Hes relatively forgotten today, and his brand of uptown soul is dismissed by the relatively vocal clique of critics who prefer their soul deep and down-home. But Chuck Jackson was a regular visitor to the R&B charts (and an occasional one to the pop listings) in the early 60s with such early pop-soul concoctions as I Dont Want to Cry, Any Day Now, and Tell Him Im Not Home. His records were very much of a piece with New York pop/rock-soul production, with cheeky brass, sweeping strings, and female backup vocalists. Those production trills make his work sound dated to some listeners, and his hoarse, emotional vocals werent as subtle or commanding as peers like Ben E. King or Wilson Pickett. On its own terms, though, his best work is quite good, whether you prefer pop to soul or vice versa.\r \r Jackson sang with one of the best doo wop groups, the Dell-Vikings, for a while in the late 50s (although he doesnt appear on their hit singles). Spotted...