Carla Thomas - Carla (Mono)
Carla Thomas – vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Carla Thomas]
Written by Carla Thomas (A4, B1, B5), David Porter (A1, A3), Isaac Hayes (A1, A3, B5), Willie Dixon (A2), Carl Wells (A3), Jimmy Reed (A5a), Ed Townsend (A5b), Hank Williams (B2), Hank Cockran (B3), Harlan Howard (B3), Pino Donaggio (B4), Simon Napier-Bell (B4), Vicki Wickham (B4), Vito Pallavicini (B4), James Cross (B5), Belford Hendricks (B6), Brook Benton (B6), Clyde Otis (B6)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Atlantic
Original Label : Stax
Reissued in 2022
Tracks :
Side A:
- B-A-B-Y
- Red Rooster
- Let Me Be Good To You
- I Got You, Boy
- Medley: a) Baby What You Want Me To Do ; b) For Your Love
Side B:
- What Have You Got To Offer Me
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
- I Fall To Pieces
- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
- Fate
- Looking Back
Reviews :
“Paired with Stax writing whiz-kids Isaac Hayes and David Porter, Thomas had her greatest chart run, beginning with the hit "B-A-B-Y" and continuing with "Let Me Be Good to You." Both of those appear here, alongside evocative slabs of country-soul in covers of Hank Williams's "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces." For good measure, Thomas also tries her hand at the blues with covers of Howlin' Wolf's "Little Red Rooster" and Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me to Do?"” AllMusic Review by Rob Bowman