Description

Along with his other original Goldwax LP, You Got My Mind Messed Up, James Carr's Man Needs a Woman represents one of the high watermarks of Southern soul music. And beyond his tonal resemblance to Otis Redding, Carr was as distinct a voice as the genre ever produced. 

Compilations on both Kent (Complete Goldwax Singles) and Razor & Tie (The Essential James Carr) are certainly good places to start, but this LP might be even a better introductory title, especially considering the likelihood one will want to obtain all of Carr's prime late-'60s work. Whether Carr revels in the up-tempo soul of "I'm a Fool for Your" or stops the presses on sanctified slow-burners like "You've Got My Mind Messed Up" and the Dan Penn and Chips Moman-penned classic "Dark End of the Street," the intensity never falters.

Tracklist

A

  • 1.A Man Needs A Woman
  • 2.Stronger Than Love
  • 3.More Love
  • 4.You Didn't Know It But You Had Me
  • 5.A Woman Is A Man's Best Friend
  • 6.I'm A Fool For You
  • 7.A Losing Game
  • 8.A Message To Young Lovers

B

  • 1.Life Turned Her That Way
  • 2.Gonna Send You Back To Georgia
  • 3.The Dark End Of The Street
  • 4.I Sowed Love And Reaped A Heartache
  • 5.Let It Happen
  • 6.You Gotta Have Soul
  • 7.You Hurt So Good
  • 8.You've Got My Mind Messed Up

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