Most of these sophisticated soul ballads were recorded in NY in the '60s. These are golden-age tracks by these great male singers; rare and unissued ones join prized sides: "Heartache (Hurry On By)"... more

Recently we presented the Lakeside three-fer "Shot of Love/Rough Riders/Fantastic Voyage." Now, we move further into the '80s with these 1981–83 albums featuring their R&B hits "We Want You (on the... more

The teenage daughter of Rufus Thomas was the first success on Stax. Her debut 45, "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)," gave her a hit and sent her on her way to being one of the foremost women of soul for... more

Milli Vanilli weren't the first to put pretty faces forward while using studio singers on the tracks. They were the most derided for it, though; almost 20 years after their scandal broke, their... more