Back To The Basics - The Chips Moman Songbook

He's not perhaps the best known or most prolific of those who have featured in Ace's Songwriter series, but few fans of American popular music from the 60s to the 90s would dispute that Lincoln Wayne 'Chips' Moman is one of the most important. Chips wore many professional hats during his almost 50-year career. Musician, label-owner, producer and studio owner are other areas at which he excelled. Here in 'Back To The Basics' there are many notable examples of him wearing several of those hats simultaneously. However, it's his songs that this compilation highlights. If Chips had only co-authored 'Dark End Of The Street', it would be enough to guarantee him songwriter immortality. But as you will hear in a collection that includes tracks by some of the most famous names in soul, pop and country music, it's far from being the only classic song in his catalogue. The CD comprises two-dozen choice cuts - many of them chart-topping and million-selling records and songs - by high-calibre talents ranging from William Bell and Carla Thomas, to Gram Parsons and Cher, to Waylon Jennings, Kenny Rogers and Johnny Cash. Truly an all-star aggregation to honour a genuine all-round talent.

Tracks

1~1~Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) - Waylon Jennings
1~2~Fool In Love - The Veltones
1~3~Do Right Woman, Do Right Man - Cher
1~4~For You - Gizzelle
1~5~This Time - Troy Shondell
1~6~Lyin' Again - Kenny Rogers
1~7~Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J. Thomas
1~8~Dark End Of The Street - The Flying Burrito Bros
1~9~Promises - Carla Thomas
1~10~Every Little Bit Helps - Helen Henry
1~11~Sandcastles - Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts
1~12~Last Night - Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames
1~13~Somebody Mentioned Your Name - William Bell
1~14~You're Gonna See A Lot More (Of My Leaving) - Barbara Lynn
1~15~Don't Let It Be (This Time) - The Gentrys
1~16~I'll Never Give Her Up (My Friend) - The Canes
1~17~If She Should Ever Break Your Heart - Barbara Stephens
1~18~Okeechobee Purple - Gary Stewart
1~19~Staring Each Other Down - Brenda Lee
1~20~Here Come The Flowers - Dottie West
1~21~Easy Street - Johnny Cash
1~22~He's Rolling Over And Over (In Someone Else's Clover) - Tammy Wynette
1~23~So Much Like My Dad - George Strait
1~24~Old Fords And A Natural Stone - Willie Nelson

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 25 June 2021
Genre: Soul
Label: ACE
Distributor: Rocket Group