Soul Hits of the 70s: Didn't It Blow Your Mind, Vol. 6 is one of the strongest installments in the series, boasting a set of 12 great songs that indisputably prove that the genre was rich with classic songwriting and an array of different sounds. There's the usual smooth soul (the Chi-Lites' "Have You Seen Her," and the Dells' "The Love We Had (Stays on My Mind)") and pop-soul (Laura Lee's "Women's Love Rights," the Dramatics' "Whatcha See is Whatcha Get"), but there's also Bill Withers' folk-tinged "Ain't No Sunshine," the Staple Singers' gospel-inflected "Respect Yourself," and the Persuaders' "Thin Line Between Love and Hate," a Philly soul song with one of the most bizarre lyrics in the history of soul. Isaac Hayes' immortal "Theme from Shaft" towers above many of these songs in terms of recognizability, but even such little-known songs as the 8th Day's "You've Got to Crawl (Before You Walk)," the Free Movement's "I've Found Someone of My Own" and Donnie Elbert's eerie cover of "Where Did Our Love Go" equal it in terms of quality. Along with the third and ninth volumes of Didn't It Blow Your Mind, Vol. 6 stands as the series' absolute pinnacle, which means it's nothing short of terrific.

Track List:

01 Dramatics, The - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
02 Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
03 Dells, The - The Love We Had (Stays on My Mind)
04 Laura Lee - Women's Love Rights
05 Persuaders, The - Thin Line Between Love and Hate
06 8th Day - You've Got to Crawl (Before You Walk)
07 Free Movement - I've Found Someone of My Own
08 Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
09 Lou Rawls - A Natural Man
10 Chi-Lites, The - Have You Seen Her?
11 Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go
12 Staple Singers, The - Respect Yourself

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