Ruth Brown (album)
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| Compilation album by Ruth Brown | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded |
May 25, 1949, February 28 and September, 1950, February 13, July 2 and December 19, 1952, April 10 and December 16, 1953, May 7 and August 11, 1954, March 1 and July 7, 1955 and September 25, 1956 NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
Atlantic 8004 | |||
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Ruth Brown (subtitled Rock & Roll) is a compilation album by vocalist Ruth Brown featuring tracks recorded between 1949 and 1956 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Ruth Brown at her stinging, assertive, bawdy best, doing the sizzling, innuendo-laden R&B that helped make Atlantic the nation's prime independent during the early days of rock & roll".[3]
Track listing
- "Lucky Lips" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 2:04
- "As Long As I'm Moving" (Charles E. Cahoun) - 2:41
- "Wild Wild Young Men" (A. Nugetre) - 2:30
- "Daddy Daddy" (Rudolph Toombs) - 2:53
- "Mambo Baby" (Rose Marie McCoy, Charles Singleton) - 2:41
- "Teardrops from My Eyes" (Toombs) - 2:54
- "Hello Little Boy" (Ruth Brown) - 2:38
- "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" (Johnny Wallace, Herb Lance) - 2:51
- "5-10-15 Hours" (toombs) - 3:11
- "It's Love Baby" (Ted Jarrett) - 2:40
- "Sentimental Journey" (Les Brown, Ben Homer, Bud Green) - 2:34
- "Old Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:12
- "So Long" (Remus Harris, Russ Morgan, Irving Melsher) - 2:36
- "Oh What a Dream" (Chuck Willis) - 2:51
Personnel
- Ruth Brown - vocal with various personnel including:
- Dick Cary - alto horn
- Bobby Hackett, Taft Jordan, Ed "Tiger" Lewis - trumpet
- Will Bradley, Richard Harris - trombone
- Peanuts Hucko - clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Arnett Cobb, Willis Jackson, Sam Taylor - tenor saxophone
- Ernie Caceres, Haywood Henry, Sylvester Thomas, Paul Williams - baritone saxophone
- Joe Bushkin, Ernie Hayes, John Lewis, Bu Pleasant, Harry Van Walls - piano
- Rector Bailey, Mickey Baker, John Collins, Eddie Condon - guitar
- George Duvivier, Jack Lesberg, Benny Moten, Lloyd Trotman - bass
- Sidney Catlett, Connie Kay, Joe Marshall, Noruddin Zafer - drums
- The Delta Rhythm Boys, The Rhythmakers - backing vocals
References
- ↑ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M. Atlantic Album Discography, Part 4: 8000 Series (1956-1968), accessed September 29, 2015
- ↑ Atlantic Records Catalog: 8000 series accessed September 29, 2015
- 1 2 Wynn, Ron. Ruth Brown – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
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