Carson]
9. Susie-Q [Hawkins/Lewis/Broad]
10. Why [Mack]
11. Down in the Dumps [Meskil]
12. Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu [Smith/Vincent]
13. Gee Baby [Joseph/Tyler]
14. Chicken Pickin' [Mack]
15. Oh, I Apologize [Robinson/Gordy]
16. Say Something Nice to Me [Pennington]
17. From Me to You [Lennon/McCartney]
18. Turn on Your Love Light [Malone/Scott]
19. The Freeze [Dean/Scott]
20. Farther on up the Road [Medwick/Robey]
21. Cry Cry Cry [Malone]
22. Save Your Money [Mack]
23. Tension, Pt. 1 [Mack]
24. Tension, Pt. 2 [Mack]

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