Ann PeeblesI Can't Stand the Rain

Memphis soul at its finest. The title track is one of the great soul singles, Ann Peebles's voice aching over a timbales-driven groove and a hypnotic electric-piano riff that drips like water down a window. Produced by Willie Mitchell at Royal Studios with the Hi Rhythm Section, the same warm, analog sound behind Al Green. Slow-burning and soaked through. One spin and you'll feel the storm.