The Soul Is Strong, The Body Is Weak, Part I
| The Soul Is Strong, The Body Is Weak, Part I | |
| Created by: | doowad |
| Tracks: | 21 |
| Length: | 00:59:11 |
| Keywords |
1. Soul 2. Motown 3. Classics |
| Created on | 7/27/08 10:57am |
| Level | 5 |
| Points | 2151 |
| Total visitors | 43 |
| Unique visitors | 21 |
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Inspired by my buddy Steve originally, this has developed into just an overview of my favorite soul songs. The full four-disk version will be posted on my blog and on AOTM. I picked this particular disk to post here because I thought it would be easier to find the songs in the library here, but unfortunately I only found 50% of what eventually became the mix.
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| 1 | Percy Sledge : When A Man Loves A Woman |
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Our wedding song, but also my favorite love song, any genre
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Length: 00:02:53 |
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Our wedding song, but also my favorite love song, any genre SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Bobby "Blue" Bland : I'll Take Care of You |
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More sweet love. One of the legends.
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Track 2 from Definitive Collection
Length: 00:02:25 Year: 2007 |
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More sweet love. One of the legends. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Otis Redding : I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) |
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My favorite Otis track, period.
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Track 3 from I've Been Loving You Too Long
Length: 00:02:53 |
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My favorite Otis track, period. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Al Green : Guilty |
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It is hard to get sweeter than Rev. Green
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Track 4 from More Greatest Hits
Length: 00:03:01 Year: 1998 |
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It is hard to get sweeter than Rev. Green SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles : Ooh Baby Baby |
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I know this mix is a little Motown heavy, but I am a little Motown heavy ;-)
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Track 5 from Anthology (Disc 1)
Length: 00:02:47 |
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I know this mix is a little Motown heavy, but I am a little Motown heavy ;-) SHOW LESS
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| 6 | The Chi-Lites : Oh Girl |
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Stone cold classic, used effectively in the Crooklyn film
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Track 6 from Crooklyn OST
Length: 00:03:49 Year: 1995 |
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Stone cold classic, used effectively in the Crooklyn film SHOW LESS
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| 7 | The Supremes : Come See About Me |
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Any of a myriad of songs could have represented the Supremes, but this is my favorite.
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Length: 00:02:42 |
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Any of a myriad of songs could have represented the Supremes, but this is my favorite. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Junior Walker & the All-Stars : What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) |
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An underappreciated Motown artist.
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Track 8 from The Classic Rhythm & Blues Collection, Vol. 3: 1966-1969
Length: 00:02:29 Year: 2001 |
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An underappreciated Motown artist. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | The Five Stairsteps : O-o-h Child |
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Same album as track 6, Spike Lee really outdid himself putting that together.
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Track 9 from Crooklyn OST
Length: 00:03:19 Year: 1995 |
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Same album as track 6, Spike Lee really outdid himself putting that together. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | The Drifters : This Magic Moment |
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A perfect little pop song, there are so many Drifters sons as well I could have gone with.
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Track 10 from Golden Hits
Length: 00:02:30 Year: 1968 |
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A perfect little pop song, there are so many Drifters sons as well I could have gone with. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | The Impressions : Gypsy Woman |
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I couldn't leave Curtis out of this.
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Track 11 from The Anthology 1961-1977
Length: 00:02:20 Year: 1992 |
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I couldn't leave Curtis out of this. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | Marvin Gaye : Sweeter as the Days Go By |
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Part of my inspiration for this mix was the Marvin Gaye documentary on PBS a few weeks ago.
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Track 12 from Anthology
Length: 00:02:48 Year: 1995 |
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Part of my inspiration for this mix was the Marvin Gaye documentary on PBS a few weeks ago. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | The Marvelettes : Don't Mess with Bill |
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Just a fun motown number.
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Track 13 from The Ultimate Collection
Length: 00:02:51 Year: 1998 |
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Just a fun motown number. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Jackie Wilson : (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher |
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Again, just pure classic soul.
