Soulsville Sings Hitsville

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 26, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Stax
• ASIN: B000ULQVHU
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #323,285 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Memphis' best meets Detroit's finest on one incredible CD! Includes 15 Motown classic hits as interpreted by Isaac Hayes,The Staple Singers, Booker T. & The MGs & More!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just a little bit of soul..., May 4, 2008

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Roberto F. Galbraith "I want inflight snacks ... (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soulsville Sings Hitsville (Audio CD)

The idea seems fun enough: Singers from the Stax label put their flavour of soul to the Detroit soul of Motown by singing some of Motown hits. And most of the results are okayish. Like they had thrown a Motown song into their set at some club gig, but the energy of their own hits, nor the energy of Motown is truly apparent in this collection.

Motown completists will want this because of its novelty factor. Soul junkies will like the groove well enough as it is listenable, but this isn't a must have.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Idea, But The Result Is Not Good., March 23, 2011

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Misterian (Sandy, OR) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Soulsville Sings Hitsville (Audio CD)

I was pretty excited to hear this CD when it arrived, so what happened next may be partly my fault. I may be guilty of high expectations, or I may have been high to think this was a good idea to begin with. Some of the songs were okay, but most weren't. Without exception, I prefer the originals. These songs were stripped of their driving Motown punchy beat, yet lacked the funky deep soul that defined the Memphis Stax sound. It just didn't work for me. It really lacked the essence of each of the two great eras it attempted to merge.