Various Artists - What's The Word? - Socially Conscious Soul Music (2012)

Presenting a brand new edition to the popular Backbeats range.
Since the introduction of the range under the Harmless label, the Backbeats series have been released at regular intervals and have showcased the talents of some of the best compilers in the world and experts in their respective areas.
The Backbeats series was designed to offer some of the best music in the world from some of the greatest independent labels over the last 50 years. We only use the full original 12 or album versions from the original artists, plus, with over 75 minutes of music on each Backbeats album, you can be assured of getting maximum musical value for relatively minimal outlay. Extraordinary on the ear, exceptional on the eye and easy on the pocket!
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Tracklist:
01 - The Impressions - Mighty Mighty - Spade & Whitey (2:23)
02 - Lee Dorsey - Who*s Gonna Help A Brother Get Further (3:06)
03 - Larry Darnell - Son Of A Son Of A Slave (2:56)
04 - Moody Scott - (We Gotta) Bust Out Of The Ghetto Pts 1 & 2 (-) (6:15)
05 - Philadelphia International All-Stars - Let*s Clean Up The Ghetto (8:41)
06 - The Last Poets with Bernard Purdie - Blessed Are Those Who Struggle (3:43)
07 - Parliament - Oh Lord Why Lord/Prayer (4:56)
08 - Gil Scott-Heron - Peace Go With You Brother (As-Salaam-Alaikam) (-) (5:32)
09 - Curtis Mayfield - We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue (-) (6:05)
10 - Harrison Kennedy - Sunday Morning People (3:09)
11 - Freda Payne - Bring The Boys Home (3:30)
12 - Laura Lee - Women*s Love Rights (3:14)
13 - Billy Paul - False Faces (6:47)
14 - Chairmen Of The Board - I*m A Sign Of Changing Times (5:44)
15 - The Identities - Hey Brother (2:23)
16 - Brothers & Sisters - I Am Somebody – Pt 1 (2:34)