Tracks include "Please Mr. Postman" by the Marvelettes, "My Guy" by Mary Wells, "My Girl" by the Temptations, "Where Did Our Love Go" by the Supremes, "Stop! In the Name of Love" by the Supremes, "Shotgun" by Jr.. Walker and the All stars, "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by Four Tops.

20 ALL TIME GREATEST HITS

The Ultimate Collection is the deluxe single-CD series based on Motown's best-selling box sets. Packaging includes collectors booklet with track-by-track annotation, rare photos and liner notes. This 15-song collection contains 13 Top 10 hits: "Machine Gun," "Slippery When Wet," "Sweet Love," "Just to Be Close to You," "Fancy Dancer," "Easy," "Brick House," "Too Hot Ta Trot," "Three Times a Lady," "Still," "Old-Fashion Love," "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" and "Nightshift."

This continues the strand of R&B and country collections associated with Acrobat's highly popular "America's Greatest Hits" series, this one focusing on the top R&B records in the US Billboard charts during 1960. This great value 115-track 4-CD anthology includes, with the exception of certain records which are unavailable for inclusion due to copyright restrictions, just about every record which peaked in the Billboard R&B Top 15 during that year. By this time, the R&B scene had evolved considerably as the rock 'n roll scene had matured and Tin Pan Alley had marketed it's teen-oriented offshoots, and there was an exciting feel to the charts, with substantial crossover of pop artists into the R&B chart and vice versa, with artists like Jackie Wilson, The Drifters, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke. The big chart winner of the year was Brook Benton, with three No. 1s and 23 weeks at the top, fourteen of those with Dinah Washington. With the blurring of the boundaries between the genres, the more traditional blues and R&B artists whose music had helped lay the groundwork for rock found it harder to reach the top positions. However, there was still a solid representation of old school blues artists like B.B. King and Jimmy Reed, and top class R&B singers like Etta James, Bobby Bland and James Brown formed the core of the chart, as well as the first chart incursions from the Motown stable by Barrett Strong and Marv Johnson. As with all these collections, it provides a window onto a dynamic and exciting musical environment, and includes a number of unfamiliar names and recordings of which even enthusiasts of the genre may not be too aware, and which will be welcome additions to their collections. It contains a 12,000+ word booklet featuring background notes on every record.

The Whole Darn Family emerged from Richmond, Virginia in the late 70's and were managed, produced and promoted by August (Mr. Wiggles) Moon who ran an independent label called Soul International Records from a storefront in Richmond's Southside District. "Seven Minutes of Funk" has become a cult favorite as it's been sampled by Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan, Foxy Brown, Method Man, Biggie Smalls and countless other hip-hop artists. The LP is a gem to find for any top D. J. , and a hunted collector's item. THIS IS THE NON-RSD VERSION OF THE RELEASE; ONCE THE RSD EXCLUSIVE 3 MONTH EXCLUSIVE IS OVER, THIS RELEASE WILL REPLACE THE RSD VERSION AND BE MADE AVAILABLE

SWEET ON CANDY: BEST OF 1953-61

2013 release, the first nationally distributed release from this Boston blue-eyed soul singer/songwriter. He's played hundreds of shows throughout New England, toured Europe, and played with soul greats Al Green, Bettye LaVette, and James Hunter, with whom he's played over 30 shows. Buoyant, contemporary soul music reminiscent of 1970s-era Van Morrison and powered by unique, effortless vocals.

Pianist, singer and songwriter Ivory Joe Hunter was a blues balladeer extraordinaire, specialising in a unique brand of highly tuneful and soulful blues songs that bucked the trend for more raucous and extrovert blues in the 1940s and early '50s, although he could rock and boogie with the best of them as well. Born in Texas in 1914 - "Ivory Joe" were his given names and not a nickname - he made his first recordings as a talented youngster for the Library of Congress in 1933. He worked on radio in Texas in the early '40s before moving to Los Angeles, and joining Johnny Moore's Three Blazers for a while before making his first solo records in 1945. He had a string of hits in the late '40s which appear on Acrobat's existing product "Ivory Joe Hunter - Jukebox Hits 1945-50" (ACMCD4208), registering a landmark No. 1 with "I Almost Lost My Mind" in 1950. This great value 51-track 2-CD set picks up the story from that point and comprises selected A & B sides from his releases on the MGM, Atlantic & Dot labels during the 1950s - by the end of the decade his chart career was over. It features all his twelve R&B and pop chart entries from this era, including the R&B No. 1s "I Almost Lost My Mind", "I Need You So" and "Since I Met My Baby", plus the Top 5 hits "Guess Who", "Jealous Heart", "Waiting In Vain", "I Quit My Pretty Mama" and "Empty Arms". The selections in the set include some great grooving instrumentals and rock 'n' roll flavoured material alongside the trademark ballads, and it's a fine showcase for an artist with one of the most distinctive styles in blues

