Express Yourself: Soul in the 20th Century
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2002
Tracklist
- CD 1: The Roots of Soul
- 1Choo Choo Ch’BoogieLouis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:435.0 ★
- 2Let Your Conscience Be Your GuideSonny Boy Williamson2:19
- 3Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the AirSister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight2:29
- 4The Glow WormThe Mills Brothers, Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra2:41
- 5Whispering Grass (Don’t Tell the Trees)The Ink Spots2:43
- 6Dust My BroomElmore James2:595.0 ★
- 7Hound DogBig Mama Thornton2:494.6 ★
- 8Hey BabyJohn Lee Hooker3:26
- 9Only You (And You Alone)The Platters2:37
- 10Don’t Cry No MoreBobby “Blue” Bland2:27
- 11Lonely AvenueRay Charles2:34
- 12School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)Chuck Berry2:41
- 13Night TrainJames Brown3:32
- 14Green OnionsBooker T. & the MG’s2:54
- 15Can I Get a WitnessMarvin Gaye2:462.6 ★
- 16Papa’s Got a Brand New BagJames Brown2:06
- 17Land of 1000 DancesChris Kenner2:49
- 18Under the BoardwalkThe Drifters2:41
- 19Where Did Our Love GoThe Supremes2:31
- 20I Learned It All the Hard WayHoward Tate2:45
- 21Wild Is the WindNina Simone6:583.6 ★
- 22The Dark End of the StreetJames Carr2:324.5 ★
- 23Cissy StrutThe Meters3:024.0 ★
- 24When a Man Loves a WomanPercy Sledge2:56
- 25Rainy Night in GeorgiaBrook Benton3:52
- CD 2: Believe in Miracles
- 1Sweet Soul MusicArthur Conley2:21
- 2Soul ManSam & Dave2:37
- 3Cold SweatJames Brown7:25
- 4Come See About MeThe Supremes2:40
- 5I Was Made to Love HerStevie Wonder2:344.7 ★
- 6Reach Out I’ll Be ThereFour Tops2:543.8 ★
- 7I Want You BackThe Jackson 52:544.1 ★
- 8I Believe in MiraclesJackson Sisters2:575.0 ★
- 9Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex MachineJames Brown5:164.2 ★
- 10Theme From ShaftIsaac Hayes3:163.4 ★
- 11Take Me to the RiverAl Green3:414.2 ★
- 12Tell Me Something GoodRufus & Chaka Khan4:354.0 ★
- 13I Feel LoveDonna Summer3:454.0 ★
- 14I Want Your LoveChic6:534.0 ★
- 15I Will SurviveGloria Gaynor3:164.0 ★
- 16Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)The Gap Band5:344.0 ★
- 17TeardropsWomack & Womack3:493.0 ★
- 18A Love SupremeWill Downing4:453.5 ★
- 19I Love Your SmileShanice4:194.0 ★
- 20No DiggityBlackstreet featuring Dr. Dre4:103.2 ★
- CD 3: Soul and Civil Rights
- 1Dancing in the StreetMartha Reeves and the Vandellas2:38
- 2Keep on PushingThe Impressions2:32
- 3Rescue MeFontella Bass2:56
- 4I Heard It Through the GrapevineMarvin Gaye3:133.8 ★
- 5Nowhere to RunMartha Reeves and the Vandellas2:574.6 ★
- 6Thank You (Falettin’ Me Be Mice Elf Agin)Sly & the Family Stone4:434.6 ★
- 7R.E.S.P.E.C.TAretha Franklin2:24
- 8WarEdwin Starr3:204.2 ★
- 9People Get ReadyThe Impressions2:424.0 ★
- 10What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:544.3 ★
- 11BackstabbersThe O’Jays3:034.7 ★
- 12People Make the World Go RoundThe Stylistics3:27
- 13Express YourselfCharles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band3:514.5 ★
- 14Message From a Black ManThe Temptations6:02
- 15Lean on MeBill Withers4:07
- 16Fight the Power (Pt. 1)The Isley Brothers3:195.0 ★
- 17Heaven Help Us AllStevie Wonder3:125.0 ★
- 18Move On UpCurtis Mayfield3:40
- 19He Got GamePublic Enemy feat. Stephen Stills4:395.0 ★
- CD 4: Thinking of You
- 1Thinking of YouSister Sledge4:235.0 ★
- 2The Tracks of My TearsSmokey Robinson2:50
- 3I’ve Been Loving You Too LongOtis Redding2:553.0 ★
- 4One Day in Your LifeMichael Jackson4:083.6 ★
- 5I Get the Sweetest FeelingJackie Wilson2:56
- 6Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)The Temptations3:55
- 7Stand by MeBen E. King2:594.6 ★
- 8Baby I Need Your LovingFour Tops2:454.5 ★
- 9I Say a Little PrayerAretha Franklin3:33
- 10Ain’t NobodyRufus & Chaka Khan4:26
- 11Young Hearts Run FreeCandi Staton4:084.1 ★
- 12I’ll Be ThereThe Jackson 53:575.0 ★
- 13Breakfast in BedDusty Springfield2:524.0 ★
- 14That’s the Way of the WorldEarth, Wind & Fire5:473.2 ★
- 15Summer BreezeThe Isley Brothers3:084.0 ★
- 16Everybody Loves the SunshineRoy Ayers3:58
- 17Summer MadnessKool & the Gang4:204.0 ★
- 18Quiet StormSmokey Robinson4:02
- 19On and OnErykah Badu3:473.8 ★
Release credits
- trumpet [1]
- background vocals [6]
- harmonica [21]
- double bass [7]
- guitar [3]
- baritone saxophone [19]
- background vocals [11]
- brass [13], producer [13], strings [13]
- conductor [7]
- vocal [7]
- arranger [14], conductor [14], producer [14]
- bass [3]
