The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 (9-CD Box Set)

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Part two of the definitive collection of the great Memphis soul label, Stax, focuses on the post-Atlantic years, 1968 through 1971, when Stax began its transition from a small, down-home enterprise to a corporate soul powerhouse. Vol. 2 contains all soul singles issued by Stax/Volt during that time period, and features some of the biggest hits of the day, as well as a number of little-known gems by both major and less familiar artists.

This 2014 reissue comes in sleek, new packaging, presented in a rigid lift-off 5.5-inch x 5.5-inch box. The 9-disc set features 216 tracks and a full-color booklet with 40,000-word essay by Stax historian Rob Bowman.

Tracklist

Disc 1

1-1       Shirley Walton – I Was Born To Love You

1-2       Isaac Hayes – Precious, Precious

1-3       Shirley Walton - Send Peace And Harmony Home

1-4       Booker T. & The MGs - Soul Limbo

1-5       Eddie Floyd - I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)

1-6       Delaney & Bonnie - It's Been A Long Time Coming

1-7       Linda Lyndell - What A Man

1-8       Jimmy Hughes - I Like Everything About You

1-9       Johnny Daye - Stay Baby Stay

1-10     Judy Clay, William Bell - Private Number

1-11     The Mad Lads - So Nice

1-12     The Staple Singers - Long Walk To D.C.

1-13     The Soul Children* - Give 'Em Love

1-14     Rufus Thomas - Funky Mississippi

1-15     The Charmels - Lovin' Feeling

1-16     Carla Thomas - Where Do I Go

1-17     Judy Clay - Bed Of Roses

1-18     Eddie Floyd - Bring It On Home To Me

1-19     Jeanne And The Darlings* - It's Unbelievable (How You Control My Soul)

1-20     Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love

1-21     Dino And Doc - Mighty Cold Winter

1-22     Booker T. & The MGs* - Hang 'Em High

1-23     Ollie & The Nightingales - You're Leaving Me

1-24     The Bar-Kays* - Copy Kat

1-25     William Bell - I Forgot To Be Your Lover

1-26     Mable John - Running Out

1-27     William Bell, Judy Clay - My Baby Specializes

1-28     The Soul Children* - I'll Understand

Disc 2

2-1       The Staple Singers - The Ghetto

2-2       Albert King - Blues Power

2-3       The Epsilons - The Echo

2-4       Rufus Thomas - Funky Way

2-5       Johnnie Taylor - Take Care Of Your Homework

2-6       Carla Thomas - I Like What You're Doing (To Me)

2-7       Eddie Floyd - I've Got To Have Your Love

2-8       Jimmy Hughes - Let 'Em Down Baby

2-9       The Mad Lads - Love Is Here Today And Gone Tomorrow

2-10     Judy Clay - It Ain't Long Enough

2-11     Ollie & The Nightingales - Mellow Way You Treat Your Man

2-12     Sonny Stitt - Private Number

2-13     Booker T. & The MGs* - Time Is Tight

2-14     The Mar-Keys - Double Or Nothing

2-15     The Staple Singers - (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay

2-16     The Emotions - So I Can Love You

2-17     The Bar-Kays* - Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music) (Part 1)

2-18     Margie Joseph - One More Chance

2-19     Jimmy Dotson - I Wanna Be Good (To You)

2-20     Art Jerry Miller - Finger Lickin' Good

2-21     The Soul Children* - Tighten Up My Thang

2-22     William Bell - My Whole World Is Falling Down

2-23     Johnnie Taylor - Testify (I Wonna)

2-24     Albert King - Drowning On Dry Land

2-25     The Stingers (3) - Do The Cissy

2-26     Eddie Floyd - Don't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been)

Disc 3

3-1       Booker T. & The MGs* - Mrs. Robinson

3-2       William Bell & Mavis Staples - Love's Sweet Sensation

3-3       Darrell Banks - Just Because Your Love Is Gone

3-4       Jimmy Hughes - Chains Of Love

3-5       William Bell - Happy

3-6       The Staple Singers - The Challenge

3-7       Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Pervis Staples, Carla Thomas, Mavis Staples, Cleotha Staples - Soul-a-lujah

3-8       Eddie Floyd & Mavis Staples - Never, Never Let You Go

3-9       Johnnie Taylor & Carla Thomas - Just Keep On Loving Me

3-10     William Bell & Carla Thomas - I Need You Woman

3-11     Ollie & The Nightingales - I've Got A Feeling

3-12     Jeanne And The Darlings* - It's Time To Pay For The Fun (We've Had)

