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While curiously overlooking the group's earliest hits ("Soul Finger" and "Knucklehead"), The Best of the Bar-Kays offers a worthwhile thumbnail portrait of the Bar-Kays' evolution from a neo-Booker T. & the MG's soul instrumental combo into one of the wilder funk ensembles of the 1970s. Focusing on the years 1968 (when the group's second lineup came together following the death of four members of the band in the same airplane crash that claimed Otis Redding) through 1975 (when the band left Stax to sign with Mercury), The Best of the Bar-Kays finds them bridging the gap between the R&B sounds of the 1960s and the 1970s, and gaining more than their share of attitude along the way. Highlights include a very Booker T.-influenced cover of "Midnight Cowboy," the funky and funny Isaac Hayes pastiche "Son of Shaft," a revved-up take on "Montego Bay," and the tight groove of "A.J. the Housefly." While not a complete overview of the Bar-Kays' career, The Best of the Bar-Kays is at least a strong starter, and should ideally be followed up by The Best of Bar-Kays, which concentrates on their work for Mercury.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - William Brown, ComposerLyricist - Homer Banks, ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 Stax Records
Jeff Barry, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Bloom, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Stax Records
Ben Cauley, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Toles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Alexander, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Manuel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harvey Henderson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Jones, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hall, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Cunningham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Gordon, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 Stax Records, Distributed by Concord.
Ben Cauley, ComposerLyricist - Sylvester Stewart, ComposerLyricist - James Alexander, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - David Porter, ComposerLyricist - Harvey Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Willie Hall, ComposerLyricist - Larry Dotson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 Fantasy, Inc.
John Barry, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Stax Records
Michael Toles, ComposerLyricist - James Alexander, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Allen Jones, ComposerLyricist - Roy Cunningham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Stax Records
James Alexander, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Allen Jones, Composer
℗ 1968 Stax Records
The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Henderson Thigpen, ComposerLyricist - James Banks, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Marion, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Stax Records
Isaac Hayes, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - David Porter, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, Producer
℗ 1970 Stax Records
Michael Toles, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Bobby Manuel, ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Stax Records
Michael Toles, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Bobby Manuel, ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Stax Records
James Alexander, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Allen Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 Stax Records
The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Allen Jones, ComposerLyricist - Jerome McLaughlin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Stax Records
Album review
While curiously overlooking the group's earliest hits ("Soul Finger" and "Knucklehead"), The Best of the Bar-Kays offers a worthwhile thumbnail portrait of the Bar-Kays' evolution from a neo-Booker T. & the MG's soul instrumental combo into one of the wilder funk ensembles of the 1970s. Focusing on the years 1968 (when the group's second lineup came together following the death of four members of the band in the same airplane crash that claimed Otis Redding) through 1975 (when the band left Stax to sign with Mercury), The Best of the Bar-Kays finds them bridging the gap between the R&B sounds of the 1960s and the 1970s, and gaining more than their share of attitude along the way. Highlights include a very Booker T.-influenced cover of "Midnight Cowboy," the funky and funny Isaac Hayes pastiche "Son of Shaft," a revved-up take on "Montego Bay," and the tight groove of "A.J. the Housefly." While not a complete overview of the Bar-Kays' career, The Best of the Bar-Kays is at least a strong starter, and should ideally be followed up by The Best of Bar-Kays, which concentrates on their work for Mercury.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:14
- Main artists: The Bar-Kays
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fantasy Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1992 Fantasy, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1992 Fantasy, Inc.
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