Mighty Sam McClain - Soul Survivor: The Best of Mighty Sam McClain (1999)

Good overview of McClain's four Audioquest releases, along with two previously unreleased tracks. "Keep on Movin'" should have been included, as its catchy arrangements are ideal bumper music for a late night TV talk show. ~ Char Ham
McClain didn't record his first studio album under his own name until he was 50, through his Boston drummer Lorne Entress, who made a connection with the California-based Audioquest label. McClain's Audioquest albums include Give It Up to Love (1992), Keep on Moving (1995), and Sledgehammer Soul and Down Home Blues (1996), the last nominated for a W.C. Handy Award. All received rave reviews from the critics, and for the first time in his life, he was in control of his own song publishing rights. Most of the songs on all three albums utilized a full horn section, and on top of this rode McClain's deep, powerful vocals, oftentimes in self-penned songs.(Richard Skelly)