"A Deep Dip Into Muscle Shoals Soul" Vol. 1

Unlike Memphis, north Alabama had no rich history of recorded music. The First studio in the Florence area didn’t open until the turn of the 1960’s - and yet within a decade Muscle Shoals had become world famous as the home of country soul, a hit factory that drew black singers from far and wide to see if a little of the magic would rub off. By the mid ’70’s there were at least 5 studios in the area - and despite changes in musical taste the legend of the name Muscle Shoals lives on. This CD brings together some very rare soul from the 60’s and 70’s 1 a few funky titles, one or two uptempo tunes - but mostly the deep ballads that Alabama did best. trax:
1. They Tell Me Of An Uncloudy Day - Jackie Moore 2. My Great Loss (Ashes To Ashes) - Charles Smith & Jeff Cooper 3. If This Old House Could Talk - Paul Kelly 4. Why Is Leaving You (So Hard To Do) - Doris Badie 5. Tell It Like It Is - Billy Vera & Judy Clay 6. Aplace Called Home - The Prolifics 7. Home To Stay - R.B. Greaves 8. Got To See If I Can't Get Mama - Ben Moore 9. What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me - Paul Thompson 10. Country Love - Z.Z. Hill 11. I Don't Want To Play This Game - Ralph Graham 12. Don't Take It Away - The Meadows Brothers 13. Peace Of Mind - Skip Jackson 14. Dreamer - Vic Waters 15. I Found What I Wanted - Mary Wells 16. You Trouble And Me - John Edwards 17. I Got To Love Somebody's Baby - Judy Clay 18. Three Hearts In A Tangle - George & Gwen McCrae 19. Payin' With My Own Tears - Major Smith 20. I Can't Live Without You - Carl Marshall
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