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True success was a long time coming for the Bar-Kays, who started out as a sort of second-line studio band behind Booker T. & the MG's at Stax Records in Memphis. After releasing an instrumental hit, "Soul Finger," and becoming the backing band for Otis Redding, it appeared the group was on its way to the kind of success that the MG's had enjoyed. Then disaster struck. The plane crash that killed Redding and his road manager in 1967 also took the lives of four of the Bar-Kays. The group was rebuilt around surviving members Ben Cauley and James Alexander, but momentum (and so much more) had been lost. It wasn't until signing to Mercury Records in 1976 and moving in a more vocal-oriented funk direction that the hits really started coming for the Bar-Kays. Several of those Mercury tracks are collected here, and although the end result is one hell of a great party record, it is a bit one-dimensional, and disguises the group's fine history as a stellar soul band.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist - Allen A. Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Mark G. Bynum, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Bar-Kays, MainArtist
℗ 1984 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., Producer - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Allen Jones, Producer - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lloyd Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Alexander, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - CHARLES ALLEN, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Henderson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Dodson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Beard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Stewart, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Jones, Producer - Frank Thompson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Frederick M. Freeman, ComposerLyricist - Harry L. Nehls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Bar-Kays, MainArtist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Riser, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, Producer - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Bar-Kays, MainArtist
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Sherman Guy, ComposerLyricist - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Mark G. Bynum, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Allen Jones, Producer - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Sherman Guy, ComposerLyricist - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Mark G. Bynum, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Allen Alvoid Jones, Producer
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Toles, ComposerLyricist - Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Allen A. Jones, Producer - Sherman Guy, ComposerLyricist - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Mark G. Bynum, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Toles, ComposerLyricist - Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Allen A. Jones, Producer - Sherman Guy, ComposerLyricist - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Mark G. Bynum, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, Producer - Sherman Guy, ComposerLyricist - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Mark G. Bynum, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Bar-Kays, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
True success was a long time coming for the Bar-Kays, who started out as a sort of second-line studio band behind Booker T. & the MG's at Stax Records in Memphis. After releasing an instrumental hit, "Soul Finger," and becoming the backing band for Otis Redding, it appeared the group was on its way to the kind of success that the MG's had enjoyed. Then disaster struck. The plane crash that killed Redding and his road manager in 1967 also took the lives of four of the Bar-Kays. The group was rebuilt around surviving members Ben Cauley and James Alexander, but momentum (and so much more) had been lost. It wasn't until signing to Mercury Records in 1976 and moving in a more vocal-oriented funk direction that the hits really started coming for the Bar-Kays. Several of those Mercury tracks are collected here, and although the end result is one hell of a great party record, it is a bit one-dimensional, and disguises the group's fine history as a stellar soul band.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:01
- Main artists: The Bar-Kays
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Def Jam
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2005 The Island Def Jam Music Group This Compilation ℗ 2005 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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