You Got My Mind Messed Up


You Got My Mind Messed Up is a 1967 album by James Carr. Although Carr is not as well-known as his contemporaries such as Otis Redding or Aretha Franklin, "You Got My Mind Messed Up" has been cited as one of the top soul music albums of all time. Allmusic gave it 5 stars from two different reviewers. On the 2002 re-release Mojo magazine stated "This is undoubtedly one of the greatest soul albums of all time." .
After Carr's death in 2001, Kent Records re-released the album with another dozen bonus tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Pouring Water on a Drowning Man" – 2:40
  2. "Love Attack" – 2:54
  3. "Coming Back to Me Baby" – 1:59
  4. "I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore" – 2:24
  5. "That's What I Want to Know" – 1:56
  6. "These Ain't Raindrops" – 2:35
  7. "The Dark End of the Street" – 2:34
  8. "I'm Going for Myself" – 2:25
  9. "Lovable Girl" – 2:24
  10. "Forgetting You" – 2:54
  11. "She's Better Than You" – 2:22
  12. "You've Got My Mind Messed Up" – 2:25

2002 bonus tracks

  1. "These Arms of Mine" – 2:37
  2. "You Don't Want Me" – 2:11
  3. "There Goes My Used to Be" – 2:32
  4. "A Lucky Loser" – 2:07
  5. "Dixie Belle" – 2:23
  6. "Search Your Heart" – 3:04
  7. "Sock It to Me, Baby!" – 2:14
  8. "My Adorable One" – 3:29
  9. "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" – 2:46
  10. "Life Turned Her That Way" – 2:58
  11. "A Losing Game" – 2:02
  12. "What Can I Call My Own" – 2:47

Charts

United States
YearChartPeak Position
1967Black Albums#25