Various - Wild Thing: The Songs Of Chip Taylor

aretha franklin, dusty springfield, the hollies, walter jackson, evie sands, peggy lee ... these are just some of the great artists included on "wild thing: the songs of chip taylor", the latest addition to ace's prestigious songwriter series. when performers of that calibre record your compositions, it's a sign you're doing something right. a frequent visitor to the uk, these days chip belongs to the alt-country genre. those who have heard ace's "king rock'n'roll" will know that he began his career in the late 1950s as teenage rocker wes voight, his real name. but in the 1960s, in addition to a low profile recording career of his own, he very much specialised in writing songs for others. as with our other writer-based collections, in addition to well-known songs they have also included some equally good but less famous numbers. amongst the many highlights is the original demo version of one of chip's best numbers, 'storybook children', performed by co-writer billy vera with nona hendryx.