A month or few ago, for a friend of a friend, I put together a discography collection of Tommy Tate. Admittedly, though I had the near entirety of his recordings, I was not all that familiar with the man's work. I knew of his brief stretch at Stax with The Nightingales, his stellar mid-70s southern soul cuts for KoKo Records, and that he was highly regarded among deep soul aficionados as a songwriter ~ specifically for the cream of Malaco's crop. In amassing Tate's discography, it quickly became clear that a songbook was in order to further familiarize and educate myself. As luck would have it, lots of great singers have tackled Tate's efforts with both vigor and valor. That's at the forefront of this collection which features soul superstars alongside some fantastic unheralded singers, spans five decades, and showcases Tate's journeyman prowess with a breadth of styles from deep soul and southern fried funk to electric blues and disco, plus it's peppered with a few pop oriented numbers and a touch of gospel soul. I hope you enjoy it as I do.
101 - Otis Clay - 1992 - Gonna Take My Heart's Advice (Bullseye Blues LP BB-9520)
102 - Bobby Bland - 1991 - I Can Take You To Heaven Tonight (Malaco LP MAL-7458)
103 - Luther Ingram - 1977 - Trying To Find My Love (KoKo LP KOA-1302)
104 - Frederick Knight - 1973 - Now That I've Found You (Stax LP STS-3011)
105 - Soul Children - 1972 - All That Shines Ain't Gold (Stax LP STS-3003)
106 - The Nightingales - 197? - You're Movin' Much Too Fast [master] (Unissued Stax)
107 - Isaac Hayes - 1971 - Help Me Love (Enterprise LP ENS-5003)
108 - The Controllers - 1979 - We Don't (Juana LP JU-200-005)
109 - Tommy Tate - 1984 - What Gives You The Right? (Sundance 5003)
110 - Cicero Blake - 1985 - School Of Life (Paula 448)
111 - Luther Ingram - 1986 - How Sweet It Would Be (Profile LP PRO-1226)
112 - Little Milton - 1990 - The Woman I Love (Malaco 2162)
113 - Dorothy Moore - 1990 - Feel The Love (Malaco LP MAL-7455)
114 - James Carr - 1971 - Hold On (Atlantic 2803)
115 - C.P. Love - 197? - If The Lord Made Anything Better Than Love [demo] (Unissued Malaco) [meefs]
116 - Tommy Tate - 197? - Solid Straight And Sound [demo] (Unissued Malaco) [mono]
117 - Virgil Griffin - 1969 - Climbing (Shout 241) [mono]
118 - The Blues Busters - 1968 - Inspired To Love You (Shout 235) [mono]
119 - Pat Brown - 1996 - Love On Loan (Ace CD 2074)
120 - True Image - 1979 - It Ain't Fair [edit] (Glades 1754)
121 - C.L. Blast - 1984 - I Just Don't Know (Park Place LP PPR-416)
201 - Bar-Kays - 1971 - How Sweet It Would Be (Volt LP VOS-6011)
202 - Luther Ingram - 1972 - Dying And Crying (KoKo LP KOS-2202)
203 - Jewel Bass - 1977 - Overflowing (For You) (Malaco 1041)
204 - Tommy Tate - 1981 - On The Real Side (Juana LP JU-1003)
205 - Malted Milk & Toni Green - 2014 - I'd Really Like To Know (Nueva Onda CD NOR-002)
206 - Candi Staton - 2006 - When Hearts Grow Cold (Astralwerks CD ASW-49832)
207 - Eddie Leon & Pat Brown - 1997 - Just Got Tired Of Waiting (Leon LCD-1006)
208 - Anita Ward - 1979 - There's No Doubt About It (Juana LP JU-200-004)
209 - Baby Brother - 1981 - You Asked For It (You Got It) (Cotillion LP SD-5225)
210 - Joe & Lee - 1979 - Black Gold Disco Moving Machine (Shakin' SRD 34801)
211 - The Staple Singers - 1971 - This Is A Perfect World (Stax LP STS-2034)
212 - Tommy Tate - 1976 - Hardtimes S.O.S. (KoKo 722)
213 - Eric Mercury - 1971 - Don't Stop The Feeling (Enterprise LP ENS-1020)
214 - George Perkins - 1972 - How Sweet It Would Be (Soul Power 113)
215 - Johnnie Taylor - 1988 - Everything's Out In The Open (Malaco LP MAL-7446)
216 - Bobby Bland - 1986 - Walkin' And Talkin' And Singin' The Blues (Malaco LP MAL-7439)
217 - Otis Clay - 1998 - Somebody Help (Bullseye Blues CD BB-9590)
218 - Tommy Tate - 199? - I've Got To Have Your Love Tonight [demo] (Soulscape SSCD-7019)
219 - Luther Ingram - 1976 - What Goes Around Comes Around (KoKo LP KOA-1300)
220 - True Image - 1981 - It's Only A Matter Of Time (Juana 1949)
VA-OTRS
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