He's not perhaps the best known or most prolific of those who have featured in Ace's Songwriter series, but few fans of American popular music from the 60s to the 90s would dispute that Lincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman is one of the most important. Chips wore many professional hats during his almost 50-year career. Musician, label-owner, producer and studio owner are other areas at which he excelled. Here in "Back To The Basics" there are many notable examples of him wearing several of those hats simultaneously. However, it's his songs that this compilation highlights. If Chips had only co-authored 'Dark End Of The Street', it would be enough to guarantee him songwriter immortality. But as you will hear in a collection that includes tracks by some of the most famous names in soul, pop and country music, it's far from being the only classic song in his catalogue. The CD comprises two-dozen choice cuts - many of them chart-topping and million-selling records and songs - by high-calibre talents ranging from William Bell and Carla Thomas, to Gram Parsons and Cher, to Waylon Jennings, Kenny Rogers and Johnny Cash. Truly an all-star aggregation to honour a genuine all-round talent.

Tracklist:

Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) - Waylon Jennings
Fool In Love - The Veltones
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man - Cher
For You - Gizzelle
This Time - Troy Shondell
Lyin' Again - Kenny Rogers
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J. Thomas
Dark End Of The Street - The Flying Burrito Bros
Promises - Carla Thomas
Every Little Bit Helps - Helen Henry
Sandcastles - Merrilee Rush ; The Turnabouts
Last Night - Georgie Fame ; The Blue Flames
Somebody Mentioned Your Name - William Bell
You're Gonna See A Lot More (Of My Leaving) - Barbara Lynn
Don't Let It Be (This Time) - The Gentrys
I'll Never Give Her Up (My Friend) - The Canes
If She Should Ever Break Your Heart -
Barbara Stephens
Okeechobee Purple - Gary Stewart
Staring Each Other Down - Brenda Lee
Here Come The Flowers - Dottie West
Easy Street - Johnny Cash
He's Rolling Over And Over (In Someone Else's Clover) - Tammy Wynette
So Much Like My Dad - George Strait
Old Fords And A Natural Stone - Willie Nelson

UPC: 029667102728
Label: Ace Records Uk
Release Date: 7.2.21
Format: CD

Back To The Basics: Chips Moman Songbook / Various - Back To The Basics: Chips Moman Songbook / Various (CD)