Stax Reveals Greatest Hits Tracklist, SXSW Party

Following the announcement of their return to actively releasing music, the folks at Stax Records are kick-starting their catalog with the release of the previously reported Stax 50: A 50th Anniversary Celebration compilation. Stax 50 includes contributions from the Staple Singers, Booker T. & the MGs, Otis Redding, and Isaac Hayes. The label will release the two-disc hits collection, featuring liner notes by Stax historian Rob Bowman, on March 13.

In addition to being on the label's roster back in its 60s and 70s heyday, Hayes joins Angie Stone, Soulive, and Leon Ware as the first signings to Stax's 2007 incarnation. He also gets the honors of hosting the Stax Records Revue at South by Southwest on March 15. Booker T. & the MGs, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, and some surprise guests will play the 90-minute revue, which starts at 7:30 p.m. at Antone's.

Another Stax tribute is scheduled to take place at the Porretta Soul Festival in Porretta Terme, Italy from July 19-22. Booker T. & the MGs, Eddie Floyd, and Jimmy McCracklin are among the performers at the festival.

Tracklist:

Disc 1:

01 Carla Thomas: "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)"
02 The Mar-keys: "Last Night"
03 William Bell: "You Don't Miss Your Water"
04 Booker T. & the MGs: "Green Onions"
05 Rufus Thomas: "Walking the Dog"
06 Otis Redding: "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)"
07 The Astors: "Candy"
08 Otis Redding: "Respect"
09 Sam & Dave: "You Don't Know Like I Know"
10 The Mad Lads: "I Want Someone"
11 Sam & Dave: "Hold On I'm Comin'"
12 Carla Thomas: "Let Me Be Good to You"
13 Mable John: "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)"
14 Eddie Floyd: "Knock on Wood"
15 Carla Thomas: "B-A-B-Y"
16 Otis & Carla: "Tramp"
17 The Bar-Kays: "Soul Finger"
18 Albert King: "Born Under a Bad Sign"
19 Sam & Dave: "Soul Man"
20 Otis Redding: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"
21 Ollie & the Nightingales: "I Got a Sure Thing"
22 Booker T. & the MGs: "Soul Limbo"
23 Eddie Floyd: "I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)"
24 Linda Lyndell: "What a Man"
25 William Bell & Judy Clay: "Private Number"
26 Johnnie Taylor: "Who's Making Love"
27 William Bell: "I Forgot to Be Your Lover"
28 Carla Thomas: "I Like What You're Doing (To Me)"

Disc 2:

01 Booker T. & the MGs: "Time Is Tight"
02 The Emotions: "So I Can Love You"
03 Isaac Hayes: "Walk on By"
04 Rufus Thomas: "Do the Funky Chicken"
05 Johnnie Taylor: "Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone"
06 Jean Knight: "Mr. Big Stuff"
07 Isaac Hayes: "Never Can Say Goodbye"
08 The Dramatics: "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get"
09 The Staple Singers: "Respect Yourself"
10 Isaac Hayes: "Theme From Shaft"
11 The Bar-Kays: "Son of Shaft"
12 Little Milton: "That's What Love Will Make You Do"
13 Frederick Knight: "I've Been Lonely for So Long"
14 Soul Children: "Hearsay"
15 The Dramatics: "In the Rain"
16 The Staple Singers: "I'll Take You There"
17 Mel & Tim Starting: "All Over Again"
18 The Temprees: "Dedicated to the One I Love"
19 The Staple Singers: "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)"
20 Johnnie Taylor: "Cheaper to Keep Her"
21 Soul Children: "I'll Be the Other Woman"
22 Shirley Brown: "Woman to Woman"

Video: Booker T. & the MGs: Time Is Tight (Live)