Various Happy Times - Songs Of Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham Vol.2 (CD)

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(Ace Records) 24 tracks with 28 page booklet. Another two-dozen stellar collaborations by... more

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Various: Happy Times - Songs Of Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham Vol.2 (CD)

(Ace Records) 24 tracks with 28 page booklet.

Another two-dozen stellar collaborations by these magnificent songwriters performed by artists from the worlds of soul, pop and country music, many released on CD for the first time.

The success of “Sweet Inspiration” (CDCHD 1284) – not to mention constant customer requests for a follow-up – has more than warranted a second dip into the songwriting catalogue of Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham. It’s taken a while to come together, but we feel the wait has been more than worthwhile. “Happy Times” brings you another two-dozen stellar collaborations and goes even deeper into their sheaf of copyrights than our previous volume did.

Here we feature tracks from their time working together in Muscle Shoals and Memphis, with a broad spread of repertoire that embraces deep soul, southern pop, sweet soul and country. Star names include Dan’s pet project the Box Tops, Sandy Posey, Wilson Pickett, Ronnie Milsap, Dee Dee Sharp, B.J. Thomas, the Ovations and many others whose careers intersected in the 60s with those of Dan and Spooner.

We end the collection with a rarity in their catalogue – an instrumental, featuring Spooner on piano. This quiet, reflective tune in waltz-time was cut at FAME in 1966 and leased to Chess as the flipside to the groovy ‘Two In The Morning’. The tape box for both tunes credits the artist as the Len Spoon Trio, although that had become Spooner’s Crowd by the time the record was issued. Every soul fan with their salt will know ‘Two In The Morning’ but ‘I’ll Be Your Baby’ has never been reissued in 54 years. It provides an unusual and delightful closer.

Almost none of the recordings featured here have been on any previous Ace CD. Many have never been on CD at all. With a booklet chock-full of information and illustrations, and the usual Ace attention to detail in the annotation, “Happy Times” is another salute to the words and music of these magnificent songwriters.
TONY ROUNCE

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Interpret: Various
Album titlle: Happy Times - Songs Of Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham Vol.2 (CD)
Genre Pop
Label Ace Records
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0029667099721
weight in Kg 0.107

Various - Happy Times - Songs Of Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham Vol.2 (CD) CD 1
01	June Conquest	Do
02	Tony Borders	Never Win
03	The Box Tops	Happy Times
04	Wilson Pickett	Up Tight Good Woman
05	Sandy Posey	Hey Mister
06	Bill Brandon	Strangest Feeling
07	The Yo Yo's	Destroyed
08	Arthur Conley	You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy
09	Guy Darrell	Big Louie
10	Don Varner	The Power Of Love
11	The Ovations	I Need A Lot Of Loving
12	Bobby Bare	In The Same Old Way
13	Merrilee Rush	Handy
14	Bobby Womack	Broadway Walk
15	June Edwards	My Man (My Sweet Man)
16	James & Bobby Purify	Hello There
17	Dee Dee Sharp	Help Me Find My Groove
18	Percy Sledge	I Love Everything About You
19	The Goodees	Goodies
20	Art Freeman	Everybody's Got To Cry Sometime
21	Jeanie Greene	I''ll Take Care Of You
22	BJ Thomas	I Pray For Rain
23	Ronnie Milsap	Blue Skies Of Montana
24	Spooner's Crowd	I'll Be Your Baby

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