- Format: CD
- Label: Ace
- Genre: Blues, Soul, Funk
Yet another superb entry in Aces short series of "Expanded Versions" of Millie Jacksons original Spring albums.
"Hurts So Good" first appeared in 1973, on the back of Ms Jacksons Top 3 R&B/Top 30 Pop US success with its title track (her all-time biggest US hit, by the way). Its appearance also marked the first time that Millie recorded in the famous southern soul town of Muscle Shoals, Alabama - where her major subsequent successes "Caught Up" and "Still Caught Up" (both also available in this series) would be recorded in their entirety.
This newly remastered version, from the original Spring album production master, adds a generous six bonus tracks, including a first-ever true stereo mix of Millies non-album 45 "Breakaway", several very different mixes of some of the albums highlights and two one take demos that Millie never recorded finished versions of.
Once again issued with the co-operation and participation of Ms Jackson herself, this is an hours worth of seminal Millie that no true fan or collector will care to be without.
Track listing:
IT HURTS SO GOOD:
I CRY
HYPOCRISY
TWO FACED WORLD
IT HURTS SO GOOD
DONT SEND NOBODY ELSE
HYPOCRISY (reprise)
BREAKAWAY (stereo remix)
GOOD TO THE VERY LAST DROP
HELP YOURSELF
LOVE DOCTOR
NOW THAT YOU GOT IT
CLOSE MY EYES
BREAKAWAY (reprise)
BONUS TRACKS:
IT HURTS SO GOOD (alternate mix with extra strings)
HELP YOURSELF (unedited master)
HERE COMES LOVE (demo)
THATS MY STYLE (incomplete demo)
HYPOCRISY (alternate version)
BREAKAWAY (alternate version)
