Music in My Bones: Best of

Joe Simon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 1997)
• Original Release Date: November 11, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B00000343V
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,060 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Teenager's Prayer

2. (You Keep Me) Hangin' On

3. The Chokin' Kind

4. Moon Walk, Pt. 1

5. Farther on Down the Road

6. Yours Love

7. Your Time to Cry

8. Help Me Make It Through the Night

9. You're the One for Me

10. Drowning in the Sea of Love

11. Pool of Bad Luck

12. Power of Love

13. Trouble in My Home

14. Step by Step

15. Theme from Cleopatra Jones

16. River

17. Carry Me

18. Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)

19. Music in My Bones

20. I Need You, You Need Me

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars (Joe) Simon Says, June 6, 2006

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R. Mix "Funkingroovin" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music in My Bones: Best of (Audio CD)

Never a star on the order of Al Green or Marvin Gaye, Joe Simon was nevertheless a regular presence on r&b charts during the seventies, and even made the occasional dent in pop ones.

Possessing a dry alto much like the Chairmen of the Board's General Johnson, he hit with "The Chokin' Kind", "Drowning In the Sea Of Love", the theme from 'Cleopatra Jones' and the disco-era "Get Down Get Down (Get On The Floor)".

'Music In My Bones' is arranged chronologically, so it's easy to trace the evolution of Simon's career. And like Aretha before she arrived at Atlantic, it's obvious from the first nine tracks that Simon struggled to find the right setting for his voice.

But all that changed when he switched labels in the early-seventies. Beginning with "Drowning", 'Music In My Bones' becomes a river of righteous, rumbling funk. Beyond the hits listed earlier, "Pool of Bad Luck", "Trouble in My Home", "Carry Me" and the kinetic "Step By Step" reveal a Joe Simon I never knew existed.

While three stars may not seem very impressive, the second half of this disc easily rates four and-a-half. For anyone interested in seventies r&b, this is a treat. And done with Rhino's usual excellence, it becomes a must-have.

Simon says buy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Old School, April 4, 2011

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Whatilike - See all my reviews

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Awesome old school music. Takes me back to my childhood and watching my uncles and aunts laughing and dancing and having a real family moment!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Joe Simon!, July 17, 2006

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Anita "agreen57" (Los AngelesCA - USA) - See all my reviews

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If you are a fan of Joe Simon, this CD needs to be in your collection.