Zealous Records Presents: Soul Sides 2

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Velour Recordings
• ASIN: B000PC6G7O
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,496 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the Right Balance: Not Too Obscure, Not Overplayed, July 22, 2007

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Robert Szarka (Norwich, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zealous Records Presents: Soul Sides 2 (Audio CD)

As with Zealous Records Presents: Soul Sides, Vol. 1, soul-sides.com blogger Oliver Wang strikes just the right balance with this compilation--including neither ultra-obscure sides of interest only to collectors, nor overplayed "classics" you'll hear on commercial radio.

Some of these tracks are the definitive soul covers of very popular songs. Al Green's "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and Sharon Cash's "Fever" take their respective songs to totally new places. Other tracks are less than definitive, but exhibit a charm that makes them deserving of an audience all the same. The vocals on West Coast Revival's "Feelin' Alright" don't measure up to Joe Cocker's better-known cover, but the deep, groovy pocket on their take will make you get out of your seat all the same. Likewise, Laura Lee's take on "What a Man" is no replacement for Linda Lyndell's original, but not because there's anything truly wrong with it; and Esther Phillips' version of "Home Is Where the Hatred Is" woke me up to a Gil Scott-Heron song I'd overlooked.

Not every track is a winner in my book, but even the weakest are worth a listen. I think any of my fellow soul aficionados who aren't already hardcore vinyl collectors should find something new here to make this compilation worthwhile.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The proper track listing, November 9, 2008

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Charles Clark (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zealous Records Presents: Soul Sides 2 (Audio CD)

The amazon track listing gives the song names and composers, not the artists who made the recordings on this disc. Here is the proper track listing:

1. "Fever" - Sharon Cash
2. "Feelin' Alright" - West Coast Revival
3. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - Al Green
4. "Home Is Where the Hatred Is" - Esther Phillips
5. "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" - Marcia Griffiths
6. "Che Che Cole" - Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
7. "Kissing My Love" - Spanky Wilson
8. "Let's Straighten It Out" - O.V. Wright
9. "It's Your Thing" - Cold Grits
10. "Express Yourself" - Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
11. "Walk On By" - El Michels Affair
12. "Viva Tirado" - Los Mozambiques
13. "Be Thankful For What You Got" - Donovan Carless
14. "What A Man" - Laura Lee