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Released in 1963, Jerry Butler's Need to Belong takes its title from the Curtis Mayfield-authored song that leads it off -- there's one other track written by Butler's friend and former Impressions stablemate, but the rest is comprised of largely successful soul stylings of pop numbers by the likes of Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe, and the "I Want Candy" team of Gottehrer, Goldstein, and Feldman -- the latter's "Giving Up on Love" is probably the best song on the album, a sweaty, tear-drenched ballad that shows Butler singing with an almost operatic intensity and focus. That's only one of the highlights, however, on a generally outstanding record -- the version of "Moon River" might be this reviewer's favorite rendition of that song, with a superior accompaniment that mixes soul and pop elements around Butler's inimitable singing. The Don Covay co-authored "You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)" also gets a soaring treatment, to an arrangement mixing small band, orchestra, and chorus, and is worth the price of admission by itself.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Mayfield, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Hal David, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Henry Mancini, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Covay, ComposerLyricist - Paul Griffin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Mayfield, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
Bob Crewe, ComposerLyricist - Bob Gaudio, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
Richard Gottehrer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Traditional, Author
℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Moore, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
Album review
Released in 1963, Jerry Butler's Need to Belong takes its title from the Curtis Mayfield-authored song that leads it off -- there's one other track written by Butler's friend and former Impressions stablemate, but the rest is comprised of largely successful soul stylings of pop numbers by the likes of Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe, and the "I Want Candy" team of Gottehrer, Goldstein, and Feldman -- the latter's "Giving Up on Love" is probably the best song on the album, a sweaty, tear-drenched ballad that shows Butler singing with an almost operatic intensity and focus. That's only one of the highlights, however, on a generally outstanding record -- the version of "Moon River" might be this reviewer's favorite rendition of that song, with a superior accompaniment that mixes soul and pop elements around Butler's inimitable singing. The Don Covay co-authored "You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)" also gets a soaring treatment, to an arrangement mixing small band, orchestra, and chorus, and is worth the price of admission by itself.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:50
- Main artists: Jerry Butler
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Vee-Jay Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1963 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 1963 Vee-Jay Records
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