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Brook Benton was already a veteran hitmaker with ten years of record making behind him when he signed with Atlantic Records in 1969 (who for some reason chose to release his material through their Cotillion subsidiary rather than the main label). However, if Benton wasn't a soul man in the manner of Atlantic's best-known acts of the day, with producer Arif Mardin behind the controls for his most memorable sessions, the singer developed a new lease on musical life at the label. Benton's rich, smooth baritone voice added a touch of class to the Southern-accented pop-soul of "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" without robbing them of their emotional honesty and force, and he could sing anything from Charlie Rich's classic meditation on marriage "Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs" to the overwrought excess of "My Way" and make it sound true and heartfelt. Benton recorded for several different labels during his long career, and The Platinum Collection focuses strictly on this Cotillion material rather than striving for a career-inclusive anthology, but given how good Benton's work was during this period, that's not a crippling flaw; as fine as Benton's Mercury and RCA releases often were, he was rarely better served on record than he was at Cotillion, and this is a thoroughly enjoyable collection of his 1969-1971 work that's a worthy purchase for both committed fans and novice listeners.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Tony Joe White, Composer, Writer - Arif Mardin, Arranger - Cornell Dupree, Guitar - Harold Cowart, Bass Guitar - Brook Benton, Vocals, MainArtist - Billy Carter, Organ - Dave Crawford, Piano - Jimmy O'Rourke, Guitar - Tubby Ziegler, Drums
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Donald Covay, Composer - Brook Benton, Vocals, MainArtist - George Soule, Composer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
South, Writer - Brook Benton, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
POMUS, Writer - Brook Benton, Performance, MainArtist - Schuman, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jacques Revaud, Writer - Paul Anka, Writer - Brook Benton, Performance, MainArtist - Claude François, Writer - Gilles Thibaut, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Brook Benton, MainArtist - White, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Brook Benton, MainArtist - White, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Brook Benton, MainArtist - White, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bob Dylan, Writer - Brook Benton, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jones, Writer - Brook Benton, Performance, MainArtist - Bell, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Brook Benton, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Brook Benton, MainArtist - Rich, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bob Crewe, Writer - Bob Gaudio, Writer - Brook Benton, Performance, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Brook Benton, MainArtist - BERT RUSSELL, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Brook Benton, Writer, MainArtist - James Shaw, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Walter Marks, Writer - Brook Benton, MainArtist
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Scott, Writer - Brook Benton, MainArtist - Meehan, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Brook Benton, MainArtist - Kirby, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Taupin, Writer - Brook Benton, MainArtist - John, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Brook Benton, MainArtist - Percy Mayfield, Writer
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Brook Benton was already a veteran hitmaker with ten years of record making behind him when he signed with Atlantic Records in 1969 (who for some reason chose to release his material through their Cotillion subsidiary rather than the main label). However, if Benton wasn't a soul man in the manner of Atlantic's best-known acts of the day, with producer Arif Mardin behind the controls for his most memorable sessions, the singer developed a new lease on musical life at the label. Benton's rich, smooth baritone voice added a touch of class to the Southern-accented pop-soul of "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" without robbing them of their emotional honesty and force, and he could sing anything from Charlie Rich's classic meditation on marriage "Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs" to the overwrought excess of "My Way" and make it sound true and heartfelt. Benton recorded for several different labels during his long career, and The Platinum Collection focuses strictly on this Cotillion material rather than striving for a career-inclusive anthology, but given how good Benton's work was during this period, that's not a crippling flaw; as fine as Benton's Mercury and RCA releases often were, he was rarely better served on record than he was at Cotillion, and this is a thoroughly enjoyable collection of his 1969-1971 work that's a worthy purchase for both committed fans and novice listeners.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:59
- Main artists: Brook Benton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2007 Rhino Entertaiment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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