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Of the soul stars who emerged from the Atlantic Records roster in the '60s, Clarence Carter was the one with the closest stylistic ties to the gritty, emotionally raw sounds of Chicago blues; Carter was not afraid to plead for love on tunes like "Slip Away" and "Too Weak to Fight" while sounding just short of lascivious on "Tell Daddy" and "Back Door Santa," and his gruff but expressive voice matched the material on both ends of the scale. Carter was also one of the last of Atlantic's stars to rise to fame -- his biggest hit "Patches" didn't make the charts until 1969 -- and in 1971 he left for the seemingly greener pastures of ABC Records, and as a consequence his installment in Warner Platinum's Platinum Collection series draws from a smaller body of work than most of the others. But what's here ranks with Carter's best and most lasting work; most of these sides were cut with producer Rick Hall and boasted either his Fame Studios crew or the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section backing Carter, and the tight, forceful funk that was second nature to them was the ideal match for Carter's potent vocals, matching him for emotional force at every turn. And these 20 tunes are solid stuff, featuring Carter's best known Atlantic sides (including "Patches," "Snatchin' It Back" and "Slip Away") along with some impressive B-sides and album tracks such as "I Smell a Rat," "It's All in Your Mind" and his long, mostly spoken take on "The Dark End of the Street." The Platinum Collection contains 20 of the 21 songs that appeared on Rhino Records' superb 1992 overview of Carter's Atlantic years, Snatching It Back, and the detailed liner notes make the Rhino set the one to get, but in lieu of that The Platinum Collection is great listening and a fine introduction to one of the great voices of Southern soul.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Wilbur Terrell, Composer, Writer - William Armstrong, Composer, Writer - Rick Hall, Producer - Marcus Daniel, Composer, Writer - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Clayton Ivey, Piano - Harrison Calloway, Jr., Trumpet - Rick Hall, Producer - Jesse Boyce, Bass Guitar - Marcus Daniel, Writer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Writer, MainArtist - David Hood, Bass Guitar - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Organ - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Joe Arnold, Tenor Saxophone - Ronnie Eades, Saxophone - Freeman Brown, Drums - Varnell Arnold, Tenor Saxophone
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Clayton Ivey, Piano - Harrison Calloway, Jr., Trumpet - Rick Hall, Producer - George Jackson, Writer - Jesse Boyce, Bass Guitar - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Writer, MainArtist - David Hood, Bass Guitar - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Organ - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Joe Arnold, Tenor Saxophone - Ronnie Eades, Saxophone - Freeman Brown, Drums - Varnell Arnold, Tenor Saxophone
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Wilbur Terrell, Writer - Rick Hall, Producer - Marcus Daniel, Writer - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Writer, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Rick Hall, Composer, Producer - George Jackson, Composer - John Keyes, Composer - Clarence Carter, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Carter, Writer - Jackson, Writer - Hall, Writer - Keyes, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Wilbur Terrell, Writer - Rick Hall, Producer, Writer - Linden Oldham, Piano - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Marcus Daniel, Writer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Writer, MainArtist - Charles Chalmers, Tenor Saxophone - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - David Hood, Bass Guitar - Aaron Varnell, Tenor Saxophone - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Organ - Gene Miller, Trumpet - James Mitchel, Saxophone
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Duane Allman, Guitar - Rick Hall, Producer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Writer, MainArtist - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - Aaron Varnell, Saxophone - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Piano - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Marvell Thomas, Organ
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Clayton Ivey, Piano - Harrison Calloway, Jr., Trumpet - Wayne Carson Thompson, Writer - Rick Hall, Producer - Jesse Boyce, Bass Guitar - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Clarence Carter, Guitar, MainArtist - David Hood, Bass Guitar - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Organ - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Joe Arnold, Tenor Saxophone - Ronnie Eades, Saxophone - Freeman Brown, Drums - Varnell Arnold, Tenor Saxophone
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Clayton Ivey, Piano - Harrison Calloway, Jr., Trumpet - Rick Hall, Producer - George Jackson, Writer - Jesse Boyce, Bass Guitar - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Clarence Carter, Guitar, MainArtist - David Hood, Bass Guitar - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Organ - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Joe Arnold, Tenor Saxophone - Ronnie Eades, Saxophone - Freeman Brown, Drums - Varnell Arnold, Tenor Saxophone - Larry Chambers, Writer - Melvin Leaks, Writer - Raymond Moore, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Clayton Ivey, Keyboards - Harrison Calloway, Jr., Brass Arranger, Trumpet - Rick Hall, Producer - George Jackson, Writer - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Writer, MainArtist - Charles Chalmers, Backing Vocals - Aaron Varnell, Tenor Saxophone - Bob Wray, Bass Guitar - Cornell McFadden, Drums - Ronnie Eades, Tenor Saxophone - Travis Wammack, Guitar - Harvey Thompson, Saxophone - Jack Peck, Trumpet - Jerry Masters, Bass Guitar - Donna Rhodes, Backing Vocals - Sandy Rhodes, Backing Vocals - Jimmy Haskell, String Arranger - Albert Lowe, Jr], Guitar - Fred Pouty, Drums
