Introspect/Don't It Make You Want To Go Home?
November 10, 2003

Product Description
By 1968 JOE SOUTH’s time had truly come. A session sideman for Simon & Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan, writer/producer of the smash ‘Down In The Boondocks’ for Billy Joe Royal, Joe had been a moderate hitmaker himself since 1958. Dylan encouraged and inspired him, and we got a look inside South’s mind with the extraordinary Introspect album, hailed as a classic southern pop/rock recording from the day it was unveiled.

It was country, soul, swamp and rock, mixed with meaningful lyrics, wrapped in an experimental sound as a result of South’s love for gadgetry. The hit ‘Games People Play’ (US #12) made him a star, as did ‘Don’t It Make You Want To Go Home?’ and ‘Walk A Mile In My Shoes’, all of which are included in this much-demanded repackaging of Joe’s first two Capitol albums. With a bonus track, ‘Hole in Your Soul’, and informative liner notes, this 22-track, 78-minute ‘2-for-1’ CD is extraordinary value.

Introspect:
1. All My Hard Times
2. Rose Garden
3. Mirror Of Your Mind
4. Redneck
5. Don’t Throw Your Love To The Wind
6. Greatest Love
7. Games People Play
8. These Are Not My People
9. Don’t You Be Ashamed
10. Birds Of A Feather
11. Gabriel

Don’t It Make You Want To Go Home?:
12. Clock Up On The Wall
13. Bittersweet
14. Shelter
15. What Makes Lovers Hurt One Another?
16. Before It’s Too Late
17. Children
18. Walk A Mile In My Shoes
19. Be A Believer
20. A Million Miles Away
21. Don’t It Make You Want To Go Home?

Bonus Track:
22. Hole In Your Soul

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Games People Play/Joe South
March 13, 2006

Product Description
Games People Play and Joe South are two classic country-soul albums well ahead of their time. Known primarily as a session man (Aretha Franklin, Wilson Picket, Bob Dylan) JOE SOUTH had shown his song writing ability since the late 1950’s. ‘Games People Play’ (UK #6/US #12, 1969) made him a bona-fide star. The LP of the same name was an electrifying blend of southern soul and country with deft dabs of rock and psychedelia.

His fourth album, Joe South (1970), was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1970 with the Atlanta Rhythm Section further demonstrating his skill as both a gifted songwriter and rootsy singer with an exceptional voice. These two albums showcase a unique talent: Joe South, the man who blazed the path of country rock’n’soul. With three rare bonus tracks including the simmering psychedelic ‘Soul Raga’ by South’s band The Believers, this 24 track, 75 minute ‘2-for-1’ is extraordinary value.

Games People Play:
1. Games People Play
2. Party People
3. Untie Me
4. Concrete Jungle
5. Hole In Your Soul
6. Hush
7. Birds Of A Feather
8. Heart’s Desire
9. Leanin’ On You
10. I Knew You When
11. These Are Not My People

Joe South:
12. High On A Hilltop
13. Birds Of A Feather
14. For The Love Of A Woman
15. Rose Garden
16. Yo Yo
17. Fool Me
18. How Can I Unlove You
19. You Need Me
20. She’s Almost You
21. Devil May Care

Bonus Tracks:
22. It Got Away (B-Side)
23. Soul Raga (Simmerin’) - The Believers
24. Soul Raga (Cookin’) - The Believers

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So The Seeds Are Growing/A Look Inside
May 4, 2010

Product Description
Raven presents for the first time ever on CD two outstanding albums by legendary Grammy winning singer / songwriter / sessionman JOE SOUTH on this great value 2-for-1 release. So the Seeds are Growing (1971) and A Look Inside (1972), the fifth and sixth albums South recorded for Capitol Records, bring his solo career into sharp focus and showcase his unique talents. During the 1960s South made a name for himself as a sessionman for Simon & Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan and influential songwriter of hits for Billy Joe Royal (‘Down in the Boondocks’), Deep Purple (‘Hush’), Lynn Anderson (‘Rose Garden’), Johnny Rivers (‘These are Not My People’) etc. This CD follows Raven’s previous 2-for-1 releases of Introspect / Don’t It Make You Want To Go Home? (RVCD-175) and Games People Play / Joe South (RVCD-228) plus the essential Anthology 1968-1975 (RVCD-94).

South continued to mine his electrifying blend of country, soul, swamp rock and meaningful lyrics on these two rollicking and passionate albums. His song writing remained of a high standard, as ‘So the Seeds are Growing’, ‘Revolution of Love’, ‘Motherless Children’, ‘It Hurts Me Too’, ‘Real Thing’ and ‘I’m a Star’ so brilliantly emphasize. With four bonus tracks INCLUDING ‘OPRAH CRIED’, JOE’S FIRST NEW STUDIO RECORDING IN 35 YEARS, plus 3 non-LP singles. Superb quality audio, detailed notes and color booklet make this excellent release is a must for fans of sophisticated Southern country-soul and pop-rock.

So The Seeds Are Growing:
1. So The Seeds Are Growing
2. No Fence Around Me
3. I’ve Got To Be Somebody
4. Revolution Of Love
5. United We Stand
6. The Other Side Of Life
7. Drown In My Own Tears
8. Lady Moon Walker
9. Rolling On
10. Motherless Children

A Look Inside:
11. Coming Down All Alone
12. Imitation Of Living
13. It Hurts Me Too
14. Real Thing
15. One Man Band
16. Misunderstanding
17. Misfit
18. Save Your Best
19. I’m A Star
20. All Nite Lover, All Day Friend

Bonus Tracks:
21. Why Does A Man Do What He Has To Do (Non-LP Single)
22. Be A Believer (B-Side)
23. Riverdog (B-Side)
24. Oprah Cried (2009 Studio Recording)

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