3-13     Johnnie Taylor - I Could Never Be President

3-14     The Mad Lads - By The Time I Get To Phoenix

3-15     Colette Kelly - Long And Lonely World

3-16     The Bar-Kays* - Midnight Cowboy

3-17     Carla Thomas - I've Fallen In Love (With You)

3-18     Booker T. & The MGs* - Slum Baby

3-19     The Emotions - The Best Part Of A Love Affair

3-20     Isaac Hayes - By The Time I Get To Phoenix

3-21     Isaac Hayes - Walk On By

3-22     Pop Staples*, Albert King, Steve Cropper - Tupelo (Part 1)

3-23     Steve Cropper, Albert King, Pop Staples* - Water

3-24     The Soul Children* - The Sweeter He Is (Part 1)

3-25     Mavis Staples - You're Driving Me (To The Arms Of A Stranger)

Disc 4

4-1       The Newcomers - Open Up Your Heart (Let Me In)

4-2       Eddie Floyd - Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side)

4-3       The Staple Singers - When Will We Be Paid

4-4       John Lee Hooker - Grinder Man

4-5       William Bell - Born Under A Bad Sign

4-6       Margie Joseph - What You Gonna Do

4-7       Jimmy Hughes - I'm So Glad

4-8       Darrell Banks - Beautiful Feelings

4-9       The Dramatics - Your Love Was Strange

4-10     Johnnie Taylor - Love Bones

4-11     Delaney & Bonnie - Hard To Say Goodbye

4-12     J.J. Barnes* - Got To Get Rid Of You

4-13     Reggie Milner - Habit Forming Love

4-14     The T.S.U. Toronadoes - My Thing Is A Moving Thing

4-15     The Emotions - Stealing Love

4-16     The Emotions - When Tomorrow Comes

4-17     Albert King - Wrapped Up In Love Again

4-18     Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken

4-19     Eddie Floyd - California Girl

4-20     Bernie Hayes - Tribute To A Black Woman (Part 1)

4-21     The Bar-Kays* - Sang And Dance

4-22     The Soul Children* - Hold On, I'm Comin'

4-23     Chuck Brooks - Love's Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (Part 1)

4-24     Ernie Hines - Help Me Put Out The Flame (In My Heart)

4-25     Roebuck "Pop" Staples* - Black Boy

Disc 5

5-1       Ollie & The Nightingales - Bracing Myself For The Fall

5-2       William Bell & Carla Thomas - All I Have To Do Is Dream

5-3       Jeanne And The Darlings* - Singing About Love

5-4       Chris And Shack* - Goodies

5-5       Barbara Lewis - Just The Way You Are Today

5-6       Little Sonny - The Creeper Returns

5-7       Carla Thomas - Guide Me Well

5-8       The Staple Singers - Give A Damn

5-9       Johnnie Taylor - Steal Away

5-10     Margie Joseph - Your Sweet Lovin'

5-11     Jones & Blumenberg - I Forgot To Remember

5-12     David Porter - Can't See You When I Want To

5-13     Carla Thomas - Never Be True

5-14     Albert King - Can't You See What You're Doing To Me

5-15     Rufus Thomas - Sixty Minute Man (Part 2)

5-16     Rufus Thomas - The Preacher And The Bear

5-17     Booker T. & The MGs* - Something

5-18     The Mad Lads - Seeing Is Believin'

5-19     Roz Ryan - You're My Only Temptation

5-20     Paul Thompson (3) - What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me

5-21     Branding Iron - Right, Tight And Out Of Sight

5-22     John KaSandra - (What's Under) The Natural Do

Disc 6

6-1       Eddie Floyd - My Girl

6-2       Mavis Staples - I Have Learned To Do Without You

6-3       The T.S.U. Toronadoes - Play The Music Toronadoes

6-4       William Bell - Lonely Soldier

6-5       The Emotions - Heart Association

6-6       Isaac Hayes - I Stand Accused

6-7       The Staple Singers - Brand New Day

6-8       Margie Joseph - Sweeter Tomorrow

6-9       Bernie Hayes - Cool Strut

6-10     The Newcomers - You Put The Sunshine Back In My World

6-11     The Bar-Kays* - Montego Bay

6-12     Rudy Robinson & The Hungry Five - Got It Together (Parts 1 & 2)

6-13     Little Sonny - Wade In The Water

6-14     The Nightingales (3) - You're Movin' Much Too Fast

6-15     Eddie Floyd - The Best Years Of My Life

6-16     Johnnie Taylor - I Am Somebody (Part 2)

