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A brand-new collection gathered from the Stax catalogue of southern-flavoured dancers, from soul to funk and in between.
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“Can I Be A Witness: Stax Southern Groove” features 11 previously unreleased tracks from such illustrious names as the Soul Children, Little Milton, the Emotions, the Sweet Inspirations, the Nightingales and Frederick Knight, amongst others.
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The other nine tracks from artists such as Eddie Floyd, R.B. Hudmon, the Rance Allen Group and Eric Mercury delve deep into the archive, bringing you B-sides, obscure album cuts, dancefloor favourites and originally unissued tracks.
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The booklet is well illustrated and comes with an in-depth essay from compiler Dean Rudland.
Tracklist
1. Bad Water - Little Milton
2. Can We Talk This Over - Eddie Floyd
3. How Can I Be A Witness - R.B. Hudmon
4. Love Is Taking Over - Eric Mercury
5. Burning On Both Ends - The Nightingales
6. Forever & A Day - Mel & Tim
7. I Wanna Make Up (Before We Break Up) - Major Lance
8. You Ain't Playing With No Toy - Soul Children
9. I Got To Be Myself - Rance Allen
10. Passing Through/World Keeps Turning - Frederick Knight
11. Ain't Enough Hours - The Emotions
12. Changes - Jeanne & The Darlings
13. Slow Down - The Nightingales
14. Soul Groove - Art Jerry Miller
15. Don't Fight The Feeling - The Sweet Inspirations
16. Three's A Crowd - The Temprees
17. Helping Man - Jean Knight
18. True Love Don't Grow On Trees - Veda Brown
19. The Natural You - Ollie & The Nightingales
20. Leaning On Your Undying Love - Shack