Jackson, Mississippi's Malaco Records has been the very model of an indie concern sticking to its roots--in this case, Southern soul and blues--while staying current enough to occasionally break its discs into the mainstream. In the '70s, this strategy made for smashes as diverse as King Floyd's "Groove Me," Jean Knight's "Mr. Big Stuff," Dorothy Moore's "Misty Blue," and Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell." By the mid-'80s, Malaco had scored big with Z.Z. Hill's barely updated cheating ballads and had revitalized the career of Bobby "Blue" Bland with the classic Members Only. (The company performed a similar feat a decade later with Johnnie Taylor's Good Love!) Some '80s and '90s cuts suffer from cheesy production, but this six-CD box set does a great job of tracing Malaco's many triumphs. --Rickey Wright
Disc: 1
1. Looking For My Pig - Haran Griffin
2. Warm Loving Man - Cozy Corley
3. I Can't Go Wrong - Eddie Houston
4. Sweetheart Baby - Jackie Dorsey
5. You Can't Find Love - Betty & Charles
6. Red Cross Store - Fred McDowell
7. Mississippi River - Paul Davis
8. I Feel Better Now - Stefan Anderson
9. Talking 'Bout Love - George Soule
10. Funky Thing - The Unemployed
11. Groove Me - King Floyd
12. What Our Love Needs - King Floyd
13. I Miss You - Bonnie & Sheila
14. When A Man Cries - Joe Wilson
15. Baby Let Me Kiss You - King Floyd
16. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
17. I Found All These Things - C.P. Love
18. Mr. & Mrs. Untrue - Mighty Sam
19. Gypsy Read Your Cards For Me - The Barons
20. Gospel Train - Golden Nuggets
21. Woman Don't Go Astray - King Floyd
22. Can't Be In Two Places At The Same - Chuck Brooks
23. Superman - Richard Caiton
24. Dog In The Night - Carson Whitsett
25. Don't Let Go - Dorothy Moore
Disc: 2
1. We Can Love - King Floyd and Dorothy Moore
2. Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore
3. Travel On - Jackson Southernaires
4. E Ni Me Ni Mi Ni Mo - Elliott Small
5. Somebody Touched Me - Eddie Floyd
6. Funny How Slips Away - Dorothy Moore
7. We Should Really Be In Love - Dorothy Moore/Eddie Floyd
8. Dark Skin Woman - Billy Cee
9. Flying Too High - Natural High
10. Trouble Blues - McKinley Mitchell
11. I Believe You - Dorothy Moore
12. You Don't Love Me No More - Willie Cobbs
13. I Wanna Be Your C.B. - Joe Shamwell
14. With Pen In Hand - Dorothy Moore
15. The End Of The Rainbow - McKinley Mitchell
16. Fallin' In Love With You - Nolan Struck
17. I'm Gonna Hate Myself - The Fiestas
18. Take This Job And Shove It - Ona Watson
19. The Whole World Is Dancin' - Natural High
20. Let Your Love Rain Down On Me - Jewell Bass
21. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
Disc: 3
1. Dance, Sing Along - Freedom
2. Groove Me - Fern Kinney
3. Get Up And Dance - Freedom
4. Together We Are Beautiful - Fern Kinney
5. Sweet Life - Fern Kinney/Frederick Knight
6. Please Don't Make Me Do Something Bad To You - Z.Z. Hill
7. Seeing You Again - Ruby Wilson
8. Down Home Blues - Z.Z. Hill
9. Cheating In The Next Room - Z.Z. Hill
10. Groovin' - Power
11. Don't Be Lonely - Sho-Nuff
12. Bad Risk - Latimore
13. A Lady In The Street - Denise LaSalle
14. Let's Share - G.C. Cameron
15. Someone Else Is Steppin' In - Z.Z. Hill
16. Get A Little, Give A Little - Z.Z. Hill
17. Right Place, Right - Denise LaSalle/Latimore
18. Shade Tree Mechanic - Z.Z. Hill
19. Your Husband Is Cheating On Us - Denise LaSalle
Disc: 4
1. The Blues Is Alright - Little Milton
2. Lady, My Whole World Is You - Johnnie Taylor
3. This Is Your Night - Johnnie Taylor
4. My Tu Tu - Denise LaSalle
5. Part Lover - Formula V
6. I Get Off On You - The Rose Bros.
7. Members Only - Bobby Blue Bland
8. Rock Me - Mosley & Johnson
9. Wall To Wall - Johnnie Taylor
10. Sunshine Lady - Latimore
11. Annie Mae's Cafe - Little Milton
12. Cheatin' Is A Risky Business - Little Milton
13. Get Your Money Where You Spend Your - Bobby Blue Bland
14. Room 244 - Little Milton
15. Everything's Out In The Open - Johnnie Taylor
16. All You'll Ever Need - Latimore
17. I Found A Love - Johnnie Taylor
Disc: 5
1. You Gotta Hurt Before You Heal - Bobby Blue Bland
2. Ain't Nothin' Like The Lovin' We Got - Shirley Brown/Bobby Womack
3. Still Crazy - Johnnie Taylor
4. Midnight Run - Bobby Blue Bland
5. Wet Match - Denise LaSalle
6. Take Off Your Shoes - Bobby Blue Bland
7. If You'll Give Me Your Heart - Dorothy Moore
8. I Need A Good Woman Bad - Latimore
9. Working Is The Curse Of The Drinking Classes - Mike Griffin
10. I'll Always Love You - The Beat Daddys
11. Stay Close To Home - Dorothy Moore
12. There's A Stranger In My House - Bobby Blue Bland
13. Poonanny Be Still - Poonanny
14. Please Don't Let Our Good Thing End - Dorothy Moore/Z.Z. Hill
Disc: 6
1. Here's Your Mop Mr. Johnson - Keri Leigh
2. Don't Let The Devil Ride - James Peterson
3. Cold This Winter - Ernie Johnson
4. You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man - Shirley Brown
5. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Bobby Rush
6. Good Love - Johnnie Taylor
7. Your Man Is Home Tonight - Artie White
8. Last Two Dollars - Johnnie Taylor
9. Got My Whiskey - Mel Walters
10. I Been Having An Affair - Tonya
11. Let Me Please You - Tyrone Davis
12. Who Is Betty - Shirley Brown
13. Don't Make Me Creep - Stan Mosley
14. Tenderness - Kristine
15. Two Lumps Of Sugar - Carl Sims
16. Big Boned Woman - Little Milton



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