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Best of the Verve Years ()

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Best of the Verve Years - James Cotton
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  1. Good Time Charlie
  2. Turn on Your Love Light
  3. Something on Your Mind
  4. Don't Start Me Talkin'
  5. Jelly, Jelly
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  1. Good Time Charlie
  2. Turn on Your Love Light
  3. Something on Your Mind
  4. Don't Start Me Talkin'
  5. Jelly, Jelly
  6. Off the Wall
  7. Feelin' Good
  8. Sweet Sixteen
  9. Knock on Wood
  10. Oh, Why?
  11. Blues in My Sleep
  12. Soul Survivor
  13. Fallin' Rain
  14. Heart Attack
  15. Lovin' Cup
  16. She's Murder (AKA "Murder in the First Degree")
  17. The Creeper
  18. Down at Your Buryin'
  19. Back to St. Louis
  20. The Coach's Better Days
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Taken from the high-energy harpist's first three albums for Verve following his split from Muddy Waters (including the entirety of his fine eponymous 1967 debut), this 20-track anthology is a fine spot to begin any serious Cotton collection. In those days, Cotton was into soul as well as blues -- witness his raucous versions of "Knock on Wood" and "Turn on Your Lovelight," backed by a large horn complement. Compiler Dick Shurman has chose judiciously from his uneven pair of Verve follow-ups, making for a very consistent ...

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