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 - Released by Island Def Jam on 1 Jan 1997
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Mother Nature, Father Time / You're Mine (And I Love You)
Rock - Released by RCA on 18 Oct 1965
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20 Lovin´Memories, Brook Benton
Rock - Released by Alía Discos on 10 May 1989
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Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
Brook Benton, Dinah Washington
Jazz - Released by Stars and Stripes on 22 Oct 2014
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Brook Benton Classic Hits
Pop - Released by Wide Line City Records on 11 Apr 2014
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A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 07)
Dinah Washington, Brook Benton
Alternative & Indie - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Christmas With Brook Benton
Christmas Music - Released by Audio Fidelity on 3 Jan 2006
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"Make Mine A Double" Vol' 2 - Two Great Albums For The Price Of One
Pop - Released by Play Digital on 21 Sep 2011
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Christmas Classics
Christmas Music - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 Mar 2011
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Brook 100 (100 Original Tracks)
R&B - Released by Hoogan Records on 6 Feb 2015
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Makin' Love Is Good for You (Digitally Remastered)
Soul - Released by Essential Media Group on 21 Oct 2014
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Careless Love
Blues - Released by Radio Tower Records on 26 Nov 2014
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This Is Brook Benton
Soul - Released by Sanctuary Records on 1 Jan 1976
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Let Me Sing and I'm Happy - 4 Original Albums Plus Bonus Singles
Jazz - Released by Jasmine Records on 12 Jul 2013
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Brook Benton At His Best
Pop - Released by Passport Audio on 3 Jul 1959
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Rainy Night In Georgia
Pop - Released by Play Digital on 22 Jun 2009
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Remastered Hits (All Tracks Remastered)
R&B - Released by jjjedizionimusicali on 21 Aug 2021
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A Jammin' Christmas Time
Soul - Released by Maestro Entertainment, Corp on 20 Oct 2014
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Lie to Me - Benton Singing Blues Plus Endlessly
R&B - Released by Shake It Up! Records on 4 Oct 2021
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Hit Record, Vol. 2
Pop - Released by Shami Media Group 3 on 4 Oct 2019
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