Appearing first in the UK in 1968, This Is Soul was an immediate success. The compilation features the best of Stax and Atlantic artists, at a time when mainstream radio was not focused on soul music, and buying a compilation like this was UK’s first introduction to the great soul music from the US. The 1LP we are reissuing now is a replica of the original release, in mono, starting and ending with Wilson Pickett and featuring the likes of Ben E. King, Sam & Dave and Percy Sledge. We are also reissuing a later Rhino version on CD, which features 17 bonus tracks including the likes of Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and The Bar-Kays. ‘This Is Soul’ is THE definitive soul compilations of the era, and any era for that matter!

TRACK LISTING

1. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett 
2. B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas 
3. Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley 
4. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge 
5. I Got Everything I Need - Sam & Dave
6. What Is Soul? - Ben E. King

Side 2
1. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) - Otis Redding 
2. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd 
3. Keep Looking - Solomon Burke
4. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin 
5. Warm And Tender Love - Percy Sledge 
6. Land Of A Thousand Dances - Wilson Pickett