Artist	Song
Aretha Franklin	Respect
from Aretha Franklin: 30 Greatest Hits (2008)
The Blues Brothers	Soul Man
from Briefcase Full of Blues (2005)
The Black Crowes	Hard to Handle
from Greatest Hits 1990-1999 - A Tribute to a Work In Progress (2008)
Cream	Born Under a Bad Sign
from The Very Best of Cream (1995)
ZZ Top	I Thank You
from Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top (Remastered) (2008)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions	I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
from Get Happy!! (2007)
The Rolling Stones	Walking the Dog
from England's Newest Hitmakers (2005)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	Raise Your Hand (Live)
from Live/1975-85 (2002)
The Byrds	Additional Master Takes: You Don't Miss Your Water
from Sweetheart of the Rodeo (Legacy Edition) (1980)
The Clash	Time Is Tight
from Super Black Market Clash (1999)
B.B. King & Eric Clapton	Hold On I'm Coming
from Riding With the King (2005)
Etta James	Security
from Her Best - The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection (1997)
Al Green	I've Never Found a Girl
from Let's Stay Together (1972)
Keith Sweat	In the Rain
from Make It Last Forever (2004)
Luther Ingram	Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
from The Best of Luther Ingram (2008)
Sly & the Family Stone	I Can't Turn You Loose
from Dance to the Music (2007)
Ike & Tina Turner	I've Been Loving You Too Long
from Bold Soul Sister - The Best of the Blue Thumb Recordings (1997)
Charlie Rich	When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
from The Essential Charlie Rich (1997)
Rachel Sweet	B.A.B.Y
from BABY: The Best of Rachel Sweet (1978)
Buddy Guy	Do Your Thing
from Bring 'Em In (2005)
Hall & Oates	Starting All Over Again
from The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates (Remastered) (2005)
The Commitments	Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
from The Commitments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2007)
The Box Tops	Big Bird
from Tear Off! (2011)
Hindu Love Gods	Crosscut Saw
from Hindu Love Gods (2008)
Bruce Willis	Respect Yourself
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 2 (2002)
The Oak Ridge Boys	Touch a Hand, Make a Friend
from The Definitive Collection (2006)
Heavy D & The Boyz	Mr. Big Stuff (Remix)
from Heavy Hitz (2000)
Mongo Santamaria	Green Onions
from Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits (2000)
Cabaret Voltaire	Theme from Shaft
from Eight Crépuscule Tracks (2006)
Buddy Miller	That's How Strong My Love Is
from Poison Love (2009)
Delaney & Bonnie	Everybody Loves a Winner
from Home (Bonus Track Version) (2006)

Comment:

Otis Redding, Steve Cropper, Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes; the Stax roster wasn't merely loaded with killer artists; it was also packed with world-class songwriters. They [i]wrote[/i], and the whole world listened. If you ever wondered just when Aretha Franklin became the Queen of Soul, look no further than her her cover — yes, [i]cover[/i] — of Otis Redding's hit "Respect," an open-throated, career-making roar of independence. The Blues Brothers not only reintroduce one of soul music's best-ever songs, but also two of its greatest players — the song's original guitar/bass duo of Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn — in their mission-from-God cover of Sam & Dave's "Soul Man." Heavy D & The Boyz detonate a Louis Vuitton satchelful of bass in an axle-rattling hip-hop remake of Jean Knight's sass-mouthed putdown "Mr. Big Stuff (Remix)." And it's [i]another[/i] Jones — Booker T. — who inspires Clash frontman Mick Jones in a surf-punk-meets-soul retool of the MG's' instrumental smash "Time Is Tight." But don't stop there — from Keith Sweat to the Rolling Stones, we've got a whole second generation of Soulsville's greatest hits, reinterpreted by Stax's stacks of fanatics.

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