{"product_id":"1962-r-b-hits-collection-various-1962-r-b-hits-collection-various-artists","title":"1962 R\u0026B Hits Collection \/ Various- 1962 R\u0026b Hits Collection \/ Various Artists","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis continues the strand of R\u0026amp;B and country collections associated with Acrobat's highly popular \"America's Greatest Hits\" series, this one focusing on the top R\u0026amp;B records in the US Billboard charts during 1962. This great value 103-track 4-CD anthology includes, with a few exceptions, just about every record which peaked in the Billboard R\u0026amp;B Top 10 during that year. By this time, the R\u0026amp;B scene had evolved considerably as the rock 'n roll scene had matured and Tin Pan Alley had marketed it's teen-oriented offshoots, and there was an exciting feel to the charts, with substantial crossover into the pop charts through artists like Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, The Crystals, The Four Seasons, Booker T \u0026amp; The MGs, and The Marvelettes. There was also a significant weight of other records from the increasingly powerful Motown, Tamla and other labels producing material which would have a significant influence on emerging talent across the pond in the UK, like The Beatles, who absorbed some of the songs in this anthology into their repertoire, sowing the seeds of the British invasion which was soon to transform the pop landscape once more. With the blurring of the boundaries between the genres, the more traditional blues and R\u0026amp;B artists whose music had helped lay the groundwork for rock found it harder to reach the top positions in the R\u0026amp;B chart, and the foundations of the soul boom of the late '60s and 70s was clearly in evidence in many of the hits included here. As with all these collections, it provides a window onto a dynamic and exciting musical environment, and includes a number of unfamiliar names and recordings of which even enthusiasts of the genre may not be too aware, and which will be welcome additions to their collections. It contains a 12,000+ word booklet featuring background notes on every record.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnchain My Heart - Ray Charles and His Orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Twist - Chubby Checker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBut on the Other Hand Baby - Ray Charles and His Orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoor Fool - Ike ; Tina Turner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody - James Ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeppermint Twist Pt.1 - Joey Dee and the Starliters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lion Sleeps Tonight - the Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost Someone - James Brown and the Famous Flames 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuke of Earl - Gene Chandler 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - the Ikettes 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDear Lady Twist - Gary U.S. Bonds 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJamie - Eddie Holland 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaby Don't Leave Me - Joe Henderson 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLetter Full of Tears - Gladys Knight and the Pips 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCry to Me - Solomon Burke 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey! Baby - Bruce Channel 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwistin' the Night Away - Sam Cooke 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet Me in - the Sensations 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTuff - Ace Cannon 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmoky Places - the Corsairs 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow Twistin' - Chubby Checker 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomething's Got a Hold on Me - Etta James 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoul Twist - King Curtis and the Noble Knights 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAin't That Loving You - Bobby Bland 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur Anniversary - Shep and the Limelites 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the Club - Ray Charles and His Orchestra 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Letters - Ketty Lester 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnie Get Your Yo-Yo - Little Junior Parker 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTra la la la la - Ike ; Tina Turner 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Found a Love - the Falcons 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHide 'Nor Hair - Ray Charles and His Orchestra 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNight Train - James Brown 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Town I Live in - McKinley Mitchell 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Play That Song (You Lied) - Ben E. King 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStranger on the Shore - Acker Bilk 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayboy - the Marvelettes 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Keeps Right on A-Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalk on the Wild Side (Part I) - Jimmy Smith 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnap Your Fingers - Joe Henderson 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaving a Party - Sam Cooke 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wah Watusi - the Orlons 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeed Your Loving - Don Gardner ; Dee Dee Ford 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou'll Lose a Good Thing - Barbara Lynn 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBring It on Home to Me - Sam Cooke 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAhab, the Arab - Ray Stevens 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParty Lights - Claudine Clark 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Locomotion - Little Eva 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStop the Wedding - Etta James 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeechwood 4-5789 - the Marvelettes 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLookin' for a Love - the Valentinos 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Don't Know Me - Ray Charles 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinky Dink - Dave 'Baby' Cortez 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen Onions - Booker T. 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