Brook Benton Endlessly - Hits And Rarities (2-CD)
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Brook Benton: Endlessly - Hits And Rarities (2-CD)
The silky smooth baritone that ruled the R&B and pop charts of the '60s and '70s. Side one features previously unreleased demos or demos unavailable on record from '55 to '59.
Side two: Brook Benton revives his catalog of hits with 7 R&R #1 Hits / 8 Billboard Top Ten Hits.
Article properties:Brook Benton: Endlessly - Hits And Rarities (2-CD)
Interpret: Brook Benton
Album titlle: Endlessly - Hits And Rarities (2-CD)
Genre R&B, Soul
Artikelart CD
Label Sunset Blvd Records
EAN: 0708535703624
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Benton, Brook - Endlessly - Hits And Rarities (2-CD) CD 1 | ||||
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01 | Ain't It Good | Brook Benton | ||
02 | I'll Stop Anything I'm Doing | Brook Benton | ||
03 | A Lover's Question | Brook Benton | ||
04 | You're Movin' Me | Brook Benton | ||
05 | One Love Too Many | Brook Benton | ||
06 | I'll Meet You After Church Next Sunday | Brook Benton | ||
07 | Keep Me In Mind | Brook Benton | ||
08 | Next Stop Paradise | Brook Benton | ||
09 | Doggone Baby Doggone | Brook Benton | ||
10 | Ninety-Nine Percent | Brook Benton | ||
11 | You Can't Get Away From Me | Brook Benton | ||
12 | Everything Will Be Alright | Brook Benton | ||
13 | Completely | Brook Benton | ||
14 | Come On Let's Go | Brook Benton | ||
15 | Don't Walk Away From Me | Brook Benton | ||
16 | May I | Brook Benton | ||
17 | Looking Back | Brook Benton | ||
18 | Nothing In The World | Brook Benton |
Benton, Brook - Endlessly - Hits And Rarities (2-CD) CD 2 | ||||
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01 | Hotel Happiness | Brook Benton | ||
02 | Kiddio | Brook Benton | ||
03 | Frankie And Johnny | Brook Benton | ||
04 | A Rainy Night In Georgia | Brook Benton | ||
05 | Lie To Me | Brook Benton | ||
06 | It's Just A Matter Of Time | Brook Benton | ||
07 | A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) | Brook Benton | ||
08 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton | ||
09 | The Boil Weevil Song | Brook Benton | ||
10 | Endlessly | Brook Benton | ||
11 | For My Baby | Brook Benton | ||
12 | I Got What I Wanted | Brook Benton | ||
13 | My True Confession | Brook Benton | ||
14 | Revenge | Brook Benton | ||
15 | So Many Ways | Brook Benton | ||
16 | Thank You Pretty Baby | Brook Benton | ||
17 | Think Twice | Brook Benton | ||
18 | Let The Sun Come Out | Brook Benton |
Brook Benton
It's Just A Matter Of Time
Brook Benton
It's Just A Matter Of Time
As Mercury Records’ new head of east coast A&R, Clyde Otis lost no time signing his demo singer and occasional co-writer, Brook Benton. During the first session Benton and Otis recorded a song they’d worked up, It's Just A Matter Of Time. They’d written the song for Nat ‘King’ Cole, but Otis explained to Cole that he’d just landed the Mercury gig, and really wanted the song for Benton. The lyrics reflected Benton's frustration at his inability to score a hit as a singer. When confronted with his co-writer's frustration Otis would say, "It's just a matter of time, Brook." Otis ensured that it would appeal to the broadest cross-section of the market by employing a full string section.
However, there was a political dimension to the strings that went beyond merely broadening the base of appeal. "Historically," asserted Otis, "black artists wanted to record with strings because it had been something that had been denied them. The strings symbolized legitimacy. There weren't even any black string players working in the studios. When we organized Brook's first date I asked my contractor if there were any black string players. He said, 'Yes. They're working in Broadway shows and other pick-up jobs.' I said, 'Why don't they play record dates?' He said, 'Nobody calls them.' I said, 'If they're good, I want to see them on my sessions.'" Benton's intimate and crisply miked vocals looked back toward the relaxed ballad style of Arthur Prysock and Billy Eckstine and forward to the passion of soul music.
One of the selling points was Benton’s low notes. He was singing deeper and with more feeling than on any of his previous recordings for other labels. The low notes were a legacy from an early R&B giant, Percy Mayfield. Benton had first used them on his demo of The Stroll. After his vocal arrangement had been successfully co-opted by the Diamonds, Benton resolved to use the low notes on his own recordings and perfected his technique. Otis also ensured that Brook rehearsed his vocal part for days before a session so that many of the nuances could be honed to perfection. “The people at Mercury said it was too quiet,”said Otis. “Said it didn’t rock and roll enough. So I took it to a dee-jay, Doctor Jive, asked him to play it. He called back and said the switchboard had lit up. The people at Mercury checked it out and found it was true.” In January 1959, It's Just A Matter Of Time entered the charts, topping the R&B listings and peaking at #3 on the pop charts.
Both Benton and Otis had been vindicated in the strongest possible terms.
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