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Motown to the north and Stax to the south. Two distinctive origins of soul music. In the southern humidity of Memphis, there were Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T. and several others who invented a unique groove combined with namely gospel and blues. Published in 1969, the aptly-named Soul Explosion unites Stax forces such as Eddie Floyd, the Staple Singers, Albert King, the Bar-Kays, and Johnnie Taylor. This collection symbolizes above all the year when Stax reworked its catalogue, in which the independent label broke off its deal with Atlantic Records. Under the direction of Al Bell, Stax published 27 albums and 30 singles in only a few months in order to hit the mark. What’s more, Bell did everything he could to ensure that his label remained in line with the Civil Rights movement that shook America. Soul Explosion represents both a musical as well as an ideological revolution. Essential. © Marc/Zisman/Qobuz
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Raymond Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Al Jackson, Jr., Producer, Recording Producer - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist - Homer Banks, ComposerLyricist - Bettye Crutcher, ComposerLyricist - Donald Davis, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
George Gordy, ComposerLyricist - Al Jackson, Jr., Producer, Recording Producer - Billy Davis, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Hughes, MainArtist - Ivy Jo Hunter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Dominic Frontiere, ComposerLyricist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Carla Thomas, MainArtist - Gerome Ragni, ComposerLyricist - James Rado, ComposerLyricist - Galt Macdermot, ComposerLyricist - Al Bell, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Alvertis Isbell, ComposerLyricist - Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cropper, Producer, Recording Producer - Eddie Floyd, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ronald Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Southwest F.O.B., MainArtist - Bob Cardenas, Producer, Recording Producer - Jim Rowley, Producer, Recording Producer - Robert Markly, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Al Jackson, Jr., Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Albert King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Al Jackson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Donald "Duck" Dunn, ComposerLyricist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Al Jackson, Jr., Producer, Recording Producer - The Mad Lads, MainArtist - Marvell Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Bettye Crutcher, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Cropper, Producer, Recording Producer - Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Floyd, MainArtist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Booker T. Jones, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Judy Clay, MainArtist - William Bell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Cropper, Producer, Recording Producer - Marvell Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Homer Banks, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Booker T. Jones, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Bell, ComposerLyricist - Ollie & The Nightingales, MainArtist - Ollie Hoskins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
James Alexander, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Allen Jones, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Al Jackson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Donald "Duck" Dunn, ComposerLyricist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Mavis Staples, FeaturedArtist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Wesley Westbrook, ComposerLyricist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Al Jackson, Jr., Producer, Recording Producer - Buddy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist - Donald Davis, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Raymond Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Al Jackson, Jr., Producer, Recording Producer - Charles Chalmers, Producer, Recording Producer - Jimmy Hughes, MainArtist - Homer Banks, ComposerLyricist - Al Bell, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Carla Thomas, MainArtist - Eddie Floyd, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Al Jackson, Jr., Producer, Recording Producer - The Mad Lads, MainArtist - Homer Banks, ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
LARRY WILLIAMS, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zawinul, ComposerLyricist - Southwest F.O.B., MainArtist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ben Cauley, ComposerLyricist - James Alexander, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Allen Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Alvertis Isbell, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Floyd, ComposerLyricist - Ollie & The Nightingales, MainArtist - Booker T. Jones, Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Al Jackson, Jr., Producer, Recording Producer - Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist - Bettye Crutcher, ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, ComposerLyricist - Donald Davis, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Floyd, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Isaac Hayes, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Judy Clay, MainArtist - David Porter, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Al Jackson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Donald Dunn, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Albert King, MainArtist - William Bell, ComposerLyricist - Booker T. Jones, Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
Motown to the north and Stax to the south. Two distinctive origins of soul music. In the southern humidity of Memphis, there were Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T. and several others who invented a unique groove combined with namely gospel and blues. Published in 1969, the aptly-named Soul Explosion unites Stax forces such as Eddie Floyd, the Staple Singers, Albert King, the Bar-Kays, and Johnnie Taylor. This collection symbolizes above all the year when Stax reworked its catalogue, in which the independent label broke off its deal with Atlantic Records. Under the direction of Al Bell, Stax published 27 albums and 30 singles in only a few months in order to hit the mark. What’s more, Bell did everything he could to ensure that his label remained in line with the Civil Rights movement that shook America. Soul Explosion represents both a musical as well as an ideological revolution. Essential. © Marc/Zisman/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:03
- Main artist: Various Artists
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Stax
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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