EDWIN STARR – Soul Master Expanded Edition

15,90

EDWIN STARR hailed from Nashville, Tennessee and is best remembered for his rasping Vietnam protest song ‘War’ from 1970.After a stint as vocalist for Bill Doggett’s touring band Starr was able to secure a solo recording deal with Detroit’s Ric-Tic Records in 1965 and immediately gained chart success with his self- penned hit ‘Agent Double-O-Soul’ (R&B #8/Pop #21). More Ric-Tic hits followed before Berry Gordy bought out Starr’s contract in 1967 and took him and his music to the fabled Motown imprint, making the James Brown and Stax influenced singer the rawest vocalist on the celebrated label.

SOUL MASTER delivers the classic 60’s Motown styles with mid to up-tempo songs either swinging, shuffling or stomping their way to a rapid and satisfying conclusion (only one track is over three minutes). On this Motown record however, Starr’s rough-hewn vocal chops interpreting lyrics by Motown greats Smokey Robinson and Norman Whitfield among others, add punch and weight to the recordings, unlike some of the more successful Motown artists who took a softer approach.

Included as bonus tracks on this release are many of the singles and b-sides, recorded both with Ric-Tic and Motown, that Starr released from ’65 to ’67 that were not included on his debut release. These include 1966’s ‘Back Street’ (R&B #33), ‘It’s My Turn Now’ and ‘You’re My Mellow.’
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Release-date: 2/9/2016

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Tracklisting

1. AGENT DOUBLE-O-SOUL

2. I AM THE MAN FOR YOU BABY

3. STOP HER ON SIGHT (S.O.S)

4. OH HOW HAPPY

5. WAY OVER THERE

6. MY WEAKNESS IS YOU

7. HEADLINE NEWS

8. SOUL MASTER

9. I WANT MY BABY BACK

10. LOVE IS MY DESTINATION

11. I AM YOUR MAN

12. TIME IS PASSIN’ BY


BONUS TRACKS

13. AGENT DOUBLE-O-SOUL (Stereo Mix)

14. BACK STREET (Single Version)

15. STOP HER ON SIGHT (S.O.S) (Single Version)

16. I HAVE FAITH IN YOU (Single Version)

17. HEADLINE NEWS (Single Version)

18. HARLEM (Single Version)

19. IT’S MY TURN NOW

20. GIRL’S ARE GETTING PRETTIER (Single Version)

21. YOU’RE MY MELLOW (Single Version)

22. MY KIND OF WOMAN (Single Version)

23. I WANT MY BABY BACK (Single Version)

24. GONNA KEEP TRYIN’ ‘TIL I WIN YOUR LOVE (Single Version)

25. I AM THE MAN FOR YOU BABY (Single Version)

26. MY WEAKNESS IS YOU (Single Version)

27. WAY OVER THERE (Single Version)

28. BACK STREET (Instrumental Version)

29.AGENT DOUBLE-O-SOUL (Instrumental Version)

Additional information

Weight 0,110 kg