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Rhino's 1993 collection The Very Best of Wilson Pickett remains the best single-disc anthology of the fiery soul singer's work, choosing 16 of his best tracks for Atlantic and presenting them in excellent remastered sound quality. Pickett never departed all that much from the rough, swaggering vocals that first made his name, but he was utterly electrifying within that style, setting the standard for Southern soul singers behind Otis Redding. All of Pickett's early signature hits -- "In the Midnight Hour," "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)," "Land of 1,000 Dances," "Mustang Sally," and "Funky Broadway" -- lead off the disc in quick succession, capturing the emergence of Southern soul as a viable commercial style. But Pickett is just as charismatic on the rest of the material, nearly all of which made the R&B Top Ten and went under appreciated on the pop charts -- he was just too much for white audiences to handle. Pickett did his best to shake up his formula -- he cut a near-psychedelic soul tune, "Engine No. 9," with future Philly soul architects Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff; he helped bring Bobby Womack back into the music business by covering his "I'm in Love" and "I'm a Midnight Mover"; and he made some unpredictable cover choices in the Beatles' "Hey Jude," the Archies' bubblegum tune "Sugar Sugar," and Free's "Fire and Water." Fans who want to dig deeper can go for the double-disc A Man and a Half, but The Very Best of Wilson Pickett is such a concentrated dose of everything that made him great that it should be considered a necessary purchase for anyone who claims to be a fan of real soul music.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Al Jackson, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Duck Dunn, Bass Guitar - Joe Hall, Piano - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - CHARLES AXTON, Tenor Saxophone
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Al Jackson, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Rick Hall, Producer, Engineer - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, MainArtist - Steve Cropper, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Duck Dunn, Bass Guitar - Joe Hall, Piano - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - TOM DOWD, Producer, Engineer - CHARLES AXTON, Tenor Saxophone - Eddie Floyd, Writer - Jim Stewart, Producer, Engineer
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Christopher Kenner, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Spooner Oldham, Piano - Rick Hall, Producer, Engineer - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Charlie Chalmers, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, MainArtist - Chips Moman, Bass Guitar - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Tommy Cogbill, Bass Guitar - Steve Cropper, Producer - Jimmy Mitchell, Saxophone - John Keyes, Trumpet - TOM DOWD, Producer, Engineer - CHARLES AXTON, Tenor Saxophone - Jim Stewart, Producer, Engineer
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Sir Mack Rice, Writer - Spooner Oldham, Keyboards - Charlie Chalmers, Tenor Saxophone - Eddie Logan, Tenor Saxophone - Gilbert Caples, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, MainArtist - Chips Moman, Lead Guitar - Jimmy Johnson, Rhythm Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Tommy Cogbill, Bass Guitar - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Bonny Rice, Writer
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Spooner Oldham, Piano - Rick Hall, Producer, Engineer - Charlie Chalmers, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, MainArtist - Bowlegs Miller, Trumpet - Chips Moman, Bass Guitar - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Tommy Cogbill, Bass Guitar - Steve Cropper, Producer - Jimmy Mitchell, Tenor Saxophone - FLOYD NEWMAN, Tenor Saxophone - TOM DOWD, Producer, Engineer - Jim Stewart, Producer, Engineer - Arlester Christian, Writer
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Bobby Emmons, Organ - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, MainArtist - Bowlegs Miller, Trumpet - Tommy Cogbill, Bass Guitar - Gene Chrisman, Drums - King Curtis, Tenor Saxophone, Writer - BOBBY WOMACK, Bass Guitar, Writer - Charles Chalmers, Tenor Saxophone - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - Reggie Young, Guitar - Bobby Woods, Piano
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Bobby Wood, Piano - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, MainArtist - Tommy Cogbill, Producer - Gene "Bowlegs" Miller, Trumpet - Gene Chrisman, Drums - King Curtis, Saxophone - Dan Hersch, Masterer - Bill Inglot, Masterer - Tom Cogbill, Bass Guitar - BOBBY WOMACK, Guitar - Bob Taylor, Trumpet - Charles Chalmers, Tenor Saxophone - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - Reggie Young, Guitar - TOM DOWD, Producer, Engineer - Rodger Collins, Writer
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
James Johnson, Guitar - Rick Hall, Producer, Engineer - Wilson Pickett, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Roger Hawkins, Drums - The Sweet Inspirations, Backing Vocals - John Lennon, Writer - Paul Mccartney, Writer - TOM DOWD, Producer - David Hood, Bass Guitar - Aaron Varnell, Tenor Saxophone - Albert Lowe, Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Piano - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Joe Arnold, Tenor Saxophone - Jack Peck, Trumpet - James Mitchell, Saxophone - Marvell Thomas, Organ - David Allman, Guitar - Jerry Jammot, Bass Guitar
