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Musicians :
Wilson Pickett (vocals), Albert "Junior" Lowe, Donald Dunn (bass guitar), Steve Cropper, Jimmy Johnson, Chips Moman, Tommy Cogbill (guitar), Isaac Hayes, Spooner Oldham, Joe Hall (piano), Wayne Jackson, Gene ... [Show more]
Description:
Musicians :
Wilson Pickett (vocals), Albert "Junior" Lowe, Donald Dunn (bass guitar), Steve Cropper, Jimmy Johnson, Chips Moman, Tommy Cogbill (guitar), Isaac Hayes, Spooner Oldham, Joe Hall (piano), Wayne Jackson, Gene "Bowlegs" Miller (trumpet), Charles "Packy" Axton, Andrew Love, Charles Chalmers (tenor saxophone), Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone), Roger Hawkins, Al Jackson Jr. (drums).
- Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) !
- Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records !
- R&B, soul singer Wilson Pickett's classic third album !
- Features "In the Midnight Hour", "Land of a Thousand Dances" and "Ninety-nine and a Half (Won't Do)" !
- 180 gram 45 RPM double LP !
- Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at Cohearent Audio from the original master tape !
- Pressed at Quality Record Pressings !
- Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket by Stoughton Printing !
The Exciting Wilson Pickett, released in 1966, was R&B and soul singer Wilson Pickett's third album, charting at N° 3 on the U.S. Billboard R&B albums chart and N° 21 on the popular albums chart, becoming the highest-charting studio album of Pickett's career.
The making of the album saw Pickett end his relationship with Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, where he had cut his early singles, and move to Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where he would record for the next two years. According to AllMusic, this album firmly established Picket's "stature as a major '60s soul man," launching four major crossover hits.
The chart-toppers include "In the Midnight Hour" reached N° 1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart and N° 21 on the pop singles chart. "Land of a Thousand Dances" reached N° 1 and N° 6 respectively, his biggest pop hit. "Ninety-nine and a Half (Won't Do)" reached N° 13 and No. 53. "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)", a song which Pickett had not on first hearing liked, reached N° 1 and N° 13.
The deeper album cuts hold significant appeal as well and include standards "Something You Got", "Barefootin'" and "Mercy Mercy" as well as several original tunes with Memphis Soul greats Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, and David Porter.
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at Cohearent Audio in Los Angeles from the original master tape. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, and housed in a tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket by Stoughton Printing. [Hide]