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Track 14 from The Greatest Hits of Jackie Wilson
Length: 00:02:57 Year: 1969 |
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Again, just pure classic soul. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | Sam Cooke : A Whole Lotta Woman |
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I would have to say that there are very songs that Mr. Cooke did that I don't love, but I could say that about most artists on this mix.
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Track 15 from The Man Who Invented Soul
Length: 00:02:34 Year: 2000 |
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I would have to say that there are very songs that Mr. Cooke did that I don't love, but I could say that about most artists on this mix. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Buddy Holly : Reminiscing |
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Every great (or even mediocre) mix must contradict itself.
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Track 16 from From the Original Master Tapes
Length: 00:02:02 Year: 1990 |
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Every great (or even mediocre) mix must contradict itself. SHOW LESS
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| 17 | The Temptations : Get Ready |
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Amazing how cool these guys were considering they relied on songwriters and producers for their sound and tried so hard to appeal to white-bread America.
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Track 17 from Gettin' Ready
Length: 00:02:40 Year: 1966 |
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Amazing how cool these guys were considering they relied on songwriters and producers for their sound and tried so hard to appeal to white-bread America. SHOW LESS
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| 18 | Joe Simon : The Chokin' Kind |
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I had to find a few little gems to put here among the hits.
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Track 18 from The Classic Rhythm & Blues Collection, Vol. 3: 1966-1969
Length: 00:02:44 Year: 2001 |
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I had to find a few little gems to put here among the hits. SHOW LESS
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| 19 | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell : If I Could Build My Whole World Around You |
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I don't respect the rule of not repeating artists, especially when it comes to true classics like this one.
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Track 19 from The Best Of Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell: The Millenium Collection
Length: 00:02:23 Year: 2000 |
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I don't respect the rule of not repeating artists, especially when it comes to true classics like this one. SHOW LESS
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| 20 | Gladys Knight & The Pips : If I Were Your Woman |
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An underappreciated artist, in the grand scheme of things. I am happy that she is well-represented in the data base.
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Track 20 from The Ultimate Collection
Length: 00:03:14 Year: 1997 |
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An underappreciated artist, in the grand scheme of things. I am happy that she is well-represented in the data base. SHOW LESS
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| 21 | Brook Benton : Rainy Night in Georgia |
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Pretty close to my favorite song of all time, any genre.
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Track 21 from The Golden Age of Black Music: 1960-1970
Length: 00:03:50 Year: 1988 |
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Pretty close to my favorite song of all time, any genre. SHOW LESS
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The Level 15 Badge
Well, I should have posted a note/tag earlier, but my comment carries a bit more weight now that I'm at level 9. Nice to see this as your first mix here (hope it isn't your last) since I really appreciate soul/moton (as you know). I really like your choices for track 3, 14 & 20 and have great respect for the artists represented in tracks 2 & 4 (but in general terms I like the whole shebang!).
10/4/08 8:03pm
Team Robot Member
Truly wonderful. Great to see Bobby "Blue" Bland here. I am a big fan and have been for a very long time. Also, Junior Walker has never been underappreciated in my house. His 'Roadrunner' is one of my all time favourite tracks. I know you are not fond of our library entry system here, and I can see your point although I actually like the idea of MTCers building it up together. +5 though. Bloody excellent
8/6/08 12:19pm
Mixtape Contest XX -- First Place
Wows. I can't wait to hear this.
8/3/08 10:16pm
The Level 10 Badge
Wonderful. My kind of mix, this. Shiny soul! Too many favourites to pin point out. This Magic Moment, Get Ready, Come See About Me......
7/28/08 9:06am
Level 6
Cool stuff. When I saw "Oh Girl" I said to myself, what about "Ooh Child" and sho' nuff it scrolls right up. I love classic soul music, and many of these are high on the list.
7/27/08 12:33pm
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