Women’s Love Rights: The Hot Wax Anthology

RELEASE
December 10, 2002
LABEL
Castle Music Ltd.
GENRES
Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Southern Soul, Smooth Soul, Funk

Album Review

Laura Lee's gospel-tinged, classic country soul approach to singing coupled with her suffer-no-fools take on modern romance gives her late-'60s work for Chess Records and her early-'70s output for Holland-Dozier-Holland's Hot Wax Records a kind of sturdy durability, and her strong women's rights themes are no less applicable now than they were then. This two-disc set collects all of her key tracks for Hot Wax, including the wry "Rip Off," her signature "Women's Love Rights," "Wedlock Is a Padlock" and the saucy "If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair)." A hair bit smoother than her earlier Chess material, these tracks are still cut from the same cloth.
Steve Leggett, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Wedlock Is a Padlock
  2. Her Picture Matches Mine
  3. I Don't Want Nothing Old (But Money)
  4. Love and Liberty
  5. (Don't Be Sorry) Be Careful If You Can't Be Good
  6. It's Not What You Fall for, It's What You Stand for
  7. Since I Fell for You, Pts. 1-2
  8. Two Lonely Pillows
  9. That's How Strong My Love Is
  10. Rip Off
  11. If I'm Good Enough to Love (I'm Good Enough to Marry)
  12. If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair)
  13. Crumbs Off the Table
  14. At Last
  15. You've Got to Save Me
  16. Every Little Bit Hurts
  17. Guess Who I Saw Today?
  18. Workin' and Lovin' Together
  19. When a Man Loves a Woman
  20. (If You Want to Try to Love Again) Remember Me
  21. I'll Catch You When You Fall
  22. I Can't Hold on Much Longer
  23. I Need It Just as Bad as You
  24. Don't Leave My Starving for Your Love
  25. I Can't Make It Alone
  26. We've Come Too Far to Walk Away
  27. Mirror of Your Soul
  28. I Need It Just as Bad as You [Demo Version]