848064007562

Step By Step--the Complete Pop Hits

Joe Simon

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: RLGM07562PMI

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Release Date:  05 October 2018

Label:  Real Gone Music

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  848064007562

Genres:  R&B  

  • Description

    Joe Simon is one of the premiere R&B voices of all time. Over a career spanning five decades, "The Mouth of the South" has racked up 35 Billboard pop hits and 50 R&B hits, exploring an encyclopedia of R&B genres ranging from gospel to doo wop, countrysoul, the '70s sound of Philadelphia, Blaxploitation, disco, and a subsequent return to Simon's spiritual side. But, because his hits were evenly split between two different labels, there has never been a definitive compilation…until now. Step by Step—The Complete
    Pop Hits presents all 35 of Simon's pop smashes, including his maiden chart success, "My Adorable One," released by Vee Jay in 1964, then his 18 hits for the Sound Stage 7 and 16 hits for the Spring labels. Among the tracks are such gems as Simon's Grammy winning version of "The Chokin' Kind," the Gamble & Huff-produced "Drowning in The Sea of Love" and "The Power
    of Love," "Theme from Cleopatra Jones," the title song that he wrote and produced for the Warner Brothers smash 1973 film, fan favorites "Misty Blue," "Your Time to Cry," and the title track, and his Top Ten smash "Get Down, Get Down (on the Floor)." Released by Real Gone Music with the full cooperation
    and input of Joe Simon and his management, the 2-CD collection is remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision, and includes liner notes by noted author, and Grammy-nominated producer Mitchell Cohen featuring copious quotes from the
    artist himself plus photos. With a new Joe Simon documentary, Looking Back, From the Chicken Coop to the Top of the Charts, just released, Step by Step—The Complete Pop Hits is a timely and long-overdue portrait of a man who sang every song with nothing less than complete conviction and immersion…
    it's without a doubt one of the year's most momentous soul collections.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. My Adorable One
      • 2. Teenager’s Prayer
      • 3. My Special Prayer
      • 4. Put Your Trust in Me (Depend on Me)
      • 5. Nine Pound Steel
      • 6. No Sad Songs
      • 7. (You Keep Me) Hangin’ On
      • 8. Message from Maria
      • 9. I Worry About You
      • 10. Looking Back
      • 11. The Chokin’ Kind
      • 12. Baby, Don’t Be Looking in My Mind
      • 13. San Francisco Is a Lonely Town
      • 14. It’s Hard to Get Along
      • 15. Moon Walk Part 1
      • 16. Farther On Down the Road
      • 17. Yours Love
      • 18. That’s the Way I Want Our Love
      • 19. Misty Blue

      Disc 2

      • 1. Your Time to Cry
      • 2. Help Me Make It Through the Night
      • 3. To Lay Down Beside Me
      • 4. You’re the One for Me
      • 5. All My Hard Times
      • 6. Drowning in the Sea of Love
      • 7. Pool of Bad Luck
      • 8. Power of Love
      • 9. Trouble in My Home
      • 10. I Found My Dad
      • 11. Step by Step
      • 12. Theme from Cleopatra Jones
      • 13. River
      • 14. Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)
      • 15. Music in My Bones
      • 16. Come Get to This