The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Volume 2: 1968-1971
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1 September 1993
Tracklist
- Digital Media 1
- 1I Was Born to Love YouShirley Walton2:58
- 2Precious, PreciousIsaac Hayes2:411.0 ★
- 3Send Peace and Harmony HomeShirley Walton2:46
- 4Soul LimboBooker T. & the M.G.’s2:224.5 ★
- 52:454.0 ★
- 6It’s Been a Long Time ComingDelaney & Bonnie2:16
- 7What a ManLinda Lyndell2:404.2 ★
- 8I Like Everything About YouJimmy Hughes2:48
- 9Stay Baby StayJohnny Daye2:47
- 10Private NumberWilliam Bell & Judy Clay2:392.0 ★
- 11So NiceThe Mad Lads2:38
- 12Long Walk to D.C.The Staple Singers2:29
- 13Give ’em LoveThe Soul Children2:47
- 14Funky MississippiRufus Thomas2:55
- 15Lovin’ FeelingThe Charmels2:52
- 16Where Do I Go?Carla Thomas2:21
- 17Bed of RosesJudy Clay2:42
- 18Bring It on Home to MeEddie Floyd2:31
- 19It’s Unbelievable (How You Control My Soul)Jeanne & the Darlings2:13
- 20Who’s Making LoveJohnnie Taylor2:47
- 21Mighty Cold WinterDino & Doc2:37
- 22Hang ’em HighBooker T. & the M.G.’s3:511.0 ★
- 23You’re Leaving MeOllie & The Nightingales2:49
- 24Copy CatThe Bar‐Kays2:21
- 25I Forgot to Be Your LoverWilliam Bell2:195.0 ★
- 26Running OutMable John2:08
- 27My Baby SpecializesWilliam Bell & Judy Clay2:37
- 28I’ll UnderstandThe Soul Children2:42
- Digital Media 2
- 1The GhettoThe Staple Singers3:42
- 2Blues PowerAlbert King3:11
- 3The EchoThe Epsilons2:39
- 4Funky WayRufus Thomas2:55
- 5Take Care of Your HomeworkJohnnie Taylor2:36
- 6I Like What You’re Doing (To Me)Carla Thomas2:54
- 7I’ve Got to Have Your LoveEddie Floyd2:46
- 8Let ’em Down BabyJimmy Hughes2:39
- 9Love Is Here Today and Gone TomorrowThe Mad Lads2:44
- 10It Ain’t Long EnoughJudy Clay3:20
- 11Mellow Way You Treat Your ManOllie & The Nightingales2:23
- 12Private NumberSonny Stitt2:55
- 13Time Is TightBooker T. & the M.G.’s3:153.0 ★
- 14Double or NothingThe Mar‐Keys2:50
- 15(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the BayThe Staple Singers2:56
- 16So I Can Love YouThe Emotions2:49
- 17Don’t Stop Dancing (To the Music) (Pt. I)The Bar‐Kays2:47
- 18One More ChanceMargie Joseph2:24
- 19I Wanna Be Good (To You)Jimmy Dotson2:57
- 20Finger Lickin’ GoodArt Jerry Miller2:38
- 21Tighten Up My ThangThe Soul Children3:03
- 22My Whole World Is Falling DownWilliam Bell3:08
- 23Testify (I Wonna)Johnnie Taylor4:00
- 24Drowning on Dry LandAlbert King3:53
- 25Do the CissyThe Staple Singers2:48
- 26Don’t Tell Your Mama (Where You’ve Been)Eddie Floyd3:02
- Digital Media 3
- 1Mrs. Robinson (instrumental)Booker T. & the M.G.’s3:38
- 2Love’s Sweet SensationWilliam Bell & Mavis Staples3:02
- 3Just Because Your Love Is GoneDarrell Banks3:35
- 4Chains of LoveJimmy Hughes2:58
