Carla Thomas - Let Me Be Good To You: The Atlantic & Stax Recordings 1960-1968 / 4CD set

With a total of 94 tracks, Let Me Be Good To You celebrates 'The First Lady Of Stax Records' whose 1961 classic hit 'Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)' led to the Memphis-based label's distribution with Atlantic Records. Sequenced by session, the deluxe 4-CD set includes tracks from Carla's four solo albums, plus the famed 1967 King & Queen album of duets with the late Otis Redding. The 'A' and 'B' sides of all of Carla's singles - including (28) non-album tracks - are featured including Carla's duets with her famous father, Rufus Thomas, along with five live recordings from Carla's 1967 performances in London and Paris with the famed Stax/Volt Revue. Produced by SoulMusic Records founder David Nathan, Let Me Be Good To You - The Atlantic & Stax Recordings (1960-1968) boasts a stellar 8,000-word extensive essay by renowned UK writer Charles Waring with 2020 quotes from Stax executive Al Bell, famed songwriter/producer David Porter, Carla's sister Vaneese (a recording artist in her own right) and former Stax publicist and songwriter Deanie Parker and others.

    - Disc 1 -
    1 'Cause I Love You
    2 Down Deep Inside
    3 Gee Whiz, Look at His Eyes
    4 For You
    5 I Didn't Believe
    6 Yeah, Ye-Ah
    7 A Love of My Own
    8 Promises
    9 Your Love
    10 It Ain't Me
    11 In Your Spare Time (Please Think of Me)
    12 Fools Fall in Love
    13 The Masquerade Is Over
    14 (This Is) a Lovely Way to Spend An Evening
    15 To the Aisle
    16 Dance with Me
    17 The Love We Shared
    18 (Mama, Mama) Wish Me Good Luck
    19 I Kinda Think He Does
    20 I Can't Take It
    21 I'll Bring It Home to You
    22 The Puppet
    23 What a Fool I've Been
    24 The Life I Live
    25 All I Want for Christmas Is You
    26 Gee Whiz, It's Christmas
    - Disc 2 -
    1 Night Time Is the Right Time
    2 That's Really
    3 I've Got No Time to Lose
    4 A Boy Named Tom
    5 A Woman's Love
    6 Don't Let the Love Light Leave
    7 How Do You Quit (Someone You Love)
    8 Stop! Look What You're Doing
    9 Every Ounce of Strength
    10 When You Move You Lose
    11 We're Tight
    12 Yes, I'm Ready
    13 Let It Be Me
    14 Move on Drifter
    15 Forever
    16 What the World Needs Now
    17 I'm for You
    18 Will You Love Me Tomorrow
    19 Lover's Concerto
    20 Another Night Without My Man
    21 Comfort Me
    22 Birds & Bees
    23 Never Let You Go
    24 Let Me Be Good to You
    25 B-A-B-Y
    26 What Have You Got to Offer Me
    - Disc 3 -
    1 Red Rooster
    2 I Got You Boy
    3 Medley: Baby What You Want Me to Do / for Your Love
    4 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
    5 I Fall to Pieces
    6 You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
    7 Fate
    8 Looking Back
    9 All I Want for Christmas Is You (1966)
    10 Winter Snow
    11 Something Good (Is Going to Happen to You)
    12 It's Starting to Grow
    13 Knock on Wood
    14 Let Me Be Good to You
    15 Tramp
    16 Tell It Like It Is
    17 When Something Is Wrong with My Baby
    18 Lovey Dovey
    19 New Year's Resolution
    20 Bring It on Home to Me
    21 Are You Lonely for Me Baby
    22 It Takes Two
    23 Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis
    - Disc 4 -
    1 I Got My Mojo Working (Live in Paris)
    2 Let Me Be Good to You (Live in Paris)
    3 Gee Whiz, Look at His Eyes (Live in Paris)
    4 Yesterday (Live in London)
    5 B-A-B-Y (Live in London)
    6 When Tomorrow Comes
    7 Unchanging Love
    8 Any Day Now
    9 Stop Thief
    10 I Take It to My Baby
    11 I Want to Be Your Baby
    12 Give Me Enough (To Keep Me Going)
    13 Lie to Keep Me from Crying
    14 I'll Always Have Faith in You
    15 All I See Is You
    16 Pick Up the Pieces
    17 Separation
    18 A Dime a Dozen
    19 I Want You Back