Credits:

King Curtis

Description:

A rare saxophonist who strongly supported Atlantic artists such as Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and Albert King, creating the overall color of the label, and who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with a profound influence on later R&B, soul, and rock, King Curtis is now available in a two-disc best-of set. Disc 1 features his most popular solo songs, including "Soul Twist," which reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts, while Disc 2 features a large number of classic songs in which he participated as a sideman.

Tracklisting:

DISC 1
1. SOUL TWIST
2. TWISTING TIME
3. WHAT'D I SAY (PART 1)
4. WHAT'D I SAY (PART 2)
5. I KNOW (YOU DON'T LOVE ME NO MORE)
6. SACK O? WOE (TWIST)
7. CAMP MEETIN? (AKA HARMONICA TWIST)
8. WOBBLE TWIST
9. IRRESISTIBLE YOU
10. BIG DIPPER (AKA MR. CROW)
11. TWISTING WITH THE KING
12. MIDNIGHT BLUE
13. HOT POTATO (PIPING HOT)
14. THE MONKEY SHOUT
15. SOUL TWIST (ALTERNATE TAKE TAKE 7)
16. HOT ROD

DISC 2
1. WAIL MAN WAIL (SAMMY LOWE & HIS ORCHESTRA)
2. MADISONVILLE (PART 1) (THE STROLLS)
3. MADISONVILLE (PART 2) (THE STROLLS)
4. OFF TO WORK AGAIN (WILBERT HARRISON)
5. SWITCHEN IN THE KITCHEN (PRETTY BOY WITH LEE SIMMS)
6. GET WITH IT (BOBBY DAVIS AND THE RHYTHM ROCKERS)
7. KOREA. KOREA (BOB KENT)
8. OUR LOVE WILL NEVER END (THE AVONS)
9. BETTER FORGET HIM (THE SHELLS)
10. FINE LITTLE GIRL (THE ARCADES)
11. JUICY FRUIT (RUDY GREENE)
12. AIR RAID (CURLET HAMNER)
13. I'M GONNA CATCH YOU (CUTTING OUT ON ME) (CURTIS CARRINGTON)
14. MAMA DON'T ALLOW (TYRON ROWE)
15. WORK. LITTLE CARRIE. WORK (DOC POMUS ALL STARS)
16. C.C. RIDER (WILBERT HARRISON)
17. DON'T PUSH. DON'T PULL. DON'T SHOVE (THE WILLOWS)
18. ICE CREAM BABY (THE PEARLS)