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  • Summary: The two-disc release collects all the singles and B-sides by the transgender soul singer who found some fame in the 1960s Canada, as well as her lone full-length live album.
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  • Record Label: Numero
  • Genre(s): R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop/Rock, Electric Blues, Urban Blues, Soul-Blues, Early R&B, Northern Soul, Motown
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  1. Nov 29, 2017
    90
    Even if her catalog was small, the 25 tracks on this set won’t likely leave anyone wanting.
  2. Oct 23, 2017
    90
    Any Other Way is an essential document of a revolutionary talent who should have been much bigger than she ultimately ended up being and now, with any luck and a little help from the fine folks at Numero Group, she’ll finally get her due.
  3. Oct 25, 2017
    85
    Shot through with seemingly innate bravado and the experience of a childhood spent near the pulpit, Shane had a pitch-perfect sense of when to stir up the dance floor, when to bring things down, and when to bring them up again.
  4. Oct 23, 2017
    80
    Uptempo or down, Shane's performances were maximum R&B before the term was coined.
  5. Magnet
    Dec 22, 2017
    80
    This double-disc retrospective includes an illustrated, 82-page hardcover book that tells her story, all six of her singles and an expanded version of her sole LP, a live album that captures her ferocious charisma and impassioned, gravelly voice on familiar R&B hits like "Money," "High Heel Sneakers" and "Shotgun." [No. 149, p.61]
  6. Oct 23, 2017
    80
    The performances are vibrant and full of personality, heartbreak, and spirit.
  7. Uncut
    Oct 23, 2017
    70
    The songs are very much of their time, reflecting shifts in popular taste and featuring numerous covers. [Dec 2017, p.43]

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  1. Nov 19, 2022
    7
    this two disc collection of the transgender icon and soul singer is an airtight thrill of her best performances .Disk 1 is the stronger of thethis two disc collection of the transgender icon and soul singer is an airtight thrill of her best performances .Disk 1 is the stronger of the two compiled of original studio recordings that show of Jackie's ear for groove and pop. Title track (which appears twice on the album) is also her biggest song commercially, for good reason, it's a smooth melodic soul highlight! ''comin' down'' is a close second for best song on this record with its hard horns ,Jackie at her roughest its a rockier side we could only dream to hear more of. Disk 2 is compiled of well done live performances that showcase the Canadians effortless stage presence. Overall this box set is an amazing monument to an underrated queer trailblazer who dared to be herself so publicly and let her talent speak for itself Expand