I Put A Spell On You - The Best Of

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Album: I Put A Spell On You - The Best Of
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I Put a Spell On You	More Info...	0:02
2)	Frenzy	More Info...	0:02
3)	Little Demon	More Info...	0:04
4)	Hong Kong	More Info...	0:02
5)	I Love Paris	More Info...	0:02
6)	Alligator Wine	More Info...	0:03
7)	Person to Person	More Info...	0:02
8)	Darling, Please Forgive Me	More Info...	0:02
9)	There's Something Wrong With You	More Info...	0:02
10)	Temptation	More Info...	0:03
11)	Yellow Coat	More Info...	0:02
12)	You Ain't Foolin' Me	More Info...	0:02
13)	Take Me Back to My Boots	More Info...	0:02
14)	Orange Colored Sky	More Info...	0:02
15)	Deep Purple	More Info...	0:02
16)	(She Put The) Whammy On Me	More Info...	0:03
17)	If You Are But a Dream	More Info...	0:02
18)	Voodoo	More Info...	0:02

Album: I Put A Spell On You - The Best Of
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I Put a Spell On You	More Info...	0:02
2)	Frenzy	More Info...	0:02
3)	Little Demon	More Info...	0:04
4)	Hong Kong	More Info...	0:02
5)	I Love Paris	More Info...	0:02
6)	Alligator Wine	More Info...	0:03
7)	Person to Person	More Info...	0:02
8)	Darling, Please Forgive Me	More Info...	0:02
9)	There's Something Wrong With You	More Info...	0:02
10)	Temptation	More Info...	0:03
11)	Yellow Coat	More Info...	0:02
12)	You Ain't Foolin' Me	More Info...	0:02
13)	Take Me Back to My Boots	More Info...	0:02
14)	Orange Colored Sky	More Info...	0:02
15)	Deep Purple	More Info...	0:02
16)	(She Put The) Whammy On Me	More Info...	0:03
17)	If You Are But a Dream	More Info...	0:02
18)	Voodoo	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Ex-boxer Screamin' Jay Hawkins' live show, full of on-stage coffins, skulls, and toilets, prefigured the extravagant concert productions of later artists like Alice Cooper and George Clinton, and Hawkins' full awareness of the visual aspect of rock music extended even to his lyrics, which were purposefully graphic and surreal. In essence, Hawkins was a one- or two-trick pony, but boy, those ponies could run. His masterpiece was "I Put a Spell on You," which he originally recorded for OKeh Records (supposedly while extremely drunk) in 1956, and while Hawkins' version was never even close to being a commercial hit, the song has been covered so many times (most notably by Nina Simone) that it has deservedly been certified as a rock and R&B classic. "Spell" is here, of course, on this so-so collection of 1950s and 1960s tracks, and it's clearly the high point, although Hawkins' gives "Little Bitty Pretty One," Fats Domino's "Please Don't Leave Me," and Little Willie Mabon's "I Don't Know" nice workouts. This same set, with different cover art, has also been issued as Essential Recordings by Golden in 2000 and under the same title, I Put a Spell on You, by Charly in 1999. ~ Steve Leggett

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