Take Me to the River chronicles the story of Southern Soul, from it's advent in 1961 to it's apex in the early 1970s. It's track listing was carefully chosen to reflect and demonstrate every facet of the genre, and to appeal to both long time collectors and those who we hope will enjoy it deeply enough to delve further into the genre's breadth of repertoire. The track listing embraces everything from million selling, international hits to 45s that barely sold enough to cover their pressing costs.
CD 1 - You Don't Miss Your Water
1. William Bell - You Don't Miss Your Water (3:01)
2. Arthur Alexander - Go Home Girl (2:20)
3. Otis Redding - These Arms of Mine (2:33)
4. Jimmy Hughes - Steal Away (2:26)
5. Joe Simon - My Adorable One (2:46)
6. O.V. Wright - You're Gonna Make Me Cry (3:23)
7. Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman (2:50)
8. Eddy "G" Giles - Losin' Boy (3:17)
9. Otis Redding - Try a Little Tenderness [Take 1] (4:01)
10. Jarvis Jackson - Something I Never Had (3:23)
11. Wilson Pickett - Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do) (2:42)
12. Eddie Floyd - Got to Make a Comeback (2:39)
13. Charlie Rich - When Something Is Wrong with My Baby (2:49)
14. James Carr - The Dark End of the Street (2:33)
15. Toussaint McCall - Let's Do It Over (2:18)
16. Aretha Franklin - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (3:16)
17. June Edwards - You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) (2:51)
18. The Masqueraders - Let's Face Facts (3:22)
19. James & Bobby Purify - She Ain't Gonna Do Right (2:47)
20. Al Johnson - Bless Your Sweet Soul (3:01)
21. Laura Lee - Dirty Man (2:53)
22. Eddie Hinton - 2Cover Me (2:54)
23. Reuben Bell/The Beltones - 2You're Gonna Miss Me (2:43)
24. Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind (2:37)
25. Oscar Toney, Jr. - Without Love (There Is Nothing) (3:50)
CD 2 - The Rainbow Road
1. Maurice & Mac - You Left the Water Running (2:43)
2. Don Bryant - I'll Go Crazy (2:03)
3. Bill Brandon - Rainbow Road (2:59)
4. Shirley Walton - The One You Can't Have (All by Yourself) (2:51)
5. William Bollinger - Tell Him Tonight (2:40)
6. Ollie & the Nightingales - A Smile Can't Hide (A Broken Heart) (2:50)
7. Spencer Wiggins - Uptight Good Woman (2:43)
8. William Bell - I Forgot to Be Your Lover (2:21)
9. Clay Hammond - I'll Make It Up to You (3:39)
10. Clarence Carter - Slip Away (2:30)
11. James Carr - That's the Way Love Turned out for Me (3:16)
12. Tony Borders - Polly Wally (2:20)
13. Candi Staton - Another Man's Woman, Another Woman's Man (2:31)
14. Joe Tex - Buying a Book (3:26)
15. Doris Duke - To the Other Woman (I'm the Other Woman) (2:59)
16. Paul Kelly - Stealing in the Name of the Lord (3:37)
17. Z.Z. Hill - Faithful and True (2:38)
18. Kip Anderson - I Went off and Cried (3:02)
19. Barbara & the Browns - If I Can't Run to You I'll Crawl (2:41)
20. Paul Thompson - What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me (2:58)
21. Johnnie Taylor - Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone (3:01)
22. Thomas Bailey - Wish I Was Back (2:53)
23. Jimmy Braswell - I Can't Give You My Heart (3:09)
24. Gwen McCrae - Lead Me on (2:11)
CD 3 - The River
1. Marcell Strong - Mumble in My Ear (3:22)
2. Denise LaSalle - Breaking Up Somebody's Home (3:27)
3. Al Green - Tired of Being Alone (2:50)
4. Spencer Wiggins - I Can't Be Satisified (3:34)
5. Freddie North - She's All I Got (2:40)
6. Bobby Newsome - Jody, Come Back and Get Your Shoes (3:16)
7. Mel & Tim - Starting All Over Again (3:49)
8. Sam Dees - We Always Come Back Strong (2:26)
9. Frederick Knight - I've Been Lonely for So Long (3:21)
10. Luther Ingram - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right (3:35)
11. Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (2:42)
12. Bobby Womack - I'm through Trying to Prove My Love to You (3:49)
13. Millie Jackson - It Hurts So Good (3:11)
14. Quiet Elegance - You've Got My Mind Messed Up (2:49)
15. Bobby Patterson - I Get My Groove from You (3:26)
16. Tommie Young - Take Time to Know Him (3:15)
17. George Jackson - How Can I Get Next to You (3:36)
18. The Soul Children - I'll Be the Other Woman (3:35)
19. Clarence Carter - CHeartbreak Woman (3:14)
20. Chet Davenport - Take One Step (I'll Take Two) (4:02)
21. Al Green - Take Me to the River (3:43)
22. Tommy Tate - If You Got to Love Somebody (3:17)
23. Geater Davis - I'll Play the Blues for You (3:29)
