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Ruth Brown's second LP is a minor masterpiece, built around a handful of hit singles and B-sides from the prior year ("Book of Lies," "Just Too Much," "When I Get You Baby," "This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'," "Why Me") and containing a pair of current single sides, "Jack O' Diamonds" and "I Can't Hear a Word You Say." Brown is amazing in her range, from the upbeat, romantic "I Hope We Meet (On the Road Someday)" to the jaunty shouter "Why Me" -- her timbre ranges from sweetly romantic to hard and raspy, and listening to the transformations, between the smooth, quick tempo "Just Too Much" to the hard, lusty "Somebody Touched Me," one thinks of a distaff Sam Cooke. Brown's accompaniments may have lacked the polish of Cooke's sides, and she wasn't really shooting for pop-crossover success (though she saw some). Her singing even overcomes excessively pop-oriented arrangements on "When I Get You Baby." At various times, in her upper register, Brown recalls Clyde McPhatter's falsetto singing, while in her middle and lower registers, as on "I Can't Hear a Word You Say," she comes up with a power that could melt a microphone stand.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Everett Barksdale, Guitar - Howard Biggs, Arranger - Lloyd Trotman, Bass - Mike Stoller, Piano - Stoller, Producer - King Curtis, Tenor Saxophone - Bobby Darin, Composer, Writer - Joe Marshall, Drums - Leiber, Producer - Ruth Brown, Vocals, MainArtist - Mann Curtis, Writer - Brad Spinney, Percussion - Steve Lipskins, Trumpet - Charles Macey, Guitar - Joe Wilder, Trumpet
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1959 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
C. Taylor, Writer - Ruth Brown, Performance, MainArtist - G. Wexler, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1959 Atlantic Records
R. Toombs, Writer - Ruth Brown, Performance, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1959 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Belford Hendricks, Writer - Everett Barksdale, Guitar - Howard Biggs, Arranger - Lloyd Trotman, Bass - Mike Stoller, Piano - Stoller, Producer - King Curtis, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Marshall, Drums - Brook Benton, Composer, Writer - Leiber, Producer - Ruth Brown, Vocals, MainArtist - Brad Spinney, Percussion - Steve Lipskins, Trumpet - Ronald Mack, Writer - Charles Macey, Guitar - Joe Wilder, Trumpet
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer, Writer - Mickey Baker, Guitar - Ruth Brown, Vocals, MainArtist - Ed Lewis, Trumpet - Al Walker, Drums - Arnett Cobb, Tenor Saxophone - Bernie Moten, Bass Guitar - Bu Pleasant, Piano - Dickie Harris, Trombone - Ed Crist, Saxophone
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ruth Brown, Performance, MainArtist - R. BROWN, Writer - J. Lewis, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1959 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Leiber, Writer - Mike Stoller, Writer - Ruth Brown, Performance, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1959 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Leiber, Writer - Mike Stoller, Writer - Ruth Brown, Performance, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1959 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Ruth Brown, Vocals, MainArtist - Charles Singleton, Writer - Singleton, Composer - Rosemary McCoy, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
C. Moore, Writer - Ruth Brown, Performance, MainArtist - D. Small, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1959 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Leroy Kirkland, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Mickey Baker, Guitar - Sam Taylor, Tenor Saxophone - Ruth Brown, Vocals, MainArtist - KIRKLAND, Composer - Mamie Thomas, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
L. STALLMAN, Writer - Ruth Brown, Performance, MainArtist - J. Shapiro, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1959 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Ruth Brown's second LP is a minor masterpiece, built around a handful of hit singles and B-sides from the prior year ("Book of Lies," "Just Too Much," "When I Get You Baby," "This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'," "Why Me") and containing a pair of current single sides, "Jack O' Diamonds" and "I Can't Hear a Word You Say." Brown is amazing in her range, from the upbeat, romantic "I Hope We Meet (On the Road Someday)" to the jaunty shouter "Why Me" -- her timbre ranges from sweetly romantic to hard and raspy, and listening to the transformations, between the smooth, quick tempo "Just Too Much" to the hard, lusty "Somebody Touched Me," one thinks of a distaff Sam Cooke. Brown's accompaniments may have lacked the polish of Cooke's sides, and she wasn't really shooting for pop-crossover success (though she saw some). Her singing even overcomes excessively pop-oriented arrangements on "When I Get You Baby." At various times, in her upper register, Brown recalls Clyde McPhatter's falsetto singing, while in her middle and lower registers, as on "I Can't Hear a Word You Say," she comes up with a power that could melt a microphone stand.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:29:59
- Main artists: Ruth Brown
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing.
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