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LaVern Baker, the great early rock & roll singer's second LP -- not to be confused with her first and very similarly titled LP, which was called just LaVern -- gathers both sides of seven of her nine first singles, all issued in 1953-1956. (The singles not included from this sequence are the 1954 45 "I Can't Hold Out Any Longer"/"I'm Living My Life for You" and the 1956 45 "Fee Fee Fi Fo Fum"/"I'll Do the Same for You.") In this respect, it's a much more typical album of the early rock & roll era than LaVern, which opted for material that hadn't yet appeared on singles. The most famous, and the best, songs on LaVern Baker are the hits "Tweedle Dee" and "Jim Dandy." Much of the other material comes off as energetic but less interesting variations on the general upbeat "R&B turning into rock & roll" formula of those numbers, though she does get into somewhat different bags on the heavily calypso-flavored "I Can't Love You Enough" and a few ballads. Since no less than 11 of these 14 tracks also appear on the best Baker compilation (Soul on Fire: The Best of LaVern Baker), this has to be considered something for completists, despite its generally decent quality.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Jerry Wexler, Producer - LINCOLN CHASE, Writer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - LaVern Baker, Vocals, MainArtist - The Gliders, Choir
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
LaVern Baker, Performance, MainArtist - J. PARKER, Writer
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1957 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Dorian Burton, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Ray Ellis, Conductor, Arranger - LaVern Baker, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Billboard Magazine, Contributor - Walter DeVenne, Contributor - The Gliders, Choir - Howard Plummer, Jr., Writer
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Jim Breedlove, Writer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - LaVern Baker, Vocals, MainArtist - Billboard Magazine, Contributor - Walter DeVenne, Contributor - The Gliders, Choir - Joan White, Writer
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - LINCOLN CHASE, Writer - Howard Biggs, Writer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Connie Kay, Drums - Sam Taylor, Tenor Saxophone - LaVern Baker, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Billboard Magazine, Contributor - Walter DeVenne, Contributor - The Gliders, Choir - Mickey Bkaer, Guitar
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - William Garrett, Writer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Connie Kay, Drums - Sam Taylor, Tenor Saxophone - LaVern Baker, Vocals, MainArtist - Billboard Magazine, Contributor - Walter DeVenne, Contributor - Clarence Paul, Writer - The Gliders, Choir - Mickey Bkaer, Guitar
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Connie Kay, Drums - Sam Taylor, Tenor Saxophone - LaVern Baker, Vocals, MainArtist - Billboard Magazine, Contributor - Walter DeVenne, Contributor - Winfield Scott, Writer - The Gliders, Additional Vocals
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Dorian Burton, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Ray Ellis, Conductor, Arranger - LaVern Baker, Vocals, MainArtist - Billboard Magazine, Contributor - Walter DeVenne, Contributor - The Gliders, Choir - Howard Plummer, Jr., Writer
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Shad Collins, Trumpet - Lloyd Trotman, Bass - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Dave McRae, Baritone Saxophone - Emmett Barry, Trumpet - The Gilders, Choir - Sam Taylor, Tenor Saxophone - LaVern Baker, Vocals, MainArtist - Billboard Magazine, Contributor - Walter DeVenne, Contributor - Bill Campbell, Writer - Lawrence Brown, Trombone
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Connie Kay, Drums - Sam Coslow, Writer - Sam Taylor, Tenor Saxophone - LaVern Baker, Vocals, MainArtist - Billboard Magazine, Contributor - Walter DeVenne, Contributor - Johnson, Composer, Writer - The Gliders, Additional Vocals - Will Gorsz, Writer
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corporation
LaVern Baker, Vocals, MainArtist - H.GILLESPIE, Writer - B. Smith, Writer
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Lloyd Trotman, Bass - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Freddie Mitchell, Tenor Saxophone - Pinky Williams, Baritone Saxophone - LaVern Baker, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Jimmy Lewis, Guitar - Hank Jones, Piano - Gene Redd, Conductor, Arranger - Jermet, Writer - Sylvester Payne, Drums - Vess Payne, Drums
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Doc Pomus, Writer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - LaVern Baker, Vocals, MainArtist - Billboard Magazine, Contributor - Walter DeVenne, Contributor - The Gliders, Choir
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
LaVern Baker, Vocals, MainArtist - G. Wexler, Writer - L. Baker, Writer
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Albumbeschreibung
LaVern Baker, the great early rock & roll singer's second LP -- not to be confused with her first and very similarly titled LP, which was called just LaVern -- gathers both sides of seven of her nine first singles, all issued in 1953-1956. (The singles not included from this sequence are the 1954 45 "I Can't Hold Out Any Longer"/"I'm Living My Life for You" and the 1956 45 "Fee Fee Fi Fo Fum"/"I'll Do the Same for You.") In this respect, it's a much more typical album of the early rock & roll era than LaVern, which opted for material that hadn't yet appeared on singles. The most famous, and the best, songs on LaVern Baker are the hits "Tweedle Dee" and "Jim Dandy." Much of the other material comes off as energetic but less interesting variations on the general upbeat "R&B turning into rock & roll" formula of those numbers, though she does get into somewhat different bags on the heavily calypso-flavored "I Can't Love You Enough" and a few ballads. Since no less than 11 of these 14 tracks also appear on the best Baker compilation (Soul on Fire: The Best of LaVern Baker), this has to be considered something for completists, despite its generally decent quality.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:07
- Main artists: Lavern Baker
- Composer: Johnson
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
2009 © 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. 2009 ℗ 1957 Atlantic Recording Corp. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Group, a Warner Music Group company
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