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A close look at this album reveals just how ambitious Atlantic Records could be in the early 1960s, in generating LPs. Technically speaking, Ben E. King's debut long-player is a concept album -- or, at least, a thematic album. Put together in the wake of his first solo hit, "Spanish Harlem," a Latin flavor and beat run all the way through this 12-song platter, which, at times, is really more of a pop record than a soul record. The dense, busy string section that characterized most of King's work of this era is present, and a lot of his singing may recall more the work of Sammy Davis, Jr. than that of any R&B artist one might think of from this period. And apart from the Jerry Leiber/Phil Spector co-authored title hit, most of what is here dates from a decade or more (sometimes several) earlier -- "Frenesi," "Besame Mucho," and "Perfidia" were standards during the big-band era, and most of the rest is of similar or even older vintage. All of which doesn't mean that it is bad -- King's version of "Besame Mucho" is a very successful reinterpretation in a Latin soul vein, and "Perfidia" never sounded better than it does in his hands, even if it and a lot of the rest is a long way from what most of us define as "soul." And for better or worse, the production is first-rate within the context of King's established sound, with a phenomenal string section and a percussion section to die for.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Ben E. King, Performer - Skylar, Composer, Writer - Ruiz, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - Ruiz, Composer, Writer - Gimbel, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - Stewart, Composer, Writer - Farres, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - Leeds, Composer, Writer - Dominguez, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - Lara, Composer, Writer - Dodd, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - Thorn, Composer, Writer - Ledyard, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - Farres, Composer, Writer - Davis, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - Whitcup, Composer, Writer - Dominguez, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - Shuman, Composer, Writer - Pomus, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - Velazquez, Composer, Writer - Skylar, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - King, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - Leiber, Composer, Writer - Spector, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - Jerry Leiber, Composer, Writer - Mike Stoller, Composer, Writer
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Ben E. King, Performer - Doc Pomus, Composer, Writer
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A close look at this album reveals just how ambitious Atlantic Records could be in the early 1960s, in generating LPs. Technically speaking, Ben E. King's debut long-player is a concept album -- or, at least, a thematic album. Put together in the wake of his first solo hit, "Spanish Harlem," a Latin flavor and beat run all the way through this 12-song platter, which, at times, is really more of a pop record than a soul record. The dense, busy string section that characterized most of King's work of this era is present, and a lot of his singing may recall more the work of Sammy Davis, Jr. than that of any R&B artist one might think of from this period. And apart from the Jerry Leiber/Phil Spector co-authored title hit, most of what is here dates from a decade or more (sometimes several) earlier -- "Frenesi," "Besame Mucho," and "Perfidia" were standards during the big-band era, and most of the rest is of similar or even older vintage. All of which doesn't mean that it is bad -- King's version of "Besame Mucho" is a very successful reinterpretation in a Latin soul vein, and "Perfidia" never sounded better than it does in his hands, even if it and a lot of the rest is a long way from what most of us define as "soul." And for better or worse, the production is first-rate within the context of King's established sound, with a phenomenal string section and a percussion section to die for.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 14 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 00:36:34
- Artisti principali: Ben E. King
- Compositore: Various Composers
- Etichetta: Itube
- Genere: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
Itube Pyramid 3 Ltd
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