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Compilation albums. 1960: My Golden Favorites. 1963: My Golden Favorites, Vol. 2. 1966: Soul Galore. 1969: Jackie Wilson's Greatest Hits (#43 R&B) 1983: The Jackie Wilson Story. 1987: The Very Best of Jackie Wilson (re-released in 1993) 1992: Mr. Excitement! 2005: The Essential Jackie Wilson.
Jackie Wilson. Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American singer of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", he was considered a master showman and one of the most dynamic singers and performers in soul, R&B, and rock and roll ...
A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit. [1] The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite other successes (such as "Take On Me" by a-ha in the United States, [2] [3] [4] which topped a Rolling Stone magazine poll to find the top one-hit wonder).
Jackie Wilson's debut single was the first release of the current Brunswick Records. Starting in the latter part of the 1950s and continuing well into the 1970s, the label recorded mainly R&B/soul acts, such as the label's leading artist in the late 1950s and early/mid 1960s, Jackie Wilson , and later on, the Chi-Lites .
The Very Best of Jackie Wilson is a 1987 greatest hits album by Jackie Wilson and was re-released in 1993. Track listing. Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet)" (Berry Gordy, Tyran Carlo) – 2:46 "Lonely Teardrops" (Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy Fuqua, Tyran Carlo) – 2:40 "To Be Loved" (Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy Fuqua, Tyran Carlo ...
It should only contain pages that are Jackie Wilson songs or lists of Jackie Wilson songs, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Jackie Wilson songs in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
Baby Workout. " Baby Workout " is an R&B song by Jackie Wilson from the album of the same name. The track is about Wilson urging a girl to dance (work out) all night with him. It was Wilson's biggest hit of his singles that charted on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It was his fifth and penultimate #1 R&B song.
Mr. Excitement! is a 1992 Rhino Records three disc compilation album of the music of R&B singer Jackie Wilson, covering his entire career from 1956 through the early 1970s, including his early work with Billy Ward and His Dominoes. Wilson was one of the most successful R&B artists ever, entering the charts over 50 times. [1]