In the glorious decade and a half of sound that was Stax in the '60s and early '70s, Carla Thomas was the Queen of Memphis Soul. She was born in Memphis in 1942, and 18 years later she recorded a duet with her father Rufus Thomas, giving the fledgling Satellite label its first taste of success with the regional hit "Cause I Love You." As her 18th birthday drew nigh, she cut her first solo single, the teen ballad "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)." Written a few years earlier and rejected by Vee-Jay in Chicago, it gave Satellite its first national hit, breaking the Top Ten mark on both the R&B and pop charts. Shortly thereafter Satellite became Stax, and Carla proceeded to claw her way onto the national charts another 22 times with such immortal slices of soul as her answer song to Sam Cooke, "I'll Bring It on Home to You," as well as "Let Me Be Good to You," "B-A-B-Y," "Tramp" (with Otis Redding), and "I Like What You're Doing to Me." Carla released six solo albums and, with Redding, one duet album on Stax between 1961 and 1971. -- Rob Bowman of All Music Guide.
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01. Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes) 02. Dance with Me 03. A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening 04. Your Love Indeed 05. Fools Fall in Love 06. To the Aisle |
07. (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over 08. A Love of My Own 09. Promises 10. It Ain't Me 11. For You 12. The Love We Shared |
01. B-A-B-Y 02. Red Rooster 03. Let Me Be Good to You 04. I Got You, Boy 05. Medley: Baby What You Want Me to Do/For Your Love 06. What Have You Got to Offer Me |
07. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 08. I Fall to Pieces 09. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me 10. Fate 11. Looking Back |
01. Comfort Me 02. No Time to Lose 03. Yes, I'm Ready 04. A Lover's Concerto 05. I'm for You 06. What the World Needs Now |
07. Let It Be Me 08. A Woman's Love 09. Will You Love Me Tomorrow 10. Forever 11 . Move on Drifter 12. Another Night Without My Man |
01. I Like What You're Doing (To Me) 02. I Play for Keeps 03. Don't Say No More 04. More Man Than I Ever Had 05. I've Fallen in Love With You 06. He's Beating Your Time |
07. Unyielding 08. Strung Out 09. How Can You Throw My Love Aways 10. Guide Me Well 11. Precious Memories 12. Where Do I Go? |
01. Any Day Now 02. Stop Thief 03. I Take It to My Baby 04. I Want to Be Your Baby 05. Something Good (Is Going to Happen to You) 06. When Tomorrow Comes |
07. I'll Always Have Faith in You 08. All I See Is You 09. Unchanging Love 10. Give Me Enough (To Keep Me Going) 11. Lie to Keep Me from Crying |
01. Lovey Dovey 02. B-A-B-Y 03. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby 04. 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) 05. Little Red Rooster |
06. These Arms of Mine 07. Let Me Be Good to You 08. Lean on Me 09. Gee Whiz 10. I'll Take You There |