Wilson Pickett – The Exciting Wilson Pickett (Mono, vinyle translucide)
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Wilson Pickett – vocals [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Wilson Pickett]
Albert "Junior" Lowe (A1-2, A4-6, B6), Donald Dunn (A3, B1-5) – bass guitar
Steve Cropper (A3,B1-7), Jimmy Johnson (A1-2, A4-6, B6), Chips Moman (A1-2, A4-6, B6) Tommy Cogbill (A1-2, A4-6, B6) – guitar
Isaac Hayes (A3, B2-5), Spooner Oldham (A1-2, A4-6, B6), Joe Hall (B1) – piano
Roger Hawkins (A1-2, A4-6, B6), Al Jackson Jr. (A3, B1-5) – drums
Wayne Jackson, Gene "Bowlegs" Miller (B3, B5) – trumpet
Charles "Packy" Axton (A3, B1-5), Andrew Love, Charles Chalmers (A1-2, A4-6, B6) – tenor saxophone
Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
Written by Wilson Pickett (B1-5), Chris Kenner (A1), Kenner (A2), Steve Cropper (A3), Eddie Floyd (A3), Robert Parker (A4), Don Covay (A5), Ronald Dean Miller (A5), Lance Finney (A6), Willie Schofield (A6), Robert West (A6), Cropper (B1-3, B5), Homer Banks (B4), David Porter (B4), Bobby Womack (B6)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Clear
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Optimal Media
Label : Atlantic
Original Label : Atlantic
Recorded May 9-11, 1966 in Muscle Shoals (A1-2, A4-6, B6) ; May 12, 1965 in Memphis (B1); September 16, 1965 in Memphis (B3, B5) ; December 20, 1965 in Memphis (A3, B2, B4)
Engineered by Jim Stewart, Rick Hall, Tom Dowd
Produced by Jerry Wexler, Jim Stewart, Rick Hall, Steve Cropper, Tom Dowd
Lacquer cut by ST (15) at Optimal Media
Liner Notes by Bob Rolontz
Photography by Nick Samardge
Reissued in February 2023
Tracks :
Side A:
- Land of 1000 Dances
- Something You Got
- 634-5789
- Barefootin'
- Mercy, Mercy
- You're So Fine
Side B:
- In the Midnight Hour
- Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)
- Danger Zone
- I'm Drifting
- It's All Over
- She's So Good to Me
Reviews :
“Less of a hodgepodge than his debut album, In the Midnight Hour, Pickett's second album established -- if there had been any doubt -- his stature as a major '60s soul man. The 12 tracks include his monster hits "634-5789," "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)," "In the Midnight Hour," and "Land of 1000 Dances" (the last of which was his first Top Ten pop hit). Collectors will be more interested in the non-hit cuts, which are of nearly an equal level. These include covers of the R&B standards "Something You Got," "Mercy Mercy," and "Barefootin'"; several original tunes written in collaboration with Memphis soul greats Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, and David Porter; and Bobby Womack's "She's So Good to Me." It all adds up to one of the most consistent '60s soul albums ever.” AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger