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TREASURE CHEST OF SOUL-STIRRING CLASSICS~BRAVO JACKIE!!!

Bradly Briggs | TOLUCA LAKE, CALIFORNIA | 05/30/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jackie Wilson just may have been the greatest male singer/performer over the past fifty years and was loved by many including Elvis (who found his voice totally awesome) and Michael Jackson plus Jackie was given the title "Mr. Excitement" due to his incredibly great voice and amazing stage presence which always tore the house down!!!

Jackie Wilson shot to fame in the same era as Elvis and his career should have matched but due to poor management sadly this was not to be. Early classic hits composed by Berry Gordy such as "Lonely Teardrops" made money for Gordy and a Superstar out of Jackie but it was strange that Jackie Wilson would never be signed to Motown Records which was likely launched from the money made from Jackie's early Gordy composed hits...this was a real lost opportunity as Jackie would have blown the top off of that little Detroit Studio and would have easily become Motown Records brightest male Superstar and given Jackie Wilson the extraordinary career that his amazing once-in-a-lifetime talent warranted. Luckily great records still happened and this Ultimate Collection is a brilliant showcase of this amazingly versatile singer and not to be missed...hits galore and filled with one stunning performance after another, rush order this treasure chest of tremendous vocals and get ready for the musical experience of a lifetime...God Bless you Jackie Wilson and thanks for leaving behind this awesome treasure chest of brilliant classics for us to savor and enjoy...you are loved and missed."

A Great Collection From One Of The Most Soul-Stirring Voices

MUZIK4THAPEOPLE!! | Orlando, FL | 03/20/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Man, when I think of Jackie Wilson, a.k.a. Mr. Excitement,

my mind goes all the way back to those far away summers

at my grandparents house in the early 70's, when a very

musical young 8/9 yr old kid (myself) discovered a treasure

trove of old 45's, 78's, and albums that dated all the way

back to the mid 40's & down through the 50's and 60's

that once belonged to my mother, aunts and

uncles when they were teenagers!

They were kept in the large drawers of the two end tables that

flanked my grandparents old wood encased "hi-fi", which by

that time, there sat on top of it a then state-of-the-art

stereo system complete with an 8 track player!

(Ha!!--those were the days!)



Anywayz, everybody from Louis Jordan to Big Maybelle to

Laverne Baker to The Flamingos, Little Richard, Sam Cooke,

early James Brown, Ray Charles, etc. was in that drawer,

and I could go on and on!

But there was this one record called "Danny Boy" by an artist

named Jackie Wilson, that went straight to the core of me!

This man's voice was the purest, most soaring, most dexterious,

most soulful & beautiful voice that I'd ever heard in my life

to that point!--This man was SANGIN'---not just singing!



I think I played that song, along with "Your Love Keeps

Liftin' Me Higher" and "Your Whispers Gettin' Louder"

about 25 times a piece that day!

And as the years went on, I learned more and more about this man

who they say the ladies used to swoon over and the guys

wanted to be like!

In addition to his great vocal gifts, Jackie Wilson was also one

of the greatest performers, second only to the late great

James Brown himself, for absolutely shaking a concert

hall to it's very foundation!

Jackie was a bad man, and I mean that in a good way!



My aunt told me of the time when she once saw Jackie Wilson,

Sam Cooke and James Brown & The Famous Flames all on the same bill!

--Man, was I jealous!--If I had only been born 20yrs earlier!

For me, that would've been sensory overload!--

But to their generation, that was just three of the

hottest kats going at that time!

This compilation is a very good one and well worth the money!

Jackie could have sung opera if he'd wanted to!

He gives you soulfulness ("Doggin Around",

"Woman, Lover, Freind" & "Whispers")...

beautifully arranged & articulated ballads

("Night", "Danny Boy" & "To Be Loved")...

stomp-the-floor-down dance songs ("Baby, Work Out",

"Reet Petite" & "Lonely Teardrops")

and of course those songs of great longing that defy category!

("No Pity In The Naked City" & "Your Love Keeps Liftin'")---

It's all encapsulated wonderfully on here!

So Enjoy one of the greats!---Jackie Wilson!!--Mr. Excitement himself!

"

The Ultimate Jackie Wilsom

Rosiland McClain | Farmington Hills, MI United States | 01/22/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is my second purchase of this CD. I took it on a recent trip to Indiana to see my favorite cousin and as I played it he said I must have that CD. I gladly gave it to him knowing I could return to My Amazon and order me another. I'm more than pleased with all the selections as they remind me of my mother and I can still see her dancing to this music."