William Bell's history illustrates just how singles-oriented soul was in the 1960s.
Though he'd enjoyed a hit in 1961 with "You Don't Miss Your Water," it wasn't until 1967 that Stax finally released his first album, the magnificent The Soul of a Bell.
From that classic and Bell's moderate hits "Never Like This Before" and "Everybody Loves A Winner" to heartfelt versions of "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" and "I've Been Loving You Too Long," everything on this album (reissued on CD in 1991) illustrates the gospel-drenched richness of Southern soul.
Meanwhile, the influence of Motown and the Four Tops is hard to miss on the riveting single "Eloise (Hang On In There)," which should have been a major hit, but surprisingly, never even charted.
The 2002 CD reissue adds alternate versions of "You Don't Miss Your Water" and "Any Other Way".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everybody Loves a WinnerWilliam Bell, Booker T. Jones | William Bell | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Nothing Takes the Place of YouToussaint McCall, Alan Robinson | William Bell | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Then You Can Tell Me GoodbyeJohn D. Loudermilk | William Bell | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Eloise (Hang on in There)William Bell, Booker T. Jones | William Bell | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Any Other WayWilliam Bell | William Bell | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | It's Happening All OverIsaac Hayes, Joe Shamwell | William Bell | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Never Like This BeforeIsaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, David Porter | William Bell | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | You're Such a Sweet ThangWilliam Bell, Booker T. Jones, Joe Shamwell | William Bell | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | You Don't Miss Your Water (Single Version) | William Bell | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Do Right Woman - Do Right Man | William Bell | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) | William Bell | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 33 mins | 75 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Arnold | Sax (Alto) |
| 2 | Yves Beauvais | Reissue Producer |
| 3 | William Bell | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Booker T. & the MG's | Guest Artist |
| 5 | Jerry Butler | Composer |
| 6 | Steve Cropper | Guitar |
| 7 | Donald "Duck" Dunn | Bass |
| 8 | Isaac Hayes | Composer, Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 9 | Daniel Hersch | Remastering |
| 10 | Bill Inglot | Remastering |
| 11 | Al Jackson, Jr. | Drums |
| 12 | Wayne Jackson | Trumpet |
| 13 | Booker T. Jones | Composer |
| 14 | Booker T. Jones III | Keyboards |
| 15 | John D. Loudermilk | Composer |
| 16 | Andrew Love | Sax (Tenor) |
| 17 | Toussaint McCall | Composer |
| 18 | Chips Moman | Composer |
| 19 | Dan Penn | Composer |
| 20 | David Porter | Composer |
| 21 | Otis Redding | Composer |
| 22 | Alan Robinson | Composer |
| 23 | Joe Shamwell | Composer |
| 24 | Ronnie Stoots | Artwork |
William Bell
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |