Changes: The Ru-Jac Records Story, Vol. 4: 1967¿1980

Overview

Changes is an appropriate title for this, the final installment of Omnivore's four-part chronicle of the Baltimore-based R&B label Ru-Jac, because the imprint went through its share of changes during the period covered on this 25-track compilation. The set opens with Winfield Parker, one of the label's mainstays, turning out some Southern-influenced soul, and that's largely the path followed through the rest of the comp. It's a departure from the smoother sounds that characterized some of the earliest Ru-Jac singles, but there are still some easy grooves here, usually arriving from the Fred Martin Revue. Elsewhere, Ru-Jac hinted at funk in its embrace of Southern soul and also dabbled in psychedelic soul via the lysergic wah-wahs of Saturday. This variety makes Changes one of the richest volumes in The Ru-Jac Records Story, but it also benefits from mainly relying on material that was originally released on 45s between 1967 and 1974; these sides feel finished in a way a lot of the demos, backing tracks, and uncredited artists simply don't. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/02/2018
Label:	Omnivore
UPC:	0816651013180
Rank:	153580

Tracks

1. She's So Pretty  - Winfield Parker
2. Nothing  - William Boskent  - Winfield Parker
3. She's So Pretty [Backing Track]  - Winfield Parker  -  Upsetters
4. Tighten Up  - Archie Bell  - Billy Buttier
5. You Don't Fool Me  -  Gene & Eddie  - Joe Quarterman
6. Let Me Go Easy [Alternate Version]  -  Gene & Eddie  - Joe Quarterman
7. I'm the One (Who Loves You)  -  Fred Martin Revue  - Jesse McCullough
8. Sweet Little Girl  - Arthur Conley  -  Gene & Eddie  - Rufus Mitchell
9. It's No Sin  - Eddie Best  - Eugene Dorsett  -  Gene & Eddie
10. Every Day (I'll Be Needing You)  - Joe Quarterman  -  Sir Joe
11. Take Me Back Again  -  Fred Martin Revue  - Jesse McCullough
12. I Know It's Going to Happen  - Richard Bassett  -  Fred Martin Revue
13. Contagious  -  Fred Martin Revue  - H. Martin
14. Love Don't Leave Me Now  -  Exciters  -  Fred Martin Revue  - Fred Martin
15. Changes, Pt. 1  - Robert C. Bell  - Paul Johns  -  Saturday
16. Sugar  -  Fred Martin Revue
17. When I'm Alone  -  Fred Martin Revue
18. Keep Off the Grass  - Mike Conley  -  Dynamic Corvettes  - Robert Moore
19. It's a Trap  - Mike Conley  -  Dynamic Corvettes  - Robert Moore
20. Days May Come, Days May Go  - Doris Bright  - Francine Long
21. Days May Come, Days May Go  - Doris Bright  -  Utopian Concept
22. I Loved You Once  - Richard Bassett  -  Fred Martin Revue  - Willie Mason
23. Go on Back  - Carl Blakey  -  Fred Martin Revue  - Willie Mason
24. Think of Me as Your Soldier  - Jimmy Dotson  -  Inner Light  -  Rhythm  -  Rhythm  - Stevie Wonder  - Syreeta Wright
25. To Be Your Lover  - Jimmy Dotson  -  Inner Light  -  Rhythm  -  Rhythm

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Exciters   Primary Artist
The Upsetters   Primary Artist
Winfield Parker   Primary Artist
Freddie Martinez   Primary Artist
Fred Martin   Primary Artist
Jimmy Dotson   Primary Artist
Dynamic Corvettes   Primary Artist
Sir Joe   Primary Artist
Saturday   Primary Artist
Gene & Eddie   Primary Artist
Willie Mason   Primary Artist
Francine Long   Primary Artist
Utopian Concept   Primary Artist
The Fred Martin Revue   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Rhythm   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Rhythm by Inner Light Band   Primary Artist
Inner Light   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Archie Bell   Composer
Arthur Conley   Composer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Syreeta Wright   Composer
The Exciters   Composer
Dutch Cramblitt   Project Assistant
Kevin Coombe   Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
H. Martin   Composer
Winfield Parker   Composer,Producer
Hugh Martin   Composer
Billy Buttier   Composer
Cheryl Pawelski   Compilation Producer
Greg Allen   Design,Art Direction
Lee Lodyga   Project Assistant
Michael Graves   Mastering,Restoration
Sir Joe Quarterman   Composer
Fred Martin   Composer
Jimmy Dotson   Composer
Robert Moore   Composer,Composer
Dynamic Corvettes   Composer
Dorothy Stefanski   Editorial
Jesse McCullough   Composer
Mike Conley   Composer
Eddie Best   Composer
Paul Johns   Composer
Doris Bright   Composer
Sir Joe   Composer
Brad Rosenberger   Project Assistant
Joy Graves   Project Assistant
Saturday   Composer
William Boskent   Composer
Rufus Mitchell   Composer
Gene & Eddie   Composer
Eugene Dorsett   Composer
Willie Mason   Composer
Francine Long   Composer
Utopian Concept   Composer
The Fred Martin Revue   Composer
Carl Blakey   Composer
Richard Bassett   Composer
Rhythm by Inner Light Band   Composer
Saylor   Composer
Peter Case   Composer
Robert C. Bell   Composer
The Upsetters   Composer