Ultimate Jackie Wilson (Bril)

Jackie Wilson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 2, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 1957
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Brunswick Records
• ASIN: B000EZ91BA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,937 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Billboard Magazine ranks Jackie Wilson among their Top 30 R&B artists of all time. An electrifying performer, live and in the studio, who influenced Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. He's been immortalized in song by Van Morrison, The Commodores and Dexy's Midnight Runners. His music has been featured in too many movies to mention, as well as numerous commercial advertisements. Among R&B and pop fans alike, he's included in the pantheon of great artists like Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding and Ray Charles.

Product Description

The first 2-CD compilation spanning Jackie Wilson's entire output on Brunswick Records. 44 tracks, all digitally remastered from the original Brunswick recordings. Without a doubt, Jackie's music has never sounded better. If you don't already know his music, this is the place to start. Includes scores of Pop and R&B hits, as well as versions of "Light My Fire," Eleanor Rigby," "Georgia On My Mind," and more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TREASURE CHEST OF SOUL-STIRRING CLASSICS~BRAVO JACKIE!!!, May 30, 2006

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Bradly Briggs (TOLUCA LAKE, CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews
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Jackie Wilson just may have been the greatest male singer/performer over the past fifty years and was loved by many including Elvis (who found his voice totally awesome) and Michael Jackson plus Jackie was given the title "Mr. Excitement" due to his incredibly great voice and amazing stage presence which always tore the house down!!!
Jackie Wilson shot to fame in the same era as Elvis and his career should have matched but due to poor management sadly this was not to be. Early classic hits composed by Berry Gordy such as "Lonely Teardrops" made money for Gordy and a Superstar out of Jackie but it was strange that Jackie Wilson would never be signed to Motown Records which was likely launched from the money made from Jackie's early Gordy composed hits...this was a real lost opportunity as Jackie would have blown the top off of that little Detroit Studio and would have easily become Motown Records brightest male Superstar and given Jackie Wilson the extraordinary career that his amazing once-in-a-lifetime talent warranted. Luckily great records still happened and this Ultimate Collection is a brilliant showcase of this amazingly versatile singer and not to be missed...hits galore and filled with one stunning performance after another, rush order this treasure chest of tremendous vocals and get ready for the musical experience of a lifetime...God Bless you Jackie Wilson and thanks for leaving behind this awesome treasure chest of brilliant classics for us to savor and enjoy...you are loved and missed.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Collection From One Of The Most Soul-Stirring Voices Of All Time!!, March 20, 2007

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Man, when I think of Jackie Wilson, a.k.a. Mr. Excitement,
my mind goes all the way back to those far away summers
at my grandparents house in the early 70's, when a very
musical young 8/9 yr old kid (myself) discovered a treasure
trove of old 45's, 78's, and albums that dated all the way
back to the mid 40's & down through the 50's and 60's
that once belonged to my mother, aunts and
uncles when they were teenagers!
They were kept in the large drawers of the two end tables that
flanked my grandparents old wood encased "hi-fi", which by
that time, there sat on top of it a then state-of-the-art
stereo system complete with an 8 track player!
(Ha!!--those were the days!)

Anywayz, everybody from Louis Jordan to Big Maybelle to
Laverne Baker to The Flamingos, Little Richard, Sam Cooke,
early James Brown, Ray Charles, etc. was in that drawer,
and I could go on and on!
But there was this one record called "Danny Boy" by an artist
named Jackie Wilson, that went straight to the core of me!
This man's voice was the purest, most soaring, most dexterious,
most soulful & beautiful voice that I'd ever heard in my life
to that point!--This man was SANGIN'---not just singing!

I think I played that song, along with "Your Love Keeps
Liftin' Me Higher" and "Your Whispers Gettin' Louder"
about 25 times a piece that day!
And as the years went on, I learned more and more about this man
who they say the ladies used to swoon over and the guys
wanted to be like!
In addition to his great vocal gifts, Jackie Wilson was also one
of the greatest performers, second only to the late great
James Brown himself, for absolutely shaking a concert
hall to it's very foundation!
Jackie was a bad man, and I mean that in a good way!

My aunt told me of the time when she once saw Jackie Wilson,
Sam Cooke and James Brown & The Famous Flames all on the same bill!
--Man, was I jealous!--If I had only been born 20yrs earlier!
For me, that would've been sensory overload!--
But to their generation, that was just three of the
hottest kats going at that time!
This compilation is a very good one and well worth the money!
Jackie could have sung opera if he'd wanted to!
He gives you soulfulness ("Doggin Around",
"Woman, Lover, Freind" & "Whispers")...
beautifully arranged & articulated ballads
("Night", "Danny Boy" & "To Be Loved")...
stomp-the-floor-down dance songs ("Baby, Work Out",
"Reet Petite" & "Lonely Teardrops")
and of course those songs of great longing that defy category!
("No Pity In The Naked City" & "Your Love Keeps Liftin'")---
It's all encapsulated wonderfully on here!
So Enjoy one of the greats!---Jackie Wilson!!--Mr. Excitement himself!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Jackie Wilsom, January 22, 2008

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Rosiland McClain (Farmington Hills, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This is my second purchase of this CD. I took it on a recent trip to Indiana to see my favorite cousin and as I played it he said I must have that CD. I gladly gave it to him knowing I could return to My Amazon and order me another. I'm more than pleased with all the selections as they remind me of my mother and I can still see her dancing to this music.