Trying to Live My Life Without You - Williams, Eugene [1
I Didn't Know the Meaning of Pain - Williams, Eugene [1
Gimme Some Lovin' - Davis, Spencer
Hitch-Hiking to Heartbreak - Mitchell, Leroy Phi
Drunk - Liggins, Jimmy
I Feel Like Breaking up Somebody's Home - Jackson, Al Jr. [Dr
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Randle, Earl
I'm Still in Love With You - Green, Al [Vocals]
Simply Beautiful - Green, Al [Vocals]
Take Me to the River - Green, Al [Vocals]
Any Way the Wind Blows - Randle, Earl
We Did It - Moore, John [1]
Call Me (Come Back Home) - Green, Al [Vocals]
You Ought to Be With Me - Green, Al [Vocals]
Here I Am (Come and Take Me) - Green, Al [Vocals]
You've Got My Mind Messed Up - McClinton, O.B.
I Can't Stand the Rain - Bryant, Don
Come to Mama - Mitchell, Willie
Track Listings (20) - Disc #3
Looking Straight Ahead - Carter, Darryl
Your Love Must Be Voodoo (Pts. 1 & 2) - Anderson, Gene [2]
Back for a Taste of Your Love - Carter, Darryl
Wind, Blow Her Back My Way - Randle, Earl
If I Could Reach Out (And Help Somebody) - Jackson, George
You Made Me What I Am - Mitchell, Phillip [
Let's Get Married - Green, Al [Vocals]
Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) - Green, Al [Vocals]
L-O-V-E (Love) - Green, Al [Vocals]
Let Yourself Go - Carter, Darryl
I Want to Take You Home (To See Mama) - Carter, Darryl
Superstar - Hodges, Charles [2]
Moody - Grimes, Howard
I Still Love You - Mitchell, Willie
Fried Chicken - Cunningham, B.B. Jr
Love and Happiness - Green, Al [Vocals]
Into Something (Can't Shake Loose) - Randle, Earl
Precious, Precious - Crawford, Dave [1]
I Don't Do Windows - Jackson, George
Belle - Fairfax, Reuben Jr
Hi Records was a label with personality, thanks in large part to its strongman, Willie Mitchell. Generally pictured as the rambunctious little brother of Stax, Hi actually dates back to 1957, but its heyday coincided with ... more »label golden-boy Al Green's commercial flowering in the '70s. Hi Times opens with a 1959 track from old Elvis sideman Bill Black and ends with a 1977 recording from Green's The Belle Album, which pretty much signaled the end of his (or anyone else's) top-dog-of-soul reign. In between, there's a neat sampling of Memphis sounds highlighted by the '70s classics of Ann Peebles, Syl Johnson, O.V. Wright, and Otis Clay. --Steven Stolder« less
Hi Records was a label with personality, thanks in large part to its strongman, Willie Mitchell. Generally pictured as the rambunctious little brother of Stax, Hi actually dates back to 1957, but its heyday coincided with label golden-boy Al Green's commercial flowering in the '70s. Hi Times opens with a 1959 track from old Elvis sideman Bill Black and ends with a 1977 recording from Green's The Belle Album, which pretty much signaled the end of his (or anyone else's) top-dog-of-soul reign. In between, there's a neat sampling of Memphis sounds highlighted by the '70s classics of Ann Peebles, Syl Johnson, O.V. Wright, and Otis Clay. --Steven Stolder
CD Reviews
Not the average soul collection
theplumms | Kansas City, MO USA | 11/01/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"What a fantastic introduction to the rise of Hi Records this set gave me! Unlike other sets that rely on the "Greatest Hits" you've heard over and over, this set mines the label's collection for selections that are both representitive of the distinctive Hi Records sound and worth listening to again and again. For my money, this set is worth it for "Aretha, Sing One For Me" alone!"
Track Listings (26) - Disc #1