Track Listings (16) - Disc #1| All Artists: Joe Tex Title: The Very Best of Joe Tex Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label: Rhino Records Release Date: 2/26/2008 Genres: Pop, R&B Styles: Oldies, Funk, Soul Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 081227994358 |
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Texas-born music legend Joe Tex dispensed his inimitable songs many of them R&B/pop crossover hits with rustic charm, down home wisdom, a dose of humor, the conviction of a gospel preacher and the passion of a true sou... more » |
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Product Description Texas-born music legend Joe Tex dispensed his inimitable songs many of them R&B/pop crossover hits with rustic charm, down home wisdom, a dose of humor, the conviction of a gospel preacher and the passion of a true southern soul man. Tex's style of often speaking and rapping over gritty soul tracks is a precursor to hip-hop and it shines on classic hits including I Believe I'm Gonna Make It and Skinny Legs And All. Spanning 1965-1977, this must-have single-disc compilation of 16 of Joe Tex's greatest tracks also features his 65 smash Hold What You ve Got, a #2 R&B/#5 pop single, the #1 hits I Gotcha (also #2 pop), A Sweet Woman Like You, and I Want To (Do Everything For You). Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsGym floors were shakin' all over this land David Kinney | San Francisco, Ca. United States | 02/08/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "Gym floors WERE shakin' whenever the local AM disc jockey was cool enough to play Joe Tex's latest sermon. Yes brethren, I said sermon. The man was a secular preacher, marriage counseler, and hmmm? what else? oh yeah... a whole bunch of fun too! Wallflowers of both sexes left the walls and danced to 'Show Me','Skinny Legs And All',and ' One Monkey Don't Stop No Show".Joe Tex preached the gospel of the wallflower.The man (kid with pimples) with the raggeddy clothes, the woman (girl with braces) with the skinny legs. He had a great big heart that encouraged everybody to take part and have fun. Everybody. This collection does a good service to both old fans of Joe and newcomers alike. I prefer the sixties stuff myself, but I can still remember driving in my first car in 1972 and hearing "I Gotcha" coming out of the AM speakers. Got me!" It holds up well... beesquare | FALLS CHURCH, VA United States | 07/21/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "Yes, buy it. For the most part the songs, the guitar and horn work, and recording quality hold up and are still as catchy and humorous today as you remember them from when they were recorded. Your kids might even like some of the songs or at least listen with you once. Joe Tex was not one to fluff up his recording sessions with unnecessary violins and other elaborate orchestration; all the cuts have the immediacy of a night club performance. The album has quite a bit going for it besides just nostalgia value: the production quality of this CD seems to be a cut above many historical collections like this... kudos to Rhino on this one. Note: the lyrics are intended to be humorous, human, and down-to-earth (and they are), but some may be offended by the characterizations of women according to their physical appearance as in "Skinny Legs" and "Big Fat Woman."" Classic Soul mistermaxxx@yahoo.com | usa | 04/09/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "Joe Tex has it all here.Powerful Voice,a Strong sense of Humor&Jams such as Skinny Legs&all,One Monkey Don't Stop No Show.this is Great Soul Music.a Must."
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