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The Greatest by: Arthur Alexander List Price: £14.99 CD-Charts Price: £11.98 You Save: £3.01 (20%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0029667192224 Label: Ace Manufacturer: Ace Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Ace Release Date: November 06, 2006 Studio: Ace Sales Rank: 10722 MPN: 922 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: This is an outstanding compilation. Remastered from material recorded between 1962 and 1965, what's instantly apparent on hearing Alexander's plaintive tones is what a debt groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones owed to this sweet-voiced Southern country-soul pioneer from Alabama. The former covered his tragic, harmony-laden "Anna", the latter romped through "You Better Move On". Other artists who've sung Alexander-penned songs include Elvis Presley, Robert Plant and Tina Turner. Without exception, Alexander sang the originals better: in a soft, low crooning style somewhat akin to Sam Cooke, but with more expression in his smouldering voice. And, always, he was the loser in his bittersweet love affairs. An album for romantics and lovers of soft-centred soul. --Everett True Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - A mountain of hurtI only recently discovered who Arthur Alexander as but I of course knew his music with his most famous being Anna ( go to Him ) which was famously covered by the Beatles. surely he is one of the underrated black singers who produced great songs and music but were covered by white artists who made the money and they were forgotten. He has a sad voice that is almost crying.I have Anna on as I write this and it is heartbreaking. as the liner notes says the songs are delivered effortlessly in a wounded baritone that seems to barely conceal a mountain of hurt. Although he did not write it Soldier of Love is another great rendition His original fans never forgot him being John Lennon and ... Read More: Rating: - Heart felt and movingArthur Alexander ,had one of the most emotive voices in American music ,his legacy however is a handfull of c.d,s and 4 long out of print albums (two of which Ace issued and make up much ofthis superb compilation cd).If you love your soul honest without gimmicks with a twist of country ,your gonna love this set! He was never truly appreciated in his time but maybe with c.d,s like this one ,he may just finally get his due. Rating: - Heart breakHe does probably the best version of 'Soldier of Love' ever and 'Anna' is a classic. How he wasn't one of the biggest stars of the 60's is beyond me. Great songwriter and you can hear the ache in his voice. Rating:  - The One That Got AwayReading through the album credits of the British bands of the early sixties there are a number of names that crop up time and time again as writers, the inspiration behind The Beatles, Tne Stones, The Animals, Them, The Yardbirds and countless others. many of those names were household names then and remain so today, names like Little Richard, Lieber & Stoller, The Isleys, Smokey Robinson.... but one contributor remains in sad and neglected obscurity.... and that man is Arthur Alexander. So buy this album and see what sparked the interest of the Lennons & McCartneys, the Jaggers & Richards, the Burdons, Paiges, Claptons and Morrisons all those years ago. These are sparse, honest, raw songs sung in a clear, undemonstrative but nonetheless ... Read More: |
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