Various Artists - Chicago Soul 2 - 1962-1965 [2CD]

Format: 2 x CD
Catalogue No.: SOUL032
Barcode: 5060331751090
Release Date: 13 Mar 2026
Genre: Soul

African American popular music was mostly known as Rhythm and Blues in 1962, the beginning of the era covered in this collection.  But by the end of 1965, the music was universally called Soul. The Chicago music industry exploded with the growth of soul music in this period, producing thousands of records and dozens and dozens of new labels.  The two biggest black music labels Vee-Jay and Chess led in the creation of the Chicago soul brand with names familiar and not so familiar: the former with Etta James and Tony Adams and the latter with Gene Chandler and Moss Tolbert. And yet it’s the smaller labels that make up the bulk of the Chicago story: Conlo with Jamo Thomas, Blue Rock with Otis Leaville, Ja-Wes with Sandra Stephens and it's here that we explore some of the finest sounds of the era in this collection. With 24 page booklet annotated by Robert Pruter

Disc One
1. Stop The Baby Jamo Thomas
2. My Side Of The Track Tim 
3. Found True Love Billy Butler & 4 Enchanters
4. It's My Time The Drew-vells 
5. Bottomless Pit Chuck & Daylighters
6. No Good Guy  Doris Smith 
7. Let Her Love Me  Otis Leaville 
8. Sling Shot  Jackie Beavers
9. How Much Longer Geraldine Taylor 
10. Going Or Coming Ricky Allen 
11. Come Back Baby The Amazers 
12. It's Too Late Jerry Butler
13. Money In My Pocket Moss Tolbert
14. If You Really Love Me Sandra Stephens
15. Heartbreak Society  The Radiants 
16. This Is Goodbye The Ringleaders
17. Peace Of Mind The Vontastics
18. Just Being Careful Baby Huey & Baby Sitters
19. You Better Think Again The Accents
20. New York City Harvey & 7 Sounds
21. I'm On The Prowl Roberta
22. Rainbow Gene Chandler
23. You'll Never Get Away Wales Wallace
24. Wait Jeanette Nellis
25. Hamburger on a Bun The Vibrations
26. Minstrel & Queen The Impressions

Disc Two 
1. Treat Her Nice Henry Ford, Natalie, Gifts 
2. Little Echo Gerald Sims
3. Monkey Man Baby Huey & Baby Sitters
4. Jack-A-Rue Jackey Beaver
5. Who You Gonna Love The Accents
6. Hey Bobby Bobby Starr
7. Let's Go Get Stoned  Chuck Bernard 
8. The Blues Don't Like Nobody Tony Adams
9. Love Me Baby Al Perkins
10. Loving You The Sheppards
11. Nobody But Me Sam Chatmon & Sparks
12. Wishing Ruby Stackhouse
13. Seven Day Fool Etta James
14. Too Many Cooks  Jesse Fortune 
15. Shook Up Over You Dee Clark
16. Lenora  The Vondells 
17. Easy Lovin' Wade Flemons
18. Hey! Little Girl Edward St Ann 
19. Glamour Girl Harvey & 7 Sounds
20. Little Young Lover The Impressions
21. Open Your Heart Sugar Pie DeSanto
22. Forgive Me  Gene Chandler 
23. If I Only Had You  The Radiants
24. Stay With Me The Kavetts
25. Since I Fell For You  The Vibrations
26. True Love Is A Treasure The Versalettes
27. Baby, Let Me Love You  Donnie Elbert