Anthology [Import]

Ann Sexton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 31, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: MSI:SOUL BROTHER
• ASIN: B000239JUC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,495 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. You've Been Gone Too Long

2. You Got to Use What You Got

3. Color My World Blue

4. You Can't Lose With the Stuff I Use

5. I Had a Fight With Love

6. I Still Love You

7. You're Losing Me

8. It's All Over But the Shouting

9. Come Back Home

10. Keep on Holding On

11. I'm His Wife, You're Just a Friend

12. You've Been Doing Me Wrong for So Long

13. Who's Gonna Love You

14. Let's Huddle Up and Cuddle Up

15. Love Love Love (I Want to Be Loved)

16. I Want to Be Loved

17. Be Serious

18. Loving You Loving Me

19. You're Letting Me Down

20. You're Gonna Miss Me

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Includes all the tracks from her two albums "Loving You Loving Me" and "In The Beginning", both very hard to find albums.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An enormous, neglected talent!, June 25, 2004

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Dr.D.Treharne (Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

Frankly, I never thought that I'd see any of these tracks appear in CD form again.They were originally issued mainly as 45's on on the SeventySeven record label, an album from the same label called "Loving You, Loving Me", tracks from a Monument album called "The beginning" and some subsequent releases on the Sound Stage 7 label which appeared at the end of the 1970's. Since when she appears not to have recorded any more tracks.This is a great shame because this album reveals her as a fantastic performer who could handle a diverse range of styles. It helped that the arrangements for all the sessions were handled empathetically with great brass charts, strings and backing vocals wherever they were recorded (Greenville and Memphis are mentioned in the sleeve notes).She seemed best suited to the slower material, where although performing in her own style, performances are redolent of Shirley Brown and Ann Peebles. Of the up-tempo tracks I rate "I had a fight with love"as the best.However, when she tackles material like "I'm his wife (you're just a friend),"I want to be loved" and especially the brilliant "Be Serious", she is really convincing, adding new dimensions to the 'hurt and neglected woman' genre. It's disappointing that the last known contact that the sleeve note writer had was a 1979 magazine article,because the artist and the album both deserve a much wider audience.If she is still with us, she'd only be 54, and a voice like this might well have matured and have an enormous amount of potential left to realise.If you are looking for an album to go with the purchase of your Joss Stone album, take a chance on paying out a few dollars to get your hands on this fantastic album, and bring the singer to a wider audience!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Lost Soul Classic is Back!, January 30, 2010

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Frank J. Degennaro "Frankie D" (Nanuet, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

I would like to begin by disclosing the fact that I know Ann Sexton and have known her for years, having worked with her in a special needs school in the South Bronx. She is the most charming, wonderful, kind person you'll ever meet, always more than willing to got that extra mile for her children. Nobody ever had any indication that she had a previous life as a recording artist. After about a decade working with her, she started to perform for the school, graciously singing the Star Spangled Banner at the beginning of our "shows" and always entertaining us with another classic in her sultry, soul singing style. You could tell that she was able to command an audience but she still had not shared her past with us. In fact, we only found that out in the few weeks before she left us to pursue her dream once more.

I grew up on AM radio in the 1970s where there was no separation between "white" and "black" music so I grew up loving those harmless, 70s pop hits like, "Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes" as well as the sweet soul of the Sound of Philadelphia. I got the chance to hear both of these musical genres back to back on the radio, something kids today do not experience. It has shaped my taste in music, allowing me to appreciate all genres even if I prefer some of them over others.

The soul music of the 70s is one of my personal favorites, so I was happy to find this lost gem at Amazon.com. Ann Sexton was a recording artist who made just a few albums which included a few songs that hit the various music charts that were produced in those days. One of the songs featured on this album, "You're Losing Me" was included in the movie "21 Grams" without the artist's knowledge. One of the dirty little secrets of the music business is that many artists were cheated out of their own songs by signing contracts with shrewd and unscrupulous managers who took all of their money and left little for the artist. This tale is most prevalent with black artists, who were taken advantage of because they wanted their music to be produced. Ann was one of these artists.

If you listen to "You're Losing Me", you can't help but think of Aretha Franklin's powerful voice in her early days. Simply put, this song, along with many of the ones included on this Anthology, stacks up against the powerful soul music of the 1970s. If you, like me, grew up loving the powerful voices of Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin, along with the musical stylings of Motown and Philly Soul, you will love Anthology by Ann Sexton. Lyrics that are dripping with emotion, strength and love backed by that familiar bass line from the 70s with horn sections that will remind you of those old soul classics. These songs will sound instantly familiar to you if you grew up with this genre of music. "You're Been Gone Too Long", "You've Got to Use What You Got" and "Color My World Blue" are all upbeat, flat out burners while Ann takes it down for "Who's Gonna Love You" and "Have a Little Mercy". There's something for everyone on this album but anyone who grew up listening to the music of the 70s, anyone who wishes he could dance like the Spinners and anyone who wants to hear a song that is performed by a woman who can carry a tune dripping with emotion and love, will really love what Ann has to say. Buy this!!!!