Various Artists - It's a Good, Good Feeling: The Latin Soul of Fania Records (The Singles / Box Set)

Craft Recordings

£54
~~£65.79~~

Weight: 1000g

Format: 4CD Box + 7″
Catalogue No.: 7215471
Barcode: 0888072154711
Release Date: 22 Oct 2021
Genre: Soul

It’s A Good, Good Feeling: The Latin Soul of Fania Records (The Singles) takes listeners through Fania’s Latin soul and Latin boogaloo history via a musical chronology of 89 singles released between 1967 – 1975. The compilation not only uncovers rare nuggets by artists like 125th Street Candy Store, The Latinaires, The Harvey Averne Band and Ali Baba, but it features gems by Latin soul and boogaloo legends like Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan, Bobby Valentín, Ralfi Pagan and Larry Harlow. The box set includes a 7” vinyl single + 4CDs in a deluxe folio-style hardcover book with 60-pages featuring new extensive liner notes by legendary producer and DJ Dean Rudland, plus numerous photos and ephemera from the Fania archives. The 7” single celebrates legendary disc jockey Symphony Sid, an early champion of Latin music on radio, with audio from his radio shows. The 2-LP format features 28 tracks in a gatefold jacket with an 8-page LP sized booklet with the liner notes, photos and ephemera found in the deluxe box set.

1-1 The 125th Street Candy Store*– Silent Heart 2:27
1-2 The 125th Street Candy Store*– Hey Girl 2:35
1-3 Bobby Valentín*– Geronimo 3:22
1-4 Harvey Averne + 9*– Make Out 2:40
1-5 Willie Colón– Willie Baby 2:45
1-6 Bobby Valentín*– Love Me So 3:06
1-7 Bobby Valentín*– Bad Breath 2:47
1-8 Joe Bataan– Gypsy Woman 2:32
1-9 Joe Bataan– So Fine 3:07
1-10 Harvey Averne And Group Therapy– The Micro Mini 2:15
1-11 Harvey Averne And Group Therapy– The Think Drink "Spiked" 2:46
1-12 Joe Bataan– Ordinary Guy 3:26
1-13 Joe Bataan– Too Much Lovin' 2:36
1-14 Monguito Santamaria– Juicy 3:02
1-15 Ray Barretto– Mercy, Mercy Baby 2:46
1-16 Ray Barretto– Soul Drummers 2:40
1-17 Joe Bataan– Subway Joe 3:02
1-18 Joe Bataan– Special Girl 2:51
1-19 Joe Bataan– Magic Rose 4:04
1-20 Bobby Valentín*– Use It Before You Lose It 3:00
1-21 Bobby Valentín*– Funky Big Feet 2:38
1-22 Larry Harlow– Mess Around 2:13
1-23 Larry Harlow– That Groovy Shingaling 2:12
2-1 The Latinaires– The Camel Walk 2:50
2-2 Bobby Quesada– Bataola Boogaloo 3:15
2-3 Joe Bataan– It's A Good Feeling (Riot) (Part 1) 2:42
2-4 Joe Bataan– It's A Good Feeling (Riot) (Part 2) 4:25
2-5 Ray Barretto– A Deeper Shade Of Soul 2:47
2-6 Ralph Robles– Mercie 3:33
2-7 Joe Bataan– What Good Is A Castle (Part 1) 3:53
2-8 Joe Bataan– What Good Is A Castle (Part 2) 3:07
2-9 Orchestra Harlow– Grazin' In The Grass (Una Miradita De Amor) 3:17
2-10 Ray Barretto– Hard Hands 2:28
2-11 Ray Barretto– Love Beads 2:46
2-12 The Harvey Averne Dozen– Accept Me 2:46
2-13 The Harvey Averne Dozen– Why Can't We Really Be Free 3:02
2-14 Ali Baba (Louie Ramirez)*– Ungawa 2:52
2-15 Ali Baba (Louie Ramirez)*– Cookin' With Ali 3:56
2-16 Monguito Santamaria– Hey Sister 2:26
2-17 Fania All Stars– Richie's Bag 3:17
2-18 Fania All Stars– Red Garter Strut 2:09
2-19 Ralph Robles– Maybe 3:39
2-20 Joe Bataan– Sad Girl 2:38
2-21 Ray Barretto– Together 2:37
2-22 Ray Barretto– New York Soul 2:45
2-23 Ralfi Pagan– Who Is The Girl With Me 2:36
2-24 El Apollo Sound*– Spinning Wheel 2:15
3-1 The Harvey Averne Band– Come Back Baby 3:07
3-2 The Harvey Averne Band– Stand 3:38
3-3 Ralfi Pagan– Don't Stop Now 3:10
3-4 Joe Bataan– My Opera 4:35
3-5 The Harvey Averne Band– Lovers 3:09
3-6 The Harvey Averne Band– Love Never Stays The Same 3:40
3-7 Joe Bataan– When We Get Married 3:17
3-8 Monguito Santamaria– Crying Time 2:49
3-9 The Harvey Averne Band– Let's Get It Together This Christmas 2:31
3-10 Ray Barretto– Right On 2:44
3-11 Ronnie Marks– Some Lonely Heart (Vocal) 3:36
3-12 Ralfi Pagan– Make It With You 4:42
3-13 Ralfi Pagan– Stray Woman 2:49
3-14 Joe Bataan– So Young, Too Young 3:23
3-15 Joe Bataan– I'm Satisfied 3:35
3-16 Joe Bataan– This Boy 3:02
3-17 Joe Bataan– Johnny's No Good 3:35
3-18 Ralfi Pagan– Baby I'm A Want You 2:52
3-19 Ralfi Pagan– Look At Her 2:59
3-20 Joe Bataan– Shaft 3:57
4-1 Joe Bataan– Cry 4:02
4-2 Joe Bataan– If I Were King 3:56
4-3 Ralfi Pagan– My Dream 3:22
4-4 Ralfi Pagan– It's Alright 4:18
4-5 Ralfi Pagan– Up On The Roof 3:07
4-6 Ralfi Pagan– The Gambler 3:04
4-7 Ralfi Pagan– Too Late 3:09
4-8 Ralfi Pagan– To Say I Love You 4:05
4-9 Joe Bataan– Latin Soul Square Dance 4:18
4-10 Joe Bataan– Call Me 4:24
4-11 Ralfi Pagan– Wonderful Thing 2:32
4-12 Butter Scotch– Try Just A Little Harder 3:45
4-13 Butter Scotch– Today 3:10
4-14 Ralfi Pagan– Didn't Want To Have To Do It 3:08
4-15 W.R.L.C.– Johnny's No Good 3:23
4-16 W.R.L.C.– Blonde Latin Blues 4:27
4-17 Joe Bataan– I'm No Stranger 2:19
4-18 Ralfi Pagan– Just A Little While 2:39
4-19 Ralfi Pagan– Loneliest Loneliness 4:30
4-20 Ralfi Pagan– I Could Never Hurt You Girl 3:20
Bonus 7"
A Joe Bataan– Jumping With Symphony Sid
B Bobby Valentín*– Jumping With Symphony Sid