Wilson Pickett – The Sound Of Wilson Pickett
Rarity - Sealed
Baritone Saxophone – Floyd Newman
Bass – Junior Lowe, Tommy Cogbill
Drums – Roger Hawkins
Guitar – Tommy Cogbill
Lead Guitar – Chips Moman
Organ – Spooner Oldham
Piano – Spooner Oldham
Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy R. Johnson
Tenor Saxophone – Andrew Love, Charles Chambers, James Mitchell
Trumpet – Gene Miller, Wayne Jackson
Written by Wilson Pickett (A1, A4-5), Jerry Wexler (A1), Arlester "Dyke" Christian (A2), Dan Penn (A3), Robert West (A4-A5), Rudy Clark (A6), Bert Berns (B1), Jerry Wexler (B1), Bobby Womack (B2-4), Eddie Brigati (B5), Felix Cavaliere (B5)
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : Atlantic
Recorded at FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Engineered by Rick Hall, Tom Dowd
Produced by Rick Hall, Tom Dowd, Jerry Wexler
Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Originally released in July 1967
Reissued in 2014
Tracks :
Side A:
- Soul Dance Number Three
- Funky Broadway
- I Need A Lot Of Loving Every Day
- I Found A Love, Part I
- I Found A Love, Part II
- You Can't Stand Alone
Side B:
- Mojo Mamma
- I Found The One
- Something Within Me
- I'm Sorry About That
- Love Is A Beautiful Thing
Reviews:
"The Sound of Wilson Pickett was one of the three albums Atlantic issued by the Wicked One in 1967. Produced by Jerry Wexler (who got co-writes on a couple of tracks), it featured great session players like Chips Moman and Spooner Oldham, to name just two. Looking at the track list, it looks like a slew of hits. But it wasn't. In fact, it was two sides packed with singles. While it contains his absolutely classic, wailing read of "Funky Broadway," it also features both parts of "I Found a Love" (renamed "I Found a True Love" for the 1968 album The Midnight Mover), the Oldham and Dan Penn suggestive classic "I Need a Lot of Loving Everyday." Pickett's reading of the song with a killer female backing chorus smolders with nocturnal nether-hipped fire. Pickett's version of Rudy Clark's swaggering "You Can't Stand Alone" is a burning throw-down with awesome guitar and horn charts and a killer little Farfisa break in the middle. He also sings the deep Memphis blues on "Something Within Me." The set closes with one of his finest performances, his signature reading of "Love Is a Beautiful Thing." Arguably, The Sound of Wilson Pickett may be his finest album performance of the entire decade." Allmusic Review by Thom Jurek
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.65 / 5 ; The Encyclopedia of Popular Music : 4 / 5 ; MusicHound Rock : The Essential Album Guide : 4 / 5