New Lease on Life
Released: May 23, 2006
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Released: May 23, 2006
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As a singer and songwriter, William Bell was one of the great men of the Southern soul scene of the 1960s, and it's gratifying to know that the man is still around and still in fine voice. From the...
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Greatest Hits: Collectors Edition
Released: May 7, 2002
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Released: May 7, 2002
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A woefully underappreciated soul singer, William Bell, often in collaboration with Booker T. Jones (of MG's fame), wrote some stone cold country-soul classics, including "You Don't Miss Your...
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Wow.../Bound to Happen
Released: Apr 1, 1997
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Released: Apr 1, 1997
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In 1997, Fantasy combined two of William Bell's classic Stax albums, Wow... and Bound to Happen, on a single CD. The albums found the soul man in two notably different settings. The last Bell album...
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Soul of a Bell - BONUS TRACKS
Released: 2002
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Released: 2002
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William Bell's history illustrates just how singles-oriented soul was in the 1960s. Though he'd enjoyed a hit in 1961 with "You Don't Miss Your Water," it wasn't until 1967 that Stax finally...
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Phases of Reality/Relating
Released: 1999
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Released: 1999
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This CD reissue combines Bell's final two Stax albums, 1973's Phases of Reality and Relating, in one disc. Many Stax releases in the label's final years were dull soul. But by the standards of the...
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Released: 1995
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Released: 1995
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William Bell's gentlemanly, deep soul sound, like fine wine, gets better with age. The 11 cuts include re-recordings of some of his Stax Records hits. His marvelous duet with Judy Clay, "Private...
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Duets
Released: 1968
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Released: 1968
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In the late '60s, Bell recorded a number of male/female duets with partners Judy Clay, Carla Thomas, and Mavis Staples; the ones with Clay were the most successful, "Private Number" and "My Baby...
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