Shaolin Soul Classics

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 20, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B000AA4IY4
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,487 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Emotions * " I Like That "

2. Ann Peebles * " Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness "

3. Donny Hathaway * " Little Ghetto Boy (Live) "

4. Gladys Knight & The Pips * " The Way We Were "

5. George Jackson * " Aretha, Sing One For Me "

6. O.V. Wright * " Let's Straighten It Out "

7. Willie Mitchell * " Groovin' "

8. The Emotions * " If You Think It (You Might As Well Do It) "

9. David Porter * " I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over "

10. The New Birth * " Honeybee "

11. Syl Johnson * " Could I Be Falling In Love "

12. The Sweet Inspirations * " Why Marry "

13. Al Green * " Something "

14. O.V. Wright * " Motherless Child "

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar Soul Compilation (thank you RZA!), December 25, 2007

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Afrobeat Addict "Musician, Producer" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shaolin Soul Classics (Audio CD)

This soul compilation album is brilliant. Every track is excellent. It's more than just "samples"... these tracks aren't throw-aways except for a great drum break. This entire album speaks to you and will inspire. The New Birth, Syl Johnson, and Donny Hathaway are great artists and worth exploring. Buy this I promise you it will be worth it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars RZA is a genuis!, November 29, 2008

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J.Storm "Jay B" (Roxboro,NC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shaolin Soul Classics (Audio CD)

OK I admit it I was a Wu-Tang hater. When the 1st album dropped (Enter The 36 Chambers). I purchased the tape listened to it then literally through it out my car door window while cruising down the boulevard. I did not get it. It was one of those situations where everyone was telling me how good the album was and me just not "getting" it. I did not jump on board of the Wu-Tang wagon until Raekwon's Only Built For A Cuban Linx featuring Ghostface Killah who would incidentally become one of my favorite MC's. But back to the review Shaolin Soul is a great album that shows you how gifted The RZA really is. He has the ability to take a abstract sample or sounds for that matter and turn them into songs. Amazing! Enter the 36 Chambers would eventually grow on me and become on of my favorite albums. The soundscapes RZA created on that album was so ahead of it's time that it was hard for me to understand then.