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Eddie Hinton, Guitar - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, MainArtist - Jimmy Johnson, Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - TOM DOWD, Producer - David Hood, Bass Guitar - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards - Jeff Barry, Writer - Andy Kim, Writer
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Norman Harris, Guitar - Earl Young, Drums - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Kenny Gamble, Producer, Writer - LEON HUFF, Producer, Writer - Ronnie Baker, Bass Guitar - THOM BELL, Organ - Vince Montana, Percussion, Vibraphone - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Lenny Pakula, Piano - Ugene Dozier, Piano
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Norman Harris, Guitar - Earl Young, Drums - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, MainArtist - Kenny Gamble, Producer - LEON HUFF, Producer - Ronnie Baker, Bass Guitar - THOM BELL, Organ - Vince Montana, Percussion, Vibraphone - Jerry akines, Writer - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Johnnie Bellmon, Writer - Lenny Pakula, Piano - Reginald Turner, Writer - Ugene Dozier, Piano - Victor Drayton, Writer
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Wayne Jackson, Horn - Jack Ashford, Percussion - Andrew Love, Horn - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica, MainArtist - Jimmy Johnson, Engineer - Roger Hawkins, Drums - TOM DOWD, Engineer - David Hood, Bass Guitar - Dave Crawford, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards - Brad Shapiro, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Tippy Armstrong, Guitar - Eddie Brown, Congas - Dennis Coffey, Guitar - Wade Marcu, Arranger
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Wayne Jackson, Horn - Jack Ashford, Percussion - Andrew Love, Horn - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist - Jimmy Johnson, Engineer - Roger Hawkins, Drums - TOM DOWD, Engineer - David Hood, Bass Guitar - Dave Crawford, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards - Rodgers Paul, Writer - Brad Shapiro, Producer, Engineer - ANDY FRASER, Writer - Tippy Armstrong, Guitar - Eddie Brown, Congas - Dennis Coffey, Guitar - Wade Marcu, Arranger
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Al Jackson, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Steve Cropper, Guitar - Duck Dunn, Bass Guitar - Joe Hall, Piano - BOBBY WOMACK, Writer - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - CHARLES AXTON, Tenor Saxophone
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Al Jackson, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet - Rick Hall, Producer, Engineer - Andrew Love, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Steve Cropper, Producer, Guitar - Robert West, Writer - Willie Schofield, Writer - Duck Dunn, Bass Guitar - Joe Hall, Piano - FLOYD NEWMAN, Saxophone - TOM DOWD, Producer, Engineer - CHARLES AXTON, Tenor Saxophone - Jim Stewart, Producer, Engineer
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
BERT BERNS, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Producer, Writer - Ben Cauley, Trumpet - Spooner Oldham, Keyboards - Rick Hall, Engineer - Eddie Logan, Tenor Saxophone - Gilbert Caples, Tenor Saxophone - Wilson Pickett, Vocals, MainArtist - Chips Moman, Lead Guitar - Jimmy Johnson, Rhythm Guitar - Roger Hawkins, Drums - Tommy Cogbill, Bass Guitar - Charles Chalmers, Tenor Saxophone - FLOYD NEWMAN, Baritone Saxophone - TOM DOWD, Engineer - Gene Miller, Trumpet - Johnny Burke, Writer - Junior Lowe, Bass Guitar
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1973 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Album review
Rhino's 1993 collection The Very Best of Wilson Pickett remains the best single-disc anthology of the fiery soul singer's work, choosing 16 of his best tracks for Atlantic and presenting them in excellent remastered sound quality. Pickett never departed all that much from the rough, swaggering vocals that first made his name, but he was utterly electrifying within that style, setting the standard for Southern soul singers behind Otis Redding. All of Pickett's early signature hits -- "In the Midnight Hour," "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)," "Land of 1,000 Dances," "Mustang Sally," and "Funky Broadway" -- lead off the disc in quick succession, capturing the emergence of Southern soul as a viable commercial style. But Pickett is just as charismatic on the rest of the material, nearly all of which made the R&B Top Ten and went under appreciated on the pop charts -- he was just too much for white audiences to handle. Pickett did his best to shake up his formula -- he cut a near-psychedelic soul tune, "Engine No. 9," with future Philly soul architects Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff; he helped bring Bobby Womack back into the music business by covering his "I'm in Love" and "I'm a Midnight Mover"; and he made some unpredictable cover choices in the Beatles' "Hey Jude," the Archies' bubblegum tune "Sugar Sugar," and Free's "Fire and Water." Fans who want to dig deeper can go for the double-disc A Man and a Half, but The Very Best of Wilson Pickett is such a concentrated dose of everything that made him great that it should be considered a necessary purchase for anyone who claims to be a fan of real soul music.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:02
- Main artists: Wilson Pickett
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1993 Rhino Records ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corp.
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