ANN PEEBLES - The Complete Ann Peebles on Hi Records, Vol. 1 : 1969-1973 (2003) 2CD / RM / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist:
1-01 Give Me Some Credit  2:59
    Written-By – Carl Smith
1-02 Crazy About You Baby  2:37
    Written-By – Walter Jacobs
1-03 Make Me Yours  2:54
    Written-By – Bettye Swann
1-04 My Man  2:16
    Written-By – Gene Anderson, Maeola Anderson, Marion Oliver
1-05 Solid Foundation  2:08
    Written-By – Don Bryant, Lee Jones
1-06 Chain Of Fools  2:49
    Written-By – Don Covay
1-07 It's Your Thing  2:33
    Written-By – O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
1-08 Walk Away  3:11
    Written-By – Oliver Sain
1-09 Rescue Me  2:28
    Written-By – Carl Smith, Raynard Miner
1-10 Won't You Try Me  2:56
    Written-By – Gene Miller
1-11 Steal Away  3:12
    Written-By – Jimmy Hughes
1-12 Respect  2:14
    Written-By – Otis Redding
1-13 I Can't Let You Go  2:17
    Written-By – Oliver Sain
1-14 Part Time Love  2:51
    Written-By – Clay Hammond
1-15 I'll Get Along  2:09

    Written-By – Ann Peebles, Carl Smith, Marshall Jones

1-16 I Still Love You  3:21
    Written-By – Willie Mitchell
1-17 Generation Gap Between Us  2:22
    Written-By – Carl Smith, Marshall Jones
2-01 Slipped Tripped And Fell In Love  2:26
    Written-By – George Jackson
2-02 Trouble Heartaches And Sadness  2:37
    Written-By – Ann Peebles, Don Bryant
2-03 What You Laid On Me  2:23
    Written-By – Ann Peebles, Denise LaSalle
2-04 How Strong Is A Woman  2:58
    Written-By – Bettye Crutcher
2-05 Somebody's On Your Case  2:22
    Written-By – Earl Randle
2-06 I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home  2:26
    Written-By – Al Jackson*, Timothy Matthews
2-07 I've Been There Before  2:48
    Written-By – Ann Peebles, Don Bryant
2-08 I Pity The Fool  2:55
    Written-By – Don Robey
2-09 99 Lbs  2:13
    Written-By – Don Bryant
2-10 I Take What I Want  2:29
    Written-By – David Porter, Isaac Hayes, Mabon Hodges
2-11 Heartaches Heartaches  3:21
    Written-By – Willie Mitchell
2-12 I Can't Stand The Rain  2:20
    Written-By – Ann Peebles, Bernard Miller, Don Bryant
2-13 Do I Need You  2:30
    Written-By – Ann Peebles, Don Bryant
2-14 Until You Came Into My Life  3:09
    Written-By – Ann Peebles, Bernard Miller, Don Bryant
2-15 (You Keep Me) Hanging On  2:41
    Written-By – Buddy Mize, Ira Allen
2-16 Run Run Run  2:34
    Written-By – Ann Peebles, Darryl Carter, Don Bryant
2-17 If We Can't Trust Each Other  2:52
    Written-By – Earl Randle
2-18 A Love Vibration  2:46
    Written-By – Ann Peebles, Bernard Miller, Don Bryant
2-19 You Got To Feed The Fire  2:19
    Written-By – Ann Peebles, Bernard Miller, Don Bryant
2-20 I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down  2:41
    Written-By – Earl Randle
2-21 One Way Street  2:50
    Written-By – Ann Peebles, Don Bryant
Credits:
    Arranged By [Strings], Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone – James Mitchell
    Backing Vocals – Rhodes, Chalmers And Rhodes
    Bass – Leroy Hodges
    Drums – Howard Grimes
    Guitar – Teenie Hodges
    Organ, Piano – Charles Hodges
    Piano – Archie Turner
    Strings [String Section] – The Memphis Strings
    Tenor Saxophone – Andrew Love, Ed Logan
    Trombone – Jack Hale
    Trumpet – Wayne Jackson
Tracks taken :
1-1 to 1-12 from LP "This Is Ann Peebles" (1969)
1-13 from single B-side of "Walk Away" (1969)
1-14 to 1-17 from LP "Part Time Love" (1970). These four songs appeared on this album combined with six tracks already released on "This Is Ann Peebles" the previous year.
2-1 to 2-10 from LP "Straight From The Heart" (1971)
2-11 from single B-side of "I Pity The Fool" (1971)
2-12 to 2-21 from LP "I Can't Stand The Rain" (1973)

