Customer Reviews
Soul at its best - By: Mr. A. Craddock, 16 Feb 2007 
The recent passing of Wilson gives the music listener a chance to take stock of the subjects work. Wilson was probably underated by the public. However when one counts up his songs he left us with a golden legacy. Included here are In the midnight hour, land of 1000 dances. Mustang Sally, 634-5789 & his rendition of The Beatles classic Hey Jude which was a surprise top 20 hitin 1969. Also on this set is the beautiful I`min love. If you are into soul music this is a top c.d. to own.
Wilson Pickett at his soulful best! - By: , 30 Jun 2001 
This is a fine soul album containing sixteen tracks of Wilson Pickett at his best, opening with what many would consider his signature tune 'In The Midnight Hour'. 'Land Of A Thousand Dances' with big punchy brass, & the slower 'Mustang Sally' showing Pickettin great voice - the big band backing & the backing vocals are excellent - this is a rhythm & blues classic! 'I'm as happy as a man can be' sings Wilson with great conviction on Bobby Womack's 'I'm In Love' which he performs superbly. 'She's Lookin' Good' is a funky number with great interplay between guitar & Pickett's vocals throughout the song. There has been some decent covers of Beatles songs, & some not so decent, but Wilson Pickett does justice to 'Hey Jude' & he is helped out by Duane Allman's (Allman Brothers Band & Derek And The Dominoes) guitar work -yeah, nice one! A great intro leads the listener into 'Engine Number 9' where so much is going on musically throughout this song which is truly fascinating stuff - this is good! Well worth a mention is the moving 'Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You' - a good song sung with loads of feeling. Taking Andy Fraser & Paul Rodgers' (Of Free) 'Fire And Water' & making it completely his own works very well. This is a good album of quality material, some of it classic. A welcome cd to my collection. Recommended.