Jimmy Reed was a hugely influential figure of the blues and R&B scene during the 1950s and early '60s, not only for the fact that he brought his distinctive style of electric blues to mainstream audiences, but also because in the process he inspired many aspiring talents on both sides of the Atlantic, notably The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Jerry Garcia, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Van Morrison, who all recorded versions of various Jimmy Reed R&B hits. He came to prominence in the early '50s when he was one of the first artists to sign to VeeJay, and over the years scored around twenty Top 20 R&B hits, with a dozen or more pop chart entries as well, underlining his importance as a crossover artist. Among them were memorable classics, which have been much covered over the years, such as "Ain't That Loving You Baby", "Honest I Do", "Little Rain", "Baby What You Want Me To Do" and "Bright Lights, Big City", all of which are included in this great value 54-track 2-CD collection, which comprised every A and B side he released from his debut in 1953 through to the first months

Roy Milton - Rocks / A brimful CD compilation dedicated to the important R&B pioneer Roy Milton in the continuously updated 'Rocks' series on Bear Family Records�. -Milton is considered one of the originators of the jump blues genre on the U.S. West Coast. -The album features his rockin'est, fast numbers recorded with his great band between 1946 and '63 for such record labels as Specialty, DooTone, King, Warwick, Cenco and Thunderbird. -Musical highlights include Red Light, Milton's Boogie, Hop, Skip And Jump, Junior Jives, You Got Me Reeling And Rocking and Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu. -His 1955 Specialty single What Can I Do is reissued here for the first time on CD. -Johnny 'Junior' Rogers, Roy Gaines and Roy Montrell are three of the outstanding guitarists. -Expertly narrated by Bill Dahl, plus lots of photos and illustrations in the substantial booklet and recordings carefully remastered for this edition. Any comprehensive list of postwar rhythm and blues pioneers has to position Roy Milton and his band, The Solid Senders, right near it's top. The Los Angeles-based Milton was a rock-solid drummer whose rich, full-bodied vocals were perfect for the swinging stormers that comprise Bear Family's 'Roy Milton Rocks.' His combo, anchored by Camille Howard's rippling boogie piano and accentuated by a punchy small horn section (and as time went by, Johnny 'Junior' Rogers' dazzling guitar work), helped define the jump blues genre, which in turn provided an indelible blueprint for the first wave of rock and roll. This compilation spans the band's incredible career from their early days of recording in L.A. with the madly jumping Red Light to their hitmaking heyday on Specialty Records (Milton's Boogie, Hop, Skip, And Jump, Oh Babe!, and the jaw-dropping Rogers-led instrumentals Junior Jives and Junior Jumps are among the highlights) through his mid-'50s hookups with DooTone, a.m.o.

2020 collection. On this very personal selection - mostly up-tempo numbers and brilliantly arranged pop - you will find rarities and greatest hits. Among them her smash hits 'What A Diff'rence A Day Made' (she sang makes instead of made), 'September In The Rain', 'Mad About The Boy' as well as the two duets with Brook Benton: 'A Rockin' Good Way' and 'Baby (You Got What It Takes)'! Rarities such as the hard-to-find Mercury single 'Honky Tonky', which was released in 1958 under the pseudonym The Queen, are also included With this Juke Box Pearls edition from the great Dinah Washington we are erecting a small but fine memorial. This compilation of 29 songs does not follow a chronological order, but it outlines the great career of the artist, who died far too early.

Released in 1973, Neither One of Us, the ninth studio album by Gladys Knight & the Pips, was their most successful work, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and No. 1 on the Soul LPs chart. By the time of it's release, the group had already left Motown and signed to Buddah Records, making the title song (which peaked at No. 2 on the US Pop charts and led the R&B charts) all the more poignant. "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare" was also a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Available on 140g virgin vinyl. Limited Edition.

Vinyl LP pressing housed in gatefold jacket. Released by Motown in 1972, The Temptations' Solid Rock features vocals by Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Damon Harris, and Richard Street. A #1 Soul LP smash, it was the first recorded by the group without original lead singers Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams.

The Hunter is one of Ike & Tina's most blues oriented albums. It was cut during the blues revival period of the late 1960s. Released just a few years after the Phil Spector-produced River Deep Mountain High, The Hunter boasts several fine blues workouts in which the Stax sound figures prominently. The album features electric blues guitarist Albert Collins. This masterpiece earned Tina Turner her first solo Grammy nomination. This is the first official American LP re-issue in more than 40 years.

2018 release, the first gospel album from Will Downing. The Promise is the crowning achievement of an amazing career, a lifelong dream fulfilled! Widely known as The Prince Of Sophisticated Soul, Will Downing is an icon in both the R&B and jazz worlds. Having sold more than four million albums in his brilliant 30-year career, Will is now poised to add the Gospel audience to his legions of dedicated fans.

