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- Date Released: April 25, 2006
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Label: Stax
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Carla Thomas' recordings for Stax Records had more of a pop sheen than most of the other artists on the label's roster, and her sides often featured involved orchestration and a distinct, almost Motown feel. This doesn't mean she didn't bring the soul, though; she could more than hold her own in duets with Otis Redding, after all. This well-chosen set (Motown's Mable John made the selection) covers tracks recorded between 1960 and 1972 at Stax, and includes Thomas' magnificent cover of Barbara Lynn's "You'll Lose a Good Thing," the sensual and absolutely glorious "Sugar," and a pair of Thomas' biggest hits, "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" -- she was still a teen when she recorded it -- and "I Like What You're Doing (To Me)." Somehow managing to sound sweet, innocent, wounded, worldly, sensual, and seductive by turns on these tracks (and sometimes all at once), Thomas is undoubtedly one of the greatest singers to ever come out of the Stax studios, and that's saying something.
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I've Got No Time To Lose |
2:45 |
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| 02. | |
Give Me Enough (To Keep Me Going) |
2:30 |
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| 03. | |
Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) |
2:16 |
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| 04. | |
A Love Of My Own |
2:28 |
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| 05. | |
Promises (alternate version) |
2:10 |
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| 06. | |
My Man Believes In Me |
2:40 |
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| 07. | |
What Is Love? |
3:15 |
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| 08. | |
You'll Lose A Good Thing |
2:54 |
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| 09. | |
(Your Love Is A) Life Saver |
2:22 |
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| 10. | |
I Play For Keeps |
2:43 |
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| 11. | |
I Like What You're Doing (To Me) |
2:54 |
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| 12. | |
Don't Say No More |
2:17 |
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| 13. | |
I've Fallen In Love |
2:41 |
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| 14. | |
Sugar |
4:12 |
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| 15. | |
Precious Memories |
2:38 |
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15 Total Tracks, 40:45 Total Length
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Credits
- Steve Cropper - Guitar // Carla Thomas - Vocals // Carla Thomas - Vocals // Carla Thomas - Vocals // Chuck Rainey - Bass // The Memphis Horns - Performer // Melvin Davis - Drums // Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass // Isaac Hayes - Keyboards // Booker T. Jones - Keyboards // Pat Lewis - Vocals (Background) // Carl Lynch - Guitar // Ray Monette - Guitar // Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Drums // Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Drums // Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Drums // Sandra Rhodes - Guitar // Rudy Robinson - Keyboards // David Spinozza - Guitar // Marvell Thomas - Piano // Michael Toles - Guitar // Rose Williams - Vocals (Background) // Al Jackson, Jr. - Drums // Gordon "Specs" Powell - Percussion // James Alexander - Bass // Joe Tarantino - Remastering // Jamie Putnam - Art Direction // Diane Lewis - Vocals (Background)
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