{"product_id":"1961-r-b-hits-collection-various-1961-r-b-hits-collection","title":"1961 R\u0026B Hits Collection \/ Various- 1961 R\u0026b Hits Collection (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis continues the strand of R\u0026amp;B and country collections associated with Acrobat's highly popular \"America's Greatest Hits\" series, this one focusing on the top R\u0026amp;B records in the US Billboard charts during 1961. This great value 113-track 4-CD anthology includes, with the exception of certain records which are unavailable for inclusion due to copyright restrictions, just about every record which peaked in the Billboard R\u0026amp;B Top 15 during that year. By this time, the R\u0026amp;B scene had evolved considerably as the rock 'n roll scene had matured and Tin Pan Alley had marketed it's teen-oriented offshoots, and there was an exciting feel to the charts, with substantial crossover into the pop charts through artists like Ben E. King, Ray Charles, Brook Benton, The Miracles, Aretha Franklin and The Marvelettes. There was also a significant weight of other records from the increasingly powerful Motown, Tamla and other labels producing material which would have a significant influence on emerging talent across the pond in the UK, like The Beatles, who absorbed some of the songs in this anthology into their repertoire, sowing the seeds of the British invasion which was soon to transform the pop landscape once more. With the blurring of the boundaries between the genres, the more traditional blues and R\u0026amp;B artists whose music had helped lay the groundwork for rock found it harder to reach the top positions in the R\u0026amp;B chart, and the foundations of the soul boom of the late '60s and 70s was clearly in evidence in many of the hits included here. As with all these collections, it provides a window onto a dynamic and exciting musical environment, and includes a number of unfamiliar names and recordings of which even enthusiasts of the genre may not\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJerry Butler - He Will Break Your Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFloyd Cramer - Last Date\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBert Kaempfert ; His Orch. - Wonderland By Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrook Benton - Fools Rush in (Where Angels Fear to Tread)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKathy Young ; the Innocents - a Thousand Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohnny Horton - North to Alaska\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBobby Bland - Cry Cry Cry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiracles - Shop Around\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Booker - Gonzo 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRay Charles - Ruby 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNina Simone - Trouble in Mind 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtta ; Harvey - Spoonful 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIke ; Tina Turner - I Idolize You 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Junior Parker - Stand By Me 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrifters - I Count the Tears 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarv Johnson - Happy Days 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Innocents - Gee Whiz 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJimmy Reed - Close Together 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRonnie Love ; His Orch. - Chills and Fever 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRosie ; the Originals - Angel Baby 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFerrante ; Teicher - Exodus 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRay Charles ; His Orch. - Them That Got 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Capris - There's a Moon Out Tonight 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaxine Brown - All in My Mind 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoy Hamilton - You Can Have Her 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAretha Franklin - Won't Be Long 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Wells - Bye Bye Baby 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJackie Wilson - the Tear of the Year 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFats Domino - What a Price 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLawrence Welk - Calcutta 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChubby Checker - Pony Time 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtta James - at Last 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarla Thomas - Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes) 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrook Benton - Think Twice 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBobby Bland - I Pity the Fool 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Brown - Bewildered 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarcels - Blue Moon 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrook Benton - for My Baby 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vibrations - the Watusi 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBen E. King - Spanish Harlem 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRay Charles - One Mint Julep 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtta James - Trust in Me 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnie K-Doe - Mother-In-Law 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJerry Butler - Find Another Girl 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJorgen Ingmann ; His Guitar - Apache 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJackie Wilson - Please Tell Me Why 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Miracles - Ain't It Baby 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrifters - Some Kind of Wonderful 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarence \"Frogman\" Henry - But I Do 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGene McDaniels - a Hundred Pounds of Clay 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDel Shannon - Runaway 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShep ; the Limelites - Daddy's Home 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoe Barry - I'm a Fool to Care 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaxine Brown - Funny 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJunior Parker - Driving Wheel 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBen E. King - Stand By Me 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleftones - Heart and Soul 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegents - Barbara Ann 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJimmy Reed - Big Boss Man 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtta James - Fool That I Am 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Brown - I Don't Mind 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElvis Presley - I Feel So Bad 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePips - Every Beat of My Heart 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarence 'Frogman' Henry - You Always Hurt the One You Love 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBobby Lewis - Tossin' and Turnin' 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDee Clark - Raindrops 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRay Charles - I've Got News for You 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJackie Wilson - I'm Comin' on Back to You 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrook Benton - the Boll Weevil Song 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Drifters - Please Stay 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGary \"U. 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