The Exciting Wilson Pickett  by Wilson Pickett

The third studio album by Wilson Pickett, The Exciting Wilson Pickett is a model of soul and rhythm 'n' blues music. It was released in August 1966 and contained songs that the then 25-year-old Pickett had recorded from May 1965 to May 1966. The record was released by Atlantic Records.

The Exciting Wilson Pickett was the album that brought Wilson Pickett into the world of the great and the renowned in black music of the 1960s. The four hits from the album established him and made him a significant force in the soul scene of the mid-decade. In The Midnight Hour, 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.), Ninety-nine And A Half (Won't Do), and Land Of 1000 Dances were the four singles from the album, four legendary soul songs that transformed Pickett's career.

The success of the album was ensured by the production of The Exciting Wilson Pickett by people like Jerry Wexler, Steve Cropper, Jim Stewart, Rick Hall, and Tom Joad (!). The album reached No. 21 on the Billboard.