Can I Be A Witness – Stax Southern Groove is a great new CD compilation from Kent Records introducing no less than 11 previously unreleased tracks from the Stax vaults plus a further 9 rare or obscure upper tempo tracks. Highlights include eddie Floyd funky soul ‘Can We talk This Over’, the funky tracks Nightingales ‘Burning Both Ends’ and Jean Knight ‘Helping Man’ plus the modern Soul dancers Mel & Tim ‘Forever And A Day’ , Jeanne & The Darlings ‘Changes’ and Major Lance ‘I Wanna Make Up (Before We Break Up)’. Frederick Knight ‘Passin Thru/World KeepsTurning’ is an unissued extended 11 min opus. The Emotions mid tempo beater ‘Ain’t Enough Hours’ and Soul Children ‘You Ain’tPlaying With No Toy’ (which sounds like the Staple Singers) are also amongst the best of the unreleased tracks. Good compilation which includes some great finds.
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Listen to the track listing below
Little Milton – Bad Water
Eddie Floyd – Can We Talk This Over
R.B Hudman – How Can I Be A Witness
Eric Mercury – Love Is Taking Over
The Nightingales – Burning On Both Ends
Mel And Tim – Forever And A Day
Major Lance – I Wanna Make Up (Before We Break Up)
The Soul Children РYou Ain’t Playing With No Toy
Rance Allen Group – I Got To Be Myself
Frederick Knight – Passing Thru / World Keeps Turning
The Emotions РAin’t Enough Hours
Jeanne & The Darlings – Changes
The NIghtingales – Slow Down
Art Jerry Miller – Soul Groove
The Sweet Inspirations РDon’t Fight The Feeling
The Temprees РThree’s A Crowd
Jean Knight – Helping Man
Veda Brown РTrue Love Don’t Grow On Trees
Ollie And The Nightingales – The Natural You
Shack – Leaning On Your Undying Love
