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Track Listing DISC 1: NOTHING BUT GOOD 1952-1962: 1. I Feel So Blue 2. Are You Forgetting 3. Get It 4. No, It Ain't 5. That's It 6. Hello Miss Fine 7. Someone Like You 8. I Feel That-A-Way 9. That Woman 10. Work With Me Annie 11. Work With Me Annie (Alt) 12. Until I Die 13. Give It Up 14. Work Baby 15. Work Baby (Overdub) 16. Sexy Ways 17. Don't Say Your Last Goodbye 18. Annie Had a Baby 19. She's the One 20. Annie's Aunt Fannie 21. Stingy Little Thing 22. Crazy Loving (Stay With Me) 23. Tell Them 24. Switchie Witchie Titchie 25. Switchie Witchie Titchie (Alt) 26. Why Are We Apart 27. Ashamed of Myself 28. Ring A-Ling A-Ling 29. Whatsonever You Do 30. Don't Ever Change Your Pretty Ways 31. We'll Never Meet Again 32. Looka Here
DISC 2: NOTHING BUT GOOD 1952-1962: 1. Henry's Got Flat Feet (Can't Dance No More) 2. It's Love, Baby (24 Hours a Day) 3. Rock and Roll Wedding 4. That House On the Hill 5. Partners For Life 6. Open Up the Back Door 7. Sweet Mama, Do Right 8. Rock, Granny, Roll 9. Tore Up Over You 10. Early One Morning 11. Let Me Hold Your Hand 12. I'll Be Home Someday 13. Ooh Bah Baby 14. Baby Please 15. Come On and Get It 16. Ow-Wow-Oo-Wee 17. E Basta Cosi 18. In the Doorway Crying 19. Let' Em Roll 20. What Made You Change Your Mind 21. Let 'Em Roll 22. Is Your Love For Real 23. Oh So Happy 24. Daddy's Little Baby 25. Stay By My Side 26. Twist, The 27. I'll Pray For You
DISC 3: NOTHING BUT GOOD 1952-1962: 1. Twist, The (Sax Overdub) 2. Twist, The 3. Teardrops On Your Letter 4. I'll Pray For You 5. Everybody Does Wrong Some Time 6. Kansas City 7. Cute Little Ways 8. So Good To Be Home 9. House With No Windows 10. Rain Down Tears 11. I'll Keep You Happy 12. She's Got a Whole Lot of Soul 13. Sugaree 14. Sugaree (Alt) 15. Young Lady 16. Move, Move, Move 17. I'm Crying Mercy, Mercy 18. Leave That Fat 19. I Said I Wouldn't Beg You 20. Look At Little Sister 21. I Could Love You 22. Never Knew 23. Coffee Grind, The 24. Waiting 25. Don't Go I Love You 26. I Love You, I Love You So-O-O 27. I Must Be Crazy 28. These Young Girls 29. Finger Poppin' Time 30. I'm Thinking of You
DISC 4: NOTHING BUT GOOD 1952-1962: 1. Young Lady 2. Broadway 3. Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go 4. I'm Sick of You 5. Keep On Dancing 6. Keep On Churnin' (till the Butter Come) 7. Goodbye So Long 8. When I Need You 9. If You'd Forgive Me 10. When I Need You 11. Hoochi Coochi Coo, The 12. Mona Lisa 13. Hoochi Coochi Coo, The 14. Just One More Chance 15. Summertime 16. I Like To See My Baby 17. Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) 18. You Ain't Nothing But Fine 19. Where is the Love 20. Deep Blue Sea 21. I'm So Crazy About You 22. I'm Young 23. What is This I See 24. I'm Gonna Miss You 25. Daddy Rolling Stone 26. Contiental Walk, The 27. Switch-a-Roo, The 28. Float, The 29. I Belong To You (You're the Keeper of My Heart) 30. I Got a Mind To Leave You (I Got a Mind To Go Back Home)
DISC 5: NOTHING BUT GOOD 1952-1962: 1. Big Red Sunset 2. Big Red Sunset (Alt) 3. Big Red Sunset (Alt 2) 4. Can't You See I Need a Friend 5. Nothing But Good 6. Do You Remember 7. Hello Lover, Goodbye Tears 8. Miss Twister 9. Up and Away (Alt) 10. Up and Away (Woody Woodpecker Voice) 11. Do You Know How To Twist 12. Do You How To Twist (Alt) 13. It's Twistin' Time 14. It's Twistin' Time (Alt) 15. Good Twistin' Tonight 16. Get Ready 17. I Want To Thank You (From the Bottom of My Heart) 18. Your Lovin' 19. She's the One 20. Dream World 21. Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) 22. Autumn Breeze 23. What's Your Name 24. I'm Learning 25. After School 26. Shaky Mae 27. Christmas Time For Everybody But Me 28. I Love and Care For You 29. Santa Claus is Coming 30. Santa Claus is Coming (Alt) 31. Love, Oh Love (Where Can You Be)
| Details | | Distributor: | Infinity Entertainment Gr | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes An exhaustive five-disc survey of Detroit's legendary Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, NOTHING BUT GOOD 1952-62 offers an impressively comprehensive glimpse into the roots of postwar rhythm and blues. Originally led by Houston born guitarist Cal Green, the group began life on the Federal label under the name the Royals, before the national exposure granted them by their first hit, the colossal "Work With Me Annie," forced them to change their name to in deference to the popular vocal group the Five Royales. Green's coruscating lead work can be heard on tracks like "Finger Popping Time" and the frantic "Let `Em Roll" while Hank Ballard's impassioned vocals had an enormous influence on the musical development of James Brown, who initially modeled himself after the singer.
Industry Reviews 4 stars out of 5 -- Though he could do the big, emotive ballads, he really hit his stride with his rollicking, pumping jump-blues 'Work With Me Annie'...
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