This 2-CD set covers John Ellison's 50-year career with the Soul Brothers Six and as a solo artist. The two CDs include remakes of some of his earliest songs, like “I Need You Yes I Do” and his notable Atlantic release, “You Better Check Yourself,” and recordings both remixed and raw from the Phil-LA of Soul archive in the 1970s that have not been heard for more than 40 years.
The “Now” CD updates his signature song, "(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful" as the completely new “She’s Hot, She’s Some Kind of Wonderful.” “Now” contains practical advice with an infectious beat, like “Sex Is Sex” and “Money is Freedom.” He is as intimate as he has ever been in “Kiss in the Wind.” “Take That Back” will make him an even bigger star than he has been in the shag-music Carolinas.
John Ellison has performed around the world, from Japan to Switzerland. He has mesmerized audiences in intimate Swiss settings and huge Canadian festival arenas. He has worked in groups, in family and on his own. His voice is unmistakable and his hopes and enthusiasm are as indomitable today as when he bought a one-way bus ticket from West Virginia to Rochester to start the long arc of his remarkable career. His life story is gritty, enlightening and self-revealing as he himself explains in the liner notes that are, like the music, noble and admirably self-expressive, a fitting addition to John Ellison’s unique 50-year career.