Searching For The Dolphins
by Al Wilson (Soul)

Searching For The Dolphins by Al Wilson (Soul)
Year: 1969
Overall rank: 33,457th   Overall chart history
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72/100 (from 7 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1969 (345th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,961st)
Award Best albums of all time (33,457th)

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Overall rank: 33,457th | 1960s rank: 1,961st | 1969 rank: 345th

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Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Searching For The Dolphins

01.03.1969

Brilliant ratchet-soul. Lived in, like stinky running trainers. The first half of the album is AOTY territory, which the second half can't live with, much like the trainers.

At the time of review this album is 996th in 1969 and 6,236th in the 1960s - madness!

1.Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - The Dolphins 86
2.Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - By The Time I Get To Phoenix 85
3.Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - I Stand Accused 91
4.Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Summer Rain 79
5.Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Do What You Gotta Do 85
6.Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - The Snake 84
7.Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Who Could Be Lovin' You (Other Than Me) 79
8.Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Poor Side Of Town 76
9.Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) 76
10.Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - This Guy's In Love With You 70
11.Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Brother, Where Are You 85

Ranked in order:

* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - I Stand Accused 91
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - The Dolphins 86
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - By The Time I Get To Phoenix 85
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Brother, Where Are You 85
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Do What You Gotta Do 85
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - The Snake 84
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Who Could Be Lovin' You (Other Than Me) 79
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Summer Rain 79
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) 76
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - Poor Side Of Town 76
* Al Wilson (Soul) (SFTD - USA - Mar 69) - This Guy's In Love With You 70
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