William Bell The Man In The Street - The Complete 'Yellow' Stax Singles CDTOP 515

Ace is delighted to follow up with the second volume of Bell’s solo singles for the label.

William Bell - The Man In The Street - The Complete 'Yellow' Stax Singles CDTOP 515

Release Date: 24 Feb 2023

Clip of the release notes from Tony Rounce via Ace Records follows below...

Having anthologized the early Stax singles of legendary soul man William Bell in the acclaimed collection “Never Like This Before” in 2022, Ace is delighted to follow up with the second volume of Bell’s solo singles for the label.

Its predecessor featured the A and B sides of every one of Bell’s 45s as originally issued on the blue Stax label between 1960 and early 1968. “The Man In The Street” does the same for every solo 45 that this well respected southern soul man released between late 1968 and early 1974, after the company had changed its label colour to yellow and rebuilt its catalogue from scratch...

...as was the case with “Never Like This Before”, “The Man In The Street” offers the first all-embracing and chronological account of Bell’s solo activity during the period it covers.  Extensive sleeve notes and a label shot for literally every recording featured herein seal the deal on a truly significant collection.

Tony Rounce

Can listen to two tracks above

Track listing

01   I Forgot To Be Your Lover
02   Bring The Curtain Down
03   My Whole World Is Falling Down
04   All God's Children Got Soul
05   Happy
06   My Kind Of Girl
07   Born Under A Bad Sign
08   A Smile Can't Hide (A Broken Heart)
09   Lonely Soldier
10   Let Me Ride
11   A Penny For Your Thoughts
12   Till My Back Ain't Got No Bone
13   All For The Love Of A Woman
14   I'll Be Home
15   Save Us
16   If You Really Love Him
17   Lovin' On Borrowed Time
18   The Man In The Street
19   I've Got To Go On Without You
20   You've Got The Kind Of Love I Need
21   Gettin' What You Got (Losin' What You Had)
22   All I Need Is Your Love
23   Get It While It's Hot
24   Nobody Walks Away From Love Unhurt