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In 1997, Fantasy combined two of William Bell's classic Stax albums, Wow... and Bound to Happen, on a single CD. The albums found the soul man in two notably different settings. The last Bell album that was produced by organist Booker T. Jones, Bound to Happen is a Memphis-oriented treasure boasting a number of songs that should have been major hits but weren't, including the sweaty "All God's Children Got Soul" and a magnificent remake of Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign." And under Jones, Bell shows us how well Sly & the Family Stone's "Everyday People" works in a Memphis soul setting. Wow..., meanwhile, marked the first time Bell didn't record in Memphis. Instead, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL under Stax's Al Bell and went for a consistently sleeker sound and more of a Northern soul orientation. Wow... isn't quite as strong as Bound to Happen, but it does have its share of impressive material, including "Penny for Your Thoughts" and the hit "I Forgot to Be Your Lover." As it turned out, that sleeker approach would be a primary direction for Bell in the '70s.
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Bettye Jean Crutcher, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist - Bobby Manuel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Alvertis Isbell, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Floyd, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Al Bell, Producer
℗ 2023 Craft Recordings.
Bettye Jean Crutcher, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist - Bobby Manuel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
William Bell, MainArtist - Al Bell, Producer - Bettye Crutcher, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Craft Recordings.
William Bell, MainArtist - Kenny Nolan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Alvertis Isbell, ComposerLyricist - Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Floyd, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Phillip Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Al Jackson, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Booker T. Jones, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Terry Manning, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Toles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Memphis Horns, Brass Band, AssociatedPerformer - James Alexander, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - William Bell, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Manuel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Fantasy, Inc., Distributed by Concord.
Tom Nixon, Producer - Eddie Floyd, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist - Al Bell, Producer
℗ 1990 Fantasy, Inc.
William Bell, MainArtist - Unknown Writer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Booker T. Jones, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stax Records
William Bell, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sly Stone, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Fantasy, Inc.
Booker T. Jones, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stax Records
Jimmy Webb, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
William Bell, MainArtist - Unknown Writer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Booker T. Jones, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Stax Records
Booker T. Jones, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Stax Records
Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, MainArtist - William Bell-Ollie Hoskins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
In 1997, Fantasy combined two of William Bell's classic Stax albums, Wow... and Bound to Happen, on a single CD. The albums found the soul man in two notably different settings. The last Bell album that was produced by organist Booker T. Jones, Bound to Happen is a Memphis-oriented treasure boasting a number of songs that should have been major hits but weren't, including the sweaty "All God's Children Got Soul" and a magnificent remake of Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign." And under Jones, Bell shows us how well Sly & the Family Stone's "Everyday People" works in a Memphis soul setting. Wow..., meanwhile, marked the first time Bell didn't record in Memphis. Instead, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL under Stax's Al Bell and went for a consistently sleeker sound and more of a Northern soul orientation. Wow... isn't quite as strong as Bound to Happen, but it does have its share of impressive material, including "Penny for Your Thoughts" and the hit "I Forgot to Be Your Lover." As it turned out, that sleeker approach would be a primary direction for Bell in the '70s.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:55
- Main artists: William Bell
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Stax
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1997 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
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