Brook Benton
Silky smooth: that was Brook Benton's byword from his first record to his very last, as the singer parlayed his rich baritone pipes into seven number one R&B hits and eight Top Ten items. Stints on the gospel circuit preceded Benton's first secular session for Okeh in 1953, but his career didn't begin to take off until he teamed with writer/producer Clyde Otis. Benton co-wrote and sang hundreds of demos for other artists before frequent collaborator Otis signed his friend to Mercury; together they pioneered a lush, violin-studded variation on the standard R&B sound, which beautifully showcased Benton's intimate vocals.
Benton crashed the top spot on the R&B charts in early 1959 with his moving "It's Just a Matter of Time," then rapidly encored with three more R&B chart-toppers: "Thank You Pretty Baby," "So Many Ways," and "Kiddio." Pairing with Mercury labelmate Dinah Washington, their delightful repartee on "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" and "A Rockin' Good Way" paced the R&B lists in 1960.
The early '60s were a prolific period for Benton, but he left Mercury a few years later and bounced between labels before reemerging with the atmospheric Tony Joe White ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia" on Cotillion in 1970. Benton later made a halfhearted attempt to cash in on the disco craze, but his hitmaking reign was at an end long before his death in 1988.
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Greatest Hits: Brook Benton
Pop - Erschienen bei Island Def Jam am 01.01.1997
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Mother Nature, Father Time / You're Mine (And I Love You)
Rock - Erschienen bei RCA am 18.10.1965
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20 Lovin´Memories, Brook Benton
Rock - Erschienen bei Alía Discos am 10.05.1989
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Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
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Jazz - Erschienen bei Stars and Stripes am 22.10.2014
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Pop - Erschienen bei Wide Line City Records am 11.04.2014
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A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 07)
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Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 19.12.2018
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Christmas With Brook Benton
Weihnachtsmusik - Erschienen bei Audio Fidelity am 03.01.2006
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"Make Mine A Double" Vol' 2 - Two Great Albums For The Price Of One
Pop - Erschienen bei Play Digital am 21.09.2011
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Christmas Classics
Weihnachtsmusik - Erschienen bei Master Classics Records am 01.03.2011
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Brook 100 (100 Original Tracks)
R&B - Erschienen bei Hoogan Records am 06.02.2015
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Makin' Love Is Good for You (Digitally Remastered)
Soul - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 21.10.2014
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Careless Love
Blues - Erschienen bei Radio Tower Records am 26.11.2014
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This Is Brook Benton
Soul - Erschienen bei Sanctuary Records am 01.01.1976
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Let Me Sing and I'm Happy - 4 Original Albums Plus Bonus Singles
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jasmine Records am 12.07.2013
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Brook Benton At His Best
Pop - Erschienen bei Passport Audio am 03.07.1959
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Rainy Night In Georgia
Pop - Erschienen bei Play Digital am 22.06.2009
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Remastered Hits (All Tracks Remastered)
R&B - Erschienen bei jjjedizionimusicali am 21.08.2021
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A Jammin' Christmas Time
Soul - Erschienen bei Maestro Entertainment, Corp am 20.10.2014
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Lie to Me - Benton Singing Blues Plus Endlessly
R&B - Erschienen bei Shake It Up! Records am 04.10.2021
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Hit Record, Vol. 2
Pop - Erschienen bei Shami Media Group 3 am 04.10.2019
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