Various - The Stax Story

Tracklist

Disc One: The Hits
1-01	–Carla Thomas	Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)	2:21
1-02	–The Mar-Keys	Last Night	2:39
1-03	–Booker T. & The MGs*	Green Onions	2:54
1-04	–Rufus Thomas	Walking The Dog	2:32
1-05	–Otis Redding	Respect	2:08
1-06	–Sam And Dave*	Hold On I'm Comin'	2:27
1-07	–Carla Thomas	B-A-B-Y	2:56
1-08	–Eddie Floyd	Knock On Wood	3:04
1-09	–The Bar-Kays*	Soul Finger	2:20
1-10	–Otis* & Carla*	Tramp	3:02
1-11	–Albert King	Born Under A Bad Sign	2:47
1-12	–Sam And Dave*	Soul Man	2:39
1-13	–Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay	2:41
1-14	–William Bell & Judy Clay	Private Number	2:41
1-15	–Johnnie Taylor	Who's Making Love	2:49
1-16	–Booker T. & The MGs*	Time Is Tight	3:14
1-17	–Rufus Thomas	Do The Funky Chicken	3:14
1-18	–Jean Knight	Mr Big Stuff	2:34
1-19	–The Dramatics	Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get	3:35
1-20	–The Staple Singers	Respect Yourself	3:32
1-21	–Isaac Hayes	Theme From Shaft	3:18
1-22	–Frederick Knight	I've Been Lonely (For So Long)	3:20
1-23	–The Staple Singers	I'll Take You There	3:11
1-24	–Mel & Tim	Starting All Over Again	3:28
1-25	–Soul Children	I'll Be The Other Woman	3:35
1-26	–Shirley Brown	Woman To Woman	3:54
Disc Two: Kinda Blue
2-01	–Carla* & Rufus*	'Cause I Love You	2:44
2-02	–William Bell	You Don't Miss Your Water	3:00
2-03	–Otis Redding	These Arms Of Mine	2:32
2-04	–Rufus Thomas	Can Your Monkey Do The Dog	2:28
2-05	–Barbara & The Browns	Big Party	2:41
2-06	–Rufus Thomas	Jump Back	2:19
2-07	–Otis Redding	Mr. Pitiful	2:42
2-08	–David Porter	Can't See You When I Want To	2:55
2-09	–Booker T. & The MGs*	Boot-Leg	2:06
2-10	–Otis Redding	I've Been Loving You Too Long (Too Stop Now)	2:53
2-11	–The Astors	Candy	3:01
2-12	–The Mad Lads	I Want Someone	2:42
2-13	–The Mar-Keys	Philly Dog	2:15
2-14	–Otis Redding	(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	2:45
2-15	–Eddie Floyd	Things Get Better	2:23
2-16	–Carla Thomas	Let Me Be Good To You	2:40
2-17	–Ruby Johnson	I'll Run Your Hurt Away	3:09
2-18	–Mable John	Your Good Thing (Is About To End)	2:59
2-19	–The Mad Lads	Fetch My Heart	2:32
2-20	–Albert King	Crosscut Saw	2:34
2-21	–Sam And Dave*	I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down	2:42
2-22	–Booker T. & The MGs*	Groovin'	2:24
2-23	–The Bar-Kays*	Give Everybody Some	2:22
2-24	–Albert King	Cold Fee	2:48
2-25	–Sam And Dave*	I Thank You	2:45
2-26	–Ollie & The Nightingales	I Got A Sure Thing	2:37
2-27	–Eddie Floyd	Big Bird	2:59
2-28	–William Bell	A Tribute To A King	2:51
2-29	–Johnnie Taylor	I Ain't Particular	2:27
Disc Three: Finger Snappin' Good
3-01	–Booker T. & The MGs*	Soul Limbo	2:29
3-02	–Eddie Floyd	I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)	2:40
3-03	–Linda Lyndell	What A Man	2:39
3-04	–Jimmy Hughes	I Like Everything About You	2:49
3-05	–William Bell	I Forgot To Be Your Lover	2:19
3-06	–Carla Thomas	I Like What You're Doing To Me	2:53
3-07	–The Emotions	So I Can Love You	2:49
3-08	–Isaac Hayes	Walk On By	4:32
3-09	–Roebuck "Pops" Staples*	Black Boy	2:19
3-10	–Mavis Staples	I Have Learned To Do Without You	4:04
3-11	–The T.S.U Tornados*	Play The Music Tornados	2:33
3-12	–Isaac Hayes	I Never Can Say Goodbye	3:32
3-13	–Rufus Thomas	The Breakdown (Part 1)	3:11
3-14	–The Bar-Kays*	Son Of Shaft	3:10
3-15	–Little Milton	That's Love Makes You Do	3:53
3-16	–The Dramatics	In The Rain	3:22
3-17	–Soul Children	Hearsay	3:29
3-18	–Isaac Hayes And David Porter*	Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)	4:22
3-19	–The Temprees	Dedicated To The One I Love	3:32
3-20	–Albert King	Breaking Up Somebody's Heart	3:35
3-21	–Johnnie Taylor	I Believe In You (You Believe In Me)	4:32
3-22	–Veda Brown	Short Stopping	2:22
3-23	–Johnnie Taylor	Cheaper To Keep Her	3:22
3-24	–The Staple Singers	If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)	3:19
Disc Four: Live!
4-01	–Booker T & The MGs*	Green Onions	4:00
4-02	–Eddie Floyd	Raise Your Hand	3:45
4-03	–Carla Thomas	Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You)	4:13
4-04	–The Mar-Keys	Grab This Thing (Part 1)	2:29
4-05	–Rufus Thomas	The Dog	2:34
4-06	–William Bell	You Don't Miss Your Water	3:49
4-07	–Sam And Dave*	Soothe Me	3:44
4-08	–Sam And Dave*	You Don't Know Like I Know	3:44
4-09	–Otis Redding	Shake	2:30
4-10	–Otis Redding	Try A Little Tenderness	6:51
4-11	–The Staple Singers	Oh La De Da	3:33
4-12	–Rufus Thomas	(Do The) Push And Pull	5:14
4-13	–Johnnie Taylor	Jody's Got Your Girl	5:44
4-14	–Albert King	Killing Floor	3:47
4-15	–Albert King	Blues Power	3:45
4-16	–The Emotions	Show Me How	3:45
4-17	–Isaac Hayes	Theme From Shaft	4:46
4-18	–Isaac Hayes	Theme From The Man	3:47

