Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour (1987 Motown Records Corp. re-make)

Stereo vinyl track, with backing vocals by Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Carmen Twillie on an updated re-make of his classic hit.

Contrary to popular belief held by many uninformed people, Wilson was never "Motown" - that is, until the end of his career when he actually recorded for that label.

The word "Motown" is indiscriminantly tossed about by most folks as referring to any music performed by an African American soul/R&B artist from the '60s and '70s and have even gone so far as to label Aretha Franklin "Queen of Motown"..LOL.

To those of us who are true Motown fanatics, it has always referred specifically to Motown Records Corp., the record company created by Berry Gordy Jr. in Detroit Michigan; the Motown Sound specifically refers to the wonderful artists who recorded exlusively for that record label (and it's various subsidiaries)only!!!

Produced by Robert Margouleff, with executive producer Russ Regan - from the 1987 OOP Motown Records Corp. LP "American Soul Legend".

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[chicagoSUGANO]

Thanks Wally for posting these wicket Pickett tunes.  He was the total Bomb?

[wally1435]

@chicagoSUGANO You are welcome.

[MONOPOLY35]

My grandma introduced me to this song over 5 years ago. She enjoys that music!

[wally1435]

@MONOPOLY35 Your grandma knows goooooood music!

[DJKessie]

Hey wally

Is there a possibility dat you also share the other tracks of the EP with all of us.

I had the original EP but unafortuly i lost it during a movement

[wally1435]

@DJKessie I never upload entire albums, but I have 3 or 4 other tracks up from this one. Just type

"wally1435 Wilson Pickett" in the search field and that should pull all of them up for you.

[hungryherbie]

The late and great Wilson Pickett at his very best

with this classic "In The Midnight Hour"..This is a very good version and a great find .....slight break

in the intro otherwise faultless

[medicvet]

wow! now THIS is what I call MUSIC!

[LonelyDude100]

This is so GREAT,brings back memory's

[chicagoSUGANO]

Wally, You Da Bomb. Thanks for keeping us abreast of the Best American music ...ever!

Wilson Pickett, Dobie Gray, Marvin, etc. How people are getting short changed today with

the glorified, over-saturated, soul deprived puppets screaming & yelling in a sound booth. I hear noting from the heart, where has it gone ????? Totally flummoxed.

[axelee7]

This version is so exciting, is like transforming in a most powerful being, is an awesome classical song at its finest.

[MONOPOLY35]

@wally1435 You betcha. Around 15-20 years ago she heard that song on the radio and told me about it years later.