Sam & Dave and
Percy Sledge were Southern soul hitmakers who recorded some stone classic sides in the '60s. Too bad the Back to Back collection on K-Tel misses
Sam & Dave's signature hit, "Soul Man," and presents
Percy Sledge's five songs in their re-recorded forms. So instead of the vintage versions of "When a Man Loves a Woman" and "Take Time to Know Her," listeners get slick and soulless modern-day butcherings. This disc could have been a handy intro to
Sledge and
Sam & Dave, but ends up a disc to be avoided. ~ Tim Sendra