Credits

• Art Direction [Original] – Jamie Putnam
• Compiled By – Bill Belmont, Ralph Kaffel, Rob Bowman, Roger Armstrong
• Coordinator [Production Coordination] – Rikka Arnold
• Design [Adaptation] – Linda Kalin
• Design [Original] – Deb Sibony
• Mastered By [Remastering] – Joe Tarantino
• Photography – The Stax Archives
• Photography By – Bill Carrier, Bob Smith , Ivan Nagy , Joel Brodsky, M. Hamlin*, William Eastabrook
• Photography By [Cover] – Rob Finnis
• Producer – Al Bell (tracks: 1-17, 1-20, 1-23, 3-08, 3-24), Al Jackson* (tracks: 1-25, 1-26), Al Jackson Jr. (tracks: 2-24, 2-29, 3-04, 3-17), Allen A. Jones (tracks: 2-21, 3-08, 3-14, 3-20, 3-23), Barry Beckett (tracks: 1-24), Booker T. & The MGs* (tracks: 2-22), Booker T. Jones (tracks: 1-11, 1-14, 1-16, 2-26 to 2-28, 3-01, 3-05), Carl Hampton (tracks: 1-25), Chips Moman (tracks: 1-02, 2-02), Dave Crawford (tracks: 3-03), Deanie Parker (tracks: 2-12), Don Davis (tracks: 1-15, 3-06, 3-10, 3-15, 3-21), Elijah Walker (tracks: 1-22), Estelle Axton (tracks: 2-12), Isaac Hayes And David Porter* (tracks: 1-06, 1-07, 1-12, 2-08, 2-16 to 2-18, 2-23, 2-25, 3-07, 3-18), Henry Bush (tracks: 3-20, 3-22), Homer Banks (tracks: 1-25, 2-21), Isaac Hayes (tracks: 1-21, 3-12), Jim Stewart (tracks: 1-01, 1-03 to 1-05, 1-09, 1-10, 1-26, 2-01, 2-03, 2-04, 2-06, 2-07, 2-09 to 2-11, 2-13 to 2-15, 2-19, 2-20, 3-17), Jo Bridges (tracks: 3-19), John Wesley (tracks: 3-22), Marvell Thomas (tracks: 3-08), Roebuck Staples* (tracks: 3-09), Roger Hawkins (tracks: 1-24), Steve Cropper (tracks: 1-08, 1-13, 2-29, 3-02), The Stax Staff (tracks: 1-09, 1-10, 1-15, 1-16, 2-13 to 2-15, 2-19, 2-20), Tom Nixon (tracks: 1-17, 3-13, 3-19), Tony Hester (tracks: 1-19, 3-16), Wardell Quezerque* (tracks: 1-18), William Bell (tracks: 1-11)
• Reissue Producer [Produced For Release By] – Bill Belmont

Notes

A rerelease of the 2000 compilation, comes in a hard case and includes a 64 page booklet bound into the case.

Live CD:
#04-01: Recorded March 1967, location unstated.
#04-02, #04-03: Recorded March 1967, Paris.
#04-04: Recorded March 1967, Europe.
#04-05: Recorded July 1965, Los Angeles.
#04-06, #-04-07: Recorded August 1965, Los Angeles.
#04-08: Recorded March 1967, Paris.
#04-09: Recorded March 1967, Europe.
#04-10, #04-11: Recorded March 1967, London.
#04-12: Recorded December 1970, Hollywood.
#04-13: Recorded July 1972, Los Angeles.
#04-14: Recorded August 1972, Los Angeles.
#04-15: Recorded January 1969, San Francisco.
#04-16: Recorded 1972, Los Angeles.
#04-17: Recorded 1983, Toronto.
#04-18, #04-19 Recorded 1973 Las Vegas.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
4SCD-4429-2	Various	The Stax Story ‎(4xCD, Comp, RM + Box)	Stax	4SCD-4429-2	Europe	2000
4SCD-4429-2	Various	The Stax Story ‎(4xCD, Comp, RM + Box)	Stax	4SCD-4429-2	US	2000

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