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The Stax Story

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Tracks

#	Title	Sung by
1.1	Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)	Carla Thomas	2:21
1.2	Last Night	The Mar‐Keys	2:41
1.3	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	2:55
1.4	Walking the Dog	Rufus Thomas	2:34
1.5	Respect	Earl Sims	2:09
1.6	Hold On I’m Comin’	Sam & Dave	2:30
1.7	B‐A‐B‐Y	Carla Thomas	2:55
1.8	Knock on Wood	Eddie Floyd	3:04
1.9	Soul Finger	The Bar‐Kays	2:21
1.10	Tramp	Otis Redding, Carla Thomas	3:01
1.11	Born Under a Bad Sign	Albert King	2:49
1.12	Soul Man	Sam Moore, David Prater	2:40
1.13	(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay	Otis Redding	2:42
1.14	Private Number	Judy Clay & William Bell	2:41
1.15	Who’s Making Love	Johnnie Taylor, Booker T. Jones	2:49
1.16	Time Is Tight	Booker T. & the MG’s	3:18
1.17	Do the Funky Chicken	Rufus Thomas	3:17
1.18	Mr. Big Stuff	Jean Knight	2:34
1.19	Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get	The Dramatics	3:35
1.20	Respect Yourself	The Staple Singers	3:32
1.21	Theme From “Shaft”	Isaac Hayes	3:18
1.22	I’ve Been Lonely (For So Long)	Frederick Knight	3:22
1.23	I’ll Take You There	The Staple Singers	3:14
1.24	Starting All Over Again	Mel & Tim	3:31
1.25	I’ll Be the Other Woman	The Soul Children	3:36
1.26	Woman to Woman	Charles Chalmers Singers	3:55
2.1	’Cause I Love You	Rufus Thomas & Carla Thomas	2:46
2.2	You Don’t Miss Your Water	William Bell	3:02
2.3	These Arms of Mine	Otis Redding	2:33
2.4	Can Your Monkey Do the Dog	Rufus Thomas	2:29
2.5	Big Party	Barbara & the Browns	2:42
2.6	Jump Back	Rufus Thomas	2:21
2.7	Mr. Pitiful	Otis Redding	2:44
2.8	Can’t See You When I Want To	David Porter	2:56
2.9	Boot‐Leg	Booker T. & the MG’s	2:07
2.10	I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)	Otis Redding	2:56
2.11	Candy	The Astors	3:03
2.12	I Want Someone	The Mad Lads	2:44
2.13	Philly Dog	The Mar‐Keys	2:17
2.14	(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction	Earl Sims	2:46
2.15	Things Get Better	Eddie Floyd	2:26
2.16	Let Me Be Good to You	Carla Thomas	2:43
2.17	I’ll Run Your Hurt Away	Ruby Johnson	3:10
2.18	Your Good Thing (Is About to End)	Mable John	3:00
2.19	Patch My Heart	The Mad Lads	2:33
2.20	Crosscut Saw	Albert King	2:35
2.21	I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down	Sam & Dave	2:43
2.22	Groovin’	Booker T. & the MG’s	2:44
2.23	Give Everybody Some	The Bar‐Kays	2:25
2.24	Cold Feet	Albert King	2:47
2.25	I Thank You	Sam & Dave	2:47
2.26	I Got a Sure Thing	Ollie & The Nightingales	2:39
2.27	Big Bird	Eddie Floyd	3:03
2.28	A Tribute to a King	William Bell	2:54
2.29	I Ain’t Particular	Johnnie Taylor	2:27
3.1	Soul Limbo	Booker T. & the MG’s	2:24
3.2	I’ve Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)	Eddie Floyd	2:45
3.3	What a Man	Linda Lyndell	2:41
3.4	I Like Everything About You	Jimmy Hughes	2:50
3.5	I Forgot to Be Your Lover	William Bell	2:21
3.6	I Like What You’re Doing (To Me)	Carla Thomas	2:55
3.7	So I Can Love You	The Emotions	2:51
3.8	Walk On By	Isaac Hayes	4:34
3.9	Black Boy	Roebuck "Pops" Staples	3:23
3.10	I Have Learned to Do Without You	Mavis Staples	4:07
3.11	Play the Music Toronados	The T.S.U. Toronadoes	2:33
3.12	Never Can Say Goodbye	Isaac Hayes	3:37
3.13	The Breakdown, Part 1	Rufus Thomas	3:15
3.14	Son of Shaft	The Bar‐Kays	3:12
3.15	That’s What Love Will Make You Do	Little Milton	3:56
3.16	In the Rain	The Dramatics	3:25
3.17	Hearsay	The Soul Children	3:31
3.18	Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)	Isaac Hayes & David Porter	4:25
3.19	Dedicated to the One I Love	The Temprees	3:34
3.20	Breaking Up Somebody’s Home	Albert King	3:41
3.21	I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)	Johnnie Taylor	4:32
3.22	Short Stopping	Veda Brown	2:23
3.23	Cheaper to Keep Her	Johnnie Taylor	3:27
3.24	If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)	The Staple Singers	3:20
4.1	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	4:15
4.2	Raise Your Hand	Eddie Floyd	3:47
4.3	Something Good (Is Going to Happen to You)	Carla Thomas	4:16
4.4	Grab This Thing, Part 1	The Mar‐Keys	2:31
4.5	The Dog	Rufus Thomas	2:56
4.6	You Don’t Miss Your Water	William Bell	3:48
4.7	Soothe Me	Sam & Dave	2:57
4.8	You Don’t Know Like I Know	Sam & Dave	3:47
4.9	Shake	Otis Redding	2:33
4.10	Try a Little Tenderness	Otis Redding	6:53
4.11	Oh La De Da	The Staple Singers	3:35
4.12	(Do the) Push and Pull, Part 1	Rufus Thomas	5:17
4.13	Jody’s Got Your Girl and Gone	Johnnie Taylor	5:47
4.14	Killing Floor	Albert King	3:50
4.15	Blues Power	Albert King	3:11
4.16	Show Me How	The Emotions	3:49
4.17	Hang ’Em High	Booker T. & the MG’s	3:55
4.18	Theme From “Shaft”	Isaac Hayes	4:48
4.19	Theme From “The Men”	Isaac Hayes	3:48

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