Album of the Day

Texas soul singer Archie Bell was in uniform in Vietnam when a song he'd cut with his backing band before deployment shot up the U.S. singles chart - “Tighten Up” spent two weeks at No.1. Its offhanded guitar lick and gleeful vocals are damn near irresistible, as is the rest of Archie Bell & The Drells' debut album. Along with solid covers of “Knock On Wood” and “In The Midnight Hour,” TIGHTEN UP's ten tracks also include the wonderful “I Don't Wanna Be A Playboy” and such Bell originals as “A Soldier's Prayer, 1967.” The Atlantic collection is one any fan of '60s R&B would enjoy - it's a soul party from start to finish!