This is the final instalment of the singles released on Goldwax. After the height of success represented in Volume 2, this is a more sober affair. The label reached the end of the road and eventually closed over this period as its major artists: James Carr, Spencer Wiggins and the Ovations, found themselves out of fashion and out of hits, despite no collapse in quality. James Carr and Spencer Wiggins are represented here with some of their most impassioned recordings: Carr’s pounding ‘Freedom Train’ and Wiggins’ amazing take on ‘I Never Loved A Woman’. Label owners Quinton Claunch and Doc Russell strove to find to broaden the label’s appeal during this time-frame. This included the launch of the country label Timmie, which saw Carmol Taylor release some incredible records. But Memphis was no Nashville and the hits didn’t follow. Other ploys included licensing to major labels such as Chess and United Artist’s Veep label, but nothing led to another artist breakthrough. Across the two CDs is some incredible southern soul recorded in Memphis and Muscle Shoals, not just by the headline acts but by Percy Milem and Willie Walker, future stars such as Timmy Thomas and the terminally obscure Willie Morgan. These recordings represent the best work of such studios as American Recordings, Sounds Of Memphis and Rick Hall’s Fame studio.
DISC 1 - 1. I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT (BUT IT’S GOT ME) 2. SHE’S ABOUT A MOVER - PERCY MILEM 3. STAY AWAY FROM BRENDA 4. I DON’T FEEL GUILTY - THE TERRY’s 5. DID SHE ASK ABOUT ME 6. FROM THE FIRST TIME WE MET - IVORY JOE HUNTER 7. IT’S MY LIFE 8. WHOLE LOTTA SHAKING GOING ON - TIMMY THOMAS 9. I’M A FOOL FOR YOU 10. GONNA SEND YOU BACK TO GEORGIA - JAMES CARR 11. TICKET TO RIDE 12. THERE GOES MY USED TO BE - WEE WILLIE WALKER 13. THE POWER OF A WOMAN 14. LONELY MAN - SPENCER WIGGINS 15. HE CALLED ME BABY 16. WHEN WILL THE GOOD APPLES FALL - JEANNE NEWMAN 17. A MAN NEEDS A WOMAN 18. STRONGER THAN LOVE - JAMES CARR 19. O’KETCHEE ME DOGGIE CREEK 20. HARD LUCK GUY - B.B. JASPER 21. THAT’S HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU 22. I’M A POOR MAN’S SON - SPENCER WIGGINS 23. LOVE IS A TRICKY THING 24. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A MAN - THE FIVE Cs 25. YOU NAME IT, I’VE HAD IT 26. YOU’RE RUNNING TOO FAST - WILLIE WALKER 27. LIFE TURNED HER THAT WAY 28. A MESSAGE TO YOUNG LOVERS - JAMES CARR
DISC 2 - 1. LOVE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING 2. LOVE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING (inst) - BEN ATKINS & THE NOMADS 3. ONCE IN A WHILE (IS BETTER THAN NEVER AT ALL) 4. HE’S TOO OLD - SPENCER WIGGINS Goldwax 337 5. TEACH ME HOW TO LET YOU GO 6. A GIRL IN LOVE - KATHY DAVIS 7. LOVE ME TONIGHT 8. SUGAR CREEK BOTTOM - CARMOL TAYLOR 9. FREEDOM TRAIN 10. THAT’S THE WAY LOVE TURNED OUT FOR ME - JAMES CARR 11. THE TRAIN NEVER STOPS AT OUR TOWN 12. ANOTHER MAN’S SHOES - CARMOL TAYLOR 13. FROM WARM TO COOL TO COLD 14. A LUCKY LOSER - WILLIE WALKER 15. I NEVER LOVED A WOMAN (THE WAY I LOVE YOU) 16. SOUL CITY USA - SPENCER WIGGINS 17. TO LOVE SOMEBODY 18. THESE AIN’T RAINDROPS - JAMES CARR 19. HAPPINESS 20. ROCKIN’ CHAIR - THE OVATIONS 21. MEDICINE MAN 22. YOU’VE GOTTA BE DIFFERENT - WILLIAM MORGAN & THE Cs 23. YOU HAD YOUR CHOICE 24. I’M LIVING GOOD (With spoken intro) - THE OVATIONS 25. ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT 26. EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY - JAMES CARR 27. I SLIPPED A LITTLE 28. I’M CRYING OVER YOU - PERCY MILEM