When all was said and done, Atlantic Records probably did more to encourage and preserve secular soul than any other label in the 1960s, and this wonderful two-disc, 53-track set more than makes the case. Without a single slack track, this compilation features classic after classic, including Booker T. & the MG's' "Green Onions," the Drifters' "Under the Boardwalk" and "Sweets for My Sweet," Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" and "Spanish Harlem" (Aretha Franklin's version is also here), King Curtis' "Memphis Soul Stew," and Sam & Dave's "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby," among many others. It all adds up to great music, great songs, and a great set.
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Definitive Sound of Atlantic Soul [Warner]
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AllMusic Review by Steve Leggett
Track Listing - Disc 1
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Arthur Conley | 02:21 | Amazon | |||
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Wilson Pickett | 02:33 | Amazon | |||
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02:53 | Amazon | ||||
5 | Aretha Franklin | 02:17 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Solomon Burke | 02:45 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Otis Redding | 02:40 | Amazon | ||||
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Percy Sledge | 02:52 | Amazon | |||
9 | 02:43 | Amazon | |||||
10 | Aretha Franklin | 03:34 | Amazon | ||||
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The Detroit Spinners | 04:13 | Amazon | |||
12 | 02:35 | Amazon | |||||
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Eddie Floyd | 03:05 | Amazon | |||
14 |
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The Coasters | 01:51 | Amazon | |||
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03:11 | Amazon | ||||
16 | 02:36 | Amazon | |||||
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Carla Thomas | 02:54 | Amazon | |||
18 |
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Ben E. King | 02:55 | Amazon | |||
19 | Aretha Franklin | 02:42 | Amazon | ||||
20 | Otis Redding | 03:15 | Amazon | ||||
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Wilson Pickett | 02:26 | Amazon | |||
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02:35 | Amazon | ||||
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03:17 | Amazon | ||||
24 | Otis Redding | 02:32 | Amazon | ||||
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Percy Sledge | 03:03 | Amazon | |||
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Bar-Kays | 02:21 | Amazon | |||
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03:22 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
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1 | Aretha Franklin | 02:26 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Wilson Pickett | 03:07 | Amazon | ||||
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02:36 | Amazon | ||||
4 | Otis Redding | 03:48 | Amazon | ||||
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Ben E. King | 02:56 | Amazon | |||
6 | Aretha Franklin | 02:46 | Amazon | ||||
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Brook Benton | 03:51 | Amazon | |||
8 | 02:30 | Amazon | |||||
9 | Aretha Franklin | 02:47 | Amazon | ||||
10 | 03:03 | Amazon | |||||
11 |
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Rufus Thomas | 02:35 | Amazon | |||
12 | Aretha Franklin | 03:30 | Amazon | ||||
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Otis Redding / Carla Thomas | 03:01 | Amazon | |||
14 |
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02:32 | Amazon | ||||
15 |
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03:27 | Amazon | ||||
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Percy Sledge | 03:19 | Amazon | |||
17 | Otis Redding | 02:41 | Amazon | ||||
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The Detroit Spinners | 03:11 | Amazon | |||
19 | Percy Sledge | 03:03 | Amazon | ||||
20 | Otis Redding | 02:55 | Amazon | ||||
21 | Wilson Pickett | 02:59 | Amazon | ||||
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02:45 | Amazon | ||||
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King Curtis | 02:58 | Amazon | |||
24 | Eddie Floyd | 03:01 | Amazon | ||||
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02:44 | Amazon | ||||
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The Coasters | 02:18 | Amazon |