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Clayton Ivey, Piano - Harrison Calloway, Jr., Trumpet - Rick Hall, Producer - Jesse Boyce, Bass Guitar - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Writer, MainArtist - David Hood, Bass Guitar - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Organ - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Joe Arnold, Tenor Saxophone - Ronnie Eades, Saxophone - Freeman Brown, Drums - Varnell Arnold, Tenor Saxophone - Allyn Lee, Writer - Clemmie McCants, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Clayton Ivey, Piano - Harrison Calloway, Jr., Trumpet - Rick Hall, Producer - George Jackson, Writer - Jesse Boyce, Bass Guitar - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Clarence Carter, Guitar, MainArtist - David Hood, Bass Guitar - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Organ - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Joe Arnold, Tenor Saxophone - Ronnie Eades, Saxophone - Freeman Brown, Drums - Varnell Arnold, Tenor Saxophone - Mickey Buckins, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Duane Allman, Guitar - Rick Hall, Producer, Writer - Marcus Daniel, Writer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Writer, MainArtist - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - Aaron Varnell, Saxophone - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Piano - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Marvell Thomas, Organ
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Clarence Carter, Writer, Performance, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Clayton Ivey, Piano - Harrison Calloway, Jr., Trumpet - Rick Hall, Producer - Jesse Boyce, Bass Guitar - Chips Moman, Writer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Writer, MainArtist - David Hood, Bass Guitar - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Organ - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Joe Arnold, Tenor Saxophone - Dan Penn, Writer - Ronnie Eades, Saxophone - Freeman Brown, Drums - Varnell Arnold, Tenor Saxophone
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Clayton Ivey, Keyboards - Harrison Calloway, Jr., Brass Arranger, Trumpet - Rick Hall, Producer - George Jackson, Writer - Clarence Carter, Guitar, MainArtist - Charles Chalmers, Backing Vocals - Aaron Varnell, Tenor Saxophone - Bob Wray, Bass Guitar - Cornell McFadden, Drums - Ronnie Eades, Tenor Saxophone - Travis Wammack, Guitar - Harvey Thompson, Saxophone - Jack Peck, Trumpet - Jerry Masters, Bass Guitar - Donna Rhodes, Backing Vocals - Sandy Rhodes, Backing Vocals - Jimmy Haskell, String Arranger - Albert Lowe, Jr], Guitar - Raymond Moore, Writer - Fred Pouty, Drums
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Rick Hall, Producer - Linden Oldham, Piano - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Writer, MainArtist - Charles Chalmers, Tenor Saxophone - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - David Hood, Bass Guitar - Aaron Varnell, Tenor Saxophone - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Organ - Gene Miller, Trumpet - James Mitchel, Saxophone
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Calvin Scott, Writer - Rick Hall, Producer - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Writer, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Billy Foster, Writer - Ellington Jordan, Writer - Duane Allman, Guitar - Rick Hall, Producer - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Clarence Carter, Guitar, MainArtist - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - Aaron Varnell, Saxophone - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Piano - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Marvell Thomas, Organ
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Clayton Ivey, Keyboards - RONALD DUNBAR, Composer, Writer - Rick Hall, Producer - Clarence Carter, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Aaron Varnell, Tenor Saxophone - Albert Lowe, Guitar - Bob Wray, Bass Guitar - Cornell McFadden, Drums - Fred Prouty, Drums - Harrison Calloway, Trumpet - Ronnie Eades, Saxophone - Travis Wammack, Guitar - Harvey Thompson, Tenor Saxophone - Jack Peck, Trumpet - Jerry Masters, Bass Guitar - General Johnson, Composer, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Album review
Of the soul stars who emerged from the Atlantic Records roster in the '60s, Clarence Carter was the one with the closest stylistic ties to the gritty, emotionally raw sounds of Chicago blues; Carter was not afraid to plead for love on tunes like "Slip Away" and "Too Weak to Fight" while sounding just short of lascivious on "Tell Daddy" and "Back Door Santa," and his gruff but expressive voice matched the material on both ends of the scale. Carter was also one of the last of Atlantic's stars to rise to fame -- his biggest hit "Patches" didn't make the charts until 1969 -- and in 1971 he left for the seemingly greener pastures of ABC Records, and as a consequence his installment in Warner Platinum's Platinum Collection series draws from a smaller body of work than most of the others. But what's here ranks with Carter's best and most lasting work; most of these sides were cut with producer Rick Hall and boasted either his Fame Studios crew or the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section backing Carter, and the tight, forceful funk that was second nature to them was the ideal match for Carter's potent vocals, matching him for emotional force at every turn. And these 20 tunes are solid stuff, featuring Carter's best known Atlantic sides (including "Patches," "Snatchin' It Back" and "Slip Away") along with some impressive B-sides and album tracks such as "I Smell a Rat," "It's All in Your Mind" and his long, mostly spoken take on "The Dark End of the Street." The Platinum Collection contains 20 of the 21 songs that appeared on Rhino Records' superb 1992 overview of Carter's Atlantic years, Snatching It Back, and the detailed liner notes make the Rhino set the one to get, but in lieu of that The Platinum Collection is great listening and a fine introduction to one of the great voices of Southern soul.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:04
- Main artists: Clarence Carter
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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