- vocal [7]
- producer [12]
- mix [19], performer [19], producer [19], programming [19], recording [19]
- organ [9], vocal [9]
- electric piano [13], organ [13]
- drums (drum set) [21]
- producer [8]
- bass guitar [9]
- assistant [7]
- producer [1.19, 2.4, 2.6, 4.8]
- lead vocals [11]
- electric guitar [1]
- guitar [9]
- assistant [19]
- arranger [14], co [14]
- producer [13]
- producer [17]
- keyboard [7]
- trumpet [9]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- editor [7]
- producer [19]
- trumpet [9]
- compiler, editor, liner notes
- producer [11]
- guitar [7]
- conductor [10]
- instrument [10], performing orchestra [4]
- piano [7]
- lead vocals [19]
- producer [15]
- producer [8]
- mix [12], recording [12]
- French horn [4]
- guitar [7]
- guest [20]
- vocal [13]
- Hammond organ [4], piano [19]
- arranger [14]
- engineer [13]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- electric sitar [5], guitar [1.19, 3.4]
- congas [11]
- French horn [4]
- performer [8]
- tenor saxophone [3]
- guitar [6], vocal [6]
- background vocals [19], lead vocals [19]
- background vocals [11]
- background vocals [19]
- piano [7]
- associate [15], piano [7]
- arranger [20]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- conductor [13]
- arranger [8]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- double bass [3]
- engineer [14]
- producer [21]
- producer [19]
- maracas [1]
- producer [5]
- arranger [19]
- producer [7]
- producer [19]
- congas [4], percussion [11], tambourine [4], vibraphone [19]
- background vocals [3.4, 2.6]
- background vocals [7], vocal [7]
- lead vocals [3, 9], piano [9], producer [3, 9]
- performer [3]
- bass [3.4, 1.19, 2.5]
- guitar [11]
- background vocals [7]
- producer [20]
- producer [13]
- double bass [1]
- background vocals [11]
- guitar [3]
- trumpet [3]
- guitar [4]
- piano [7]
- recording [11]
- mix [7], recording [7]
- guitar [8], vocal [8]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- piano [6]
- Wurlitzer electric piano [4]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- producer [7], vibraphone [7]
- performing orchestra [7]
- tenor saxophone [1]
- background vocals [11]
- producer [19]
- background vocals [7]
- producer [11]
- producer [4.8, 1.19, 2.4, 2.6]
- background vocals [11]
- mix [10]
- background vocals [6]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- producer [17]
- producer [7]
- background vocals [10]
- producer [11]
- trombone [3]
- lead vocals [6]
- double bass [21], percussion [21]
- guitar [7]
- alto saxophone [1], vocal [1]
- background vocals [2.6, 3.4]
- guitar [2]
- performer [11]
- tenor saxophone [3]
- producer [7]
- vocal [3]
- mix [19]
- background vocals [2.6, 3.4]
- background vocals [7], percussion [7]
- background vocals [10], lead vocals [4, 10], percussion [10], piano [10], producer [10]
- background vocals [19]
- producer [14]
- background vocals [10]
- keyboard [11]
- background vocals [7], lead vocals [7]
- foot stomps [19]
- synthesizer [11]
- arranger [19], producer [19]
- arranger [14], conductor [14], producer [14]
- arranger [21], piano [21], vocal [21]
- producer [4, 14]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- piano [2]
- orchestrator [4], strings [4]
- alto saxophone [3]
- guitar [7]
- liner notes
- producer [8]
- recording [19]
- guitar [11]
- guitar [13], sitar [13]
- keyboard [11]
- background vocals [6]
- recording [19]
- drums (drum set) [19], tom-tom [4]
- recording [19]
- guitar [2]
- tenor saxophone [9]
- arranger [17]
- guitar [19]
- background vocals [11]
- producer [17]
- keyboard [7], piano [7]
- producer [8]
- flute [21], guitar [21]
- piano [3]
- arranger [4], producer [4]
- percussion [7]
- bass guitar [11]
- guitar [3], vocal [3]
- harmonica [2], vocal [2]
- baritone saxophone [3]
- arranger [7], conductor [7]
- guest [19]
- harmonica [5], lead vocals [5], producer [17]
- assistant [7]
- arranger [11], keyboard [11]
- background vocals [3.4, 2.6]
- arranger [7], producer [7]
- instrument [2.5-6, 3.4, 3.10]
- vocal [5]
- performer [9]
- background vocals [13]
- arranger [11]
- additional [19], assistant [19]
- background vocals [7], guitar [7]
- producer [17]
- brass [13], producer [13]
- assistant [7]
- bass guitar [13]
- assistant [12]
- drums (drum set) [4]
- engineer [20]
- vibraphone [11]
- claves [1]
- choir vocals [19]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- trumpet [3]
- piano [1]
- double bass [2]
- bass guitar [7]
- producer [17]
- bass [6], drums (drum set) [6]
Issues
E2002