- 5HappyWilliam Bell2:32
- 6The ChallengeThe Staple Singers3:10
- 7Soul‐a‐lujahJohnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Pervis Staples, Carla Thomas, Mavis Staples & Cleotha Staples2:27
- 8Never, Never Let You GoEddie Floyd & Mavis Staples2:27
- 9Just Keep on Lovin’ MeJohnnie Taylor & Carla Thomas2:37
- 10I Need You WomanWilliam Bell & Carla Thomas2:40
- 11I’ve Got a FeelingOllie & The Nightingales2:49
- 12It’s Time to Pay for the Fun (We’ve Had)Jeanne & the Darlings2:34
- 13I Could Never Be PresidentJohnnie Taylor2:15
- 14By the Time I Get to PhoenixThe Mad Lads2:47
- 15Long and Lonely WorldColette Kelly2:57
- 16Midnight CowboyThe Bar‐Kays2:47
- 17I’ve Fallen in LoveCarla Thomas2:42
- 18Slum BabyBooker T. & the M.G.’s2:39
- 19The Best Part of a Love AffairThe Emotions3:28
- 20By the Time I Get to Phoenix (short version)Isaac Hayes6:54
- 21Walk on ByIsaac Hayes4:32
- 22Tupelo (Pt. 1)Pop Staples, Albert King & Steve Cropper2:54
- 23WaterSteve Cropper, Pop Staples & Albert King3:06
- 24The Sweeter He Is (Pt. 1)The Soul Children2:57
- 25You’re Driving Me (To the Arms of a Stranger)Mavis Staples3:21
- Digital Media 4
- 1Open Up Your Heart (Let Me in)The Newcomers2:35
- 2Why Is the Wine Sweeter (On the Other Side)Eddie Floyd2:42
- 3When Will We Be PaidThe Staple Singers2:33
- 4Grinder ManJohn Lee Hooker3:54
- 5Born Under a Bad SignWilliam Bell3:11
- 6What You Gonna DoMargie Joseph3:00
- 7I’m So GladJimmy Hughes2:53
- 8Beautiful Feelings (single mix)Darrell Banks2:44
- 9Your Love Was StrangeThe Dramatics3:01
- 10Love BonesJohnnie Taylor3:19
- 11Hard to Say GoodbyeDelaney & Bonnie2:28
- 12Got to Get Rid of YouJ.J. Barnes3:24
- 13Habit Forming LoveReggie Milner2:10
- 14My Thing Is a Moving ThingThe T.S.U. Toronadoes2:44
- 15Stealin’ LoveThe Emotions3:10
- 16When Tomorrow ComesThe Emotions3:01
- 17Wrapped Up in Love Again (vocal version)Albert King2:21
- 18Do the Funky ChickenRufus Thomas3:16
- 19California GirlEddie Floyd3:36
- 20Tribute to a Black Woman (Pt. 1)Bernie Hayes2:18
- 21Sang and DanceThe Bar‐Kays2:565.0 ★
- 22Hold On, I’m Comin’The Soul Children3:25
- 23Love’s Gonna Tear Your Playhouse DownChuck Brooks3:15
- 24Help Me Put Out the Flame (In My Heart)Ernie Hines3:12
- 25Black BoyRoebuck “Pop” Staples3:22
- Digital Media 5
- 1Bracing Myself for the FallOllie & The Nightingales2:52
- 2All I Have to Do Is DreamWilliam Bell & Carla Thomas3:19
- 3Singing About LoveJeanne & the Darlings2:22
- 4GoodiesChris and Shack2:40
- 5Just the Way You Are TodayBarbara Lewis3:31
- 6The Creeper ReturnsLittle Sonny4:13
- 7Guide Me Well (45 version)Carla Thomas3:52
- 8Give a DamnThe Staple Singers3:07
- 9Steal AwayJohnnie Taylor3:274.0 ★
- 10Your Sweet Lovin’Margie Joseph3:38
- 11I Forget to RememberJones and Blumenberg3:42
