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Brenda Lee's fourth album, Emotions, stayed with the approach she'd used on her previous LP, This Is...Brenda, mixing gorgeously produced Nashville orchestration with a bit of rock & roll and lush pop ballads. While it was the kind of record that could appeal to both kids and adults, it wasn't watered down, as the production on its own was pretty delightful to listen to, matched by the excellence of Lee's incredibly (for a teenager) mature vocals. "Emotions" was the big hit on the record, which also contained its B-side, "I'm Learning About Love," which made the Top 40 under its own steam. Nothing else on the album is too well known to listeners other than serious Lee fans. But there are some good ballads here, particularly "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)," which is nearly on par with her big hits in that style. While the rock covers (the Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind" and "Swanee River Rock") were more on the filler side, Lee still brought commitment to each and every one of her vocals. Also leaning toward the rock & roll side of things was a decent frisky number, "Crazy Talk," co-penned by Mel Tillis, who had a few of his tunes cut by rock & roll artists in his early years.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Mel Tillis, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramsey Kearney, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist - Ernest Suarez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edith Piaf, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Geoffrey Parsons, ComposerLyricist - Brenda Lee, MainArtist - Marguerite Angèle Monnot, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wayne Walker, ComposerLyricist - Mel Tillis, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Victor Young, Composer - Edward Heyman, Author - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Victor Young, ComposerLyricist - Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ray Charles, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carole King, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Grady Martin, ComposerLyricist - Louis Innis, ComposerLyricist - Paul Cohen, Producer - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
HOAGY CARMICHAEL, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Gorrell, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Churchill Kohlman, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist - Andy Mckaie, Producer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Brenda Lee's fourth album, Emotions, stayed with the approach she'd used on her previous LP, This Is...Brenda, mixing gorgeously produced Nashville orchestration with a bit of rock & roll and lush pop ballads. While it was the kind of record that could appeal to both kids and adults, it wasn't watered down, as the production on its own was pretty delightful to listen to, matched by the excellence of Lee's incredibly (for a teenager) mature vocals. "Emotions" was the big hit on the record, which also contained its B-side, "I'm Learning About Love," which made the Top 40 under its own steam. Nothing else on the album is too well known to listeners other than serious Lee fans. But there are some good ballads here, particularly "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)," which is nearly on par with her big hits in that style. While the rock covers (the Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind" and "Swanee River Rock") were more on the filler side, Lee still brought commitment to each and every one of her vocals. Also leaning toward the rock & roll side of things was a decent frisky number, "Crazy Talk," co-penned by Mel Tillis, who had a few of his tunes cut by rock & roll artists in his early years.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:51
- Main artists: Brenda Lee
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MCA Nashville
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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