Joe Simon – Nine Pound Steel: The Best Of Joe Simon (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:43:07 minutes | 1,81 GB | Genre: Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sunset Blvd Records
Call Joe Simon the reluctant soul star. Despite his countless hits in the 1960s and ’70s, his heart just wasn’t in it, though the sound proved otherwise. Thankfully, that’s not a bit apparent on this collection, which consists of his fabulous, hit-laden discography from 1966-1970 with producer Richbourg at the helm for Sound Stage 7 Records.
Despite his success and various chart entries, Simon said
“I never wanted to sing rhythm and blues,” who was a bishop and leader of his own congregations in a south Chicago suburb until his untimely death in December 2021.
“My heart was never in it, but I could sing rhythm and blues. John Richbourg was my producer. And he used to ask me how I could sing those songs so well without knowing them. But I never had any interest in going into the studio and knowing a song. I just said, ‘Man, I’m just gonna sing ’em!’” Sunset Blvd Records is proud to present the most comprehensive collection of Joe Simons with Nashville soul label Sound Stage 7.
One dollar of every unit sold will be donated to “Minister Joe Simon Outreach Ministries.”
Tracklist:
01. Joe Simon – Too Many Teardrops (Remastered) (02:35)
02. Joe Simon – Travelin’ Man (Remastered) (01:48)
03. Joe Simon – Nobody But You (Remastered) (02:10)
04. Joe Simon – My Special Prayer (Remastered) (02:40)
05. Joe Simon – What Makes A Man Feel Good (Remastered) (02:11)
06. Joe Simon – That’s All I Want From You (Remastered) (02:21)
07. Joe Simon – Teenager’s Prayer (Remastered) (02:30)
08. Joe Simon – The Girl’s Alright With Me (Remastered) (02:02)
09. Joe Simon – Long Hot Summer (Remastered) (02:08)
10. Joe Simon – When A Man Loves A Woman (Remastered) (02:57)
11. Joe Simon – Miss You So (Remastered) (02:26)
12. Joe Simon – Too Many Rivers (Remastered) (02:24)
13. Joe Simon – (You Keep Me) Hangin’ On (Remastered) (02:45)
14. Joe Simon – No Sad Songs (Remastered) (02:18)
15. Joe Simon – I Worry About You (Remastered) (02:53)
16. Joe Simon – Nine Pound Steel (Remastered) (02:48)
17. Joe Simon – Put Your Trust In Me (Depend On Me) (Remastered) (01:59)
18. Joe Simon – In The Same Old Way (Remastered) (02:32)
19. Joe Simon – Can’t Find No Happiness (Remastered) (02:42)
20. Joe Simon – Come On And Get It (Remastered) (02:06)
21. Joe Simon – Misty Blue (Remastered) (03:13)
22. Joe Simon – It’s Too Late (Remastered) (02:48)
23. Joe Simon – Standing In The Safety (Remastered) (02:14)
24. Joe Simon – In Reach Of Your Arms (Remastered) (02:58)
25. Joe Simon – I’m Going Home (Remastered) (02:27)
26. Joe Simon – Twinkle (Remastered) (02:32)
27. Joe Simon – Dreamin’ (Remastered) (02:34)
28. Joe Simon – Looking Back (Remastered) (02:26)
29. Joe Simon – Funny How Time Slips (Remastered) (03:47)
30. Joe Simon – She Went A Bit Farther (Remastered) (02:22)
31. Joe Simon – Baby, Don’t Be Looking In My Mind (Remastered) (02:44)
32. Joe Simon – (Sittin’ On The) Dock Of The Bay (Remastered) (02:47)
33. Joe Simon – Little Green Apples (Remastered) (03:14)
34. Joe Simon – Lonely Man (Remastered) (02:46)
35. Joe Simon – The Chokin’ Kind (Remastered) (02:40)
36. Joe Simon – Yours Love (Remastered) (03:02)
37. Joe Simon – Help Yourself (To All My Lovin’) (Remastered) (02:23)
38. Joe Simon – Wichita Lineman (Remastered) (03:18)
39. Joe Simon – Don’t Let Me Lose The Feeling (Remastered) (02:20)
40. Joe Simon – I’m Too Far Gone To Turn Around (Remastered) (02:29)
41. Joe Simon – In The Still Of The Night (I’ll Remember) (Remastered) (02:41)
42. Joe Simon – Silver Spoons And Coffee Cups (Remastered) (02:57)
43. Joe Simon – It’s Hard To Get Along (Remastered) (02:57)
44. Joe Simon – In The Ghetto (Remastered) (02:44)
45. Joe Simon – I Got A Whole Lot Of Lovin’ (Remastered) (02:27)
46. Joe Simon – Wounded Man (Remastered) (02:56)
47. Joe Simon – Time And Space (Remastered) (02:44)
48. Joe Simon – Straight Down To Heaven (Remastered) (03:45)
49. Joe Simon – When (Remastered) (02:17)
50. Joe Simon – After The Lights Go Down (Remastered) (02:30)
51. Joe Simon – San Francisco Is A Lonely Town (Remastered) (03:20)
52. Joe Simon – Rainbow Road (Remastered) (03:01)
53. Joe Simon – Just A Dream (Remastered) (01:53)
54. Joe Simon – Moon Walk (Part 1) (Remastered) (02:49)
55. Joe Simon – Moon Walk (Part 2) (Remastered) (03:05)
56. Joe Simon – Farther On Down The Road (Remastered) (03:08)
57. Joe Simon – That’s The Way I Want Our Love (Remastered) (02:34)
58. Joe Simon – Who’s Julie (Remastered) (03:06)
59. Joe Simon – Someone To Lean On (Remastered) (03:07)
60. Joe Simon – Today I Started Loving You Again (Remastered) (02:41)
61. Joe Simon – Oon-Guela Pt. 1 (High Life) (Remastered) (02:37)