There can be no doubt about it - the roots of soul music are firmly embedded in the gospel tradition of the African-American church. Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke were actually pastor"s children, while Solomon Burke began his adult life as a preacher in Philadelphia. The goods on offer are raw, fiery, undistilled and all the more potent for that. The 50 tracks featured here contain raw emotion and musical inspiration by the bucketload. All recordings have been digitally remastered for optimum sound quality.