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Like many albums of its time, Brenda Lee's All the Way was a little thin on outstanding non-45 material. A number of covers of recent rock and pop songs ("Kansas City," "Tragedy," and Ray Charles' "Talkin' Bout You") filled out an LP spearheaded by a big hit single, the organ-grinding groover "Dum Dum." Within its limitations, however, it was a pretty good record, and certainly very well produced and well sung. Ronnie Self, who'd written or co-written a couple of her big earlier hits, co-penned what was probably the most outstanding cut other than "Dum Dum," the arching orchestrated ballad "Eventually" -- one of several dramatic orchestrated ballads here, actually. Lee also showed some good tough rock chops on "Talkin' Bout You," and while (again like many albums of the period) the LP seemed programmed to showcase versatility, she sang each and every number -- even the less imaginative selections, like "On the Sunny Side of the Street" -- with nothing less than utter panache. It seems a little strange to apply the adjective "overlooked" to a singer as popular as Lee was at this time, but the album, like so much of her early-'60s work, is further evidence of her underrated skills as a rock and pop singer. And it was appreciated by listeners at the time, the album making the Top 20, even if most of the songs are unfamiliar today even to many Brenda Lee fans.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Sigmund Romberg, Composer - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy Cahn, Author - James Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sharon Sheeley, ComposerLyricist - Jackie DeShannon, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ray Charles, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Guy Massey, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stanley Cowan, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist - Bobby Worth, ComposerLyricist - Bobby North, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fred B. Burch, ComposerLyricist - Gerald H. Nelson, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dub Allbritten, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Ronnie Self, ComposerLyricist - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Owen Bradley, Producer - Brenda Lee, MainArtist - By Dunham, ComposerLyricist - Henry Vars, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gerald Nelson, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Fred Burch, ComposerLyricist - Brenda Lee, MainArtist
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Like many albums of its time, Brenda Lee's All the Way was a little thin on outstanding non-45 material. A number of covers of recent rock and pop songs ("Kansas City," "Tragedy," and Ray Charles' "Talkin' Bout You") filled out an LP spearheaded by a big hit single, the organ-grinding groover "Dum Dum." Within its limitations, however, it was a pretty good record, and certainly very well produced and well sung. Ronnie Self, who'd written or co-written a couple of her big earlier hits, co-penned what was probably the most outstanding cut other than "Dum Dum," the arching orchestrated ballad "Eventually" -- one of several dramatic orchestrated ballads here, actually. Lee also showed some good tough rock chops on "Talkin' Bout You," and while (again like many albums of the period) the LP seemed programmed to showcase versatility, she sang each and every number -- even the less imaginative selections, like "On the Sunny Side of the Street" -- with nothing less than utter panache. It seems a little strange to apply the adjective "overlooked" to a singer as popular as Lee was at this time, but the album, like so much of her early-'60s work, is further evidence of her underrated skills as a rock and pop singer. And it was appreciated by listeners at the time, the album making the Top 20, even if most of the songs are unfamiliar today even to many Brenda Lee fans.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:03
- Main artists: Brenda Lee
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MCA Nashville
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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