Mr. Excitement!
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Mr. Excitement! is a 1992 Rhino Records three disc compilation album of the music of R&B singer Jackie Wilson, covering his entire career from 1956 through the early 1970s, including his early work with Billy Ward and His Dominoes. Wilson was one of the most successful R&B artists ever, entering the charts over 50 times.[1] The album contains 72 tracks and, in 2003, it was ranked number 235 on the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[2]
Track listing
Disc one
- "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy)
- "St. Therese of the Roses" (Remus Harris and Arthur Strauss)
- "Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet)" (Tyran Carlo / Berry Gordy, Jr.)
- "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (Gus Edwards / Edward Madden)
- "Danny Boy" (Frederick Edward Weatherly)
- "Right Now!" (Dick Wolf / Randy Starr)
- "I'm Wanderin'" (Tyran Carlo / Berry Gordy, Jr.)
- "We Have Love" (Berry Gordy, Jr. / Tyran Carlo)
- "Singing a Song" (Jackie Wilson)
- "To Be Loved" (Berry Gordy, Jr. / Tyran Carlo)
- "Lonely Teardrops" (Gwen Fuqua / Berry Gordy, Jr. / Tyran Carlo)
- "I'll Be Satisfied" (Tyran Carlo / Berry Gordy, Jr.)
- "You Better Know It" (Jackie Wilson)
- "Talk That Talk" (Sidney Wyche)
- "Only You, Only Me" (Benny Davis / Ted Murray)
- "Hush-A-Bye" (Winfield Scott / Lionel Belasco)
- "That's Why (I Love You So)" (Tyran Carlo / Berry Gordy, Jr.)
- "I Know I'll Always Be in Love With You" (Barbara Mayson Campbell)
- "Wishing Well" (Jackie Wilson)
- "So Much" (Jackie Wilson / Dorian Burton / Joseph Dias)
- "It's All a Part of Love" (Steve Davis / Ted Murray)
- "Night" (John Lehman / Ron Miller)
- "Doggin' Around" (Lena Agree)
- "She Done Me Wrong" (Lena Agree)
Disc two
- "Sazzle Dazzle" (Paul Tarnopol)
- "(You Were Made For) All My Love" (Jackie Wilson / Billy Myles)
- "A Woman, a Lover, a Friend" (Sidney Wyche)
- "Am I the Man" (Bob Hamilton / Tom King)
- "Alone at Last" (John Lehman)
- "My Empty Arms" (Al Kasha)
- "The Tear of the Year" (Peter Udell / Gary Geld)
- "Your One and Only Love" (Billy Myles)
- "Please Tell Me Why" (Paul Tarnopol)
- "I'm Comin' on Back to You" (Horace Ott / Al Kasha)
- "Years from Now" (Horace Ott / Alonzo Tucker / R. Adams )
- "You Don't Know What It Means" (Alonzo Tucker / Jackie Wilson / M. Levy)
- "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler)
- "Lonely Life" (Al Kasha / Truman Thomas)
- "My Heart Belongs to Only You" (Frank Daniels / Dorothy Daniels)
- "The Greatest Hurt" (Billy Myles)
- "I Found Love" (Alonzo Tucker / Jackie Wilson)
- "I Just Can't Help It" (Alonzo Tucker / Jackie Wilson)
- "Baby Workout" (Jackie Wilson / Alonzo Tucker)
- "Shake a Hand" (Joe Morris)
- "Squeeze Her - Tease Her (But Love Her)" (Alonzo Tucker / Jackie Wilson)
- "I've Got to Get Back (Country Boy)" (Alonzo Tucker / Paul Tarnopol)
- "Silent One"
- "She's All Right" (Eddie Singleton)
Disc three
- "Shake! Shake! Shake!" (R. Adams)
- "Danny Boy" (Frederick Edward Weatherly)
- "No Pity (In the Naked City)" (Alonzo Tucker / Jackie Wilson)
- "Think Twice" (Charlie Singleton)
- "I Believe" (Jimmy Shirl / Irvin Graham / Al Stillman / Ervin Drake)
- "Whispers (Gettin' Louder)" (David Scott / Barbara Acklin)
- "I've Lost You" (Van McCoy)
- "Who Am I?" (Bert Keyes / Bob Elgin)
- "Just Be Sincere" (Bernard Reed / Robert Wright)
- "I Don't Want to Lose You" (Karl Tarleton / Carl Davis)
- "Stop Lying"
- "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" (Raynard Miner / Gary Jackson / Carl Smith)
- "Since You Showed Me How to Be Happy" (Carl Smith / Gary Jackson / Gerald Sims)
- "Open the Door to Your Heart" (Darrell Banks)
- "Chain Gang" (Sam Cooke)
- "Even When You Cry" (Quincy Jones / Marilyn Bergman)
- "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" (Van McCoy / Alicia Evelyn)
- "For Once in My Life" (Orlando Murden / Ron Miller)
- "(I Can Feel Those Vibrations) This Love Is Real" (Daniel Moore)
- "This Love Is Mine" (J. Perry)
- "You Got Me Walking" (Eugene Record)
- "No More Goodbyes"
- "Just Call My Name" (James Thompson)
- "Don't Burn No Bridges" (Romaine Anderson)
References
- ^ a b Bowman, Rob. Jackie Wilson: Mr. Excitement Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Mr. Excitement! - Jackie Wilson Rolling Stone magazine. Retrieved: 2012-04-02.