- 12Can’t See You When I Want ToDavid Porter4:26
- 13Never Be TrueCarla Thomas4:18
- 14Can’t You See What You’re Doing to MeAlbert King3:39
- 15Sixty Minute Man (Part 2)Rufus Thomas3:30
- 16Preacher and the BearRufus Thomas3:50
- 17SomethingBooker T. & the M.G.’s3:33
- 18Seeing Is Believin’The Mad Lads4:11
- 19You’re My Only TemptationRoz Ryan2:36
- 20What I Don’t Know Won’t Hurt MePaul Thompson2:56
- 21Right, Tight and Out of SightBranding Iron3:00
- 22(What’s Under) The Natural DoJohn Kasandra3:00
- Digital Media 6
- 1My GirlEddie Floyd3:21
- 2I Have Learned to Do Without YouMavis Staples4:06
- 3Play the Music TornadosThe T.S.U. Toronadoes2:32
- 4Lonely SoldierWilliam Bell3:55
- 5Heart AssociationThe Emotions3:02
- 6I Stand AccusedIsaac Hayes4:04
- 7Brand New DayThe Staple Singers3:43
- 8Sweeter TomorrowMargie Joseph3:12
- 9Cool StrutBernie Hayes2:53
- 10You Put the Sunshine Back in My WorldThe Newcomers3:00
- 11Montego BayThe Bar‐Kays2:32
- 12Got It Together (Pts. 1 & 2)Rudy Robinson & The Hungry Five5:27
- 13Wade in the Water (instrumental)Little Sonny3:153.0 ★
- 14You’re Movin’ Much Too FastThe Nightingales2:50
- 15The Best Years of My LifeEddie Floyd3:05
- 16I Am Somebody (Pt. 2)Johnnie Taylor3:24
- 17I Loved You Like I Loved My Very LifeCarla Thomas2:49
- 18Soul MachineReggie Milner2:25
- 19(Follow Her) Rules and RegulationsThe Temprees2:51
- 20(Do the) Push and Pull (Pt. 1)Rufus Thomas3:17
- 21Love ChangesCharlene & The Soul Serenaders3:52
- 22Put Your World in My World (Best of Both Worlds) (45 version)The Soul Children2:54
- 23Love Is PlentifulThe Staple Singers2:30
- Digital Media 7
- 1Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha‐na‐boom Boom)The Staple Singers3:055.0 ★
- 2Who Took the Merry Out of ChristmasThe Staple Singers2:31
- 3Too Many LoversShack2:43
- 4Black ChristmasThe Emotions2:44
- 5The Mistletoe and MeIsaac Hayes3:56
- 6Ask the LonelyBarbara Lewis3:10
- 7Jody’s Got Your Girl and GoneJohnnie Taylor3:00
- 8Finish Me OffThe Soul Children3:37
- 9Oh, How It RainedEddie Floyd3:09
- 10The Look of LoveIsaac Hayes3:17
- 11Electrified LoveErnie Hines3:04
- 12Melting PotBooker T. & the M.G.’s3:51
- 13That’s the Way I Like It (I Like It That Way)Barbara Lewis3:03
- 14Mr. Big StuffJean Knight2:34
- 15You Make Me Want to Love YouThe Emotions3:14
- 16Stop! In the Name of Love (45 version)Margie Joseph4:52
- 17I Don’t Wanna Lose YouJohnnie Taylor3:57
- 18(Girl) I Love YouThe Temprees3:12
- 19The World Is RoundRufus Thomas3:16
- 20A Penny for Your ThoughtsWilliam Bell3:05
- 21Never Can Say Goodbye (45 version)Isaac Hayes3:36
- 22I Don’t Want to Be Like My DaddyThe Nightingales3:20
- Digital Media 8
- 1You’ve Got to Earn ItThe Staple Singers3:28
