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Spencer Wiggins had the poor fortune of being a great soul singer in a place where and at a time when there were more than enough of those to go around -- namely Memphis, TN, during the mid-'60s when Stax Records was the biggest name in town, Willie Mitchell's Hi Records was on the rise, and Atlantic had practically made the town its second home. While Wiggins had a strong enough voice to have found a home at any of those labels, he was discovered by Quinton Claunch of Goldwax Records, and while Claunch was a talented songwriter and producer, his label didn't have the juice to push many of its acts to stardom (the tragic James Carr being a rare exception). Listening to The Goldwax Years, a collection of 22 numbers Wiggins cut for the label between 1966 and 1969, it's not hard to imagine that with better breaks Wiggins could have become one of the major soul stars of the era; his voice could swing from quiet pleading to full-on soul bellow without seeming excessive either way, his sense of phrasing and working the drama of a song was strong indeed, and the production on his sessions (usually by Claunch and Rudolph V. Russell) was terrific, able to conjure up shades of Big City cool when needed while usually offering a healthy portion of Deep South passion. And though not all the songs he had to work with were great ("He's Too Old" and "Soul City U.S.A." just don't work despite solid performances from Wiggins and the studio players), there are some really fine numbers here, including "Lonely Man," "That's How Much I Love You," "Poor Man's Son," and a gender-switch cover of the Aretha Franklin hit " "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)." Spencer Wiggins never became one of the leading players in Southern soul, but his recorded legacy supports the notion that there were an awful lot of great acts around if someone this good could slip through the cracks, and folks who dig vintage R&B owe it to themselves to give this underappreciated master a listen.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Carmol Taylor, Composer - David Hall, Composer - Quinton Claunch, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Rise Music, MusicPublisher - SCREEN-GEMS-EMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
George Jackson, Composer - Jim Webb, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Dan Greer, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
Quinton Claunch, Composer - Screen Gems-EMI Music, MusicPublisher - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Rudolph Russell, Composer - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Rise Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
George Jackson, Composer - David Hall, Composer - Quinton Claunch, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Rise Music, MusicPublisher - SCREEN-GEMS-EMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Quinton Claunch, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Rise Music, MusicPublisher - SCREEN-GEMS-EMI, MusicPublisher - Claude Dante, Composer
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Isaac Hayes, Composer - Gene Miller, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2010 Ace Records
Quinton Claunch, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Rudolph Russell, Composer - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Rise Music, MusicPublisher - SCREEN-GEMS-EMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Gene Miller, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - SONGS OF UNIVERSAL INC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Spooner Oldham, Composer - Dan Penn, Composer - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Quinton Claunch, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Philtac Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Ronny Shannon, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - EMI Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
MACK VICKERY, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Sony Music Pub (Uk) Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
George Jackson, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Rise Music, MusicPublisher - SCREEN-GEMS-EMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Carmol Taylor, Composer - Quinton Claunch, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Rise Music, MusicPublisher - SCREEN-GEMS-EMI, MusicPublisher - TEE TOTAL MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
AHMET ERTEGUN, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Spooner Oldham, Composer - Jimmy Johnson, Composer - Dan Penn, Composer - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Isaac Hayes, Composer, MusicPublisher - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Spencer Wiggins, Composer, MainArtist - PUBLISHER(S) UNKNOWN, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Quinton Claunch, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Rise Music, MusicPublisher - SCREEN-GEMS-EMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Quinton Claunch, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Claude Dante, Composer
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Quinton Claunch, Composer - Spencer Wiggins, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Philtac Music Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2010 Ace Records
Chronique
Spencer Wiggins had the poor fortune of being a great soul singer in a place where and at a time when there were more than enough of those to go around -- namely Memphis, TN, during the mid-'60s when Stax Records was the biggest name in town, Willie Mitchell's Hi Records was on the rise, and Atlantic had practically made the town its second home. While Wiggins had a strong enough voice to have found a home at any of those labels, he was discovered by Quinton Claunch of Goldwax Records, and while Claunch was a talented songwriter and producer, his label didn't have the juice to push many of its acts to stardom (the tragic James Carr being a rare exception). Listening to The Goldwax Years, a collection of 22 numbers Wiggins cut for the label between 1966 and 1969, it's not hard to imagine that with better breaks Wiggins could have become one of the major soul stars of the era; his voice could swing from quiet pleading to full-on soul bellow without seeming excessive either way, his sense of phrasing and working the drama of a song was strong indeed, and the production on his sessions (usually by Claunch and Rudolph V. Russell) was terrific, able to conjure up shades of Big City cool when needed while usually offering a healthy portion of Deep South passion. And though not all the songs he had to work with were great ("He's Too Old" and "Soul City U.S.A." just don't work despite solid performances from Wiggins and the studio players), there are some really fine numbers here, including "Lonely Man," "That's How Much I Love You," "Poor Man's Son," and a gender-switch cover of the Aretha Franklin hit " "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)." Spencer Wiggins never became one of the leading players in Southern soul, but his recorded legacy supports the notion that there were an awful lot of great acts around if someone this good could slip through the cracks, and folks who dig vintage R&B owe it to themselves to give this underappreciated master a listen.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 22 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:58:13
- Artistes principaux : Spencer Wiggins
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : ACE RECORDS
- Genre : Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records - This product is protected by a registered watermark patent. All copying prohibited.
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