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Carla Thomas' recordings for Stax Records had more of a pop sheen than most of the other artists on the label's roster, and her sides often featured involved orchestration and a distinct, almost Motown feel. This doesn't mean she didn't bring the soul, though; she could more than hold her own in duets with Otis Redding, after all. This well-chosen set (Motown's Mable John made the selection) covers tracks recorded between 1960 and 1972 at Stax, and includes Thomas' magnificent cover of Barbara Lynn's "You'll Lose a Good Thing," the sensual and absolutely glorious "Sugar," and a pair of Thomas' biggest hits, "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" -- she was still a teen when she recorded it -- and "I Like What You're Doing (To Me)." Somehow managing to sound sweet, innocent, wounded, worldly, sensual, and seductive by turns on these tracks (and sometimes all at once), Thomas is undoubtedly one of the greatest singers to ever come out of the Stax studios, and that's saying something.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Carla Thomas, MainArtist
℗ 2006 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Carla Thomas, MainArtist
℗ 2006 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Carla Thomas, MainArtist
℗ 2006 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Carla Thomas, MainArtist
℗ 2006 Stax Records
Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Carla Thomas, MainArtist - David Porter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Stax Records
Al Jackson, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Manning, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Toles, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sandra Rhodes, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pat lewis, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Alexander, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Marvell Thomas, Producer, Keyboards, Remix Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Peter Granet, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Bush, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Diane Lewis, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Purple, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rose Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Stax Records
Carla Thomas, MainArtist - Barbara Lynn Ozen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Stax Records
Carla Thomas, MainArtist - Bettye Crutcher, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Stax Records
Don Davis, Producer - Al Jackson, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Booker T. Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Hayes, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Memphis Horns, Brass Band, AssociatedPerformer - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Bell, Producer - Donald Davis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kent Barker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Raymond Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Don Davis, Producer - Melvin Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carla Thomas, MainArtist - The Memphis Horns, Brass Band, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Thomas, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Robinson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Monette, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Homer Banks, ComposerLyricist - Al Bell, Producer - Bettye Crutcher, ComposerLyricist - Donald Davis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1971 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Don Davis, Producer - Melvin Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carla Thomas, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Memphis Horns, Brass Band, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Thomas, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Robinson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Monette, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Bell, Producer - Donald Davis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1971 Stax Records
Don Davis, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Spinozza, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carla Thomas, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Carl Lynch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Memphis Horns, Brass Band, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Thomas, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Bell, Producer - Donald Davis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Powell, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Stax Records
Sir Mack Rice, ComposerLyricist - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marvell Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Al Bell, Producer - Johnny Baylor, Producer
℗ 2006 Concord Music Group, Inc
Don Davis, ComposerLyricist - Melvin Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carla Thomas, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Memphis Horns, Brass Band, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Robinson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Monette, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Davis, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Anita Watson, ComposerLyricist - Tony Daniels, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 Stax Records
Album review
Carla Thomas' recordings for Stax Records had more of a pop sheen than most of the other artists on the label's roster, and her sides often featured involved orchestration and a distinct, almost Motown feel. This doesn't mean she didn't bring the soul, though; she could more than hold her own in duets with Otis Redding, after all. This well-chosen set (Motown's Mable John made the selection) covers tracks recorded between 1960 and 1972 at Stax, and includes Thomas' magnificent cover of Barbara Lynn's "You'll Lose a Good Thing," the sensual and absolutely glorious "Sugar," and a pair of Thomas' biggest hits, "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" -- she was still a teen when she recorded it -- and "I Like What You're Doing (To Me)." Somehow managing to sound sweet, innocent, wounded, worldly, sensual, and seductive by turns on these tracks (and sometimes all at once), Thomas is undoubtedly one of the greatest singers to ever come out of the Stax studios, and that's saying something.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:33
- Main artists: Carla Thomas
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Stax
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2006 Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2006 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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