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The Very Best of Chuck Jackson 1961-1967

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I once had this album on an "8-track" back in the early 70's.After playing it over and over it finally broke after two years.I had been unable to find it until,thank goodness,amazon.com came alone. Although Chuck Jackson may never have reached the fame of some of his contemporaries,true Jackson fans(and they are legion)know he is truly a genius in the R&B/soul world of music.He was the heart and soul of the Dell-Vikings until going on his own. A good comparison would be Jackson's rendition of "Any Day Now"(included on this cd)with Ben E.King's rendering.There is really no comparison.Jackson sings every song as if it has personally happened to him.It would take a "cold" person to hear "Tell Him I'm Not Home" or "Any Other Way" and not get emotional and have personal memories come rushing back.

Without a doubt, these are some of the very best recordings to come out of New Yord in the 60s, and that's quite a statement. Luther Dixon was a great producer, and Sceptor was a great small label who really cared about the music. It shows in this collection. Oh, yeah, and there's Chuck Jackson, who's one of the greatest unknown soul singers.

Don't buy this if you don't want to turn into a fervant fan. The production, arrangements, songwriting and singing are as fine as the 60s produced. Period.

And Saraband/Varese did a whale of a job with the remastering. Wait until you hear "I Keep Forgetting." It will literally knock your socks off.

A must have for 60s pop/soul fans.

There's a lot of brilliant 60's/70's soul men : Solomon Burke, Otis Redding, Tyrone Davis, Wilson Pickett, ZZ Hill, Darell Banks, JJ Barnes, Jackie Wilson......Chuck Jackson is very definitely up there with the best of them.

EVERYONE SHOULD LISTEN TO THIS CD CHUCK JACKSON HAS FEELING IN EVERY SONG HE SINGS. PLEASE BUY THIS CD THEN WRITE YOUR REVIEW , THIS CD IS WORTH THE MONEY. THANK YOU AMAZON.COM

Chuck Jackson is just the right mixture of gritty vocals and smooth styling. this is a great album to have in your collection.

I've purchased this CD only for the song "Any Day Now". I'd first hear that tune on one of Luther Vandross' last CD's. I loved the way Luther sang it and didn't even know it was a remake until I heard the Chuck Jackson version on a oldie type radio show.
I loved the mans voice and got this CD hoping to find more vocal treasures such as that song.
Unfortunatley I did not find anything else as powerful or compelling on this CD. The remaining songs are a fine collection of uptown soul, but I can clearly see why Chuck Jackson got lost in the mix once real, deep soul emerged.
His voice is great....make no mistake. It's in the songs, the arrangements, the over the top background, the fluff of it all that his music failed to reach the mass audience of a Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson and later, the Motown, and Stax artists.

Basically, every song on this CD has the same feel, and for the most part that entails a rather corny mix of schmaltzy songs.

If it weren't for the first 3 songs this wouldn't even make a 2 star rating.

Save your money on this one unless you're over 50 and a die hard Chuck Jackson fan.

I am very sorry but do not listen to the likes of brian dryburgh; this cd I believe has let soul music down. I like soul music as i like many types of music but this one? NO. If you want good music buy the blues brothers soundtrack!!!! or if you want be a little more adventurous buy a cd by the prodigy or Disturbed. I'm very disapointed with this it went straight in the bin.