2017 release. Will Downing, widely known as The Prince Of Sophisticated Soul, is an icon in both the R&B and jazz worlds. Having sold more than four million albums in his brilliant career, Will continues to tour nonstop to the delight of his devoted fans! Soul Survivor features special guests Avery*Sunshine, Najee, Phil Perry, Maysa and others. Highlights include Will's inspired interpretations of such classics as Blue Magic's "Stop To Start," The Stylistics' "Hurry Up This Way Again," "Tell Me All About It," a hit for both Michael Franks and Natalie Cole, plus a host of great Will Downing originals.

2016 release from the soul great. Will Downing, widely known as The Prince of Sophisticated Soul, is an icon in both the R&B and jazz worlds. Having sold more than four million albums in his brilliant career, Will continues to tour nonstop to the delight of his devoted fans. Black Pearls is an homage to some of the greatest female vocalists in the history of R&B: a collection of superstar R&B songbird classics, re-imagined from a male point of view! Featuring guest appearances by Kirk Whalum and Najee and a full string ensemble, with arrangements and production by such superstar producers as Barry Eastmond (who has produced the likes of Aretha Franklin and Anita Baker) and Chris "Big Dog" Davis (George Clinton, Najee, Kim Burrell), Black Pearls is the crowning achievement of Will Downing's 28 year career.

Compilation gathers the 1950s sides that were issued on United's label, States Sings; featuring the Dandeliers, Hornets, Five Chances, Palms, Strollers, Drakes and more. (Previously deleted:12/1/05. Original release date:12/10/98)

One of the top R&B records of 1952, a tribute to the legendary woman who "went up to Alaska just to melt the snow"; the Blazes brought vitality & showmanship to the early years of R&B & became one of Chicago's hottest vocal combos.

12 originals from Chicago blues singer - he revisits the song "Diff'rent Strokes" & a tribute to Magic Sam.

By 1954, vocal ensembles were grabbing an ever-larger share of the African-American record-buying dollars, so United Records wisely entered the doowop market in 1953, and by 1955, they were considered competitive in the flourishing vocal group market. "Chop Chop Boom" (DMK #703) was devoted to groups issued on the subsidiary State label, while this new CD features groups on the United imprint. Features The Moroccos, the Answers, the Sheppard's and the Pastels. Contains 12 never before released tracks and descriptive notes by Bob Pruter, author of "Doowop: The Chicago Scene".

Cowboy Roy Brown was born in Arkansas on April 20, 1875, the son of a preacher. He and his sister learned to play guitar from their father who they accompanied when he played violin in church. In his twenties, Roy visited St Louis during the 1904 World's Fair and later moved to Kansas City, then Marion, Illinois and then drifted to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Deadwood, South Dakota. Roy eventually returned to St Louis where he was a street singer performing with his guitar and catalog of blues, folk and cowboy tunes. Roy and his band - a guitar named "Baby" and a kazoo named "Leon" - performed cowboy standards and popular tunes. All of which can be heard here on this collection of previously unissued mid-'50s recordings.

Double vinyl LP pressing. 2021 release. Diana Ross sings "Thank You" to the world. "This collection of songs is my gift to you with appreciation and love. I am eternally grateful that I had the opportunity to record this glorious music at this time," said Ms. Ross. Recorded in her home studio, Thank You offers a powerful, inclusive musical message of love and togetherness. With it's songs of happiness, appreciation and joy, it wholeheartedly acknowledges that we are in this all together. Her family, friends and loyal and loving audiences all around the globe have been an integral part of her wonderful life's story. In this special moment, it is time to step into the light. Ms. Ross co-wrote and collaborated on the 13 songs along with award-winning songwriters and producers including: Jack Antonoff, Troy Miller, Triangle Park, Spike Stent, Prince Charlez, Amy Wadge, Neff-U, Freddie Wexler, Jimmy Napes, Tayla Parx, Fred White, and Nathanial Ledgewick Let us come together in harmony and gratitude with Diana Ross now and for the future. "I dedicate this songbook of love to all of you, the listeners. As you hear my voice you hear my heart. "Let Love Lead the Way"

Vinyl LP pressing. 2019 release. There's a timeless groove to the R&B of Yuna on her fourth album Rouge, one that's been two years in the making. It's the most ambitious project the songwriter has ever taken on, and the first album she's putting out as a fully realized woman. It's also an LP that she worked harder than ever on, re-visiting songs, editing them down, adding new layers, enriching every single moment to make it the most luscious musical experience for her audience.

Released to celebrate soul legend Johnnie Taylor's 90th birthday, One Step From The Blues is a 12-song collection from the "The Philosopher of Soul." Delivered in Taylor's distinctive style with roots in blues and gospel, the tracklist includes "Steal Away," "Cheaper To Keep Her," "Stop Doggin' Me," and the Hayes/Porter penned "I Had A Dream." One Step From The Blues is released on Stax Records and available on standard black vinyl with liner notes by Memphis journalist Andria Lisle.