V.A. - Roots of Soul 1928-1962 (2014)

In combining gospel’s emotion and melodies with the sensuality and arrangements of rhythm and blues, Afro- American musicians created a universal language which shook the world.
Soul was inseparable from the Civil Rights struggle and it spread like wildfire in intense performances from the fabulous artists who adopted this style. With the tremendous songs included in this magnificent album, Bruno Blum tells the story of Soul’s origins, from Negro spirituals to R&B, in retracing the work of its precursors, from Ray Charles to Sam Cooke — and including the first masterpieces from Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin or Marvin Gaye.

TRACKLIST

Disc 1
1. Blind Willie Johnson – Lord I Just Can't Keep from Cryin' (03:04)
2. The Reverend Benny Campbell – Have Mercy On Me (02:35)
3. The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet – Rock My Soul (02:03)
4. Louis Jordan – Do You Call That a Buddy (03:17)
5. Jack Teagarden & Louis Armstrong – Basin Street Blues (04:11)
6. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight – Beams of Heaven (02:43)
7. Mabel Scott – Every Little Doggie Has Its Day (02:59)
8. Ray Brown – Hard Luck Blues (03:00)
9. Little Esther – Lost in a Dream (03:15)
10. Clyde McPhatter & Dominoes – Do Something for Me (02:58)
11. Sam Cooke & Soul Stirrers – Jesus Gave Me Water (02:30)
12. Little Miss Cornshucks – Try a Little Tenderness (03:08)
13. Clyde McPhatter & Dominoes – Have Mercy Baby (02:21)
14. Ray Charles – Baby Let Me Hear You Call My Name (03:34)
15. Billie Holliday – Solitude (03:30)
16. Marie Knight – I Just Can't Keep for Crying Sometimes (02:21)
17. Sister O.M. Terrel – I'm Going to That City (02:52)
18. Dinah Washington – Feel Like I Wanna Cry (03:22)
19. Jackie Wilson & Dominoes – You Can T Keep a Good Man Down (02:16)
20. The Drifters – Lucille (03:05)
21. Hank Ballard – Until I Die (02:25)
22. The Five Blind Boys of Alabama – This May Be the Last Time (02:33)
23. The Southern Tones – Oh Lord Stand By Me (02:45)
24. Dinah Washington – It Must Be Jesus (02:44)

Disc 2
1. Ray Charles – I've Got a Woman (02:58)
2. Dinah Washington – Come Rain and Come Shine (02:25)
3. Dinah Washington – There Is No Greater Love (02:17)
4. Little Richard – I'm Just a Lonely Guy (02:39)
5. Little Willie John – Need Your Love so Bad (02:18)
6. Ray Charles – Brown in My Own Tears (03:22)
7. James Brown – Please Please Please (02:46)
8. Mahalia Jackson – Take My Hand Precious Lord (04:15)
9. Aretha Franklin – Take My Hand Precious Lord, Part One (03:25)
10. Sam Cooke – You Send Me (02:47)
11. Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares for Me (03:38)
12. Jerry Butler & Impressions – Your Precious Love (02:43)
13. Sam Cooke – Wonderful World (02:04)
14. Smokey Robinson – Bad Girl (02:45)
15. Joe Tex – Blessed Are These Tears (02:21)
16. Ray Charles – The Right Time (03:55)
17. Snooks Eaglin – That Certain Door (03:17)
18. Bobby Blue Band – I Ve Been Wrong so Long (02:20)
19. Jerry Butler – He Will Break Your Heart (02:47)
20. Ben E. King – Spanish Harlem (02:54)
21. Ben E. King – Stand By Me (02:56)
22. Tina Turner & Ike – A Fool in Love (02:58)
23. Aretha Franklin – Are You Sure (02:42)
24. Smokey Robinson – Shop Around (02:56)

Disc 3
1. Owen Gray – Sinners Weep (02:28)
2. Lee Dorsey – Ya Ya (02:29)
3. Aretha Franklin – Maybe I'm a Fool (03:17)
4. B.B. King – Down Now (03:04)
5. The Drifters – Please Stay (02:18)
6. The Impressions – Gypsy Woman (02:19)
7. Lee Dorsey – Do Re Mi (02:02)
8. Etta James – Something 's Got a Hold On Me (02:49)
9. Salomon Burke – Cry to Me (02:32)
10. The Tempations – Dream Come True (02:58)
11. Shirley Raymond – You're Gonna Miss Me (02:26)
12. The Impressions – Ministrel and Queen (02:23)
13. James Brown – I Don't Care (02:53)
14. The Isley Brothers – Twist and Shout (02:32)
15. Otis Redding – Shout Bamalama (01:57)
16. James Brown – Mashed Patatoes Usa (02:53)
17. James Brown – I've Got Money (02:33)
18. Solomon Burke – Home in Your Heart (02:05)
19. Marvin Gaye – Stubborn Kind of Fellow (02:47)
20. James Brown – Signed Sealed and Delivered (02:32)
21. Bo Diddley – Meet You On a Saturday (02:39)
22. Otis Redding – These Arms of Mine (02:32)
23. The Impressions – Grow Closer Together (02:14)
24. Wilson Pickett – I Found a Love (02:57)