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A close look at this album reveals just how ambitious Atlantic Records could be in the early 1960s, in generating LPs. Technically speaking, Ben E. King's debut long-player is a concept album -- or, at least, a thematic album. Put together in the wake of his first solo hit, "Spanish Harlem," a Latin flavor and beat run all the way through this 12-song platter, which, at times, is really more of a pop record than a soul record. The dense, busy string section that characterized most of King's work of this era is present, and a lot of his singing may recall more the work of Sammy Davis, Jr. than that of any R&B artist one might think of from this period. And apart from the Jerry Leiber/Phil Spector co-authored title hit, most of what is here dates from a decade or more (sometimes several) earlier -- "Frenesi," "Besame Mucho," and "Perfidia" were standards during the big-band era, and most of the rest is of similar or even older vintage. All of which doesn't mean that it is bad -- King's version of "Besame Mucho" is a very successful reinterpretation in a Latin soul vein, and "Perfidia" never sounded better than it does in his hands, even if it and a lot of the rest is a long way from what most of us define as "soul." And for better or worse, the production is first-rate within the context of King's established sound, with a phenomenal string section and a percussion section to die for.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Ben E. King, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - MENDEZ, Composer - RUIZ, Lyricist
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Ben E. King, MainArtist - Gimbel, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - RUIZ, Lyricist
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Ben E. King, MainArtist - STEWART, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Farres, Composer
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Ben E. King, MainArtist - Dominguez, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Leeds, Lyricist
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Ben E. King, MainArtist - Lara, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ken Dodd, Composer
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Ben E. King, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thorn, Lyricist - Ledyard, Composer
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Ben E. King, MainArtist - Davis, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Farres, Lyricist
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Whitcup, Lyricist - Ben E. King, MainArtist - Dominguez, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Ben E. King, MainArtist - POMUS, Composer - Shuman, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Ben E. King, MainArtist - Skylar, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Velazquez, Lyricist
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Ben E. King, MainArtist - KING, Composer, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Ben E. King, MainArtist - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Spector, Lyricist
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Ben E. King, MainArtist - Jerry Leiber, Lyricist - Mike Stoller, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Ben E. King, MainArtist - Doc Pomus, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
1961 MHR 1961 Pyramid 3 Ltd
Presentación del Álbum
A close look at this album reveals just how ambitious Atlantic Records could be in the early 1960s, in generating LPs. Technically speaking, Ben E. King's debut long-player is a concept album -- or, at least, a thematic album. Put together in the wake of his first solo hit, "Spanish Harlem," a Latin flavor and beat run all the way through this 12-song platter, which, at times, is really more of a pop record than a soul record. The dense, busy string section that characterized most of King's work of this era is present, and a lot of his singing may recall more the work of Sammy Davis, Jr. than that of any R&B artist one might think of from this period. And apart from the Jerry Leiber/Phil Spector co-authored title hit, most of what is here dates from a decade or more (sometimes several) earlier -- "Frenesi," "Besame Mucho," and "Perfidia" were standards during the big-band era, and most of the rest is of similar or even older vintage. All of which doesn't mean that it is bad -- King's version of "Besame Mucho" is a very successful reinterpretation in a Latin soul vein, and "Perfidia" never sounded better than it does in his hands, even if it and a lot of the rest is a long way from what most of us define as "soul." And for better or worse, the production is first-rate within the context of King's established sound, with a phenomenal string section and a percussion section to die for.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
Acerca del álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 14 pista(s)
- Duración total: 00:36:33
- Artistas principales: Ben E. King
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Sello: Must Have Records
- Género Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
1961 MHR 1961 MHR
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