ANN PEEBLES - The Complete Ann Peebles on Hi Records, Vol. 2 : 1974-1981 (2003) 2CD / FLAC (tracks), lossless

 
Ann Peebles was the biggest female star at the Memphis-based R&B label Hi Records though the 1970s, and in 1974 she scored her biggest chart hit with the brilliant and idiosyncratic single "I Can't Stand the Rain," which was an ideal match of Peebles' strong, emphatic voice and Willie Mitchell's hard-grooving production. Peebles cut three more albums for Hi following the success of "I Can't Stand the Rain," and they're included in their entirety on this two-CD set. While Peebles is in superb voice on all three albums, each one sounds a bit different, reflecting the shifting trends in R&B during the second half of the 1970s. Tellin' It, from 1975, is in the manner of Peebles' biggest hit, and features the Hi Rhythm Section grooving lean and hard behind a set of solid songs dominated by powerful dance rhythms. Two years later, disco had temporarily overcome nearly everything in pop music, and 1977's If This Is Heaven suggests an uneasy compromise between the spare Southern soul that was Peebles' hallmark and the more polished and less rhythmically interesting sounds that were dominating the charts; Peebles makes the best of the material, which is strong for the most part, but it's the slower change-of-pace numbers where she sounds most at home. And finally, 1979's The Handwriting Is on the Wall is a raucous soul session with Peebles speaking her mind about affairs of the heart, and while it was cut after the Hi Rhythm Section had parted ways, it's a righteous blast of soul-blues and Peebles sounds like she's having a great time. Bonus tracks from the sessions for all three albums are included (most of which will please collectors without impressing anyone as lost masterworks), while disc two is rounded out with six non-LP tunes that appeared on singles after the release of The Handwriting Is on the Wall; only two were produced by Mitchell, and most are overly slick and hardly up to Peebles' talents. While the earlier set in this series is stronger overall, The Complete Ann Peebles on Hi Records, Vol. 2: 1974-1981 is still fine listening and shows that Peebles was a top talent no matter what her surroundings. by Mark Deming  
Tracklist:
     Tellin' It (1975)
1-1     Come To Mama    
1-2     I Don't Lend My Man    
1-3     I Needed Somebody    
1-4     Stand By Woman    
1-5     It Was Jealousy    
1-6     Doctor Love Power    
1-7     You Can't Hold A Man    
1-8     Beware    
1-9     Put Yourself In My Place    
1-10     Love Played A Game    
    - Bonus Tracks -
1-11     I'm Leaving You    
1-12     Fill This World With Love    
    If This Is Heaven (1977)
1-13     If This Is Heaven    
1-14     A Good Day For Lovin    
1-15     I'm So Thankful    
1-16     Being Here With You    
1-17     Boy I Gotta Have You    
1-18     When I'm In Your Arms    
1-19     You're Gonna Make Me Cry    
1-20     Games    
1-21     Lovin' You Without Love    
1-22     It Must Be Love    
    The Handwritting Is On The Wall (1978)
2-1     Old Man With Young Ideas    
2-2     Bip Bam Thank You Mam    
2-3     The Handwritting Is On The Wall    
2-4     I Didn't Take Your Man    
2-5     You've Got The Papers (I've Got Your Man)    
2-6     Lookin' For A Lovin'    
2-7     You're More Than I Can Stand    
2-8     Livin' In Lovin' Out    
2-9     If I Can't See You    
2-10     Let Your Love Light Shine    
   - Bonus Tracks -
2-11     If You Got The Time    
2-12     Heartaches    
2-13     I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love    
2-14     Be For Me    
2-15     Mon Belle Amour
    Vocals – Donald Bryant
2-16     Waiting
    Vocals – Donald Bryant