The year 1961 was a turning point for black American music. Blues and rhythm’n’blues had been popular for many years, but by and large, the white acts were cherry-picking the best songs and taking them into the charts. By 1961, the black record labels were finding a way to make their own product more commercial so that it would appeal to a bigger audience. The music would take on a different name – Soul! It was a great term and even today when you say a record has soul, you mean that it has passion and commitment at its core.

• - 1 -

  • 1. The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
  • 2. Bobby Lewis - Tossin' and Turnin'
  • 3. Ernie K-Doe - Mother-In-Law
  • 4. Ray Charles - Hit the Road, Jack
  • 5. Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya
  • 6. Ike & Tina Turner - It's Gonna Work Out Fine
  • 7. The Shirelles - Mama Said
  • 8. Bobby 'Blue' Bland - Turn On Your Love Light
  • 9. The Impressions - Gypsy Woman
  • 10. The Mar-Keys - Last Night
  • 11. Gene McDaniels - Tower of Strength
  • 12. Sam Cooke - That's It I Quit I'm Movin'on
  • 13. William Bell - You Don't Miss Your Water
  • 14. Jerry Butler - Find Another Girl
  • 15. The Miractles - Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues
  • 16. Ben E. King - Amor
  • 17. Etta James - Don't Cry Baby
  • 18. Gladys Knight & the Pips - Every Beat of My Heart
  • 19. The Drifters - Some Kind of Wonderful
  • 20. Dee Clark - Raindrops

• - 2 -

  • 1. Ben E. King - Stand By Me
  • 2. Chuck Jackson - I Don't Want To Cry
  • 3. Eddie Holland - Jamie
  • 4. Gene McDaniels - a Little Bit of Soap
  • 5. Little Willie John - Take My Love (I Want To Give It All To
  • 6. The Miracles - Mighty Good Lovin'
  • 7. Etta James - At Last
  • 8. James Brown & His Famous Flames - Baby, You're All Right
  • 9. Jerry Butler - I'm Telling You
  • 10. Chuck Jackson - I Wake Up Crying
  • 11. The Shirelles - Big John
  • 12. The Ikettes - I'm Blue (the Gong-Gong Song)
  • 13. The Drifters - Sweets For My Sweet
  • 14. Mary Wells - I Don't Want To Take a Chance
  • 15. Freddy King - Hide Away
  • 16. Maxine Brown - Funny
  • 17. Marvin Gaye - Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide
  • 18. The Supremes - I Want a Guy
  • 19. The Marvelettes - Twistin' Postman
  • 20. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - (I Don't Know Why) But I Do