Various Artists / NOW Presents Classic Soul (5x12" Vinyl Box Set)

Artist: Various Artists
Title: NOW Presents Classic Soul
Label: Sony Music, EMI
Cat.#: LPNBX5
Format: 5x12" Vinyl Box Set
Country: UK
Released: 2023
Style: Soul

Track Listing:

Record 1
A1 Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
A2 Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
A3 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
A4 Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her
A5 The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me
A6 The Temptations - My Girl
A7 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears
A8 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) the Dock Of The Bay
A9 Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
B1 The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love
B2 The Ronettes - Be My Baby
B3 The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
B4 The Velvelettes - He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'
B5 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
B6 Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
B7 Sam & Dave - Soul Man
B8 Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music
B9 Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood
B10 Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour

Record 2
A1 Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep - Mountain High
A2 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
A3 Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)
A4 Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
A5 Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
A6 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The Night
A7 Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
A8 Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
A9 Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions
B1 Ben E. King - Stand By Me
B2 Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
B3 Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness
B4 Mary Wells - My Guy
B5 Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over
B6 Brook Benton - Rainy Night In Georgia
B7 Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy
B8 James Brown - It's A Man's Man's Man's World
B9 Nina Simone - Feeling Good

Record 3
A1 Aretha Franklin – Respect
A2 Fontella Bass - Rescue Me
A3 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
A4 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears Of A Clown
A5 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
A6 The Supremes - Baby Love
A7 The Toys - A Lover's Concerto
A8 The Drifters - On Broadway
A9 Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
A10 Erma Franklin - Piece Of My Heart
B1 The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
B2 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
B3 Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
B4 Isaac Hayes - Theme From "Shaft"
B5 Edwin Starr – War
B6 Marlena Shaw - California Soul
B7 William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got, Part 1
B8 The Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

Record 4
A1 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
A2 Al Green - Let's Stay Together
A3 Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
A4 Billy Paul - Me And Mrs. Jones
A5 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now
A6 The Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New (Let's Put It All Together Version)
A7 The Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
A8 Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
B1 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
B2 Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
B3 Deniece Williams - Free
B4 The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
B5 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia
B6 The Floaters - Float On
B7 Jackson 5 - I'll Be There

Record 5
A1 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
A2 Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
A3 Earth, Wind & Fire – Fantasy
A4 The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze, Pt. 1
A5 The Tymes - Ms. Grace
A6 The O'Jays - Love Train
A7 George McCrae - Rock Your Baby
A8 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Don't Leave Me This Way
B1 Commodores - Three Times A Lady
B2 Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star
B3 Peaches & Herb - Reunited
B4 Heatwave - Always And Forever
B5 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
B6 George Benson - The Greatest Love Of All
B7 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It ON

NOW Music is pleased to announce NOW Presents…Classic Soul, a stunning 5LP boxset of 85 of the greatest 60s & 70s Soul tracks ever...

LP1 opens with ‘I Say A Little Prayer’ from the “Queen of Soul”- Aretha Franklin, the peerless ‘Walk On By’ from Dionne Warwick and followed by massive hits from Marvin Gaye with the #1 ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ and Stevie Wonder’s ‘I Was Made To Love Her’, plus classic tracks from The Temptations and Otis Redding. Flip to the other side for legendary groups – The Supremes, The Ronettes, The Marvelettes, The Velvelettes and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas.

LP2 begins with the powerhouse vocals of Tina Turner (with Ike) on ‘River Deep, Mountain High’. Top tracks from the Jackson 5 & the Four Tops give way to a run of Northern Soul classics from Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons with ‘The Night’, ‘Tainted Love’ from Gloria Jones, Frank Wilson’s legendary ‘Do I Love You’, and ‘Green Onions’ from Booker T. & The M.G.'s. Side 2 begins with the superb vocals of Ben E. King with ‘Stand By Me’ and Percy Sledge with ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’. Another Otis Redding classic alongside the genius of both James Brown and Nina Simone brings this LP to a close.

The A-Side of LP3 kicks off with the signature smash from Aretha Franklin ‘Respect’ before the first UK #1 for the Motown label from The Supremes with ‘Baby Love’, and there’s still room for Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Drifters, and another #1 from Freda Payne. Side B begins with one of the most iconic and funky baselines ever on ‘Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone’ from The Temptations and the classic grooves ‘Move On Up’ from Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes’ ‘Theme from “Shaft”’, the emphatic ‘War’ from Edwin Starr and the cool sophistication of ‘California Soul’ from Marlena Shaw lead to the closing track ‘Could It Be I’m Falling In Love’ from The Spinners.

LP4 begins with a run of beloved tracks from iconic artists opening with the politically charged masterpiece ‘What’s Going On’ from Marvin Gaye, followed by Al Green, Bill Withers and Billy Paul, plus The Stylistics and The Delfonics to add to the selection of celebrated groups on this release. The second side begins with the exceptional ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’ from Roberta Flack, before the stunning vocals of Minnie Riperton’s ‘Lovin’ You’ and Deniece Williams, The Three Degrees and Gladys Knight. The Jackson 5 bring this disc to a close with their timeless ballad ‘I’ll Be There’.

LP5 contains a run of 1970s favourites beginning with ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ from Diana Ross and ‘You're The First, The Last, My Everything’ from Barry White. ‘Fantasy’ from Earth, Wind & Fire, ‘Summer Breeze, Pt. 1’ from The Isley Brothers and ‘Love Train’ from The O’Jays all feature before the Commodores kick off the final side with ‘Three Times A Lady’. Rose Royce, Peaches & Herb and a second selection from Gladys Knight & The Pips feature along with George Benson, before the “Prince of Soul” Marvin Gaye brings this essential collection home with ‘Let’s Get It On’.