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Released April 01, 1997

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 that was produced by organist Booker T. Jones, Bound to Happen is a Memphis-oriented treasure boasting a number of songs that should have been major hits but weren't, including the sweaty "All God's Children Got Soul" and a magnificent remake of Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign." And under Jones, Bell shows us how well Sly & the Family Stone's "Everyday People" works in a Memphis soul setting. Wow..., meanwhile, marked the first time Bell didn't record in Memphis. Instead, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama under Stax's Al Bell and went for a consistently sleeker sound and more of a Northern soul orientation. Wow... isn't quite as strong as Bound to Happen, but it does have its share of impressive material, including "Penny for Your Thoughts" and the hit "I Forgot to Be Your Lover." As it turned out, that sleeker approach would be a primary direction for Bell in the 1970s. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

TRACKS

1. I Can't Make It (All by Myself)
2. Till My Back Ain't Got No Bone
3. All for the Love of a Woman
4. My Door Is Always Open
5. A Penny for Your Thoughts
6. You'll Want Diamonds
7. Winding, Winding Road
8. Somebody's Gonna Get Hurt
9. I Forgot to Be Your Lover
10. I'll Be Home
11. Western Union Man
12. My Whole World Is Falling Down
13. Everyday People
14. Johnny, I Love You
15. All God's Children Got Soul
16. Happy
17. By the Time I Get to Phoenix
18. Bring the Curtain Down
19. A Smile Can't Hide (A Broken Heart)
20. Born Under a Bad Sign
21. I Got a Sure Thing

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