Jackie Wilson earned the nickname "Mr Excitement" for his performances as one of the most dynamic and electrifying soul singers of the '50s and '60s, with an extraordinary four-octave vocal range and an ability to deliver up-tempo rockers and dramatic semi-operatic ballads with equal credibility and panache. He made his first solo records in 1953 under the name Sonny Wilson for Dizzy Gillespie's Dee Gee label, before joining Billy Ward & The Dominoes as a replacement for Clyde McPhatter, when the latter went solo. Wilson, in turn, embarked on a solo career in 1956 for the Brunswick label, scoring a landmark hit with his first release "Reet Petite", and going on to chalk up fifty hits before suffering a disabling heart attack in 1975, which ended his career, with thirty of those hits coming during the years covered by this collection. Great-value 55-track 2-CD set comprising the A & B sides of all his singles during the era for the Dee Gee and Brunswick labels, which as well as "Reet Petite" features the Top 10 hits "To Be Loved", "Lonely Teardrops", "Night" & "Alone At Last" along with his other chart entries from the era. Also included are bonus tracks from six of his albums released during from these years. It's a worthy showcase for a unique talent
4 Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet)
5 By the Light of the Silvery Moon
6 To Be Loved
7 Come Back to Me
8 As Long As I Live
9 I'm Wanderin'
10 We Have Love
11 Singing a Song
12 Lonely Teardrops
13 In the Blue of the Evening
14 That's Why (I Love You So)
15 Love Is All
16 I'll Be Satisfied
17 Ask
18 You Better Know It
19 Never Go Away
20 Talk That Talk
21 Only You, Only Me
22 Night
23 Doggin' Around
24 A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
25 (You Were Made for) All My Love
26 Alone at Last
27 Am I the Man
28 My Empty Arms
- Disc 2 -
1 The Tear of the Year
2 Please Tell Me Why
3 Your One and Only Love
4 I'm Comin' on Back to You
5 Lonely Life
6 Years from Now
7 You Don't Know What It Means
8 The Way I Am
9 My Heart Belongs to Only You
10 The Greatest Hurt
11 There'll Be No Next Time
12 I Found Love
13 There's Nothing Like Love
14 Hearts
15 Sing (And Tell the Blues So Long)
16 I Just Can't Help It
17 My Tale of Woe
18 Forever and a Day
19 Baby That's All
20 What Good Am I Without You
21 A Girl Named Tamiko
22 It's So Fine
23 Each Time (I Love You More)
24 So Much
25 Nothin' But the Blues
26 You Cried
27 Cry
Jackie Wilson earned the nickname "Mr Excitement" for his performances as one of the most dynamic and electrifying soul singers of the '50s and '60s, with an extraordinary four-octave vocal range and an ability to deliver up-tempo rockers and dramatic semi-operatic ballads with equal credibility and panache. He made his first solo records in 1953 under the name Sonny Wilson for Dizzy Gillespie's Dee Gee label, before joining Billy Ward & The Dominoes as a replacement for Clyde McPhatter, when the latter went solo. Wilson, in turn, embarked on a solo career in 1956 for the Brunswick label, scoring a landmark hit with his first release "Reet Petite", and going on to chalk up fifty hits before suffering a disabling heart attack in 1975, which ended his career, with thirty of those hits coming during the years covered by this collection. Great-value 55-track 2-CD set comprising the A & B sides of all his singles during the era for the Dee Gee and Brunswick labels, which as well as "Reet Petite" features the Top 10 hits "To Be Loved", "Lonely Teardrops", "Night" & "Alone At Last" along with his other chart entries from the era. Also included are bonus tracks from six of his albums released during from these years. It's a worthy showcase for a unique talent
