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Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos (Digital)

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Release Date: June 23, 2023
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Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos brings together 146 demos from the legendary Stax Records. Including 140 recordings that are previously unreleased, this collection combines both songwriter demos of some of music’s biggest songs with full blown arrangements of never released tracks. Compiled by multi-GRAMMY award winning producer Cheryl Pawelski.   

WRITTEN IN THEIR SOUL: THE STAX SONGWRITER DEMOS has been nominated for two #GRAMMY Awards: Best Historical Album and Best Album Notes! Hear why the Recording Academy has recognized this amazing collection of music.  

Stax Writers, Stax Releases
1. Comfort Me – Carla Thomas
2. You Make A Strong Girl Weak – Jeanne & The Darlings
3. What Did I Do Wrong – William Bell
4. Another Night Without My Man – Carla Thomas
5. I Got Everything I Need – Eddie Floyd
6. Mister Fix It – Eddie Floyd
7. I’ll Always Have Faith In You – Eddie Floyd
8. Got To Make A Comeback – Eddie Floyd
9. I’ve Seen What Loneliness Can Do – Homer Banks
10. Slow Train – William Bell
11. Hear My Call, Here – The Staple Singers
12. Top Of The Mountain – The Staple Singers
13. I See It – The Staple Singers
14. The Ghetto – The Staple Singers
15. You Can’t Win With A Losing Hand – Eddie Floyd
16. Sweet Sensation – Carla Thomas
17. Spare Me The Hurt Of Losing You – The Newcomers
18. Third Child – Bettye Crutcher
19. Respect Yourself – Mack Rice
20. People Come Out Of Your Shell – Bettye Crutcher
21. I’ll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) – Homer Banks
22. Get Up About Yourself – Homer Banks
23. All Day Preachin’ – Bettye Crutcher
24. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right – Homer Banks
25. We The People – Carl Smith
26. Do The Sweetback – March Wind
27. What Would I Do – Leon Moore
28. Heaven Knows – Homer Banks
29. I May Not Be All You Want (But I’m All You Got) – Homer Banks
30. True Love Don’t Grow On Trees – Veda Brown
31. (I Didn’t Know What Losing Was) ’Til I Lost You – Eddie Floyd
32. Until I Lost You – March Wind
33. Drown Yourself – Bettye Crutcher
34. If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me) – Homer Banks
35. I Got To Be Myself – Carl Smith
36. You’re Spreading Yourself A Little Too Thin – Bettye Crutcher
37. Take A Walk Down My Street – Bettye Crutcher
38. Before The Honeymoon – Homer Banks
39. Nobody But You – Mack Rice
40. Hot Line To Jesus – Mack Rice
41. I Hear Footsteps (Coming Closer) – William Brown
42. I’ll Be The Other Woman – Shelbra Bennett
43. We’ve Got Love On Our Side – Bettye Crutcher
44. It’s So Wonderful – Frederick Knight
45. That’s What Friends Are For – Mack Rice
46. Sugar Daddy – Bettye Crutcher
47. Woman To Woman – Henderson Thigpen
48. So Glad To Have You – Bettye Crutcher
49. Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’ – Mack Rice
50. Dy-No-Mite (Did You Saw My Love) – Mack Rice
51. Your Love Is Amazin’ – Eddie Floyd
52. Walk On To your New Love – Bettye Crutcher
53. Something Ain’t Right – Mack Rice
54. There Is A God – Bettye Crutcher
55. Packed Up And Took My Mind – Denise LaSalle
56. Don’t You Know That It’s All Right – Joe Shamwell & Eddie Floyd
57. Who Made The Man – Mack Rice
58. It Don’t Pay To Get Up In The Morning – Mack Rice

Moonlighting – Stax Writers, Non-Stax Releases
1. Don’t Let The Love Light Leave – Carla Thomas
2. I’ve Got No Time To Lose – Deanie Parker
3. A Woman’s Love – Carla Thomas
4. 634-5789 (Soulsville, USA) – Eddie Floyd
5. Linda Sue Dixon – Mack Rice
6. Told You For The Last Time – Delaney Bramlett
7. Let Me Know – Mack Rice
8. Let Me Be Yours – Joe Shamwell
9. We Can Love – Eddie Floyd
10. Without You – Mack Rice
11. Shouting Out Love – Veda Brown
12. Take My Body – Bettye Crutcher
13. I’ve Got A Feeling (We’ll Be Seeing Each Other Again) – Homer Banks
14. I Could Never Be Satisfied – Mack Rice
15. Everybody’s Hustling – Mack Rice
16. Either You Love Me Or Leave Me – Homer Banks
17. I’ve Never Been This Close To Jesus – Mack Rice
18. Pussy Footing Around – Mack Rice
19. This Time Yesterday – Mack Rice
20. Are We Slipping Away – Mack Rice
21. I Wanna Slow Dance Wit’cha – Frederick Knight
22. What You Did To Me Last Night – Bettye Crutcher

