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    Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham Sweet Inspiration: The Songs Of Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham

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      • 1. percy sledge – out of left field
      • 2. dionne warwick – i'm your puppet
      • 3. the sweet inspirations – sweet inspiration
      • 4. charlie rich – a woman left lonely
      • 5. etta james – i worship the ground you walk on
      • 6. the ovations – i'm living good
      • 7. solomon burke – take me (just as i am)
      • 8. arthur alexander – cry like a baby
      • 9. jeanne newman – it tears me up
      • 10. art freeman – slippin' around with you
      • 11. tony borders – i met her in church
      • 12. sandy posey – are you never coming home
      • 13. james carr – let it happen
      • 14. the box tops – everything i am
      • 15. ted taylor – feed the flame
      • 16. tony joe white – watching the trains go by
      • 17. arthur conley – in the same old way
      • 18. ronnie milsap – denver
      • 19. patti laBelle & the bluebelles – dreamer
      • 20. irma thomas – good things don't come easy
      • 21. the wallace brothers – i need someone
      • 22. barbara lynn – he ain't gonna do it right
      • 23. tommy roe – wish you didn't have to go
      • 24. joe simon – let's do it over

      Great selection by Bob Dunham and Tony Rounce here - 24 of the best southern soul tracks ever to bear the names Penn and Oldham under the title - not the most obvious choices at times, so there'll be some surprises for even the most avid collectors. An awe-inspiring masterclass in the art of songwriting from two fabled sons of America's Deep South!

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