10 x LP box set
Titres
A1 Dale Warren & The Wattstax '72 Orchestra– Salvation Symphony 19:20
B1 Kim Weston– The Star Spangled Banner 3:24
B2 Tommy Jacquette & Jesse Jackson*– Opening Announcements 11:16
B3 Kim Weston– Lift Every Voice And Sing 4:23
B4 Melvin Van Peebles– We’re here to consecrate, not desecrate 2:02
C1 The Staple Singers– Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) 3:37
C2 The Staple Singers– Are You Sure 4:03
C3 The Staple Singers– I Like the Things About Me 6:05
C4 The Staple Singers– Respect Yourself 4:36
C5 The Staple Singers– I’ll Take You There 5:46
D1 Tommy Jacquette & Richard Roundtree– Wattstax Day proclamation 7:48
D2 Jimmy Jones (17)– Somebody Bigger Than You and I 4:54
D3 Louise McCord– Better Get a Move On 4:23
D4 Deborah Manning– Precious Lord Take My Hand 4:44
E1 Eric Mercury– I Shall Not Be Moved 4:39
E2 Freddie Robinson– At the Drive-In 4:00
E3 Lee Sain– Them Hot Pants 4:25
E4 Ernie Hines– What Would I Do 3:34
E5 Little Sonny– Wade in the Water 4:33
F1 William Bell– I Forgot to Be Your Lover 2:49
F2 The Newcomers– Pin the Tail on the Donkey 2:57
F3 Eddie Floyd– Knock on Wood 4:39
F4 The Temprees– Explain It to Her Mama 3:10
F5 Frederick Knight– I’ve Been Lonely for So Long 3:59
F6 The Golden 13– Old Time Religion 3:52
G1 William Bell– Al Bell Award presentaion 7:06
G2 The Rance Allen Group– Lying on the Truth 3:17
G3 The Rance Allen Group– Up Above My Head 3:54
G4 William Bell– David Porter introduction 2:48
H1 David Porter– Introduction 4:58
H2 David Porter– Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) 5:15
H3 David Porter– Can’t See You When I Want To 8:29
H4 David Porter– Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand) 3:03
I1 William Bell– Bar-Kays Introduction 3:39
I2 Bar-Kays– Son Of Shaft / Feel it 9:58
I3 Bar-Kays– In The Hole 2:52
I4 Bar-Kays– I Can't Turn You Loose 3:47
J1 William Bell– Tommy Tate Introduction 1:38
J2 Tommy Tate– I Remember 3:01
J3 William Bell– Please Move Back To The Stands 1:58
J4 Tommy Tate– Help Me Love 4:58
J5 Tommy Tate– School Of Life 3:31
K1 William Bell, John Kasandra– Carla Thomas Introduction 11:11
K2 Carla Thomas– Pick Up The Pieces 2:38
K3 Carla Thomas– I Like What You're Doing (To Me) 3:36
K4 Carla Thomas– B-A-B-Y 3:06
K5 Carla Thomas– Gee Whiz 3:24
L1 Carla Thomas– I Have A God Who Loves 4:03
L2 John Kasandra– Albert King Introduction 3:00
L3 Albert King– Match Box Blues 4:39
L4 Albert King– Got To Be Some Changes Made 5:31
L5 Albert King– I'll Play The Blues For You 5:38
M1 Albert King– Killing Floor 3:36
M2 Albert King– Angel Of Mercy 6:09
M3 John Kasandra– Rufus Thomas Introduction 1:27
M4 John Kasandra, Rufus Thomas– Rufus Thomas Entrance 1:34
M5 Rufus Thomas– The Breakdown 3:53
M6 John Kasandra, Rufus Thomas– Kindly Go Back To Your Seats 3:07
N1 Rufus Thomas– Do The Funky Chicken 11:26
N2 Rufus Thomas– Do The Funky Penguin 12:24
O1 Rev. Jesse Jackson– I Am Somebody 6:27
O2 Soul Children– I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To 6:37
O3 Soul Children– Hearsay 7:25
O4 John Kasandra, Fred Williamson (5), Rev. Jesse Jackson– Let Us Stand And Raise Our Fists Together 7:00
P1 Billy Eckstine– If I Can Help Somebody 2:59
P2 Billy Eckstine– There Is A Curfew Here 20:20
Q1 Rev. Jesse Jackson– Isaac Hayes Introduction 4:43
Q2 Isaac Hayes– Theme From Shaft (Version 1) 4:34
Q3 Isaac Hayes– Theme From Shaft (Version 2) 5:09
Q4 Isaac Hayes– Soulsville 4:12
R1 Isaac Hayes– Never Can Say Goodbye 5:27
R2 Isaac Hayes– Part-Time Love 7:53
R3 Isaac Hayes– Your Love Is So Doggone Good 8:17
S1 Isaac Hayes– Ain't No Sunshine / Lonely Avenue 18:07
T1 Isaac Hayes– I Stand Accused 5:26
T2 Rev. Jesse Jackson– Let Everybody Stand And Join Hands 4:55
T3 Jimmy Jones (17)– If I Had A Hammer 6:24
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Wattstax concert.
76 page hard bound book included.
Lu sur Funk-U ►
Lire la suite (inclut la liste des titres)Le 20 août 1972, l’événement musico-culturel Wattstax, alias le « Woodstock noir », réunit près de 100 000 spectateurs au Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Le concert, organisé par Stax Records sept ans après les tragiques émeutes raciales du quartier de Watts, aligne sept heures de musique prodiguée par les plus prestigieux membres du label légendaire. De la soul, du funk, du gospel, du jazz et du blues avec, entre autres, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, Carla Thomas, The Bar-Kays, Kim Weston, Albert King et Eddie Floyd.
Stax Records et Craft Recordings annoncent la sortie le 24 février prochain d’une série de coffrets saluant le célèbre Wattstax Benefit Concert :
- Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection,
- Wattstax: The Complete Concert,
- The Best of Wattstax,
- et les rééditions double-vinyle de Wattstax: The Living Word et The Living Word: Wattstax 2.
