Carla

by Carla Thomas

Carla cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1966
  • Label: Stax
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:42
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Supported by the iconic Stax Records house band, 'Carla' showcases Memphis soul royalty leaning heavily into sweeping, emotionally mature ballads. The production emphasizes her pristine, longing vocal delivery, seamlessly integrating sophisticated pop-soul structures with the gritty instrumental foundation of Southern rhythm and blues.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, soulful, vocal, rhythmic, harmonies, ballad

Tracklist

  1. B-A-B-Y (2:57)
  2. Red Rooster (4:00)
  3. Let Me Be Good to You (2:42)
  4. I Got You Boy (2:49)
  5. Medley: Baby What You Want Me to Do / For Your Love (5:30)
  6. What Have You Got to Offer Me (2:46)
  7. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (3:26)
  8. I Fall to Pieces (3:13)
  9. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (3:33)
  10. Fate (3:12)
  11. Looking Back (4:30)

Credits

  • Carla ThOmas - primary artist, written-by
  • Jim Stewart - supervised by [supervision]
  • Booker T. Jones - organ, arranged by [uncredited]
  • David Porter - written-by
  • Isaac Hayes - written-by
  • Willie Dixon - written-by
  • Carl Wells - written-by
  • Hank Williams - written-by

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