Cold Cold Heart: Where Country Meets Soul Vol 3 Various Artists (Where Country Meets Soul)

£12.56

Genre:
Southern Soul
Label:
Kent
Format:
CD
Catalogue Id:
CDKEND 422

As compiler of the “Where Country Meets Soul” series, it’s with considerable pleasure that I find myself writing about that third volume, titled “Cold Cold Heart”, in honour of Hank Williams, the poet laureate of country music. As with previous volumes, the track listing blends songs immediately identifiable as country classics with others many may never have thought of as country. The originals of several of the songs date back to the late 1930s, while others are from the present century. The featured recordings cover five decades, but the compilation flows with a smoothness which belies that time span.

We’ve tried to include some new artists listeners asked us to feature, and have also returned to some who provided gems on previous volumes. While the recordings are largely drawn from the well of southern soul, there’s also music from the East Coast (Solomon Burke, George Benson – whose track is one of the set’s highlights), the West Coast (ex-Coaster Cornell Gunter, Little Johnny Taylor and the duo Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis) and even Detroit (a surprisingly big stronghold for country music in the 1950s and early 60s, and represented by the Temptations and the Supremes). We’ve also been able to clear some tracks that had been denied for earlier volumes, which is always a nice thing to say.

As someone who loves country and soul in equal measure, it’s always my hope that many of you will seek out and enjoy the country originals of these songs, if you don’t know them already. Even if you don’t, there’s plenty for you to enjoy as we take you back once again to the place Where Country Meets Soul. 

By Tony Rounce

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Track listing

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Side 1

  • 01 Preview True Love Travels On A Gravel Road - Percy Sledge

  • 02 Preview Touch Your Woman - Margie Joseph

  • 03 Preview My Woman's Good To Me - George Benson

  • 04 Preview Beautiful Brown Eyes - Solomon Burke

  • 05 Preview Hummin' A Heartache - Clarence "Frogman" Henry

  • 06 Preview Little Green Apples - The Temptations

  • 07 Preview Easy Loving - Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis

  • 08 Preview Big Blue Diamonds - Little Johnny Taylor

  • 09 Preview I Hang My Head And Cry - Arthur Alexander

  • 10 Preview Wishful Thinking - Cornell Gunter & The Cornells

  • 11 Preview It Makes No Difference Now - The Supremes

  • 12 Preview Stand By Your Man - The Mirettes

  • 13 Preview Who Will The Next Fool Be? - Bobby Bland

  • 14 Preview Another Man's Woman, Another Woman's Man - Laura Lee

  • 15 Preview Cold Cold Heart - Johnny Adams

  • 16 Preview Till I Get It Right - Bettye Swann

  • 17 Preview Jambalaya - Ralph "Soul" Jackson

  • 18 Preview Tender Years - Brook Benton

  • 19 Preview Take This Job And Shove It - Ona Watson

  • 20 Preview Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry - Esther Phillips

  • 21 Preview Long Black Limousine - O.C. Smith

  • 22 Preview Whenever You Come Around - Little Milton

  • 23 Preview When I Think About Cheating - Willie Clayton

  • 24 Preview The Most Beautiful Girl - The Isley Brothers

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This generously filled CD is warmly recommended.

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