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Released as part of Rhino's celebration of Stax's 60th anniversary, Stax Classics is the first American Carla Thomas singles compilation since 2006's Stax Profiles. Where that 2006 set included her biggest hit, "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)," this 2017 collection doesn't because the compilers take its title seriously: it only contains songs she recorded at Stax. This means it has "B-A-B-Y" and the Otis Redding duet "Tramp" -- her other two big hits, neither of which were on Stax Profiles -- along with ten other cuts, some of which were singles, some of which were not. What's interesting about Stax Classics is that it contains a lot of songs that don't usually appear on compilations, including "What Is Love?" and "I Play for Keeps," neither of which show up on 1994's gold standard Gee Whiz: The Best of Carla Thomas. Gee Whiz remains the better overall overview because it does contain the title track, but Stax Classics is an excellent listen and the best Thomas comp to be released since that collection.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Dave Porter, Writer - Isaac Hayes, Writer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2017 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1966 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
© 2017 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1967 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
© 2017 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Carla Thomas, Vocals - R Thomas, Writer - Carla & Rufus, MainArtist
© 2017 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1959 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
© 2017 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1966 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
© 2017 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1961 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
© 2017 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 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
© 2017 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 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
© 2017 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Released as part of Rhino's celebration of Stax's 60th anniversary, Stax Classics is the first American Carla Thomas singles compilation since 2006's Stax Profiles. Where that 2006 set included her biggest hit, "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)," this 2017 collection doesn't because the compilers take its title seriously: it only contains songs she recorded at Stax. This means it has "B-A-B-Y" and the Otis Redding duet "Tramp" -- her other two big hits, neither of which were on Stax Profiles -- along with ten other cuts, some of which were singles, some of which were not. What's interesting about Stax Classics is that it contains a lot of songs that don't usually appear on compilations, including "What Is Love?" and "I Play for Keeps," neither of which show up on 1994's gold standard Gee Whiz: The Best of Carla Thomas. Gee Whiz remains the better overall overview because it does contain the title track, but Stax Classics is an excellent listen and the best Thomas comp to be released since that collection.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:50
- Main artists: Carla Thomas
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2017 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2017 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company.
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