Customer Reviews
soul manl - By: frank perriam, 30 Apr 2010 
from the first track this cd had me wanting to dance.it will put youin a good mood the opening tracks are very strong the brilliant midnight hour.634.5789.land of 1000 dances all brilliant tracks,if you were to purchase only one soul cd this year you wont get much better than this,go on buy this cd is cheap but richin soul!
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.
