Various - Original Soul Sisters - Singing In My Soul (2008)

The music called soulwas born out of a confrontation between the blues experience and the spirituality of gospel. But before Ray Charles and Sam Cooke became the genre’s official godfathers, female voices had already lit the fuse to reconciliation between the sacred and the profane. That gave us such sacred divas as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mahalia Jackson and Wynona Carr, whose influence over Aretha Franklin was decisive. In the world of song, two major trends accompanied this movement: propelled by big band swing, Nellie Lutcher and Ella Johnson, Julie Lee and Myra Taylor made similar experiments, whilst Dinah Washington, Big Mama Thornton, LaVern Baker, Ruth Brown and Little Esther Phillips gave a quasi-mystic colour to their blues. Taking example from these exceptional singers, soul music would soon unveil all the diversity of its Black soul.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Singing In My Soul (3:01)
1.02 - Julia Lee - If It's Good (2:58)
1.03 - Nellie Lutcher - He's A Real Gone Guy (3:03)
1.04 - Myra Taylor - Booted (2:47)
1.05 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe And Marie Knight - Up Above My Head (2:33)
1.06 - Julia Lee - Snatch And Grab It (2:54)
1.07 - Dinah Washington - Long John Blues (3:16)
1.08 - Devonia 'Lady Dee' Williams - I'm Not Falling In Love With You (2:43)
1.09 - Sister Wynona Carr - Each Day (2:50)
1.10 - Alma 'Miss Lollipop' Mondy - Miss Lollipop's Confession (2:59)
1.11 - Mahalia Jackson - I'm Glad Salvation Is Free (2:55)
1.12 - LaVern Baker - I Want To Rock (2:45)
1.13 - Little Esther Phillips - Cupid's Boogie (2:37)
1.14 - Dinah Washington - New Blowtop Blues (2:39)
1.15 - Ruth Brown - (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean (2:56)
1.16 - Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (2:48)
1.17 - Faye Adams - Every Day (2:51)
1.18 - Ruth Brown - Wild Wild Young Men (2:34)
1.19 - Big Maybelle - Just Want Your Love (3:15)
1.20 - Ella Johnson - Hittin' On Me (3:10)
1.21 - Faye Adams - I'll Be True (2:50)
1.22 - Big Maybelle - My Country Man (2:37)