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William Bell is probably the most woefully underappreciated artist in the Stax Records stable. Primarily a ballad singer, Bell avoided the charismatic stage histrionics of singers like Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett in favor of a more subtle and melodic approach. He was also a gifted songwriter, penning in conjunction with his writing partner Booker T. Jones (of MGs fame) a handful of country-soul classics, including "You Don't Miss Your Water," a hit for Bell in 1961, and "Born Under a Bad Sign," which became the theme song for blues giant Albert King after his version was released in 1967. Bell wasn't afraid to mix pure country elements into the deep soul stew, as "You Don't Miss Your Water" shows, and his 1967 hit "Everybody Loves a Winner" is as much Merle Haggard as it is Otis Redding. "Eloise (Hang on in There)," another Bell/Jones collaboration, sounds like a great, lost Four Tops song, and is one of the many highlights on this revealing anthology, which works not only as an introduction to this underrated artist, but also as a solid survey of his top moments.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 WEA International Inc.
Steve Cropper, Composer - David Porter, Composer - William Bell, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Atlantic Recording Corp/Rhino Records
Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Stax Records
Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Stax Records
Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Booker T. Jones, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Stax Records
Alvertis Isbell, Composer - Booker T. Jones, Composer - William Bell, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Atlantic Recording Corp/Rhino Records
Booker T. Jones, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Judy Clay, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Bell, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Stax / Fantasy Records Inc.
Booker T. Jones, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Stax / Fantasy Records Inc.
Isaac Hayes, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Judy Clay, FeaturedArtist - David Porter, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Stax / Fantasy Records Inc.
Bettye Jean Crutcher, ComposerLyricist - Booker T. Jones, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Stax / Fantasy Records Inc.
Booker T. Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Stax / Fantasy Records Inc.
Booker T. Jones, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Stax / Fantasy Records Inc.
William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Bell, Producer
℗ 2007 Stax / Fantasy Records Inc.
William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shipp, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Stax / Fantasy Records Inc.
al jackson jr., Producer - William Bell, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Joe Shamwell, Composer - Homer Banks, Composer
℗ 2007 Stax / Fantasy Records Inc.
Al Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Al Jackson, Jr., Producer - William Bell, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry R. McIntosh, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Stax / Fantasy Records Inc.
al jackson jr., Producer - William Bell, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James McDuffie, ComposerLyricist - Rollie Hanson, ComposerLyricist - Emmett Jordan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Stax / Fantasy Records Inc.
Album review
William Bell is probably the most woefully underappreciated artist in the Stax Records stable. Primarily a ballad singer, Bell avoided the charismatic stage histrionics of singers like Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett in favor of a more subtle and melodic approach. He was also a gifted songwriter, penning in conjunction with his writing partner Booker T. Jones (of MGs fame) a handful of country-soul classics, including "You Don't Miss Your Water," a hit for Bell in 1961, and "Born Under a Bad Sign," which became the theme song for blues giant Albert King after his version was released in 1967. Bell wasn't afraid to mix pure country elements into the deep soul stew, as "You Don't Miss Your Water" shows, and his 1967 hit "Everybody Loves a Winner" is as much Merle Haggard as it is Otis Redding. "Eloise (Hang on in There)," another Bell/Jones collaboration, sounds like a great, lost Four Tops song, and is one of the many highlights on this revealing anthology, which works not only as an introduction to this underrated artist, but also as a solid survey of his top moments.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:20
- Main artists: William Bell
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Stax
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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