Eddie Floyd - The Platinum Collection (2007)
Artist: Eddie Floyd
Title: The Platinum Collection
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Warner Platinum / Rhino Records
Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 54:30
Total Size: 125 mb / 314 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: The Platinum Collection
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Warner Platinum / Rhino Records
Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 54:30
Total Size: 125 mb / 314 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
As a songwriter, producer, and performer, Eddie Floyd made regular visits to the R&B charts from the mid-'60s through the mid-'70s while he was a part of the legendary Stax Records family. Floyd was originally hired by Stax as a writer and, paired with MG's guitarist Steve Cropper, he wrote several hits for the label, including one for himself, the classic "Knock on Wood" (based on the chord progression for "In the Midnight Hour" reversed), which was Floyd's second single when it was released in 1966. Later, Floyd began writing with another MG's member, Booker T. Jones, and his stay at Stax neatly divides into a Cropper era and a Jones era, both of which are covered in this fine 20-track set. Included are "Knock on Wood," the poignant "Big Bird" (written in the wake of Otis Redding's death, it should have been a bigger hit and remains a favorite of many collectors of vintage soul sides), the delightfully optimistic "Love Is a Doggone Good Thing," and a brilliant version of "I Stand Accused." The very definition of unsung, Eddie Floyd truly deserves a wider contemporary audience, and it's virtually impossible to imagine any collection of his sides that isn't worth the price of admission.
:: TRACKLIST ::
1. Knock On Wood
2. 634-5789
3. Raise Your Hand
4. Love Is A Doggone Good Thing
5. On A Saturday Night
6. Things Get Better
7. Big Bird
8. Don't Rock The Boat
9. But It's Alright
10. I Don't Want To Cry
11. Something You Got
12. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
13. Got To Make A Comeback
14. I've Just Been Feeling So Bad
15. High-Heel Sneakers
16. Hey Now
17. Holding On With Both Hands
18. This House
19. I Stand Accused
20. Warm And Tender Love