The Exciting – WILSON PICKETT*****

Land Of 1000 Dances/Something You Got/634-5789/Barefootin’/Mercy Mercy/You’re So Fine/In The Midnight Hour/Ninety Nine & A Half (Won’t Do)/Danger Zone/I’m Drifting/Its All Over/She’s Good To Me

Wilson Pickett was prominent amongst the galaxy of American soul stars from the mid 1960s. Exiting is considered to be his finest LP, capturing him at the height of his popularity. Includes his best known track In The Midnight Hour, plus the US hits Land Of 1000 Dances and 634-5789. (US:21)

"What a voice this guy had. Excellent singing and a great band to back up Wilson's soulful voice. I love this gritty Southern soul stuff, really a great album."

"One of the best soul LPs ever. Land Of 1000 Dances, 634-5789, In The Midnight Hour and the best version of Mercy Mercy I've ever heard. Yeah, you know those, but, really, every song's a winner. It's highly listenable, energetic, fun to dance to, and Pickett's voice is unstoppable, and as the album's title suggests... exciting. A talented cast of musicians make up the album's sound; present are some of soul music's defining creative forces."

"Released in the summer of 1966, this was Wilson Pickett's first all-out Southern soul perfect LP, one that set the standard for Pickett, as well as Southern soul, for years to come."

"Wilson Pickett's voice could strip the chrome off a Buick. Gritty, raw, and capable of emphatic shrieks and woeful moans, Pickett's voice is, in some ways, the paragon of Southern soul style. Exciting showcases the man's formidable vocal talents to the point of near perfection. It is the soul man's most solid and satisfying studio album."

"The set is classic Pickett: funky, blues and gospel-influenced, aggressive and intense. It is often forgotten that Pickett wrote much of his own material, and more than half of this set features Pickett's name credited as songwriter."

"If you could only own one Wilson Pickett record, this would be the one to get. Not so much because of the break-out hits, which are available elsewhere, but because of the less familiar tracks. If you love Wilson Pickett's singing for the things that make it unique, you should pick this up just for the sake of the astonishing It's All Over. All over indeed; there's just nothing left after this."