Uncut Songs
1. Got To Make You Mine – Eddie Floyd
2. Come On Dance With Me – Rufus Thomas
3. I Got To Go For That – Rufus Thomas
4. Spin It – Deanie Parker
5. Nobody Wants To Get Old – Deanie Parker & Mack Rice
6. Such A Feeling – Eddie Floyd
7. Never Say No To The One You Love – Eddie Floyd
8. Looks Like Another Hot Summer – Steve Cropper & Eddie Floyd
9. Give You All The Love I Got – Eddie Floyd
10. It’s Up To You – Carla Thomas
11. Let’s Be Sure – Carla Thomas
12. Oo-we Baby What You Do To Me – Booker T. Jones
13. Coming Together – Homer Banks
14. It’s Over – Homer Banks
15. Break Out (aka Bust Out) - Wendy Rene
16. Walk On Back – Unknown
17. Come On Down – Mack Rice
18. Can’t Make Enough – William Bell
19. Love Is You – Eddie Floyd
20. Let’s Get Down To Business – Bettye Crutcher
21. Stone For Stone – Henderson Thigpen
22. I Won’t Do You No Dirt – William Bell
23. Just Too right To Be Wrong – Mack Rice
24. Song #2 – The MG’s
25. Too Much Sugar For A Dime – Homer Banks
26. Too Much Sugar For A Dime – Bettye Crutcher
27. You Knock Me Out – Homer Banks
28. I Should Have Changed My Ways – Jimmy Hughes
29. ’Til You’ve Been Loved By Me – Eddie Floyd
30. Deaf And Dumb – Mack Rice
31. It’s No Secret – William Bell
32. Somebody’s Got You Baby – Marshall Jones
33. Something Keeps Holding Me Back – Mack Rice
34. Take It All Off – Bettye Crutcher
35. Don’t You Know I’m All Alone – Eddie Floyd
36. Sweet Dreams (I Had Of You) – Eddie Floyd
37. Ain’t No Love Like My Baby’s Love – Bettye Crutcher
38. Just The Way You Loved Me – Bettye Crutcher
39. Glory Glory I Love Him – Eddie Floyd
40. Stay With Me – Eddie Floyd
41. Three Meals A Day – Mack Rice
42. Everybody Is Talking Love – Bettye Crutcher
43. Didn’t Love Straighten It Out – Homer Banks
44. We Don’t Need Stone Walls – John KaSandra
45. You’re Funny Boy – Carl Smith
46. Shadows On The Wall – Eddie Floyd
47. Grandpa’s Will – Homer Banks
48. Whatcha Gonna Do (When You Find The One) – Bettye Crutcher
49. I Got To Keep On Taking Chances – Jimmy Hughes
50. Thank You For Loving Me – William Bell
51. Do Me Wrong – Eddie Floyd
52. Put It To A Vote – Carl Smith & Marshall Jones
53. Dammit – Eddie Floyd & Mack Rice
54. The Yard Man – Bettye Crutcher
55. Don’t Stay Gone Too Long – Bettye Crutcher
56. How Can I Win Your Love – Eddie Floyd
57. Every Now And Then – Mack Rice
58. Somewhere In Somebody’s Heart – Willie Singleton
59. Love Treaty – Willie Singleton
60. Staying With My Man – Eddie Floyd
61. Bread Winner – Mack Rice
62. Got To Be Somebody For Me – Eddie Floyd
63. Hometown Lover – Eddie Floyd
64. Do You Want Me To Lie To You – Bettye Crutcher
65. I Don’t Care Anymore – Shirley Brown
66. I Like The Way You Groove Me – Frederick Knight

-Contains 146 tracks, 140 previously unreleased
-Compiled by multi-GRAMMY award winning producer Cheryl Pawelski.
-Featuring original demos of the hit single “634-5789 (Soulsville, USA),” “If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me),” “Woman to Woman,” and “Respect Yourself”, amongst others.