Nine Pound Steel - The Best Of Joe Simon (CD)
3 CDs/ 61 Tracks: Call Joe Simon the reluctant soul star. Despite his mountain of hits during the 1960s and 70s, his heart just wasnt into his work, aural evidence obviously to the contrary. Youd never know it from listening to the contents of this collection, culled from his fabulous hit-loaded 1966-1970 stint with Producer Richbourg at the helm for Sound Stage 7 Records. His conviction sounds unshakable. Maybe thats a large part of the reason why Simon scored 16 R&B chart entries during that timeframe for SS7, including a #1 seller. I never wanted to sing rhythm and blues, said Simon, who until his untimely death in December 2021, was a bishop and leader of his own ministries in south suburban Chicago. My heart was never in it, but yet I could sing rhythm and blues. John Richbourg was my producer. And he used to ask me, how could I sing these songs so great and never knew em? But I never had an interest to go in the studio and know a song. I just said, Man, I just sing em! Sunset Blvd Records is proud to present the most comprehensive collection of Joe Simons extraordinary work with Nashville Soul Label Sound stage 7. $1.00 from each unit sold will be donated to Minister Joe Simon Outreach Ministries.
Disc One 1. Too Many Teardrops 2. Travelin Man 3. Nobody But You 4. My Special Prayer 5. What Makes A Man Feel Good 6. Thats All I Want (From You) 7. Teenagers Prayer 8. The Girls Alright With Me 9. Long Hot Summer 10. When A Man Loves A Woman 11. Miss You So 12. Too Many Rivers 13. (You Keep Me) Hangin On 14. No Sad Songs 15. I Worry About You 16. Nine Pound Steel 17. Put Your Trust In Me (Depend On Me) 18. In The Same Old Way 19. Cant Find No Happiness 20. Come On And Get It Disc Two 1. Misty Blue 2. Its Too Late 3. Standing In The Safety Zone 4. In Reach Of Your Arms 5. Im Going Home 6. Twinkle 7. Dreamin 8. Looking Back 9. Funny How Time Slips Away 10. She Went A Little Bit Farther 11. Baby, Dont Be Looking In My Mind 12. (Sittin On The) Dock Of The Bay 13. Little Green Apples 14. Lonely Man 15. The Chokin Kind 16. Yours Love 17. Help Yourself (To All My Lovin) 18. Wichita Lineman 19. Dont Let Me Lose The Feeling 20. Im Too Far Gone To Turn Around 21. In The Still Of The Night (Ill Remember) Disc Three 1. Silver Spoons And Coffee Cups 2. Its Hard To Get Along 3. In The Ghetto 4. I Got A Whole Lot Of Lovin 5. Wounded Man 6. Time And Space 7. Straight Down To Heaven 8. When 9. After The Lights Go Down Low 10. San Francisco Is A Lonely Town 11. Rainbow Road 12. Just A Dream 13. Moon Walk Part l 14. Moon Walk Part ll 15. Farther On Down The Road 16. Thats The Way I Want Our Love 17. Whos Julie 18. Someone To Lean On 19. Today I Started Loving You Again 20. Oon-Guela (High Life) Part l
- Format Detail: 3CD Digi Pak
- Format: CD
- Genre: R&B
