People All Over the World! A New "Soul Train" Comp Rolls Your Way

People All Over the World! A New “Soul Train” Comp Rolls Your Way

June 27, 2011 By Mike Duquette — No Comments

For most of its 35-year run, there was no better outlet for soul music on television than Soul Train. Featuring a diverse palette of R&B artists and the commanding presence of creator/producer/host Don Cornelius, Soul Train has become an institution, the longest-running, nationally syndicated show in American history – albeit one that modern audiences would be slow to appreciate, were it not for the efforts of Time-Life Entertainment in releasing several official DVDs of content from the shows back in 2009.

Now, Time-Life follows up those discs with a special compilation, The Best of Soul Train Live, in stores tomorrow. While most of the performances on the program were lip-synched to the original tracks, a few here and there were not. And a dozen such performances will be captured on this DVD. Most of them stem from the show’s first four seasons, although there is a legendary 1979 duet between Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson on his “Ooo, Baby Baby” and a medley of hits from Stevie Wonder performed in 1991.

Hit the jump for full track details and an Amazon link, and remember – as always, we wish you love, peace…and soul!

Various Artists, The Best of Soul Train Live (Time-Life Records, 2011)

Lady Marmalade – LaBelle
Proud Mary – Ike & Tina Turner
Use Me – Bill Withers
Super Bad (Pts. 1 & 2) – James Brown
Ooo, Baby Baby – Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson
That Lady (Part 1) – The Isley Brothers
Love and Happiness – Al Green
What is Hip? – The Tower of Power
Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe – Barry White
Dance to the Music/I Want to Take You Higher – Sly & The Family Stone
Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) – Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes
My Cherie Amour/Sir Duke/I Wish/These Three Words – Stevie Wonder

Track 1 from Season 4, Episode 12 – 12/7/1974
Track 2 from Season 1, Episode 30 – 4/22/1972
Track 3 from Season 2, Episode 7 – 11/4/1972
Track 4 from Season 2, Episode 19 – 2/20/1973
Track 5 from Season 9, Episode 12 – 12/1/1979
Track 6 from Season 3, Episode 5 – 9/29/1973
Track 7 from Season 2, Episode 22 – 3/17/1973
Track 8 from Season 3, Episode 12 – 11/17/1973
Track 9 from Season 3, Episode 9 – 10/27/1973
Track 10 from Season 3, Episode 38 – 6/29/1974
Track 11 from Season 4, Episode 39 – 6/21/1975
Track 12 from Season 21, Episode 1 – 9/21/1991

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Mike Duquette

Mike Duquette (Founder) was fascinated with catalog music ever since he was a teenager. A 2009 graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.A. in journalism, Mike paired his profession with his passion through The Second Disc, one of the first sites to focus on all reissue labels great and small. His passion for reissues turned into a career, having written at and worked for all three major catalogue music labels and contributing to Allmusic, Billboard, Discogs, City Pages and Ultimate Classic Rock. He's penned liner notes for Verve, Chess, Mondo and Soul Music Records.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Mike lives in Astoria, Queens with his wife, a cat named Ravioli, twin daughters and a large yet tasteful collection of music.