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Brook Benton recorded almost all of his hits for Mercury Records between 1959 and 1964. He then signed to RCA Victor, apparently with the intention of moving from the singles charts to the LP charts and becoming what they used to call an "all-around entertainer." At least, that's the impression you get from this 20-track, 55-minute compilation of Benton's 1965-1966 recordings for RCA. Backed by a full orchestra, Benton essays a set of pop standards -- "Call Me Irresponsible," "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square," "Unforgettable" -- in what seems to be his bid to join the ranks of Nat King Cole and Billy Eckstine. (He really pulls out the stops trying to top Cole's definitive reading of "Unforgettable.") Benton acquits himself adequately, but his R&B material is preferable. This set contains only one song from the Benton-Clyde Otis songwriting partnership, the countryish "Mother Nature, Father Time," and, not coincidentally, that's the only singles chart entry to be found here, too.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Paul Francis Webster, Composer - Paul Francis Webster, Lyricist - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Glenn Osser, Arranger - Glenn Osser, Conductor - Sammy Fain, Composer - Sammy Fain, Lyricist - Dick Baxter, Engineer
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Glenn Osser, Arranger - Glenn Osser, Conductor - Don Wardell, Coordinator - H. Woods, Composer - H. Woods, Lyricist - Connelly, Composer - Connelly, Lyricist - J. Campbell, Composer - J. Campbell, Lyricist - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Clyde Otis, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
J. Ross, Composer - J. Ross, Lyricist - Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Glenn Osser, Arranger - Glenn Osser, Conductor - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Adler, Composer - Adler, Lyricist
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Mann, Lyricist - Mann, Composer - Evans, Composer - Evans, Lyricist - Dick Baxter, Engineer
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Cahn, Composer - Cahn, Lyricist - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Glenn Osser, Arranger - Glenn Osser, Conductor - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Van Heusen, Composer - Van Heusen, Lyricist
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Glenn Osser, Arranger - Glenn Osser, Conductor - FISHER, Lyricist - FISHER, Composer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - BRYAN, Lyricist - BRYAN, Composer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - COLEMAN, Composer - COLEMAN, Lyricist - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Singleton, Composer - Singleton, Lyricist - Dick Baxter, Engineer
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - S. Fain, Composer - S. Fain, Lyricist - L. Brown, Composer - L. Brown, Lyricist - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Glenn Osser, Arranger - Glenn Osser, Conductor - Dick Baxter, Engineer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Loesser, Composer - Loesser, Lyricist - Don Wardell, Coordinator - FRANK, Composer - FRANK, Lyricist - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Glenn Osser, Arranger - Glenn Osser, Conductor - Dick Baxter, Engineer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clyde Otis, Producer - Eric Maschwitz, Composer - Eric Maschwitz, Lyricist - Brook Benton, Performer - Manning Sherwin, Composer - Manning Sherwin, Lyricist - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Glenn Osser, Arranger - Glenn Osser, Conductor - Dick Baxter, Engineer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Glenn Osser, Arranger - Glenn Osser, Conductor - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Manning, Composer - Manning, Lyricist - Freddy King, Composer - Freddy King, Lyricist - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Hoffman, Composer - Hoffman, Lyricist - Clyde Otis, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Cahn, Composer - Cahn, Lyricist - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Glenn Osser, Arranger - Glenn Osser, Conductor - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Van Heusen, Composer - Van Heusen, Lyricist
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Diane Warren, Lyricist - Diane Warren, Composer - A. Dubin, Composer - A. Dubin, Lyricist - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Norman Newell, Adaptor - Norman Newell, Arranger - Norman Newell, Composer - Norman Newell, Lyricist - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Nino Oliviero, Adaptor - Nino Oliviero, Arranger - Nino Oliviero, Composer - Nino Oliviero, Lyricist - Marcello Ciorciolini, Adaptor - Marcello Ciorciolini, Arranger - Marcello Ciorciolini, Composer - Marcello Ciorciolini, Lyricist - Riz Ortolani, Adaptor - Riz Ortolani, Arranger - Riz Ortolani, Composer - Riz Ortolani, Lyricist - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Clyde Otis, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Henry Mancini, Lyricist - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Glenn Osser, Arranger - Glenn Osser, Conductor - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Dick Baxter, Engineer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clyde Otis, Producer - Clyde Otis, Composer - Clyde Otis, Lyricist - Brook Benton, Performer - Brook Benton, Composer - Brook Benton, Lyricist - Ray Ellis, Arranger - Ray Ellis, Conductor - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Ray Ellis, Arranger - Ray Ellis, Conductor - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Stevenson, Composer - Stevenson, Lyricist - Cordal, Composer - Cordal, Lyricist - Dick Baxter, Engineer
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Irving Gordon, Composer - Irving Gordon, Lyricist - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Davis, Composer - Davis, Lyricist - Silver, Composer - Silver, Lyricist - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Clyde Otis, Producer - Brook Benton, Performer - Bert DeCoteaux, Arranger - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor - Don Wardell, Coordinator - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - John S. Marascalco, Composer - John S. Marascalco, Lyricist - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Mottola, Composer - Mottola, Lyricist
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Album review
Brook Benton recorded almost all of his hits for Mercury Records between 1959 and 1964. He then signed to RCA Victor, apparently with the intention of moving from the singles charts to the LP charts and becoming what they used to call an "all-around entertainer." At least, that's the impression you get from this 20-track, 55-minute compilation of Benton's 1965-1966 recordings for RCA. Backed by a full orchestra, Benton essays a set of pop standards -- "Call Me Irresponsible," "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square," "Unforgettable" -- in what seems to be his bid to join the ranks of Nat King Cole and Billy Eckstine. (He really pulls out the stops trying to top Cole's definitive reading of "Unforgettable.") Benton acquits himself adequately, but his R&B material is preferable. This set contains only one song from the Benton-Clyde Otis songwriting partnership, the countryish "Mother Nature, Father Time," and, not coincidentally, that's the only singles chart entry to be found here, too.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:36
- Main artists: Brook Benton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1991 BMG
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