GARNET MIMMS: 1993 The Best of Garnet Mimms: Cry Baby (Capitol 80183)

Excellent compilation of this early soul singer, whose influence extended beyond his one big hit, the 1963 title track. Emerging from a gospel background and obscure doo wop groups, Mimms invested the increasingly sophisticated R&B sound of the mid-'60s with both emotion and supple pipes. He never hit the Top Ten after "Cry Baby," but rang off a string of minor hits like "Baby Don't You Weep," "For Your Precious Love," "It Was Easier to Hurt Her," and "I'll Take Good Care of You." Grittier than Motown, but not as down-home as Stax, Mimms married his vocals to the uptown production values and pop songwriting savvy of his producer, Jerry Ragovoy, to produce some of the more memorable early soul recordings. This 25-track anthology, covering his recordings for United Artists between 1963 and 1966, is unerringly consistent. It features all of his hit singles, highlights from the three albums he released during this period, and the original versions of "My Baby" (later one of Janis Joplin's signature tunes) and "Anytime You Want Me" (covered by the Who on a B-side in 1965). ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms 16 November 1933 in Ashland, West Virginia) is an American singer influential in soul music and rhythm and blues.

Mimms grew up in Philadelphia, where he sang in gospel music groups such as the Evening Stars, the Harmonizing Four, and the group with which he would record his first record (in 1953), the Norfolk Four. He returned to Philadelphia after serving in the military and formed doo-wop group The Gainors in 1958.

In 1961 Mimms and Sam Bell from The Gainors left to form a new group, Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters with Zola Pearnell and Charles Boyer. The group moved to New York and began to work with successful songwriter/record producer Bert Berns. Berns signed them to the United Artists label and wrote the hit "Cry Baby" for them with songwriting partner Jerry Ragovoy. The song topped the R&B chart and went to #4 on the pop chart in 1963 and paved the way for soul hits by Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding later in the decade.

Mimms went solo and performed another Berns and Ragavoy hit "Take Good Care Of You" in 1966. Mimms worked with Jimi Hendrix in England the following year. He did some recording on the MGM and Verve Records labels.

In the 1970s he released a few funk songs as Garnet Mimms and the Truckin' Company.

Mimms was given a Pioneer Award in 1999 by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.

The Reverend "Swampfoot" Johnson sent this to me a couple of years ago...so thanks again go to him for the soul of Garnet Mimms. Please enjoy!!!

Tracks:

1.Cry Baby
2.Don't Change Your Heart
3.Quiet Place
4.For Your Precious Love
5.Baby Don't You Weep
6.Till You Were Gone
7.I Keep Wanting You
8.Truth Hurts
9.Anytime You Want Me
10.Tell Me Baby
11.One Girl
12.Look Away
13.Everytime
14.Little Bit of Soap
15.I'll Make It up to You
16.As Long as I Have You
17.It Was Easier to Hurt Her
18.Welcome Home
19.Prove It to Me
20.Looking for You
21.Thinkin'
22.Keep on Smilin'
23.I'll Take Good Care of You
24.It's Been Such a Long Way Home
25.My Baby

Details
.. Year: 1993
.. Label: Capitol 80183
.. Bitrate: 320kbps
.. Home-Page:http://www.tsimon.com/mimms.htm (not official)
.. Last fm: www.last.fm/music/Garnet+Mimms
.. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnet_Mimms
.. Buy: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Garnet-Mimms-Cry-Baby/dp/B000005JJS

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