The Complete Goldwax Singles

by James Carr

The Complete Goldwax Singles cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 9 October 2001
  • Label: Ace
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:10:54
  • Community rating: 4.04/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Complete Goldwax Singles' collects James Carr's recordings for the Memphis Goldwax label, the core of the deep-soul singer's reputation. The Ace compilation restores his 1960s singles, including 'The Dark End of the Street', in one place.

Genres

Descriptors: compilation, soulful, melodic, ballad, classic

Tracklist

  1. The Dark End Of The Street (2:33)
  2. These Ain't Raindrops (2:36)
  3. A Man Needs A Woman (2:49)
  4. Life Turned Her That Way (2:32)
  5. Freedom Train (2:19)
  6. Pouring Water On A Drowning Man (2:43)
  7. Everybody Needs Somebody (2:42)
  8. That's The Way Love Turned Out For Me (3:18)
  9. To Love Somebody (3:18)
  10. You've Got My Mind Messed Up (2:23)
  11. I'm A Fool For You (2:00)
  12. A Losing Game (2:04)
  13. Stronger Than Love (2:30)
  14. Lovable Girl (2:29)
  15. Forgetting You (2:57)
  16. Love Attack (2:57)
  17. She's Better Than You (2:22)
  18. Coming Back To Me Baby (2:00)
  19. That's What I Want To Know (1:57)
  20. Talk, Talk (2:17)
  21. I Can't Make It (2:20)
  22. Only Fools Run Away (2:50)
  23. You Don't Want Me (2:37)
  24. Lover's Competition (2:15)
  25. Row, Row Your Boat (2:13)
  26. Gonna Send You Back To Georgia (2:24)
  27. Let It Happen (2:42)
  28. A Message To Young Lovers (2:47)

Credits

  • James Carr - primary artist, vocals, written-by
  • Adrian Croasdell - compiled by, research [archive research]
  • Peter Gibbon - research [archive research]
  • Quinton Claunch - producer, written-by
  • Rudolph V. "Doc" Russell - producer, written-by
  • Chris Popham - cover [cover designed by]
  • Jools Williamson - layout [cd layout]
  • Dave Godin - liner notes
  • Duncan Cowell - mastered by
  • Roger Armstrong - photography by [front cover photograph courtesy of]
  • Chips Moman - written-by
  • Dan Penn - written-by
  • Obie McClinton - written-by
  • Harlan Howard - written-by
  • Carl Wells - written-by
  • Larry Rogers - written-by
  • Steve Bogard - written-by
  • Danny McCormick - written-by
  • Drew Baker - written-by
  • Bob McDill - written-by
  • Dave Hall - written-by
  • Barry Gibb - written-by
  • Robin Gibb - written-by
  • Dan Greer - written-by
  • Jr. - written-by
  • George Jackson - written-by
  • Denny Weaver - written-by
  • Clarence Shields - written-by
  • Roosevelt Jamison - written-by
  • Bill Husky - written-by
  • Charles Eldred - written-by
  • Helen Kemp - written-by
  • Mack Vickery - written-by
  • Jake Hammonds - written-by
  • Johnnie Mae Matthews - written-by
  • Spooner Oldham - written-by

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