Rev-Up: The Best of Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels [EMI] (2007)

About this title: There really isn't a whole lot to say here except this: "All Killer, No Filler." This is as fine a collection of Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels as is likely to be assembled. It captures the man, the myth, and the magic of a young band firing on all burners, who, despite being exploited in virtually every way possible by their handlers, still managed to turn on the gas when it came to the recording studio. This 20-cut comp provides a definitive view of the very time when soul, classic rhythm & blues, early rock & roll, the emerging psychedelic scene, and the Detroit aesthetic all met, got ... read more

Tracks:

1. Jenny Take a Ride! [Crewe/Johnson/Penni]
2. Little Latin Lupe Lu [Medley]
3. Shakin' with Linda [Isley]
4. I Like It Like That [Kenner/Toussaint]
5. I Had It Made [Crewe/Ryder/Bloodwo]
6. Break-Out [Bernstein/Knight]
7. Shake a Tail Feather [Hayes/Williams/Rice]
8. Just a Little Bit [Thornton/Bass/Washi]
9. Takin' All I Can Get [Crewe/Knight]
10. You Get Your Kicks [Crewe/Knight]
11. Sticks and Stones [Turner]
12. Baby Jane (Mo Mo Jane) [Crewe/Levise]
13. Joy [Ryder/Brown/Bloodwo]
14. Medley: Devil with a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly [Long/Stevenson/Mara]
15. Sock It to Me Baby! [Crewe/Brown]
16. Meldey: Too Many Fish in the Sea/Three Little Fishes [Whitfield/Holland]
17. I'd Rather Go to Jail [Crewe/Brown/Bloodwo]
18. Ooh Papa Doo [Singleton]
19. I Hope [Crewe]
20. I Never Had It Better [Crewe]

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