Rock & Roll raunchines with impassioned, searing Soul-singing, Gary U.S. Bonds scored an impressive number of hits in the 60's, including New Orleans, Quarter To Three, School Is Out and Twist Twist Senora. In the 1980's a new generation discovered Bonds thanks to his collaborations with Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van Zandt and the E.Street Band. Certified Soul is a compilation of tracks produced by Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams between 1968-70, in the Southern Soul style of Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding, inclusive of Memphis-style funkiness, complete with horns.