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Neither 1977's Just Family nor 1979's Bad for Me, the two albums combined for this Collectables release, can be considered Dee Dee Bridgewater's best work, but fans of mature, mid- to late-'70s R&B should find them moderately appealing. Though Bridgewater wouldn't really hit her stride until her return to jazz in the '90s, she was more than competent when it came to fitting in with the likes of Phyllis Hyman, Patrice Rushen, Minnie Riperton, and Patti Austin. Confoundingly, her only two chart hits -- the title tracks -- are contained here, while "Children Are the Spirit (Of the World)," "Sweet Rain," "Open Up Your Eyes," and "Don't Say It (If You Don't Mean It)" would have to be included on an anthology of her first five albums. Just Family and Bad for Me would have benefited from a track or two with the contagious energy heard on her version of Allen Toussaint's "It Ain't Easy" (found on her self-titled 1976 album for Atlantic), along with a couple sweeter ballads.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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STANLEY CLARKE, Writer - Dee Dee Bridgewater, MainArtist - Gilbert Moses, Writer - Richard Duncan, Writer
© 1978 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment
Dee Dee Bridgewater, MainArtist - Gilbert Moses, Writer
© 1978 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment
Leon Chancelor, Writer - George Duke, Writer - STANLEY CLARKE, Writer - Dee Dee Bridgewater, MainArtist - Raymond Gomez, Writer - Gilbert Moses, Writer
© 1978 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment
Bernie Taupin, Lyricist - Elton John, Writer - Dee Dee Bridgewater, MainArtist
© 1978 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment
John Barnes, Composer - Barnes, Writer - Sharon Barnes, Composer - Dee Dee Bridgewater, MainArtist
© 1978 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment
Ronnie Foster, Writer - Dee Dee Bridgewater, MainArtist
© 1978 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment
Michael Small, Writer - Michael Franks, Writer - Dee Dee Bridgewater, MainArtist
© 1978 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment
Dee Dee Bridgewater, MainArtist - Gilbert Moses, Writer
© 1978 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment
Dee Dee Bridgewater, MainArtist - William Allen, Writer
© 1978 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment
Album review
Neither 1977's Just Family nor 1979's Bad for Me, the two albums combined for this Collectables release, can be considered Dee Dee Bridgewater's best work, but fans of mature, mid- to late-'70s R&B should find them moderately appealing. Though Bridgewater wouldn't really hit her stride until her return to jazz in the '90s, she was more than competent when it came to fitting in with the likes of Phyllis Hyman, Patrice Rushen, Minnie Riperton, and Patti Austin. Confoundingly, her only two chart hits -- the title tracks -- are contained here, while "Children Are the Spirit (Of the World)," "Sweet Rain," "Open Up Your Eyes," and "Don't Say It (If You Don't Mean It)" would have to be included on an anthology of her first five albums. Just Family and Bad for Me would have benefited from a track or two with the contagious energy heard on her version of Allen Toussaint's "It Ain't Easy" (found on her self-titled 1976 album for Atlantic), along with a couple sweeter ballads.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:12
- Main artists: Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1978 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment, manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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