In the Midnight Hour

by Wilson Pickett

In the Midnight Hour cover art

Recorded with the Stax studio band in Memphis, Wilson Pickett's breakthrough utilizes a delayed backbeat and sharp, punctuating horn arrangements. His gruff, gospel-derived vocal shouts drive the syncopated rhythms, defining the muscular aesthetic of deep southern soul.

Genres

  • Southern Soul
  • Soul

Tracklist

  1. In the Midnight Hour
  2. Teardrops Will Fall
  3. Take a Little Love
  4. For Better or Worse
  5. I Found a Love - Single Version
  6. That's a Man's Way
  7. I'm Gonna Cry - Single Version
  8. Don't Fight It
  9. Take This Love I've Got
  10. Come Home Baby
  11. I'm Not Tired
  12. Let's Kiss and Make Up