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While being Rufus Thomas' daughter certainly helped Carla Thomas get her foot in the door at Stax Records, she became the Queen of Memphis Soul at a time when that title truly meant something because she had a superb voice, and could do a little bit of everything with it. Carla's first major hit, "Gee Whiz! (Look at His Eyes)," is a flawless re-creation of dreamlike adolescent infatuation, but she could also sound powerfully sexy on numbers like "B-A-B-Y" and "Let Me Be Good to You" or mature and lovelorn on "A Love of My Own," and she gave no less than Otis Redding as good as he ever got on "Lovey Dovey" and "Tramp" (the latter is still one of the funniest records in the history of Southern soul, as Carla repeatedly scolds Otis for hailing "straight from the Georgia woods" while he insists "Oooh, I'm a lover!"). This installment in Warner Platinum's series of compilations from the Atlantic Records back catalog features 20 songs from Carla Thomas' glory days at Stax, and like most in the series it doesn't significantly improve on the Rhino Records "best-of" from the artist, in this case the definitive Gee Whiz: The Best of Carla Thomas, which had two more songs than this collection and markedly superior liner notes. But The Platinum Collection does feature nearly every major hit Thomas had, and the remastered audio does wonders for her clear, expressive voice and the tight, funky backings from the Stax studio band. In short, this isn't the best Carla Thomas collection your money can buy, but it's close enough that most fans of the Queen of Memphis Soul will be more than happy with it.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Dave Porter, Writer - Isaac Hayes, Writer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Carla Thomas, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1959 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Otis Redding, Vocals, MainArtist - Jimmy Mccracklin, Writer - Carla Thomas, MainArtist - Lowell Fulsom, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Steve Cropper, Composer, Writer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist - Floyd, Composer, Writer - Isbell, Composer, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Otis Redding, Vocals, MainArtist - Ertegun, Writer - Curtis, Writer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Carla Thomas, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Carla Thomas, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Sam Cooke, Writer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Steve Cropper, Producer, Writer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist - William Bell, Writer - Vincent Trauth, Arranger
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Steve Cropper, Writer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist - W. Parker, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Carla Thomas, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Jim Stewart, Producer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Steve Cropper, Composer, Writer - Carla Thomas, Composer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Dave Porter, Writer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist - Moore, Writer - Lee, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist - Floyd, Writer - Isbell, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Dave Porter, Writer - Isaac Hayes, Writer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist - Wells, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Carla Thomas, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Jim Stewart, Producer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Dave Porter, Writer - Isaac Hayes, Writer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Dave Porter, Writer - Isaac Hayes, Writer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist - Floyd, Writer - Isbell, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
D. Davis, Writer - Don Davis, Producer - Dave Porter, Producer - Isaac Hayes, Producer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist - Al Bell, Producer - F. Briggs, Writer - K. Barker, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
While being Rufus Thomas' daughter certainly helped Carla Thomas get her foot in the door at Stax Records, she became the Queen of Memphis Soul at a time when that title truly meant something because she had a superb voice, and could do a little bit of everything with it. Carla's first major hit, "Gee Whiz! (Look at His Eyes)," is a flawless re-creation of dreamlike adolescent infatuation, but she could also sound powerfully sexy on numbers like "B-A-B-Y" and "Let Me Be Good to You" or mature and lovelorn on "A Love of My Own," and she gave no less than Otis Redding as good as he ever got on "Lovey Dovey" and "Tramp" (the latter is still one of the funniest records in the history of Southern soul, as Carla repeatedly scolds Otis for hailing "straight from the Georgia woods" while he insists "Oooh, I'm a lover!"). This installment in Warner Platinum's series of compilations from the Atlantic Records back catalog features 20 songs from Carla Thomas' glory days at Stax, and like most in the series it doesn't significantly improve on the Rhino Records "best-of" from the artist, in this case the definitive Gee Whiz: The Best of Carla Thomas, which had two more songs than this collection and markedly superior liner notes. But The Platinum Collection does feature nearly every major hit Thomas had, and the remastered audio does wonders for her clear, expressive voice and the tight, funky backings from the Stax studio band. In short, this isn't the best Carla Thomas collection your money can buy, but it's close enough that most fans of the Queen of Memphis Soul will be more than happy with it.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:12
- Main artists: Carla Thomas
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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