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- Date Released: April 1, 1997
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Soul/R&B, Soul, R&B
- Label: Fantasy / Stax
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We Say...
Daughter of the agelessly spirited Rufus, Carla cut a series of solid Stax soul discs in the late '60s and early '70s. A classic figure of Memphis soul, these are two of her best.
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They Say...
Although Carla Thomas had her share of R&B hits in the 1960s, the Queen of Memphis Soul wasn't as visible on the pop charts as Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick or Gladys Knight. Thomas wasn't a superstar in the pop world, but Stax's Al Bell believed she had the potential to become one and encouraged her to take a sleeker, more Motown-ish approach. Thomas had flirted with Northern soul sounds on some of her previous albums, and it became a primary direction on the LPs Memphis Queen and its follow-up Love Means..., which Fantasy combined on this single CD in 1997. Most of Queen was produced by Detroiter Don Davis, while the main producer on the even more pop-minded Love was Thomas' brother, Marvelle Thomas. Though this change of direction didn't turn Thomas into a pop superstar, she did have a major hit in "I Like What You're Doing (To Me)" and moderate hits with "You've Got a Cushion to Fall On" and "Guide Me Well." The soul goddess had a low opinion of Davis' production style, but the fact is that "Precious Memories," "Strung Out Over You" and other Davis-produced material is highly enjoyable. And the songs from Love are equally impressive. But sadly, Love turned out to be Thomas' final Stax project.
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Didn't We |
3:07 |
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| 02. | |
Are You Sure? |
3:19 |
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| 03. | |
What Is Love? |
3:19 |
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| 04. | |
Daughter, You're Still Your Daddy's Child |
6:02 |
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| 05. | |
Love Means You Never Have To Say |
3:35 |
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| 06. | |
You've Got A Cushion To Fall On |
3:10 |
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| 07. | |
Il Est Plus Doux Que |
3:47 |
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| 08. | |
Cherish |
4:47 |
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| 09. | |
Wake Up Wanting You |
3:23 |
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| 10. | |
I Like What You're Doing To Me |
2:58 |
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| 11. | |
I Play For Keeps |
2:46 |
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| 12. | |
Don't Say No More |
2:20 |
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| 13. | |
More Man Than I Ever Had |
2:46 |
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| 14. | |
I've Fallen In Love With You |
2:44 |
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| 15. | |
He's Beating Your Time |
3:02 |
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| 16. | |
Unyielding |
2:47 |
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| 17. | |
Strung Out Over You |
2:38 |
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| 18. | |
How Can You Throw My Love Away |
2:34 |
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| 19. | |
Guide Me Well |
4:16 |
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| 20. | |
Precious Memories |
2:41 |
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| 21. | |
Where Do I Go |
2:21 |
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21 Total Tracks, 68:22 Total Length
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Credits
- Steve Cropper - Guitar // The Emotions - Vocals (Background) // Carla Thomas - Vocals // Carla Thomas - Vocals // Carla Thomas - Vocals // Carla Thomas - Main Performer // Carla Thomas - Main Performer // Carla Thomas - Main Performer // Chuck Rainey - Bass // Terry Manning - Remixing // The Memphis Horns - Band // Wade Marcus - Arranger // Al Bell - Producer // Henry Bush - Engineer // Ron Capone - Engineer // Ron Capone - Remixing // Don Davis - Producer // Don Davis - Engineer // Melvin Davis - Drums // Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass // Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass (Electric) // Peter Granet - Engineer // Isaac Hayes - Keyboards // Booker T. Jones - Keyboards // Pat Lewis - Vocals (Background) // Carl Lynch - Guitar // Memphis Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra // Ray Monette - Guitar // Horace Ott - Arranger // Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Drums // Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Drums // Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Drums // Dave Purple - Engineer // Dave Purple - Remixing // Sandra Rhodes - Guitar (Acoustic) // Rudy Robinson - Piano // Rudy Robinson - Arranger // Rudy Robinson - Keyboards // David Spinozza - Guitar // Marvell Thomas - Organ // Marvell Thomas - Piano // Marvell Thomas - Arranger // Marvell Thomas - Piano (Electric) // Marvell Thomas - Tambourine // Marvell Thomas - Producer // Marvell Thomas - Remixing // Michael Toles - Guitar (Electric) // Dale Warren - Arranger // Rose Williams - Vocals (Background) // Al Jackson, Jr. - Drums // Gordon "Specs" Powell - Percussion // James Alexander - Bass (Electric) // Rob Bowman - Liner Notes // Joe Tarantino - Remastering // Jamie Putnam - Artwork // Deb Sibony - Design // Diane Lewis - Vocals (Background) // Johnny Allen - Arranger // Johnny Allen - Conductor
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