For soul music’s greatest artists, the ’70s meant reaching new ambitions and new levels of sophistication. Freed from the strictures they may have felt in Motown’s ’60s heyday, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder made masterful music that confronted the troubles they saw in the world while pushing soul into uncharted territory. Meanwhile, innovators like Philly soul kings Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff expanded the sound’s scope, resulting in sumptuous string-laden hits that still boasted irresistible grooves. Of course, Al Green, Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway showed how some songs required the very softest of touches.
Tracklist: 01. Stevie Wonder - Superstition 02. Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up 03. Earth, Wind & Fire - September 04. LaBelle - Lady Marmalade 05. The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself 06. Al Green - Let's Stay Together 07. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 08. Diana Ross - Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) 09. Bill Withers - Lovely Day 10. The Spinners - I'll Be Around 11. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia (Single Version) 12. The O'Jays - Love Train 13. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady 14. James Brown - The Payback 15. The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Single Version) 16. Funkadelic - Can You Get to That 17. Rufus, Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good 18. War - Why Can't We Be Friends 19. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (Single Version) 20. Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe 21. The Isley Brothers - That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2 22. Mcfadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now 23. Natalie Cole - This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) 24. Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You (Single Version With Countdown) 25. Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song 26. Donny Hathaway - To Be Young, Gifted and Black 27. The Chi-Lites - Oh Girl 28. Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary 29. Edwin Starr - War 30. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft 31. Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star 32. Chic - Good Times (7" Edit; 2018 Remaster) 33. Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine 34. The Stylistics - You Are Everything 35. Teddy Pendergrass - Turn off the Lights 36. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On 37. The Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) 38. Commodores - Easy 39. Al Green - Call Me (Come Back Home) 40. Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Too Late To Turn Back Now 41. The Spinners, Dionne Warwick - Then Came You 42. The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There 43. James Brown - Soul Power (Pt.1 / Single Version) 44. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly 45. Four Tops - Still Water (Love) 46. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back 47. Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) 48. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby 49. Betty Wright - Clean up Woman 50. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain 51. Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones (Single Version) 52. Isaac Hayes - Never Can Say Goodbye 53. MFSB, The Three Degrees - T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia) 54. Deniece Williams - Free (Single Version) 55. Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Single Version) 56. The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 57. Peaches & Herb - Reunited 58. Smokey Robinson - Cruisin' 59. William DeVaughn - Be Thankful for What You've Got (David Todd Remix) 60. The Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New 61. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass - If You Don't Know Me by Now 62. Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song 63. Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff 64. The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can 65. The Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (Single Version) 66. The O'Jays - Back Stabbers 67. Luther Ingram - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right 68. Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue 69. Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway - Where Is the Love 70. Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely 71. Eddie Kendricks - Boogie Down 72. Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine (Single Version) 73. Billy Preston - Will It Go Round In Circles 74. The Main Ingredient - Everybody Plays the Fool (Remastered) 75. The Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling in Love 76. The Isley Brothers - For the Love of You, Pts. 1 & 2 77. Jackie Wilson - I Don't Want To Lose You 78. Gladys Knight & The Pips - If I Were Your Woman 79. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine 80. Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) 81. Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy 82. Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover 83. L.T.D. - (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again 84. War - The Cisco Kid 85. Al Green - Take Me to the River 86. Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto 87. James Brown - Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing 88. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass - The Love I Lost 89. The Emotions - Best of My Love 90. Peabo Bryson - Feel The Fire 91. The Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow 92. George Benson - This Masquerade 93. Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning 94. Commodores - Three Times A Lady 95. The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) 96. Maze, Frankie Beverly - Happy Feelin's (Remastered) 97. Al Wilson - Show and Tell 98. Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together 99. Rufus, Chaka Khan - You Got The Love