Syl Johnson Complete Mythology 6lp + 4cd

6lp + 4cd
2010/1959-1977
new
Nothing quite like the sassy, buoyant, bright spot in Johnson's voice. He can grouse, belt, hit a funk break hard, slither around a word a thousand ways, and likely only Al Green can make a vowel smile any wider. You only get the tip with Johnson's biggest hit, the acerbic & melancholy 'Is It Because I'm Black', and the rest of the iceberg crisscrosses from Mississippi blues over to his own productions at Chicago's Twinight, and then on to the world of Willie Mitchell at Hi Records. Johnson is as versatile as they come, and just insanely talented for someone so unknown to the mainstream. Honkin' mother of a big box, with both cd & lp versions of the whole thing included, covering about 3/4 of Johnson's huge recorded catalog. Tracklisting: Teardrops, They Who Love, I've Got Love, Lonely Man, I Need Love, His Gift, I've Got to Find My Baby, She's So Fine I Just Gotta Make Her Mine, Little Sally Walker, I Resign From Your Love, I Wanna Know, Well Oh Well, Please Please Please, I'm Looking For My Baby, She's Alright, I Know, A Half Love, I've Been Talked About, This Heart of Mine, Falling In Love Again, I've Got to Get Over, Straight Love No Chaser, Surrounded, Try Me, Half a Love, Do You Know What Love Is, The Love I Found In You, Do You Know What Love Is, Things Ain't Right, Come On Sock It To Me, Different Strokes, Sorry Bout Dat, Ode to Soul Man, I'll Take Those Skinny Legs, Send Me Some Lovin, Soul Drippin, Fox Hunting on the Weekend, Try Me, I Feel an Urge, I Resign, Love Condition, My Funky Band, Sockin Soul Power, Double Whammy, Dresses Too Short, I Can Take Care of Business, Some Kind of Thing, I've Got the Real Thing, Take Me Back, I Take Care of Homework, Let Them Hang High, Don't Give It Away, Going to the Shack, Is It Because I'm Black, Concrete Reservation, Together Forever, Come Together, Black Balloons, Walk a Mile in My Shoes, I'm Talkin Bout Freedom, Right On, Everybody Needs Love, One Way Ticket to Nowhere, Kiss By Kiss, Thank You Baby, We Do It Together, Try My Love, That's Why, Get Ready, The Way You Do the Things You Do, Annie Got Got Pants Power Part 1, Wouldn't Change My Lady, All I Need Is Someone Like You, Let's Start All Over Again, Hot Pants Lady, Wiggle In Your Hips, Your Love Is Good For Me, Trying to Get To You, Soul Strokes, Annie Got Hot Pants Power Part 2, Soul Heaven.