Joe Tex - Greatest Hits [Import]

Joe Tex - Greatest Hits [Import]

Joe Tex - Greatest Hits [Import]

ASIN: B000056KTE

Track Listings
 
1. Hold What You've Got
2. I Want To (Do Everything For You)
3. Sweet Woman Like You
4. Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
5. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (Letter Song)
6. I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
7. Skinny Legs & All
8. Men Are Getting Scarce
9. I Gotcha
10. You Got What It Takes
11. Woman Can Change A Man
12. Papa Was Too
13. Keep The One You Got
14. Buying A Book
15. You Said A Bad Word
16. Under Your Powerful Love
17. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
18. You Better Get It
19. I've Got To Do A Little Better
20. Mother's Prayer

Joe Tex - Greatest Hits,Joe Tex,Neon,Country,R&B/Soul
Joe Tex - 25 All Time Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • You had better get it! Possibly the greatest, certainly the most underrated soulman of them all .
  • GREATEST FROM THE GREATEST !!
  • There's more to Joe Tex than "I Gotcha."
  • Very Soulful&Gritty
Joe Tex - 25 All Time Greatest Hits
Joe Tex
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004S5GK
Release Date: 2000-03-21

Tracks:

  1. Hold What You've Got
  2. You Got What It Takes
  3. You Better Get It
  4. A Woman Can Change A Man
  5. Don't Let Your Left Hand Know
  6. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
  7. I Want To (Do Everything For You)
  8. A Sweet Woman Like You
  9. The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
  10. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
  11. I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
  12. I've Got To Do A Little Bit Better
  13. Papa Was Too
  14. Show Me
  15. Woman Like That, Yeah
  16. A Woman's Hands
  17. Skinny Legs And All
  18. Men Are Gettin' Scarce
  19. I'll Never Do You Wrong
  20. Keep The One You Got
  21. You Need Me, Baby
  22. Buying A Book
  23. I Gotcha
  24. You Said A Bad Word
  25. Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars You had better get it! Possibly the greatest, certainly the most underrated soulman of them all ........2007-07-08

I got a Joe Tex greatest hits in 1966 and loved it and continually played it till the cd age. This cd has all the tracks from my vinyl album bar one - 'you had better get it'. They're all on '25 greatest hits'.
Apparently Joe had 33 hits - I guess that must be mostly from the R'n'B charts but he had some US top ten hits.
I remember him getting some airplay for 'Show me' and 'sweet woman like you' but don't recall him troubling the UK charts until the 70s with maybe his worst song - the aforementioned 'ain't gonna bop no more...'
Whatever, he doesn't have any huge hits that everyone knows and loves like Percy Sledge or Otis Redding, but he has tracks of that calibre - 'the Love you save' is easily as good as ' Try a little tenderness','I've been loving you too long' or 'When a man loves a woman'.
And he has more good ones. I find that I never listen to more than 6 tracks each from Otis or Percy Sledge, but I can listen to nearly all of this over and over, and then there's 'Live and lively' another live album which has more essential stuff not featured here.
Joe's voice doesn't seem to have the higher register that we've come to expect soul stars to show their chops by soaring into now and again. Instead he has an astonishing bass register that he soars down into to show off sometimes. Indeed, many of his self-penned songs seem designed to show off his bass register, most notably the gorgeous ' the Love You Save '. There's also an oft-noted country influence in his songwriting; in fact he recorded an album of country covers 'Soul Country'.
His band are wonderful throughout - that Stax/Atlantic sound that no-one seems to be able to get these days; Joss Stone seems to be trying for it sometimes, and she does get a pretty decent approximation to 70s era Gladys Knight, but she never quite gets this. Special mentions are due to the piano player Bobby Woods (session man- the only one credited) and especially to guitar player Lee Royal Hadley, very much in the Steve Cropper mould, the type of guitar playing Jimi Hendrix cut his teeth on.
This cd has the later hits 'gotcha' and 'you said a bad word' which I was unaware of previously but seem to have attracted a lot of attention. My personal choice for a Joe Tex compilation would be the 'Skinny Legs and all' collection, for the inclusion of some very early gems like 'Meet me in Church', 'Sweetest woman in the world' and 'watch the one that brings the bad news'(on this one he sounds too much like early Taj Mahal for coincidence, but I don't know who influenced who - Joe's bluesiest number). But most people these days seem to want the later hits, so '25 greatest hits' is the one for them.
If you like this you'll also find 'Live and lively' indispensible, and you'll have to get 'Skinny legs and all' for those tracks I mentioned. You had better get it!

