Introspect / Don't It Make You Want to Go Home (2 original albums) [Original recording reissued]

Joe South | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 10, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B0000DIJP7
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,043 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. All My Hard Times

2. Rose Garden

3. Mirror Of Your Mind

4. Redneck

5. Dont Throw Your Love To The Iwnd

6. The Greatest Love

7. Games People Play

8. These Are Not My People

9. Dont You Be Ashamed

10. Birds Of A Feather

11. Gabriel

12. Clock Up On The Wall

13. Bittersweet

14. Shelter

15. What Makes Lovers Hurt One Another

16. Before Its Too Late

17. Children

18. Walk A Mile In My Shoes

19. Be A Believer A Million Miles Away

20. Dont It Make You Want To Go Home

Editorial Reviews

Aussie twofer combines two of the southern rock singer/songwriter's 60s albums, 'Introspect' (1968) & 'Don't It Make You Want To Go Home?' (1969), both are remastered. Features 22 tracks including 1 bonus track, 'Hole In Your Soul'. Raven. 2003.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2 of the most influential albums in popular music ever, February 19, 2004

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Bradley Olson (Bemidji, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introspect / Don't It Make You Want to Go Home (2 original albums) (Audio CD)

Atlanta native Joe Souter (a.k.a. Joe South) is one of the unsung heroes in popular music as although a few of his hits peaked in the top 40 in pop and/or country, as noted, mostly other artists had hits with his material. This CD is an Australian twofer of his first 2 albums originally released on Capitol. Introspect, from 1968, and Don't It Make You Want To Go Home, from 1969. These 2 albums contain many of the most influential songs in all of popular music including the #12 pop hit "Games People Play," (covered successfully by Freddy Weller, who had a #2 country hit with it), Birds of a Feather (a #96 hit for Joe that became a #23 hit for Paul Revere & The Raiders in 1971), Rose Garden (covered by Lynn Anderson who would take it to #1 on both country and pop charts), Don't It Make You Want To Go Home (which would peak at #27 on the country chart and #41 on the pop chart, which Bobby Bare and a few other artists have covered), Children (a #51 hit which Billy Joe Royal covered on his "Cherry Hill Park" album in 1970, available on a twofer with 1965's "Down In The Boondocks" which is available here at Amazon), Walk a Mile In My Shoes (a #12 pop hit, #56 country hit, which Elvis would later feature in his concerts regularly throughout the 1970s) and These Are Not My People (Freddy Weller also charted with this and it peaked at #5 on the country charts), plus "Hole In Your Soul," a single that got included on the "Games People Play" compilation in the LP days and not on any other album is included as a bonus track, but the entire CD is classic singer-songwriter music and is essential to any collection of music from the 1960s-1970s.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two GREAT albums on one c.d., November 11, 2003

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Richard J. Silverberg (Kew Gardens, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introspect / Don't It Make You Want to Go Home (2 original albums) (Audio CD)

If you are reading this you probably know about the quality of Joe South's music. Unfortunately, it seems that few people know about this brillant but mostly forgotten late 60's early 70's singer, writer, guitarist, producer. As such, until now, all of his albums never made it to compact disc. The only Joe South c.d.'s that have hit the market are compilations - The best are Rhino records 1990 compilation and Raven record's 1999 anthology - A Mirror Of His Mind. I have both and loved them so much that I tracked down and purchased Joe's L.P.'s . Most of the material from this new c.d. is available on the two previously mentioned compilations. However, five songs that have never made it to c.d. are in this set. In my opinion four of the five are "must haves" - "Bittersweet" not being in that category. Anyway, the packaging and sound quality are good. There is a nice essay from Bernie Howitt who compiled this set and the previous Raven records package. I wish he would have mentioned what Joe South is up to today. However, Mr. Howitt did include a recent picture of him and Joe, along with pictures of Joe's exhibition in the Georgia Music hall of fame. The sound quality of the c.d. is good but not great: It seems that the c.d was not remastered from the original multi-track recordings but from secondary sources. At times the sound is a bit muddy especially on "Hole In Your Soul" and "Before It's Too Late" Regardless of my nit picking this is a worthwhile purchase. To Raven Records - PLEASE REISSUE THE REST Of JOE SOUTH"S CATALOG - especially the "Look Inside" album which in my opinion is the third best of Joe South L.P. behind the ones on this c.d.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forgotten Hero of the Late-60s, December 31, 2003

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Leonard Todd Heyden (Montreal, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introspect / Don't It Make You Want to Go Home (2 original albums) (Audio CD)

Without a doubt, Joe South is the most important lost artist of the late-1960s. Not sure how that happened - I guess his manager/promoter really sucked, but this singer/songwriter was full of talent both vocally and lyrically.

I first time I ever heard Joe South was in a record store in London, England in 1993. The owner had one of Joe's vinyls playing and it was awesome. I returned to Canada and found the only CD available (Rhino) - I played it so much, I ended up buying a double because the first one soon scratched.

Joe had a tremendous ability to blend harmonies, instruments with powerful lyrics - both serious and playful - without sounding preachy or out-of-date. His voice may not be everyone's thing, but it is, without a doubt, honest, raw and strong. He ended up writing some top sellers for others, but I remain a purist, prefering his versions of "Rose Garden", "Games People Play", "Down in the Boondocks" and "Hush" to the artists who made them more famous.

Joe South is still very much undiscovered country for most people and maybe that's not a bad thing. A lost gem who single-handedly embodies much of what this era of rock, folk and soul is all about.