The White Knight of Soul 1959-72: Get Down With It!

Wayne Cochran | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B00074CBJC
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,812 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Last Kiss

2. Coo

3. Harlem Shuffle

4. Get Down With It

5. No Rest For The Wicked

6. Goin' Back To Miami

7. Some-A' Your Sweet Love

8. When My Baby Cries

9. Get Ready

10. Boom Boom

11. Peak Of Love

12. I'm Leaving It Up To You

13. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover

14. Big City Woman

15. Little Bitty Pretty One

16. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man

17. Up In My Mind

18. Somebody's Been Cuttin' In On My Groove

19. Sleepless Nights

20. Sittin' In A World Of Snow

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Thing, November 10, 2006

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C. Dennis Burns "RadioActive" (Cleveland, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The White Knight of Soul 1959-72: Get Down With It! (Audio CD)

One of my favorite LP's from the late 60's/early 70's was Cochran by Wayne Cochran and the CC Riders. I had discoved them as one of the horn-based bands of the era (BS&T, Chase, Dreams, etc.). I resisted hunting down the earlier recordings, however, because of reviews referencing white soul, comparisons to James Brown, etc. - why spend good money on an imitation?

I finally broke down and bought this CD on the strength of the songs I knew from the LP "Cochran". (Somebody's Been Cuttin' In on My Groove, Sleepless Nights, Sittin' in a World of Snow & We're Gonna Make It).


Nothing imitation here. This is the Real Deal!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Unknown R&B Soldier, March 20, 2006

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Raśl Saavedra "rulex" (Costa Rica) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The White Knight of Soul 1959-72: Get Down With It! (Audio CD)

I knew Wayne Cochran by the single Going Back to Miami. Despite no charted on Hot 100, it was airplayed on Costa Rica's first Top 40 radio station back in 1967. Next year a girlfriend honored me with the generic Wayne Cochran vynil for Chess Records which I lost. Those songs are the reason why I kept looking for WC on CD till I found out this Australian release, so what to think...? I dig Wayne's energy on up-tempo songs but the ballads "When My Baby Cries" and "I'm Leaving Up to You" got a pure classic R&B with those musicians there. You see, not all that shine's is gold, but this is gold for those who appreciate such rock and soul or blue eyed soul style.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rare Find, October 24, 2005

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a big R & B fan "a big R & B fan" (Zurich, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The White Knight of Soul 1959-72: Get Down With It! (Audio CD)

If you have ever seen Wayne Chochran live then you know what an incredible show it was. Unfortunately, it is next to impossible to find any CD recording of his. This complilation, although sonically challenging, is representative of his show. It was very nostalgic for me to hear him once again and it took me back to the El Macombo in Toronto over 30 years ago when I first saw him live. If you are interested in his music buy this - there really is not anything else available. Truly, one of the greatest artists of the era.