Ruth Brown (subtitled Rock & Roll) is the debut album by vocalist Ruth Brown featuring tracks recorded between 1949 and 1956 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | May 25, 1949, February 28 and September, 1950, February 13, July 2 and December 19, 1952, April 10 and December 16, 1953, May 7 and August 11, 1954, March 1 and July 7, 1955 and September 25, 1956 NYC | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
| Label | Atlantic 8004 | |||
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Reception
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Ruth Brown at her stinging, assertive, bawdy best, doing the sizzling, innuendo-laden R&B that helped make Atlantic the nation's prime independent during the early days of rock & roll".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Lucky Lips" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:04
- "As Long as I'm Moving" (Charles E. Cahoun) – 2:41
- "Wild Wild Young Men" (A. Nugetre) – 2:30
- "Daddy Daddy" (Rudolph Toombs) – 2:53
- "Mambo Baby" (Rose Marie McCoy, Charles Singleton) – 2:41
- "Teardrops from My Eyes" (Toombs) – 2:54
- "Hello Little Boy" (Ruth Brown) – 2:38
- "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" (Johnny Wallace, Herb Lance) – 2:51
- "5-10-15 Hours" (Toombs) – 3:11
- "It's Love Baby" (Ted Jarrett) – 2:40
- "Sentimental Journey" (Les Brown, Ben Homer, Bud Green) – 2:34
- "Old Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:12
- "So Long" (Remus Harris, Russ Morgan, Irving Melsher) – 2:36
- "Oh What a Dream" (Chuck Willis) – 2:51
Personnel
edit- Ruth Brown – vocal with various personnel including:
- Dick Cary – alto horn
- Bobby Hackett, Taft Jordan, Ed "Tiger" Lewis – trumpet
- Will Bradley, Richard Harris – trombone
- Peanuts Hucko – clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Arnett Cobb, Willis Jackson, Sam Taylor – tenor saxophone
- Ernie Caceres, Haywood Henry, Sylvester Thomas, Paul Williams – baritone saxophone
- Joe Bushkin, Ernie Hayes, John Lewis, Bu Pleasant, Harry Van Walls – piano
- Rector Bailey, Mickey Baker, John Collins, Eddie Condon – guitar
- George Duvivier, Jack Lesberg, Benny Moten, Lloyd Trotman – bass
- Sidney Catlett, Connie Kay, Joe Marshall, Noruddin Zafer – drums
- The Delta Rhythm Boys, The Rhythmakers – backing vocals
See also
edit- List of 1957 albums
- Atlantic Records' 8000 Series:
References
edit- ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M. Atlantic Album Discography, Part 4: 8000 Series (1956–1968), accessed September 29, 2015
- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 8000 series accessed September 29, 2015
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Ruth Brown – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2015.