"THE BEAT GOES ON" …Atlantic's Dance Through The 50's, 60's & 70's

…with all the Best for the Fest! Gyro1966 & RYPHearing this CD is like wading through an eccentric, imaginative tape that a friend has made of vintage Atlantic R&B and soul, mixing hits, flops, and star-sung obscurities over almost a quarter of a century, from the early '50s to the mid-'70s. Because it is a mix of hits and non-hits, it's hard to envision exactly who the intended audience is, but that doesn't mean it's not a pretty cool CD anyway. The hits include Dr. John's "Right Place, Wrong Time," the Clovers' "One Mint Julep," Sonny & Cher's "The Beat Goes On," Aretha Franklin's "(Sweet Sweet Baby), Since You've Been Gone," and Archie Bell & the Drells' "(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown." If you're interested in old Atlantic material in the first place, chances are you know about those, and will be more impressed by the less overexposed tracks. There are plenty of those, many of them very good, like the Coasters' "Shoppin' for Clothes," which is just as witty as their more famous hits, Ray Charles' sly 1953 cut "It Should've Been Me," the Drifters' 1963 effort "One Way Love," the Mar-Keys' instrumental "Philly Dog," and Wilson Pickett's debut Atlantic single, "I'm Gonna Cry." The prize oddity has to be Solomon Burke's cover of Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm," which was actually released as a single in 1965, and is an unusual, fairly effective match of a soul great with an early folk-rock song. Some of the other big-name efforts here are far more mundane; LaVern Baker's "You'd Better Find Yourself Another Fool," for instance, is an obvious attempt to simulate the sound of Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford's gospel-rock crossover hit, "I Need Your Loving." (This U.K. import is not available for sale in North America.)by Richie Unterberger, Allmusic

trax:
1. Shoppin' For Clothes - The Coasters 2. It Should've Been Me - Ray Charles 3. You'd Better Find Yourself Another Fool - LaVern Baker 4. Mambo Baby - Ruth Brown 5. Irresistible You - Bobby Darin 6. One Mint Julep - The Clovers 7. One Way Love - The Drifters 8. Philly Dog - The Mar-Keys 9. Maggie's Farm - Solomon Burke 10. You've Got That Something Wonderful - Percy Sledge 11. I'm Gonna Cry - Wilson Pickett 12. The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher 13. Nursery Rhymes - Deon Jackson 14. What Is Soul? - Ben E. King 15. You Don't Know What You Mean To Me - Sam & Dave 16. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin 17. Funky Street - Arthur Conley 18. You Better Check Yourself - Soul Brothers Six 19. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - Otis Redding 20. Instant Groove - Curtis King 21. Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John 22. Take It Off Him (And Put It On Me) - Clarence Carter 23. Time - Jackie Moore 24. (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown - Archie Bell & The Drells 25. Love Or Leave - The Spinners
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