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Dig! (UK) - Best Atlantic Records Soul Albums: 20 Thrillers from the Home of Soul (2023)

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Written by Ian McCann. Each comes with a "must-hear" track.

20: BEN E KING: ‘DON’T PLAY THAT SONG!’ (1962)
Must hear: Stand By Me

19: JOE TEX: ‘BUYING A BOOK’ (1969)
Must hear: We Can’t Sit Down Now

18: ARETHA FRANKLIN: ‘SPIRIT IN THE DARK’ (1970)
Must Hear: Don’t Play That Song

17: RAY CHARLES: ‘RAY CHARLES’ (1957)
Must hear: I’ve Got A Woman

16: VARIOUS: ‘THIS IS SOUL’ (1968)
Must hear: Carla Thomas: B-A-B-Y

15: DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: ‘DUSTY IN MEMPHIS’ (1969)
Must hear: Son Of A Preacher Man

14: THE DRIFTERS: ‘I’LL TAKE YOU WHERE THE MUSIC’S PLAYING’ (1965)
Must hear: The Outside World

13: ROBERTA FLACK: ‘FIRST TAKE’ (1969)
Must hear: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

12: ARTHUR CONLEY: ‘SWEET SOUL MUSIC’ (1967)
Must hear: Sweet Soul Music

11: BLUE MAGIC: ‘BLUE MAGIC’ (1974)
Must hear: Answer To My Prayer

10: AVERAGE WHITE BAND: ‘AWB’ (1974)
Must hear: Person To Person

9: JACKIE MOORE: ‘SWEET CHARLIE BABE’ (1973)
Must hear: If

8: DONNY HATHAWAY: ‘LIVE’ (1972)
Must hear: The Ghetto

7: SAM & DAVE ‘HOLD ON, I’M COMIN’’ (1966)
Must hear: You Don’t Know Like I Know

6: SOLOMON BURKE: ‘KING SOLOMON’ (1968)
Must hear: Detroit City

5: WILSON PICKETT: ‘THE EXCITING WILSON PICKETT’ (1966)
Must hear: Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won’t Do)

4: SPINNERS: ‘SPINNERS’ (1973)
Must hear: Ghetto Child

3: BETTY WRIGHT: ‘I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE’ (1972)
Must hear: Clean Up Woman

2: ARETHA FRANKLIN: ‘LADY SOUL’ (1968)
Must hear: (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

1: OTIS REDDING: ‘OTIS BLUE/OTIS REDDING SINGS SOUL’ (1965)
Must hear: Change Gonna Come
Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand - Sir Duke (1976)
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