6-17     Carla Thomas - I Loved You Like I Love My Very Life

6-18     Reggie Milner - Soul Machine

6-19     The Temprees - (Follow Her) Rules And Regulations

6-20     Rufus Thomas - (Do The) Push And Pull (Part 1)

6-21     Charlene And The Soul Serenaders - Love Changes

6-22     The Soul Children* - Put Your World In My World (Best Of Two Worlds)

6-23     The Staple Singers - Love Is Plentiful

Disc 7

7-1       The Staple Singers - Heavy Make Too Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)

7-2       The Staple Singers - Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas

7-3       Shack (2) - Too Many Lovers

7-4       The Emotions - Black Christmas

7-5       Isaac Hayes - The Mistletoe And Me

7-6       Barbara Lewis - Ask The Lonely

7-7       Johnnie Taylor - Judy's Got Your Girl And Gone

7-8       The Soul Children* - Finish Me Off

7-9       Eddie Floyd - Oh, How It Rained

7-10     Isaac Hayes - The Look Of Love

7-11     Ernie Hines - Electrified Love

7-12     Booker T. & The MGs* - Melting Pot

7-13     Barbara Lewis - That's The Way I Like It (I Like It That Way)

7-14     Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff

7-15     The Emotions - You Make Me Want To Love You

7-16     Margie Joseph - Stop! In The Name Of Love

7-17     Johnnie Taylor - I Don't Wanna Lose You

7-18     The Temprees - (Girl) I Love You

7-19     Rufus Thomas - The World Is Round

7-20     William Bell - A Penny For Your Thoughts

7-21     Isaac Hayes - Never Can Say Goodbye

7-22     The Nightingales (3) - I Don't Want To Be Like My Daddy

Disc 8

8-1       The Staple Singers - You've Got To Earn It

8-2       The Limitations - Hold On To It

8-3       The Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get

8-4       Branding Iron - Born Too Late

8-5       Jimmy Hughes - Just Ain't Strong As I Used To Be (You Done Fed Me Sumpin')

8-6       Margie Joseph - That Other Woman Got My Man And Gone

8-7       The Emotions - If You Think It (You May As Well Do It)

8-8       Calvin Scott - Shame On The Family Name

8-9       Eddie Floyd - Blood Is Thicker Than Water

8-10     Johnnie Taylor - Hijackin' Love

8-11     Melvin Van Peebles - Sweetback's Theme

8-12     Rufus Thomas - The Breakdown (Part 1)

8-13     The Newcomers - Pin The Tail On The Donkey

8-14     Lee Sain - Them Hot Pants

8-15     Little Milton - If That Ain't A Reason (For Your Woman To Leave You)

8-16     Shack (2) - It's Good To Be Careful (But It's Better To Be Loved)

8-17     Ilana (2) - Where Would You Be Today

8-18     Albert King - Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven

8-19     The Soul Children* - Got To Get Away From It All

8-20     United Image* - Love's Creeping Up On Me

8-21     The Emotions - Show Me How

8-22     David Porter - If I Give It Up, I Want It Back

8-23     Little Sonny - A Woman Named Trouble

Disc 9

9-1       Eddie Giles - Losing Boy

9-2       The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself

9-3       Hot Sauce (2) - I'll Kill A Brick (About My Man)

9-4       Jean Knight - You Think You're Hot Stuff

9-5       William Bell - All For The Love Of A Woman

9-6       Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

9-7       The MGs* - Jamaica, This Morning

9-8       The Mad Lads - Gone! The Promises Of Yesterday

9-9       Major Lance - Girl, Come On Home

9-10     Joni Wilson - (Let Hurt Put You In The) Loser's Seat

9-11     The Temprees - My Baby Love

9-12     The Leaders (12) - How Do You Move A Mountain

9-13     Black Nasty - Black Nasty Boogie (Part 6)

9-14     Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1)

9-15     Carla Thomas - You've Got A Cushion To Fall On

9-16     The Dramatics - Get Up And Get Down

9-17     The Bar-Kays* - Son Of Shaft

9-18     L.V. Johnson* - Don't Cha Mess With My Money, My Honey, Or My Woman

9-19     Eric Mercury - I Can Smell That Funky Music

9-20     Calvin Scott - A Sadness For Things

9-21     Little Milton - That's What Love Will Make You Do

9-22     Johnnie Taylor - Standing In For Judy

Features

• The 9-disc set features 216 tracks and a full-color booklet with 40,000-word essay by Stax historian Rob Bowman.