Jackie Shane Any Other Way (2-LP, colored Vinyl, Ltd.)

(Numero Group) 23 tracks, gatefold cover, colored vinyl with gold & black swirl, numbered and limited numbered edition.

"This is as close as some of you will ever get to Jesus!" - Announcements like this make it clear why soul musician Jackie Shane, born on May 15, 1940 in Nashville, Tennessee, was one of the most charismatic singers in the 1960s and even then stood by her transsexuality on stage.

With her uncompromising voice and ecstatic interjections reminiscent of a gospel priest, she always had the audience in her regular venue, the historic Sapphire Tavern in Toronto, firmly in her grip. Throughout the decade, Shane released several successful singles as well as a live album. Her biggest chart hit from 1962, "Any Other Way," a cover of a soul standard by William Bell, had to be reissued just five years later due to popular demand.

But despite her considerable success, she disappeared from the scene without a trace in 1971. Almost 50 years after her retirement from the music business, the Numero Group label released the first compilation authorized by the artist.