604988110128

Killer B's - U.s. R&b Hits

Various Artists

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Format: CD

Cat No: JASCD1101

Release Date:  05 March 2021

Label:  Jasmine Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  604988110128

Genres:  Easy Listening  Rhythm and Blues  

  • Description

    There are few record collecting experiences more enjoyable than discovering a great, long lost and forgotten gem, on the B-side of a classic, much-loved Hit. This compilation features 32 such killer flips, adorning various U.S. R&B hit 45s between 1954-1962.

    Many of these artistes, like Ben E. King, The Drifters, James Brown and Jackie Wilson, often enjoyed two-sided hits; yet these were B-sides that somehow got away.

    Singers like Dee Clark, Jerry Butler, Ruth Brown, Ray Charles, Roy Hamilton, Clyde McPhatter, LaVern Baker, The Shirelles, The Miracles, Mary Wells, The Marvelettes, Lloyd Price, Etta James, Bobby Bland, etc., were frequent R&B chart riders, while others, e.g. The Falcons, The Fiestas, Joe Henderson, were more-or-less One Hit Wonders.

    Many of the A-sides of these discs were million sellers, and all were massive U.S. R&B hits (many of which crossed over to the Top 100); yet all of these Killer Bs sound like they could have been hit records, in their own right.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Dee Clark - I Want To Love You
      • 2. Johnny Guitar Watson - Broke And Lonely
      • 3. Jerry Butler & The Impressions - Sweet Was The Wine
      • 4. Ruth Brown - Somebody Touched Me
      • 5. Ray Charles - I Believe To My Soul
      • 6. The Falcons - Goddess Of Angels
      • 7. The Fiestas - Last Night I Dreamed
      • 8. Roy Hamilton - The Right To Love
      • 9. Clyde Mcphatter - I Can't Stand Up Alone
      • 10. Lavern Baker - Dix-A-Billy
      • 11. The Shirelles - Look A Here Baby
      • 12. The Miracles - Happy Landing
      • 13. Mary Wells - I'm Gonna Stay
      • 14. The Marvelettes - All The Love I've Got
      • 15. Betty Lavett - Shut Your Mouth
      • 16. Ike & Tina Turner - The Way You Love Me
      • 17. James Brown - I'll Never, Never Let You Go
      • 18. Joe Turner & His Blues Kings - Midnight Cannonball
      • 19. Bo Diddley - Bring It To Jerome
      • 20. Freddy King - I Love The Woman
      • 21. Jackie Wilson - Never Go Away
      • 22. Lloyd Price - You Need Love
      • 23. Etta James - Street Of Tears
      • 24. Dee Dee Sharp - Set My Heart At Ease
      • 25. Little Willie John - Now You Know
      • 26. Maxine Brown - Now That You've Gone
      • 27. Joe Henderson - If You See Me Cry
      • 28. Bobby Bland - You're The One (That I Need)
      • 29. Chuck Jackson - The Prophet
      • 30. Little Esther Phillips - Don't Feel Rained On
      • 31. The Drifters - Another Night With The Boys
      • 32. Ben E King - The Hermit Of Misty Mountain