 RPM presents an overview of the golden era of Joe Simons recording career . He scored 17 US National Hot 100 and R&B chart hits between 1966 & 1972, all of which are included on this compilation together with a few choice b-sides and album cuts . Simon carved a niche for himself in the 60's as the innovator of Country - Soul . There was enough Soul in his numbers for the singles to score in the R&B charts (he was seen at the time as a natural successor to Otis Redding), then the influence of recording in Nashville (with even a couple of numbers being produced by Scotty Moore (the Elvis guitarist) ) helped the sounds to cross over to a mainstream audience. This collection has not been released on CD before and one of the songs, 'Moon Walk' ( a commemoration of Neil Armstrongs lunar stroll ) has never been reissued . All recording are from the Sound Stage 7 label, part of the Momument Recording Group (hence the album pun, geddit ?!). Misty Blue / Long Hot Summer / Teenagers Prayer / Too Many Teardrops / My Special Prayer / Travellin' Man / Just A Dream / Put Your Trust In Me / Nine Pound Steel / The Girl's Alright With Me / No Sad Songs / Come On And Get It / You Keep Me Hanging On / Message From Maria / I Worry About You / Looking Back / Standing In The Safety Zone / The Choking Kind / Don't Let Me Lose This Feeling / Baby Don't Be Looking In My Mind / San Francisco Is A Lonely Town / It's Hard To Get Along / Moon Walk Pts & / Farther On Down The Road / Yours Love / That's The Way I Want Our Love
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