It's A Good, Good Feeling: The Latin Soul of Fania Records [The Singles] (4-CD + 7" Box Set)

Description

4-CD + 7” collection showcasing Fania’s era-defining output of Latin soul and boogaloo spanning 1965-1975. The set compiles single versions of 89 tracks from such best-selling artists as Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan, Bobby Valentín, Ralfi Pagan and Larry Harlow, plus rarities and b-sides, housed in a 60-page hardcover book with liner notes by producer Dean Rudland. The bonus 7” includes rare 1967 promo cuts for WEVD NYC’s Symphony Sid radio show. Mastered by GRAMMY-winning engineer Paul Blakemore.

Tracklist

Disc 1
1. 125th Street Candy Store – Silent Heart
2. 125th Street Candy Store – Hey Girl
3. Bobby Valentín – Geronimo
4. Harvey Averne + 9 – Make Out
5. Willie Colón – Willie Baby
6. Bobby Valentín – Love Me So
7. Bobby Valentín – Bad Breath
8. Joe Bataan – Gypsy Woman
9. Joe Bataan – So Fine
10. Harvey Averne And Group Therapy – The Micro Mini
11. Harvey Averne And Group Therapy – The Think Drink “Spiked”
12. Joe Bataan – Ordinary Guy
13. Joe Bataan – Too Much Lovin’
14. Monguito Santamaría – Juicy
15. Ray Barretto – Mercy, Mercy Baby
16. Ray Barretto – Soul Drummers
17. Joe Bataan – Subway Joe
18. Joe Bataan – Special Girl
19. Joe Bataan – Magic Rose
20. Bobby Valentín – Use It Before You Lose It
21. Bobby Valentín – Funky Big Feet
22. Larry Harlow – Mess Around
23. Larry Harlow – That Groovy Shingaling

Disc 2
1. The Latinaires – The Camel Walk
2. Bobby Quesada – Bataola Boogaloo
3. Joe Bataan – It’s a Good Feeling (Riot) Part 1
4. Joe Bataan – It’s a Good Feeling (Riot) Part 2
5. Ray Barretto – A Deeper Shade of Soul
6. Ralph Robles – Mercie
7. Joe Bataan – What Good Is a Castle - Part 1
8. Joe Bataan – What Good Is a Castle - Part 2
9. Orchestra Harlow – Grazin’ In the Grass (Una Miradita De Amor)
10. Ray Barretto – Hard Hands
11. Ray Barretto – Love Beads
12. The Harvey Averne Dozen – Accept Me
13. The Harvey Averne Dozen – Why Can’t We Really Be Free
14. Ali Baba (Louie Ramirez) – Ungawa
15. Ali Baba (Louie Ramirez) – Cookin’ with Ali
16. Monguito Santamaría – Hey Sister
17. Fania All Stars – Richie’s Bag
18. Fania All Stars – Red Garter Strut
19. Ralph Robles – Maybe
20. Joe Bataan – Sad Girl
21. Ray Barretto – Together
22. Ray Barretto – New York Soul
23. Ralfi Pagan – Who Is the Girl for Me
24. El Apollo Sound – Spinning Wheel

Disc 3
1. The Harvey Averne Band – Come Back Baby
2. The Harvey Averne Band – Stand
3. Ralfi Pagan – Don’t Stop Now
4. Joe Bataan – My Opera
5. The Harvey Averne Band – Lovers
6. The Harvey Averne Band - Love Never Stays the Same
7. Joe Bataan – When We Get Married
8. Monguito Santamaría – Crying Time
9. The Harvey Averne Band – Let’s Get Together This Christmas
10. Ray Barretto – Right On
11. Ronnie Marks – Some Lonely Heart (Vocal)
12. Ralfi Pagan – Make It with You
13. Ralfi Pagan – Stray Woman
14. Joe Bataan – So Young, Too Young
15. Joe Bataan – I’m Satisfied
16. Joe Bataan – This Boy
17. Joe Bataan – Johnny’s No Good
18. Ralfi Pagan – Baby I’m a Want You
19. Ralfi Pagan – Look at Her
20. Joe Bataan – Shaft

Disc 4
1. Joe Bataan – Cry
2. Joe Bataan – If I Were a King
3. Ralfi Pagan – My Dream
4. Ralfi Pagan – It’s Alright
5. Ralfi Pagan – Up on the Roof
6. Ralfi Pagan – The Gambler
7. Ralfi Pagan – Too Late
8. Ralfi Pagan – To Say I Love You
9. Joe Bataan – Latin Soul Square Dance
10. Joe Bataan – Call Me
11. Ralfi Pagan – Wonderful Thing
12. Butter Scotch – Try Just a Little Harder
13. Butter Scotch – Today
14. Ralfi Pagan - Didn’t Want to Have to Do It
15. W.R.L.C – Johnny’s No Good
16. W.R.L.C. – Blonde Latin Blues
17. Joe Bataan – I’m No Stranger
18. Ralfi Pagan – Just a Little While
19. Ralfi Pagan – Loneliest Loneliness
20. Ralfi Pagan – I Could Never Hurt You Girl

7” Single
Side A
1. Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid – Joe Bataan
Side B
1. Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid – Bobby Valentín 

Features

• Box set includes 7” Single + 4CDs in a deluxe folio-style hardcover book with 60-pages featuring new extensive liner notes by producer and DJ Dean Rudland and photos from the Fania archives
• Compilation produced by Joe McEwen and Dean Rudland
• Vinyl was mastered and lacquered for vinyl by Phil Rodriguez and pressed at Memphis Record Pressing (MRP)