- Format: CD
- Label: Ace
- Genre: Blues, Soul, Funk
A companion piece to Kents two volumes of Vietnam War-related soul, "A Change Is Gonna Come" is an audio documentation of how it felt to be black and American in the 1960s.
23 exceptional tracks, covering everything from interracial relationships to poverty, hardship to emancipation, from segregation to the rise of the Black Power movement, by leading artists of their generation.
Contains many songs that have achieved anthemic status over the past five decades.
More than half of the featured tracks have never been on CD prior to this compilation.
A very timely release, following on from the copious amount of media coverage that James Brown merited, especially regarding his role as a spokesperson in the 60s and specifically his efforts for black pride. This CD is sure then to emulate the same kind of attention in the music and national press that the Vietnam projects attained.
Track listing:
A Change Is Gonna Come - OTIS REDDING
Only In America - THE DRIFTERS
Forty Acres And A Mule - OSCAR BROWN JR.
Blues For Mr Charlie Pt 2 - LOU GOSSETT, PAUL SINDAB, JOE LEE WILSON & LITTLE BUTTER
Stay With Your Own Kind - PATRICE HOLLOWAY
Were A Winner - THE IMPRESSIONS
Have You Ever Seen The Blues - YAPHET KOTTO
When Will We Be Paid - THE STAPLE SINGERS
I Dont Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open The Door Ill Get It Myself) Pt 1 - JAMES BROWN
And Black Is Beautiful - NICKIE LEE
The Ghetto - HOMER BANKS
Message From A Black Man - THE SPINNERS
Oh Lord, Why Lord - PARLIAMENT
We Are Neighbours - THE CHI-LITES
Cryin In The Streets Pts 1 & 2 - GEORGE PERKINS AND THE SILVER STARS
The Prayer - RAY SCOTT
I Was Born Blue - SWAMP DOGG
Run Charlie Run - THE TEMPTATIONS
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - GIL SCOTT-HERON
Free At Last - JACKIE DAY
To Be Young, Gifted And Black - NINA SIMONE
George Jackson - JP ROBINSON
Someday Well All Be Free - DONNY HATHAWAY
