20 Original Winners Vol. 3
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Album Summary
Released in 1964, '20 Original Winners Vol. 3' arrived as part of a beloved compilation series that gathered some of the most irresistible R&B and soul sides making waves on the American charts and airwaves. Put together in that golden era when the music was young and hungry, the album was designed to give fans a front-row seat to the sounds lighting up jukeboxes and dance floors from coast to coast. Like its predecessors in the series, it leaned into the curatorial spirit of the moment — a snapshot pressed into vinyl, capturing the breadth and vitality of a genre that was reshaping American popular music from the inside out.
Reception
- As a budget-friendly compilation aimed at the general record-buying public, the album was received warmly by fans seeking an accessible collection of contemporary R&B hits rather than by the critical press, which rarely reviewed such anthology releases with formal scrutiny.
- The series as a whole performed reliably in the marketplace, suggesting that volumes like this one found a steady and appreciative audience among R&B enthusiasts throughout the mid-1960s.
Significance
- As a time-capsule compilation, the album stands as a testament to the extraordinary vitality of early-1960s R&B, documenting the moment when soul music was crystallizing into one of the defining cultural forces of the twentieth century.
- Compilation series like '20 Original Winners' played a genuine democratizing role in music history, making a wide spectrum of Black American music available to listeners who might not have had access to every individual single, helping to broaden the audience for R&B across racial and regional lines.
- The album reflects the rich ecosystem of independent and major labels that nurtured R&B talent during this period, serving as a historical record of the industry infrastructure that supported the genre's rise.
Tracklist
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A1 Dance With Me Henry —
2:56
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A2 Poison Ivy —
2:43
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A3 Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean —
2:18
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A4 The Gypsy Cried —
2:10
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A5 Shrine Of St. Cecilia —
2:54
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A6 We Belong Together —
2:48
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A7 Roll Over Beethoven —
2:30
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A8 Long Tall Sally —
2:07
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A9 Rama Lama Ding Dong —
2:26
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A10 You Don't Know What You've Got Until You Lose It —
2:10
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B1 Let The Good Times Roll —
2:06
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B2 Rockin' In The Jungle —
2:29
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B3 C. C. Rider —
2:26
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B4 Rip Van Winkle —
2:20
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B5 A Thousand Miles Away —
2:25
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B6 Teen Angel —
2:09
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B7 Goodnight My Love —
3:05
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B8 Fanny Mae —
2:52
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B9 Shake A Hand —
2:30
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B10 Hot Pastrami With Mashed Potatoes - Part 1 —
2:30
Artist Details
Here's the thing about Various, baby — this artist burst onto the 1980s rock scene like a force of nature, blending raw energy with a sound that was somehow both timeless and perfectly of its era. Various carved out a reputation for delivering tracks that hit you right in the chest, the kind of music that made you pull over your car just to let the song breathe. With a catalog that speaks for itself, Various remains one of the most compelling figures to come out of that decade of big hair, bigger riffs, and even bigger feelings.
