Very Best Of, the [remastered] by Eddie Floyd [Audio CD]

Description: Tracks:Things Get BetterKnock On WoodRaise Your HandLove Is A Doggone Good ThingOn A Saturday NightBig BirdI've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)Bring It On Home To MeI've Got To Have Your LoveDon't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been)Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side)California GirlMy GirlThe Best Years Of My LifeBlood Is Thicker Than WaterYum Yum Yum (I Want Some)Baby, Lay Your Head Down (Gently On My Bed)Check Me OutSoul StreetI Got A Reason To Smile ('Cause I Got You)Knock On WoodRaise Your HandLove Is a Doggone Good ThingOn a Saturday NightBig BirdI've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)Bring It On Home to MeI've Got to Have Your LoveDon;t Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been)Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side)California GirlMy GirlThe Best Years of My LifeBlood Is Thicker Than WaterYum Yum Yum (I Want Some)Babay, Lay Your head Down (Gentle On My Bed)Check Me OutSoul StreetI Got A Reason To Smile (Cause I Got You) Performer Notes: Although he is far from a household name in the 21st century, as a songwriter, producer, and performer Eddie Floyd made regular visits to the R&B charts from the mid-'60s through the mid-'70s while he was a part of the legendary Stax Records family. Floyd was originally hired by Stax as a writer and, paired with MG's guitarist Steve Cropper, he wrote several hits for the label, including one for himself, the classic "Knock on Wood" (based on the chord progression for "In the Midnight Hour" reversed), which was Floyd's second single when it was released in 1966. Later, Floyd began writing with another MG's member, Booker T. Jones, and his stay at Stax neatly divides into a Cropper era and a Jones era, both of which are covered in this fine 20-track set. Included are "Knock on Wood," the poignant "Big Bird" (written in the wake of Otis Redding's death, it should have been a bigger hit and remains a favorite of many collectors of vintage soul sides), and a strong cover of Sam Cooke's "Bring It on Home to Me," as well as essentially every key track Floyd sang lead on for Stax. He did much more behind the scenes as a writer and producer, but this set makes a solid introduction to Floyd as a performer, and while he might not have bottled dynamite on-stage quite as famously as Redding or Wilson Pickett, he certainly knew what to do with the recipe. The very definition of unsung, Eddie Floyd truly deserves a wider contemporary audience. ~ Steve Leggett Producer: Cheryl Pawelski (Compilation), Rob Bowman (Compilation) Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 17 July, 2007 Label: Universal Music Distribution Dimensions: 12.7 x 14.5 x 1 centimeters (0.06 kg)

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Language: Eng

Track #1: Things Get Better

Track #2: Knock On Wood

Track #3: Raise Your Hand

Track #4: Love Is A Doggone Good Thing

Track #5: On A Saturday Night

Track #6: Big Bird

Track #7: I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)

Track #8: Bring It On Home To Me

Track #9: I've Got To Have Your Love

Track #10: Don't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been)

Track #11: Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side)

Track #12: California Girl

Track #13: My Girl

Track #14: The Best Years Of My Life

Track #15: Blood Is Thicker Than Water

Track #16: Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)

Track #17: Baby, Lay Your Head Down (Gently On My Bed)

Track #18: Check Me Out

Track #19: Soul Street

Track #20: I Got A Reason To Smile ('Cause I Got You)

Track #21: Knock On Wood

Track #22: Raise Your Hand

Track #23: Love Is a Doggone Good Thing

Track #24: On a Saturday Night

Track #25: Big Bird

Track #26: I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)

Track #27: Bring It On Home to Me

Track #28: I've Got to Have Your Love

Track #29: Don;t Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been)

Track #30: Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side)

Track #31: California Girl

Track #32: My Girl

Track #33: The Best Years of My Life

Track #34: Blood Is Thicker Than Water

Track #35: Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)

Track #36: Babay, Lay Your head Down (Gentle On My Bed)

Era: 1960s, 1970s

Run Time: 3602 Sec

Format: CD

Release Year: 2007

Features: Compilation, Studio Recording

Genre: Soul, R&B & Soul

Style: Deep Soul, Southern Soul

Type: Album

Artist: Eddie Floyd

Record Label: Concord / Stax / Universal

Release Title: Very Best of Eddie Floyd