The Very Best Of Percy Sledge Ben E. King [2CD/Import Disc]

[Machine Translation] Two great soul legends, Percy Sledge and Ben E. King, sadly passed away in April this year. They produced such classics as "When a Man Loves a Woman" and "Stand By Me," which are still heard around the world today, and now they have released a tribute album featuring their most famous songs. Percy Sledge is a famous R&B singer with his unique, gentle, and deep vocals. His signature hit "When a Man Loves a Woman" has been revived many times and has become a timeless standard number. Other hits include "Take Time To Know Her" and "It Tears Me Up," both of which have been hits in the U.S. and are indispensable to his career. Ben E. King has successfully revived the Drifters. Stand By Me" is from his first solo album. Like Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman," this song has had several revival hits and has become a worldwide standard. This best-of collection includes "Save The Last Dance For Me" and "I Count The Tears" from the Drifters' era. This collection includes a wide range of his hits from his days with the Drifters, such as "Save The Last Dance For Me" and "I Count The Tears," solo songs like "Spanish Harlem," "Young Boy Blues," and "Don't Play That Song," and covers of standards like "I Could Have Danced All Night" and "Amor. The album introduces a wide range of his charms, from solo songs such as "Spanish Harlem," "Young Boy Blues," and "Don't Play That Song" to covers of standard numbers including "I Could Have Danced All Night" and "Amor. This is the best collection of Percy Sledge's and Ben E. King's greatest hits on two CDs, each containing 20 songs that will be passed down to future generations, and it is also the best memorial to Percy Sledge and Ben E. King. *DISC 1: Percy Sledge / DISC 2: Ben E. King

Note: This is an import edition (manufactured outside of Japan).

今年の4月に惜しくもこの世を去った、二人の偉大なるソウル・レジェンド、パーシー・スレッジにベン・E.キング。「男が女を愛する時」や「スタンド・バイ・ミー」など、今でも世界中で聴き継がれている名曲を生み出した彼等の代表曲を集めたトリビュート盤が登場! 独自の優しさと味わい深いボーカルが印象的な名R&Bシンガー、パーシー・スレッジ。彼の代表的ヒット「男が女を愛曲する時」は、何回もリバイバル・ヒットとなり、今や時代を超えたスタンダード・ナンバーとなっている。この他、「Take Time To Know Her」や「It Tears Me Up」などの全米ヒットや彼を語る上で外せない代表曲が揃っている。ドリフターズを見事復活させたベン・E.キング。彼のソロ・アルバムの第1作から生まれたのが「Stand By Me」。同名タイトルの映画でも大きくフィーチャーされたこの曲は、パーシー・スレッジの「男が女を愛する時」同様、何回もリバイバル・ヒットとなり、今でも聴き継がれている世界的スタンダード・ナンバーとなっている。今回のベスト・コレクションには、ドリフターズ時代の「Save The Last Dance For Me (邦題: ラストダンスは私に。)」「I Count The Tears」といったヒットから、「Spanish Harlem」「Young Boy Blues」「Don't Play That Song」などのソロ曲、さらに「I Could Have Danced All Night」「Amor」をはじめとするスタンダード・ナンバーのカバーまで彼の幅広い魅力を紹介する内容となっている。パーシー・スレッジとベン・E.キングの後世に語り継ぎたい名曲をそれぞれ20曲ずつ、2枚のCDに収めた最強のベスト・コレクションであり、最高の追悼盤でもある作品がここに生まれた。*DISC 1: パーシー・スレッジ/DISC 2: ベン・E.キング