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Charlie Whitehead
Songs to Sing: The Charlie Whitehead Anthology 1969-1973
Genres: Pop, R&B

Track Listings (23) - Disc #1
1. Songs To Sing (Raw Spitt)
2. Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Raw Spitt)
3. Raw Spitt (Raw Spitt)
4. That Ain?T My Wife (Raw Spitt)
5. Call Me Nigger (Raw Spitt)
6. Freedom Under Certain Konditions (Aka Marching Band) (Raw Spitt)
7. Midnight Rider (Raw Spitt)
8. Who Do They Think They Are (Raw Spitt)
9. I Dig Black Girls (Raw Spitt)
10. This Old Town (Raw Spitt)
11. Sweet Bird Of Success (Raw Spitt)
12. Excuses (Raw Spitt)
13. Shaft?S Mama (Charlie Whitehead & The Swamp Dogg Band)
14. B.B. King (Charlie Whitehead & The Swamp Dogg Band)
15. Help (God Help America) (Charlie Whitehead & The Swamp Dogg Band)
16. Gazelle (Charlie Whitehead & The Swamp Dogg Band)
17. She?S All I Got (Charlie Whitehead & The Swamp Dogg Band)
18. Let?S Do It Again Parts 3 & 4 (Charlie Whitehead & The Swamp Dogg Band)
19. Predicament #3
20. Between The Lines
21. In The Midnight Hour
22. Story Of Mr Pitiful
23. How Can I Forget

CD Details

All Artists: Charlie Whitehead
Title: Songs to Sing: The Charlie Whitehead Anthology 1969-1973
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Kent Records UK
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 4/3/2006
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, R&B
Style: Soul
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 029667226127

Synopsis

Album Details

First There was Swamp Dogg, Then There was Raw Spitt. Iconic Soul Maverick Jerry Williams Jr. Invented the Alias for his Protégé and Friend Charlie Whitehead, and Then Proceeded to Craft the Sublime Early 70s Southern Soul and Funk that Gives Whitehead Near-legendary Status in R&B Collector Circles. This CD is the First-ever Compilation Devoted to Whitehead's Work with Swamp. All of it was Cut During Soul's Golden Age, Mostly in the American South. And all of it Treads a Similar Path to Swamp's Own Trailblazing Recordings from the Same Era, Making it a Must for Anyone who Enjoys Songs About Love, Sex, Adultery, the Folly of American Politics, Police Prejudices, More Sex, Black-american Pride, the Stupidity of White Supremacy, Blaxploitation Movies And, Yes, Even More Sex. Our Compilation Contains the Contents of Two Whole Albums, plus an Assortment of Rare Singles that Never Made it to LP When First Released. Virtually None of These Recordings have Been Reissued on CD Before.

CD Reviews

The one we've been waiting for

Soulboogiealex | Netherlands | 05/05/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After Ace/Kent released the Doris Duke and Irma Thomas Swamp Dogg sessions one could only hope Raw Spitt would get his turn. Raw Spitt is one of the most obscure Soul singers that retains some sort of legendary status among Soul fans. His excellent "Songs to Sing" was featured years ago on Deep Soul Treasures vol 1. Raw Spitt is more commonly known as Charlie Whitehead and has a sterling track record as a composer in his own right. His teaming up with Swamp Dogg (or Jerry Williams) was greatness in the making.

As Raw Spitt, Charlie Whitehead had the balls to record some of Souls most lasting protest songs. At the time this material was produced recording protest songs as a black artist was still very risky business. Protest songs simply didn't get any airplay. At the big radio stations they didn't want to hear black artists complaining. The fact Charlie Whitehead and Jerry Williams were able to record these songs had to do with the mother company of Williams' Fungus records not paying attention. The mother company was the German BASF, more commonly known for their recording tapes. BASF at one point wanted to move into the music business but quickly lost interest. The material Swamp Dogg and Raw Spitt recorded was hardly promoted and is very rare today. This and the political content of the material is probably one of the reasons Charlie Whitehead doesn't enjoy the same status a Wilson Picket or an Otis Redding has. We're just lucky get this second chance around courtesy of Ace/Kent. Take it!"

Excellent

Reviewer | Philadelphia, PA | 07/19/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have the 'Raw Spitt' album, and its one of my favorite records. It's about time this man's music finally makes its way onto CD. Do yourself a favor and pick this album up."