Manufacturers of Soul
Manufacturers of Soul is an album by soul music vocalist Jackie Wilson and jazz pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances of jazz versions of contemporary R&B/soul hits recorded in 1968 and released on the Brunswick label.
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.Track listing
- "Funky Broadway" – 2:35
- "For Your Precious Love" – 2:40
- "In the Midnight Hour" – 2:47
- "Ode to Billy Joe" – 4:10
- "Chain Gang" – 2:47
- "I Was Made to Love Her" – 2:50
- "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" – 2:35
- "I Never Loved a Woman (The Way I Love You)" – 2:41
- "Respect" – 2:20
- "Even When You Cry" – 2:42
- "My Girl" – 2:48
Personnel
- Jackie Wilson – vocals
- Count Basie – piano
- Al Aarons, Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Sonny Cohn – trumpet
- Richard Boone, Steve Galloway, Grover Mitchell – trombone
- Bill Hughes – bass trombone
- Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal – alto saxophone
- Eric Dixon, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Uncredited – bass
- Harold Jones – drums
- Benny Carter – arranger