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Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos A 7 CD box set Release date June 23, 2023 Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos brings together 146 demos from the Stax Records vaults highlighting the strength of songwriting talent at the legendary label. Including 140 tracks that have never been heard before, this collection combines both songwriter demos and in some cases, full blown arrangement into a 7-CD set. The first three discs contain demos by the Stax songwriters that were recorded and released by Stax artists on one of the Stax family of labels (Stax, Volt, Enterprise, We Produce, Koko, Respect, etc.). The fourth disc contains demos by the Stax songwriters that were recorded and released on record labels OTHER than the Stax family of labels (Atlantic, Decca, Hi, Chimneyville, etc.). The final three discs contain demos by the Stax songwriters that were never released anywhere. Including songs from legendary songwriters such as William Bell, Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Bettye Crutcher and many more this collection includes unheard versions of some of Soul, and music’s, most well-known songs. The collection is packaged in a 7x7 boxset which includes a new essay written by Stax's original Director of Publicity Deanie Parker and GRAMMY-winning writer Robert Gordon, archival photos and an intro by multi-GRAMMY award winning compilation producer Cheryl Pawelski. Written In Their Soul: THE STAX SONGWRITER DEMOS (Official Trailer) Tracklist CD1: Stax Writers, Stax Releases (Part One) 1. Comfort Me – Carla Thomas 2. You Make A Strong Girl Weak – Jeanne & The Darlings 3. What Did I Do Wrong – William Bell Another Night Without My Man – Carla Thomas 4. I Got Everything I Need – Eddie Floyd 5. Mister Fix It – Eddie Floyd 6. I’ll Always Have Faith In You – Eddie Floyd 7. Got To Make A Comeback – Eddie Floyd 8. I’ve Seen What Loneliness Can Do – Homer Banks 9. Slow Train – William Bell 10. Hear My Call, Here – The Staple Singers 11. Top Of The Mountain – The Staple Singers 12. I See It – The Staple Singers 13. The Ghetto – The Staple Singers 14. You Can’t Win With A Losing Hand – Eddie Floyd 15. Sweet Sensation – Carla Thomas 16. Spare Me The Hurt Of Losing You – The Newcomers 17. Third Child – Bettye Crutcher 18. Respect Yourself – Mack Rice & Luther Ingram 19. People Come Out Of Your Shell – Bettye Crutcher 20. I’ll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm) – Homer Banks CD2: Stax Writers, Stax Releases (Part Two) 1. Get Up About Yourself – Homer Banks 2. All Day Preachin’ – Bettye Crutcher 3. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right – Homer Banks 4. We The People – Carl Smith 5. Do The Sweetback – March Wind 6. What Would I Do – Leon Moore 7. Heaven Knows – Homer Banks 8. I May Not Be All You Want (But I’m All You Got) – Homer Banks 9. True Love Don’t Grow On Trees – Veda Brown 10. (I Didn’t Know What Losing Was)‘Til I Lost You – Eddie Floyd 11. Until I Lost You – March Wind 12. Drown Yourself – Bettye Crutcher 13. If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me) – Homer Banks 14. I Got To Be Myself – Carl Smith 15. You’re Spreading Yourself A Little Too Thin – Bettye Crutcher 16. Take A Walk Down My Street – Bettye Crutcher 17. Before The Honeymoon – Homer Banks 18. Nobody But You – Mack Rice 19. Hot line To Jesus – Mack Rice 20. I Hear Footsteps (Coming Closer) – William Brown CD3: Stax Writers, Stax Releases (Part Three) 1. I’ll Be The Other Woman – Shelbra Bennett 2. We’ve Got Love On Our Side – Bettye Crutcher 3. It’s So Wonderful – Frederick Knight 4. That’s What Friends Are For – Mack Rice 5. Sugar Daddy – Bettye Crutcher 6. Woman To Woman – Henderson Thigpen 7. So Glad To Have You – Bettye Crutcher 8. Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’ – Mack Rice 9. Dy-No-Mite (Did You Saw My Love) – Mack Rice 10. Your Love Is Amazin’ – Eddie Floyd 11. Walk On To your New Love – Bettye Crutcher 12. Something Ain’t Right – Mack Rice 13. There Is A God – Bettye Crutcher 14. Packed Up And Took My Mind – Denise LaSalle 15. Don’t You Know That It’s All Right – Joe Shamwell & Eddie Floyd 16. Who Made The Man – Mack Rice 17. It Don’t Pay To Get Up In The Morning – Mack Rice CD4: Stax Writers, Non-Stax Releases 1. Don’t Let The Love light Leave – Carla Thomas 2. I’ve Got No Time To Lose – Deanie Parker 3. A Woman’s Love – Carla Thomas 4. 634-5789 (Soulsville, USA) – Eddie Floyd 5. Linda Sue Dixon – Mack Rice 6. Told You For The Last Time – Delaney Bramlett 7. Let Me Know – Mack Rice 8. Let Me Be Yours – Joe Shamwell 9. We Can Love – Eddie Floyd 10. Without You – Mack Rice 11. Shouting Out Love – Veda Brown 12. Take My Body – Bettye Crutcher 13. I’ve Got A Feeling (We’ll Be Seeing Each Other Again) – Homer Banks 14. I Could Never Be Satisfied – Mack Rice 15. Everybody’s Hustling – Mack Rice 16. Either You Love Me Or Leave Me – Homer Banks 17. I’ve Never Been This Close To Jesus – Mack Rice 18. Pussy Footing Around – Mack Rice 19. This Time Yesterday – Mack Rice 20. Are We Slipping Away – Mack Rice 21. I Wanna Slow Dance Wit’cha – Frederick Knight 22. What You Did To Me Last Night – Bettye Crutcher CD5: Uncut Songs (Part One) 1. Got To Make You Mine – Eddie Floyd 2. Come On Dance With Me – Rufus Thomas 3. I Got To Go For That – Rufus Thomas 4. Spin It – Deanie Parker 5. Nobody Wants To Get Old – Deanie Parker & Mack Rice 6. Such A Feeling – Eddie Floyd 7. Never Say No To The One You Love – Eddie Floyd 8. Looks Like Another Hot Summer – Steve Cropper & Eddie Floyd 9. Give You All The Love I Got – Eddie Floyd 10. It’s Up To You – Carla Thomas 11. Let’s Be Sure – Carla Thomas 12. Oo-we Baby What You Do To Me – Booker T. Jones 13. Coming Together – Homer Banks 14. It’s Over – Homer Banks 15. Break Out (aka Bust Out) - Wendy Rene 16. Walk On Back – Unknown 17. Come On Down – Mack Rice 18. Can’t Make Enough – William Bell 19. Love Is You – Eddie Floyd 20. Let’s Get Down To Business – Bettye Crutcher 21. Stone For Stone – Henderson Thigpen 22. I Won’t Do You No Dirt – William Bell 23. Just too right To Be Wrong – Mack Rice 24. Song #2 – The MG’s CD6: Uncut Songs (Part Two) 1. Too Much Sugar For A Dime – Homer Banks 2. Too Much Sugar For A Dime – Bettye Crutcher 3. You Knock Me Out – Homer Banks 4. I Should Have Changed My Ways – Jimmy Hughes Til You Been Loved By Me – Eddie Floyd 5. Deaf And Dumb – Mack Rice 6. It’s No Secret – William Bell 7. Somebody’s Got You Baby – Marshall Jones 8. Something Keeps Holding Me Back – Mack Rice 9. Take It All Off – Bettye Crutcher 10. Don’t You Know I’m All Alone – Eddie Floyd 11. Sweet Dreams (I Had Of You) – Eddie Floyd 12. Ain’t No Love Like My Baby’s Love – Bettye Crutcher 13. Just The Way You Loved Me – Bettye Crutcher 14. Glory Glory I Love Him – Eddie Floyd 15. Stay With Me – Eddie Floyd 16. Three Meals A Day – Mack Rice 17. Everybody Is Talking Love – Bettye Crutcher 18. Didn’t Love Straighten It Out – Homer Banks 19. We Don’t Need Stone Walls – John KaSandra 20. You’re Funny Boy – Carl Smith CD7: Uncut Songs (Part Three) 1. Shadows On The Wall – Eddie Floyd 2. Grandpa’s Will – Homer Banks 3. Whatcha Gonna Do (When You Find The One) – Bettye Crutcher 4. I Got To Keep On Taking Chances – Jimmy Hughes 5. Thank You For Loving Me – William Bell 6. Do Me Wrong – Eddie Floyd 7. Put It To A Vote – Carl Smith & Marshall Jones 8. Dammit – Eddie Floyd & Mack Rice 9. The Yard Man – Bettye Crutcher 10. Don’t Stay Gone Too Long – Bettye Crutcher 11. How Can I Win Your Love – Eddie Floyd 12. Every Now And Then – Mack Rice 13. Somewhere In Somebody’s Heart – Willie Singleton 14. Love Treaty – Willie Singleton 15. Staying With My Man – Eddie Floyd 16. Bread Winner – Mack Rice 17. Got To Be Somebody For Me – Eddie Floyd 18. Hometown Lover – Eddie Floyd 19. Do You Want Me To Lie To You – Bettye Crutcher 20. I Don’t Care Anymore – Shirley Brown 21. I Like The Way You Groove Me – Frederick Knight Listen / Order https://found.ee/writtenintheirsoul

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