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Arthur Alexander - The Greatest Audio CD

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Arthur Alexander Band: Arthur Alexander
Title: The Greatest
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Release Date: 2006-11-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Anna (Go to Him) 2: You're the Reason 3: Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms) 4: I Hang My Head and Cry 5: You Don't Care 6: Dream Girl 7: Call Me Lonesome 8: After You 9: Where Have You Been All My Life 10: Shot of Rhythm and Blues 11: Don't You Know It 12: You Better Move On 13: All I Need Is You 14: Detroit City 15: Keep Her Guessing 16: Go Home Girl 17: In the Middle of It All 18: Whole Lot of Trouble 19: Without a Song 20: I Wonder Where You Are Tonight 21: Black Night

Stately sung soul
Dignified wide-eyed He knew Anna was cheating and was going to be the bigger man. Arthur Alexander sang like his name. "You Better Move On", sure, he told her! Perhaps that why the Brit Invasion bands i. e. Beatles, Rolling Stones, etc. . gravitated to this somewhat obscure soul singer. Stately, strong, and pissed off without being pussy about it.

A TV show, "Married. . With Children", had a memorable episode concerning the main charactor, Al Bundy, trying to figure out a song on the radio was with the first few notes of "Anna". He ended up paying $60. 00 at an Oldies store. (Some of us got the song before the end of the show. . )

You can get these terrific memories cheaper and in great sonic condition with this CD. .


A real gem
"Anna" was on their first British LP. Like most folks, I suppose, I came to Arthur Alexander via the Beatles. The BBC sessions include "Soldier of Love" and "Shot of Rhythm and Blues. " I bought this CD to listen to those songs, basically. But I was delighted to find there are so many other strong tracks, as well. I can see why the Beatles, and other British groups of that era, admired Alexander's work. It has a haunting quality. I don't know if you'd call Alexander a great singer in the classic sense, but he had a way of expressing feeling that you don't get from more polished singers. I listen to this over and over.


A great voice, nice songs, not too dated
Then someone gave you their greatest hits. Imagine that you had never heard the Supremes, Temptatons, Four Tops or Isley Bros. Imagine how blown away you would be. That's kinda how I felt listening to these great songs by a great singer who seemed to be a really great guy. I would rate all of these songs as 3s, 4s and 5s. The arrangements reflect the times (early 60s and 1987), but they are very nice. .


I had to buy it
So, I finally bit the bullet and bought the album. Ever since I saw that episode of Married With Children I haven't been able to get "Anna" out of my head. I own the Arthur Alexander tribute album and if I remember, Anna was covered by Roger McGuinn. But, I had an urge to own the original recording. Alexander was awesome.


The perfect Arthur Alexander CD-Almost
He is truly a special, mostly unrecognized artist. This is great stuff from the hit area of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. You will not be disappointed with this CD. I just wish it had "Some Day I have To Cry Some" included. That would give it the full 5 stars. But, get it anyway, you will love it. And, if you are really a fan, check out the book, "Shot of Rhythm and Blues" and read about his crazy life. He barely made a dime and yet he wrote the songs that were covered by the Beatles, Stones, and Bob Dylan. What a talent. He died over 10 years ago.
Ray Lindstrom, Laughlin, NV .


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