Gee Whiz: The Best of Carla Thomas

Performer: Carla Thomas
Artist: Otis Redding; Rufus Thomas; The Chips; The Drapels; Booker T. & The MG's; Gladys Knight & The Pips
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel includes: Carla Thomas (vocals); Don Davis, Carl Lynch, David Spinozza (guitar); Gilbert Caples (tenor saxophone, flute); Joe Arnold, Charles "Packy" Axton, Andrew Love (tenor saxophone); Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone, flute); Wayne Jackson, Sammy Coleman, Gene "Bowlegs" Miller (trumpet); Robert Tally (piano); Chuck Rainey, Lewis Steinberg (bass); Howard Grimes, Bernard Purdie (drums); Horace Ott, Gordon Powell (percussion); Vanese Parker (background vocals). Additional guest artists: The Anita Kerr Singers, Deanie Parker, The Sweet Inspirations, Isaac Hayes, The Sweet Inspirations. Producers include: Jim Stewart, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes. Compilation producer: Steve Greenberg. Recorded between 1960 and 1968. Includes liner notes by David Nathan. Personnel: Carla Thomas (vocals); David Spinozza, Don Davis , Steve Cropper, Carl Lynch (guitar); Gilbert Caples (flute, tenor saxophone); Floyd Newman (flute, baritone saxophone); Joe Arnold, Andrew Love, Charles "Packy" Axton (tenor saxophone); Gene Miller, Sammie Coleman, Wayne Jackson (trumpet); Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones (piano, organ); Al Jackson, Jr., Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Howard Grimes (drums); Gordon "Specs" Powell, Horace Ott (percussion); Deanie Parker, Sam Byrnes, Eddie Stanback, Richard Griffin, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Marianne Brittenum, Charlie Johnson, Johnny Frierson, Vanessa Parker, Wilbur Mondie, Mary Frierson, Anita Kerr Singers, The Chips, The Drapels, The Sweet Inspirations, Gladys Knight (background vocals). Liner Note Author: David Nathan. Recording information: Detroit, MI; Memphis, TN; Nashville, TN; New York, NY. Gee Whiz: The Best of Carla Thomas is a wonderful 22-track collection of her seminal recordings for Atlantic and Stax, featuring all of her biggest hits -- "Gee Whiz," "I'll Bring It Home to You," "B-A-B-Y," "Tramp," "I Like What You're Doing (To Me)" -- as well as a terrific selection of lesser-known singles and album tracks. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Queen of the '60s Stax soul scene, Carla Thomas is best known for her solo hits like "Baby" and "Gee Whiz" as well as her work with her father, Rufus Thomas, on such tunes as 1959's "Cause I Love You" (the first hit for Stax's original incarnation as Satellite Records). She was a prolific hitmaker throughout the '60s, and her career was further distinguished by the KING & QUEEN duet album with Otis Redding, featuring the classic "Tramp."

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