The Best of Soul Train – Vol. 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Best of Soul Train Vol. 1 – Time-Life DVD | Soul & Funk

 

 

 

 

on Time-Life DVD 2010  Vol. 1

 

 notes:

The Best of Soul Train – Vol. 1 is the first volume in Time-Life's collection
 celebrating the legendary American television program Soul Train. 
Released in 2010, this DVD presents historic performances 
from some of the most important names in soul, R&B and funk.

The program features The Isley Brothers, Graham Central Station, 
Barry White, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Marvin Gaye,
 Sly & the Family Stone, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gladys Knight & the Pips,
 The O'Jays and Aretha Franklin,
 alongside performances by the Soul Train Dancers.

The DVD also includes more than 65 minutes of bonus features,
 with interviews featuring Don Cornelius, Smokey Robinson and
 Brian McKnight. The approximate running time is 180 minutes. 
The complete Best of Soul Train collection documents performances 
originally broadcast during the show's influential years.

credits:

Because this is a compilation of original television performances, 
the DVD does not represent a single recording session with one
 fixed studio line-up. The musicians are the touring/band personnel 
accompanying each featured artist during their respective Soul Train appearances.

Notable performing groups include:
The Isley Brothers: Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley and O'Kelly Isley, 
with the group's contemporary touring musicians.
Graham Central Station: the band led by Larry Graham, 
featuring Graham's distinctive bass-driven funk sound.
Love Unlimited Orchestra: the large ensemble associated with 
Barry White, responsible for the orchestral arrangement of “Love's Theme.”
Sly & the Family Stone: the ensemble led by Sly Stone, 
combining soul, funk, rock and psychedelic influences.
Earth, Wind & Fire: the group led by Maurice White, known 
for its large horn, percussion and rhythm-section sound.

Original Broadcast / Recording Dates

The performances were recorded for television on different 
dates rather than in one recording session. The documented 
episodes represented on Volume 1 include:

Episode    Original broadcast    Featured artists
Episode 33    October 7, 1972    Gladys Knight & the Pips, The O'Jays
Episode 56    April 14, 1973    Aretha Franklin
Episode 89    February 16, 1974    Marvin Gaye
Episode 105    June 29, 1974    Sly & the Family Stone, Earth, Wind & Fire
Episode 119    December 14, 1974    The Isley Brothers, Graham Central Station
Episode 142    May 24, 1975    Barry White, Love Unlimited Orchestra
Episode 314    December 1, 1979    Aretha Franklin

Songwriters

Some of the principal compositions performed 
on the DVD were written by:

“That Lady” – O'Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley
“Summer Breeze” – Seals & Crofts (James Seals, Dash Crofts)
“Release Yourself” – Larry Graham
“Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” – Barry White
“Love's Theme” – Barry White
“What Am I Gonna Do with You” – Barry White
“You're the First, the Last, My Everything” – Barry White, 
 Peter Radcliffe, Tony Sepe
“Come Get to This” – Marvin Gaye
“Distant Lover” – Marvin Gaye, Sandra Greene, Marvin Tarplin
“Let's Get It On” – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
“I Want to Take You Higher” – Sly Stone
“Dance to the Music” – Sly Stone
“Mighty Mighty” – Maurice White and Al McKay
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
“Back Stabbers” – Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead
“Respect” – Otis Redding
“Rock Steady” – Aretha Franklin

 

 

 

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