5 out of 5 stars GREATEST FROM THE GREATEST !!.......2006-08-16

This basically covers all the main trademark hits of the late great Joe Tex, that anyone would ever need, but i wish it would have added his pretty ballads of his B sides of "A Mothers Prayer" and "Baby It's Rainin'". But all n' all, this a great must have collection. Go buy yours today !!

4 out of 5 stars There's more to Joe Tex than "I Gotcha.".......2005-11-14

If you're not "into" soul music, you may know Joe Tex only from his mainstream hit "I Gotcha," and the follow-up, "You Said a Bad Word." Both of these are downright raunchy numbers that sounds like anthems for sexual predators. However, if you listen to this CD, you'll see that these are in sharp contrast to much of Joe Tex's material. Although some of the other songs, such as "Skinny Legs and All," are humorous, even these aren't raunchy to the same extent. More importantly, most of the songs deal with very serious subjects and show a strong sensitivity to real-life tragedy. These songs are also interesting musically because although they fall firmly into the genre of soul, there's a strong overtone of country in the mix. Joe Tex was actually from Texas, and pays tribute to that state in his chosen stage name. Give this a listen and you'll see that there's much more to Joe Tex than adolescent raunchiness.

5 out of 5 stars Very Soulful&Gritty.......2000-04-26

This is some Classic Soul music.Skinny Legs&All is the jam.You Feel The Fun&Grooves here.Joe Tex is A Soul Singer in the Realist FOrm.A must have.
Joe Tex - Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Love Skinny Leggs & All
Joe Tex - Greatest Hits
Joe Tex
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ASIN: B000000D2I
Release Date: 1991-09-10

Tracks:

  1. Hold What You've Got
  2. I Gotcha
  3. Skinny Legs And All
  4. Show Me
  5. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
  6. A Sweet Woman Like You
  7. I Want To (Do Everything For You)
  8. You Got What It Takes
  9. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
  10. Papa Was Too
  11. I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
  12. The Love You Save May Be Your Own

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Love Skinny Leggs & All.......2005-08-02

I was looking for one song and found that I really like the whole album.
1967: Blowin' Your Mind (Time Life Music Classic Rock)
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    1967: Blowin' Your Mind (Time Life Music Classic Rock)
    The Byrds , The Beach Boys , The Mamas and the Papas , Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston , Robert Knight , Peaches and Herb , James and Bobby Purify , Miriam Makeba , The Turtles , and The Tremeloes
    Manufacturer: Time Life Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD
    ASIN: B000RSL7MK

    Product Description

    Track list: 1) The Byrds - So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star, 2) The Beach Boys - Heroes And Villains, 3) Mamas And The Papas - Words Of Love, 4) Marvin Gaye And Kim Weston - It Takes Two, 5) Robert Knight - Everlasting Love, 6) Peaches And Herb - Close Your Eyes, 7) James And Bobby Purfy - Shake A Tail Feather, 8) Joe Tex - Skinny Legs And All, 9) The Marvelettes - The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game, 10) The Tremeloes - Here Comes My Baby, 11) Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness, 12) The Four Tops - Seven Rooms Of Gloom, 13) Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata, 14) Martha Reeves And The Vandellas - Honey Chile, 15) The Casinos - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye, 16) The Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster 1941, 17) The Lovin' Spoonful - Darling Be Home Soon, 18) The Box Tops - Neon Rainbow, 19) The Hombres - Let It Out, 20) The Turtles - She's My Girl, 21) The Young Rascals - How Can I Be Sure, 22) Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man
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      Joe Tex - Greatest Hits [7-N/Buddah]
      Joe Tex
      Manufacturer: House of Hits
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00004WFNV
      Release Date: 2000-08-22

