Carla Thomas
Carla (2021 Reissue)
Release Date: 07/07/2017
Format: LP
Label: Atlantic
Release type: 2021 Reissued Vinyl LP Release
Carla Thomas was to Memphis' Stax Records what Aretha was to Atlantic: the label's reigning matriarch, able to wrap her glorious voice around "B-A-B-Y" and "Let Me Be Good to You," chart-toppers from the precocious songwriting team of Isaac Hayes and David Porter, as well as R&B standards like Willie Dixon's "Little Red Rooster." Backed by the Stax house combo, fronted by Booker T. and Steve Cropper, Carla also shows off her storied versatility with knockout renderings of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "I Fall to Pieces." Carla is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. She is the daughter of Rufus Thomas.
- B-A-B-Y Written-By - Porter, Hayes 2:49
- Red Rooster 3:55
- Let Me Be Good to You 2:40
- I Got You, Boy 2:45
- Medley a) Baby What You Want Me to Do 2:21
- Medley B) for Your Love 3:04
- What Have You Got to Offer Me 2:46
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 3:22
- I Fall to Pieces 3:09
- You Don't Have to Say You Love Me 3:25
- Fate 3:08
- Looking Back 4:20
