Hey Jude Wilson Pickett

• 1 Save Me 02:38
• 2 Hey Jude 04:07
• 3 Back In Your Arms 02:56
• 4 Toe Hold 02:49
• 5 Night Owl 02:22
• 6 My Own Style Of Loving 02:43
• 7 A Man And A Half 02:50
• 8 Sit Down And Talk This Over 02:21
• 9 Search Your Heart 02:45
• 10 Born To Be Wild 02:46
• 11 People Make The World 02:46
• Total Runtime 31:03

Info zu Hey Jude

This 1969 album originally released on Atlantic teams Pickett with the Muscle Shoals session crew and guitarist Duane Allman whose blues licks add an edge to this collection of rock covers ("Hey Jude," "Born To Be Wild") and hard southern soul.

Wilson Pickett and the Muscle Shoals session crew with whom he cut most of his best work thankfully had the good sense to not try to go psychedelic when the pop charts went all day-glo in the late 1960's, but that's not to say they didn't make an effort to change with the times. On Hey Jude, Pickett and producer Rick Hall decided to throw a couple of recent rock covers into the mix, and while Pickett's version of "Hey Jude" suggests that he isn't entirely sure what it is he's singing about, he still belts it out with his typical level of commitment and builds up to a proper fury at the end; he sounds more comfortable with the neo-biker bombast of "Born To Be Wild", a combination of artist and material that works far better than anyone would have a right to expect. But the most notable change in Pickett's approach for this album was the addition of Duane Allman on guitar; his wirey, blues-accented leads don't overpower the album, but they add a noticeably harder texture to the sound, and that seems to suit Pickett, one of the toughest soul shouters of his time, just fine. Most of the Hey Jude is dominated by hard Southern soul numbers like "A Man and a Half" and "Toe Hold", and Pickett, one of the most dependable performers on the 1960's soul scene, gives a typically con brio performance on all ten tracks, and the sharp report of the horn section and Allman's blistering guitar makes for music just as potent as the wail of the lead singer, which is not an accomplishment to be sneered at. (AllMusic.com)

Wilson Pickett, vocals
The Sweet Inspirations, backing vocals
James Mitchell, baritone saxophone
David Hood, bass
Jerry Jammot, bass
Roger Hawkins, drums
Albert Lowe, guitar
David Allman, guitar
James Johnson, guitar (Track 4)
Barry Beckett, organ
Marvell Thomas, organ
Aaron Varnell, tenor saxophone
Joe Arnold, tenor saxophone
Gene Miller, trumpet
Jack Peck, trumpet

Produced by Tom Dowd

Digitally remastered.

Wilson Pickett
brought the gruff, throaty power of his gospel-trained voice to bear on some of the most incendiary soul music of the Sixties. Some of his best work, including “In the Midnight Hour” and “634-5789,” was cut in the mid-Sixties at Stax studios in Memphis and released on Atlantic Records. Pickett also connected with the crew of house musicians at Muscle Shoals, where, beginning in 1966, he cut such memorable soul smashes as “Land of 1,000 Dances,” “Mustang Sally” and “Funky Broadway.” Pickett enjoyed a steady run of hits on Atlantic, leaving behind a legacy of some of the deepest, funkiest soul music ever to emerge from the South.

Wilson Pickett was born on March 18, 1941, in Prattville, Alabama. He sang in the town’s Baptist church as a boy. Then, in 1955, his family moved to Detroit. He began singing in a local gospel-harmony group, the Violinaires. Then, around 1959, he crossed over into secular music, joining the Falcons. In addition to Pickett, the Falcons included future soul stars Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice. The Falcons’ gospel-influenced R&B style gave shape to the Detroit soul scene of the early Sixties, and their biggest hit, “I Found a Love,” spent 16 weeks on the R&B chart, peaking at Number Six. The success of that record eventually led to Pickett’s signing to Atlantic Records.

Nicknamed “the Wicked Pickett” for his boasting, uninhibited style, the talented singer came into his own during his 1965 sessions at Stax, arranged by Atlantic’s Jerry Wexler. Pickett collaborated with Booker T. and the M.G.’s guitarist Steve Cropper on “In the Midnight Hour,” one of the most enduring soul classics of all time. The song was a Number One R&B smash and Pickett’s first Top 40 pop hit. Its success signaled a new era of soul, in which the focus shifted to the looser, funkier sounds of the South. It also launched a string of raucous hits by Pickett, including “Don’t Fight It,” “Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do)” and “634-5789.” (Source: www.rockhall.com)

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