Wilson Pickett – The Exciting Wilson Pickett (Hybrid SACD)
Wilson Pickett – vocals [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Wilson Pickett]
Albert "Junior" Lowe, Donald Dunn – bass guitar
Steve Cropper, Jimmy Johnson, Chips Moman Tommy Cogbill – guitar
Isaac Hayes, Spooner Oldham, Joe Hall – piano
Roger Hawkins, Al Jackson Jr. – drums
Wayne Jackson, Gene "Bowlegs" Miller – trumpet
Charles "Packy" Axton, Andrew Love, Charles Chalmers – tenor saxophone
Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
Written by Wilson Pickett, Chris Kenner, Kenner, Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Robert Parker, Don Covay, Ronald Dean Miller, Lance Finney, Willie Schofield, Robert West, Cropper, Homer Banks, David Porter, Bobby Womack
1 Hybrid SACD
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions Atlantic 75 Series
Original Label : Atlantic
Reissued in 2024
Tracks :
- Land of 1000 Dances
- Something You Got
- 634-5789
- Barefootin'
- Mercy, Mercy
- You're So Fine
- 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