      Tracks:

      1. Hold What You've Got
      2. You Got What It Takes
      3. A Woman Can Change A Man
      4. I Want To (Do Everything For You)
      5. A Sweet Woman Like You
      6. The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
      7. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
      8. I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
      9. Show Me
      10. Skinny Legs And All
      11. Men Are Gettin' Scarce
      12. Buying A Book
      13. I Gotcha
      14. Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)
      Joe Tex - I Gotcha: Greatest Hits
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        Joe Tex - I Gotcha: Greatest Hits
        Joe Tex
        Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product
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        ASIN: B00000DCXO
        Release Date: 1998-11-03

        Tracks:

        1. I Gotcha
        2. Hold What You've Got
        3. The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
        4. Skinny Legs And All
        5. Men Are Gettin' Scarce
        6. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
        7. I Want To (Do Everything For You)
        8. A Sweet Woman Like You
        9. You Said A Bad Word
        10. I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
        Joe Tex - Greatest Hits [Intercontinental]
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • Love Skinny Leggs & All
        Joe Tex - Greatest Hits [Intercontinental]
        Joe Tex
        Manufacturer: Masters Intercontine
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        ASIN: B000000URE
        Release Date: 1996-02-23

        Tracks:

        1. I Gotcha
        2. Show Me
        3. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
        4. Hold What You've Got
        5. Sweet Woman Like You
        6. I Want to (Do Everything for You)
        7. I've Hor to Do a Little Bit Better
        8. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
        9. Skinny Legs and All
        10. Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Love Skinny Leggs & All.......2005-08-02

        I was looking for one song and found that I really like the whole album.
        Joe Tex - Greatest Hits [Sony Special Products]
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • Love Skinny Leggs & All
        Joe Tex - Greatest Hits [Sony Special Products]
        Joe Tex
        Manufacturer: Sony Special Product
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000002YHP
        Release Date: 1995-12-01

        Tracks:

        1. I Believe I'm Gonna It
        2. I Want To (Do Everything For You)
        3. A Sweet Woman Like You
        4. The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
        5. Hold What You've Got
        6. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
        7. Skinny Legs And All
        8. You Got What It Takes
        9. Buying A Book
        10. I Gotcha

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Love Skinny Leggs & All.......2005-08-02

        I was looking for one song and found that I really like the whole album.
        Greatest Hits
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          Greatest Hits
          Joe Tex
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000DN6CEC
          Release Date: 2007-04-24

          Tracks:

          1. Hold What You've Got
          2. I Gotcha
          3. Skinny Legs and All
          4. Show Me
          5. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
          6. Sweet Woman Like You
          7. I Want to (Do Everything for You)
          8. You Got What It Takes
          9. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
          10. Papa Was Too
          11. I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
          12. Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
          Greatest Hits of Joe Tex
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            Greatest Hits of Joe Tex

            ProductGroup: Music
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            ASIN: B000CDGTQY
            Release Date: 2007-06-05
            Joe Tex - Greatest Hits
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              Joe Tex - Greatest Hits
              Joe Tex
              Manufacturer: Neon
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B000056KTE
              Release Date: 2000-12-04

              Tracks:

              1. Hold What You've Got
              2. I Gotcha
              3. Skinny Legs and All
              4. Show Me
              5. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
              6. Sweet Woman Like You
              7. I Want to (Do Everything for You)
              8. You Got What It Takes
              9. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
              10. Papa Was Too
              11. I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
              12. Love You Save (May Be Your Own)

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