Calling this compilation essential is, to say the least, an understatement. The critical and commercial acclaim accorded Volume 1 has already been heaped on this second collection of 25 rare, deep and soulful performances compiled by Dave Godin, the man who defined it all in the first place. Track listing:HOW WAS I TO KNOW YOU CARED - DORIS DUKE I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP -EDDIE HOLMAN THE SWEETER HE IS (Pts1 & 2) -THE SOUL CHILDREN I DON'T WANT NOBODY BUT MY BABY - TONY OWENS IT WAS A LIE - BOBBY MOORE & THE FORMOSTS A LOVE THAT NEVER GROWS COLD - JIMMY & LOUISE TIG AND COMPANY IT'S ALL OVER -BEN E KING I'M SORRY I HURT YOU -NAT PHILLIPS WHAT WILL TOMORROW BRING? - WENDY RENE LET NOTHING SEPARATE US - ARTHUR CONLEY THESE FOUR WALLS - IRMA THOMAS IF I COULD SEE YOU ONE MORE TIME -JOHNNY ADAMS I'LL RUN YOUR HURT AWAY - RUBY JOHNSON MAKE IT ME PREMIERS LOSIN' BOY -EDDIE GILES A SHELL OF A WOMAN DORIS ALLEN JUST ONE MORE DAY - OTIS REDDING GO NOW BESSIE BANKS CRYIN' IN THE STREETS (Pt1) -GEORGE PERKINS & THE SILVER STARS HOW MUCH CAN A MAN TAKE? - BIG JOHN HAMILTON ANYONE BUT YOU -BARBARA WEST STOP! LOOK WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME - CARLA THOMAS NOTHING TAKES THE PLACE OF YOU -TOUSSAINT McCALL HIDING IN SHADOWS EDDIE & ERNIE (LET'S) TAKE A CHANCE - LISA RICHARDS
