Wilson Pickett's Greatest Hits [1985]

by Pickett

Overview

Wilson Pickett was one of the most consistently strong performers of the great soul era of the 1960's, but like most R&B artists of the period he was strongest in his singles, not his albums, and while he cut some fine long-players in his day, a quality compilation is still the best place to get started with The Wicked Pickett's raw but passionate music. Originally released in 1973 as a two-LP set, Wilson Pickett's Greatest Hits got an upgrade to CD in the mid-1980's, and while it's value has since been supplanted by the more efficient The Very Best Of Wilson Pickett and the more thorough A Man and a Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett, this still pulls together twenty-four stellar performances from Pickett's glory days (including three recordings from his early group The Falcons). A few of the choices are not especially well advised - while not exactly awful, Pickett's versions of "Sugar, Sugar" and "You Keep Me Hanging On" may be best left to history - but can you really argue with an album that includes "Mustang Sally", "Land Of 1,000 Dances", "In The Midnight Hour", "Funky Broadway", and "634-5789 (Soulsville U.S.A.)"? Not the very best Pickett collection, but still a good one, and fine value for money if you should find it in a bargain bin. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Rhino / Atlantic
UPC:	0075678173721
Rank:	3233

Tracks

1. Don't Fight It
2. In the Midnight Hour
3. 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
4. Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)
5. Land of 1000 Dances
6. Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
7. Mustang Sally
8. Soul Dance Number Three
9. Funky Broadway
10. I'm in Love
11. She's Lookin' Good
12. I Found a True Love
13. I'm a Midnight Mover
14. A Man and a Half
15. Hey Jude
16. You Keep Me Hangin' On
17. Sugar, Sugar
18. Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You
19. Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9
20. Don't Knock My Love, Pt. 1
21. Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
22. I Found a Love
23. It's Too Late
24. If You Need Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wilson Pickett   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Memphis Horns   Guest Artist
Eddie Hinton   Guest Artist,Guitar
Steve Cropper   Guest Artist,Guitar
Cissy Houston   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Duane Allman   Guest Artist,Guitar
Bobby Womack   Guest Artist,Guitar
King Curtis   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Isaac Hayes   Guest Artist,Piano
Chips Moman   Guitar
Jack Ashford   Percussion
Ed Logan   Sax (Tenor)
Barry Beckett   Piano,Keyboards
Charles Chalmers   Sax (Tenor)
Reggie Young   Guitar
Norman Harris   Guitar
Jimmy Mitchell   Sax (Tenor)
Gilbert Caples   Sax (Tenor)
Billy Carter   Keyboards
Albert Lowe   Bass (Electric)
Sam Reed   Horn
Ugene Dozier   Piano
Joe Hall   Piano
John Utley   Vocals (Background)
Don Renaldo   Strings
Tubby Zeigler   Drums
Jimmy Johnson   Guitar
Bobby Woods   Piano
Cold Grits   Vocals
Eddie "Bongo" Brown   Congas
Jackie Verdell   Vocals (Background)
Bobby Emmons   Keyboards
Andrew Love   Sax (Tenor)
Bobby Eli   Guitar
Earl Young   Drums
Spooner Oldham   Piano
Charles "Packy" Axton   Sax (Tenor)
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Bass (Electric)
Floyd Newman   Sax (Baritone)
Gene Chrisman   Drums
Gene Miller   Trumpet
David Hood   Bass
Lenny Pakula   Piano
Dennis Coffey   Guitar
Judy Clay   Vocals (Background)
Wayne Jackson   Trumpet
Ron Baker   Bass (Electric)
Roger Hawkins   Drums
Roland Chambers   Guitar
Vince Montana   Percussion,Vibraphone
Al Jackson, Jr.   Drums
Gerald Jemmott   Bass (Electric)
Tippy Armstrong   Guitar
Tommy Cogbill   Bass (Electric)
Thom Bell   Organ
Harold Cowart   Bass
Dave Crawford   Keyboards
Jay O'Rourke   Guitar

Technical Credits

Chris Kenner   Composer
Joan Griffin   Composer
Jeff Barry   Composer
Leon Huff   Composer
Reggie Young   Composer
Buddy Guy   Composer
John Bellman   Composer
Larry Chambers   Composer
Melvin Leakes   Composer
Jerry Akines   Composer
Bob West   Composer
Kenny Gamble   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Bert Berns   Composer
Sir Mack Rice   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Solomon Burke   Composer
Andy Kim   Composer
Sonny Sanders   Composer
Bert Russell   Composer
Bobby Womack   Composer
Fats Domino   Composer
Eddie Floyd   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Victor Drayton   Composer
Wade Marcus   Arranger
Robert Bateman   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Johnny Bellman   Composer
Roger Collins   Composer
Robert West   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Composer
Raymond Moore   Composer
Kashif   Composer
Randy Newman   Composer
Reggie Turner   Composer
Brad Shapiro   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Willie Schofield   Composer
Arlester "Dyke" Christian   Composer
George Jackson   Composer
Wilson Pickett   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer