"All 28 songs from Carr's 1964-1970 Goldwax singles are here, which is enough to make it a fair bid for a good best-of compilation, although it doesn't have everything he recorded. About half of the songs on this British import are not on the most well-known American CD compilation of Carr's work, The Essential James Carr, and those tracks are consistent with the level of his other Goldwax recordings, although they don't include anything on the level of 'The Dark End of the Street' or 'Pouring Water on a Drowning Man.' This disc is particularly valuable for filling in some of his earliest 1964-1966 sides, which have a very slightly poppier and more up-tempo bent than his most esteemed songs. ..."
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NPR - Goldwax Records: A History Of '60s Memphis Soul
YouTube: The Dark End Of The Street, A Man Needs A Woman, You've Got My Mind Messed Up, Pouring Water On A Drowning Man, Everybody needs somebody, These Ain't Raindrops, You got my mind Messed Up, Stronger Than Love, Lovable Girl, She's Better Than You, That's What I Want To Know
2010 November: James Carr
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