Manufacturers of Soul
Studio album by
Jackie Wilson and Count Basie
ReleasedJune 1968
RecordedJanuary 3 & 4, 1968
Los Angeles, CA
GenreSoul jazz
LabelBrunswick
BL-54134
ProducerNat Tarnopol and Teddy Reig
Jackie Wilson chronology
Higher and Higher
(1967) 		Manufacturers of Soul
(1968) 		I Get the Sweetest Feeling
(1968)
Count Basie chronology
The Board of Directors
(1967) 		Manufacturers of Soul
(1968) 		The Board of Directors Annual Report
(1968)

Manufacturers of Soul is an album by soul music vocalist Jackie Wilson and jazz pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances of jazz versions of contemporary R&B/soul hits recorded in 1968 and released on the Brunswick label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Funky Broadway" (Lester Christian) – 2:35
  2. "For Your Precious Love" (Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks, Jerry Butler) – 2:40
  3. "In the Midnight Hour" (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) – 2:47
  4. "Ode to Billy Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 4:10
  5. "Chain Gang" (Sam Cooke) – 2:47
  6. "I Was Made to Love Her" (Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) – 2:50
  7. "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) – 2:35
  8. "I Never Loved a Woman (The Way I Love You)" (Ronnie Shannon) – 2:41
  9. "Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:20
  10. "Even When You Cry" (Quincy Jones, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – 2:42
  11. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 2:48

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
  2. ^ Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P. & Watt, R. Brunswick Album Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
  3. ^ a b Jackie Wilson & Count Basie - Manufacturers of Soul (1968) album reating, credits & releases at AllMusic, accessed November 14, 2015
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