Mercury Records Collection: SR-61171: The Soul Goes On

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SR-61171: The Soul Goes On / Jerry Butler

Label Type :	red Mercury type B
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	SR 61171-A- M3 MR IIIIII
	SIDE-B	SR 61171-B- M2 MR I

Comments

marking pen writing on the back side of the cover.

Inside The Groove

Mr. Dream Merchant's nice cover album of famous Soul hits.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

The concept is rather easy, but his mellow and soulful singing is not so bad. The selection may suggest Jerry Butler's own personal tastes and flavours. We can easily notice that there are so many Otis Redding and Sam Cooke tunes featured on this album.

The tune A-1 is one of the earliest work by Jerry Butler with legendary Gamble & Huff. This great combination will come into bloom on such great albums like SR-61198 and SR-61234.

Another interesting tune would be B-1, a joined effort with Bobby Womack.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

7 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	Never Give You Up (Gamble - Huff - Butler)	2:56
A-2	Chain Gang (S. Cooke - C. Cooke)	2:43
A-3	Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay (S. Cropper - O. Redding)	2:50
A-4	Respect (O. Redding)	2:10
A-5	You Send Me (L. C. Cooke)	2:16
A-6	Ain't That Good News (S. Cooke)	3:05
SIDE-B
B-1	Yes, My Goodness, Yes (B. Womack - J. Butler - J. Holiday)	2:58
B-2	These Arms Of Mine (O. Redding)	2:30
B-3	A Change Is Gonna Come (S. Cooke)	3:14
B-4	Guess Who (J. Belvin)	2:13
B-5	Goodnight My Love (Matola - Marascalco)	3:18
B-6	I've Been Loving You Too Long (O. Redding - J. Butler)	3:18

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Jerry Butler (vo) with unknown session musicians (needs more information).

A-1: arranged by Bobby Martin; produced by Gamble & Huff.
The rest: arranged by Arthur Wright; produced by Cal Carter.

Recorded maybe in 1969 (needs more information).

The Artist Also Appears on...

Jerry Butler (vo) :

Mercury MG-21105 / SR-61105 : Soul Artistry
Mercury MG-21146 / SR-61146 : Mr. Dream Merchant
Mercury MG-21151 / SR-61151 : Jerry Butler's Golden Hits Live
Mercury SR-61171 : The Soul Goes On
Mercury SR-61198 : The Ice Man Cometh
Mercury SR-61234 : Ice On Ice
Mercury SR-61269 : You & Me
Mercury SR-61281 : The Best Of Jerry Butler
Mercury SR-61320 : Jerry Butler Sings Assorted Sounds With The Aid Of Assorted Friends & Relatives
Mercury SR-61330 : One & One / Gene Chandler & Jerry Butler
Mercury SR-61347 : The Sagitarius Movement
Mercury SRM-1-605 : Joe O.S.T. / Jerry Butler & Exuma
Mercury SRM-1-660 : The Love We Have / Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager
Mercury SRM-1-689 : Power Of Love
Mercury SRM-2-7502 : Spice Of Life
Mercury SRM-1-1006 : Sweet Sixteen