- 2Hold on to ItThe Limitations2:32
- 3Whatcha See Is Whatcha GetThe Dramatics3:335.0 ★
- 4Born Too LateBranding Iron2:30
- 53:01
- 6That Other Woman Got My Man and GoneMargie Joseph3:28
- 7If You Think It (You May as Well Do It)The Emotions3:01
- 8Shame on the Family NameCalvin Scott2:46
- 9Blood Is Thicker Than WaterEddie Floyd2:41
- 10Hijackin’ LoveJohnnie Taylor3:18
- 11Sweetback’s ThemeMelvin Van Peebles3:22
- 12The Breakdown (Pt. 1)Rufus Thomas3:13
- 13Pin the Tail on the DonkeyThe Newcomers2:57
- 14Them Hot PantsLee Sain3:04
- 15If That Ain’t a Reason (For Your Woman to Leave You)Little Milton3:22
- 162:49
- 173:15
- 18Everybody Wants to Go to HeavenAlbert King3:44
- 19Got to Get Away From It AllThe Soul Children3:22
- 20Love’s Creeping Up on MeUnited Image2:23
- 21Show Me How (45 version)The Emotions3:03
- 22If I Give It Up, I Want It BackDavid Porter2:24
- 23A Woman Named TroubleLittle Sonny4:22
- Digital Media 9
- 1Losing BoyEddie Giles3:03
- 2Respect Yourself (single edit)The Staple Singers3:305.0 ★
- 3I’ll Kick a Brick (About My Man)Hot Sauce2:44
- 4You Think You’re Hot StuffJean Knight2:27
- 5All for the Love of a WomanWilliam Bell3:10
- 6Theme From “Shaft”Isaac Hayes3:153.4 ★
- 7Jamaica, This MorningThe M.G.’s3:05
- 8Gone! The Promises of YesterdayThe Mad Lads3:38
- 9Girl, Come on HomeMajor Lance2:40
- 10(Let Hurt Put You in the) Loser’s SeatJoni Wilson3:16
- 11My Baby LoveThe Temprees2:51
- 12How Do You Move a MountainThe Leaders2:20
- 13Black Nasty Boogie (Pt. 6)Black Nasty2:38
- 14Do the Funky Penguin (Pt. 1)Rufus Thomas3:05
- 15You’ve Got a Cushion to Fall OnCarla Thomas3:40
- 16Get Up and Get DownThe Dramatics3:08
- 17Son of ShaftThe Bar‐Kays3:11
- 183:36
- 19I Can Smell That Funky Musiceric Mercury3:00
- 20A Sadness for ThingsCalvin Scott3:16
- 21That’s What Love Will Make You DoLittle Milton3:55
- 22Standing in for JodyJohnnie Taylor3:47
Release credits
- producer [1.2-3, 1.16, 1.23, 3.22-23]
- drums (drum set) [2], membranophone [20], producer [4.17, 2.2, 2.24, 1.1-2, 1.8, 1.11, 1.20, 3.22-23]
- producer [14]
- piano [20], producer [24]
- producer [2]
- mix [2]
- producer [21]
- producer [22]
- arranger [23], background vocals [20], organ [20], producer [4, 10, 25], strings [1]
- producer [7]
- producer [13, 15, 17, 28]
- arranger [21]
- producer [19-20]
- arranger [18], producer [1.6, 8.18]
- bass [2, 20], producer [2, 6]
- producer [1]
- arranger [16, 23]
- piano [2, 20], producer [1.13, 1.15, 1.17, 1.28, 3.22-23], vocal [2]
- lead vocals [20]
- performer [10]
- performer [2]
- producer [23]
- editor [2], guitar [20], producer [5, 9, 12, 14, 18, 26], vocal [23]
- performer [3.19, 2.16]
Issues
T1 September 1993- T9x CD (reissue)15 December 2014
T9x Digital Media2 November 2018- T1993