Brook Benton The Early Years 1953-1959 (2-CD)
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Brook Benton: The Early Years 1953-1959 (2-CD)
Article properties:Brook Benton: The Early Years 1953-1959 (2-CD)
Interpret: Brook Benton
Album titlle: The Early Years 1953-1959 (2-CD)
Label JASMINE
Genre R&B, Soul
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0604988078428
- weight in Kg 0.1
Benton, Brook - The Early Years 1953-1959 (2-CD) CD 1 | ||||
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01 | When I Grow Too Old To Dream - The Sandmen | Brook Benton | ||
02 | Somebody To Love - The Sandmen | Brook Benton | ||
03 | Ooh - W- The Sandmen | Brook Benton | ||
04 | The Kentuckian Song - W- The Sandmen | Brook Benton | ||
05 | Bring Me Love - W- The Ray Ellis Orchestra | Brook Benton | ||
06 | Some Of My Best Friends - W- The Ray Ellis Orchestra | Brook Benton | ||
07 | Love Made Me Your Fool - W- The Leroy Kirkland Orchestra | Brook Benton | ||
08 | Give Me A Sign - W- The Leroy Kirkland Orchestra | Brook Benton | ||
09 | The Wall - W- The Leroy Kirkland Orchestra | Brook Benton | ||
10 | All My Love Belongs To You - W- The Leroy Kirkland Orchestr | Brook Benton | ||
11 | Rock Æn' Roll That Rhythm (All Nite Long) - W- The Ray Elli | Brook Benton | ||
12 | Anything For You - W- The Leroy Kirkland Orchestra | Brook Benton | ||
13 | Tell Me - W- The Leroy Kirkland Orchestra | Brook Benton | ||
14 | Partners For Life - W- The Ray Ellis Orchestra | Brook Benton | ||
15 | Can I Help It - W- The Quincy Jones Orchestra | Brook Benton | ||
16 | You Should Have Told Me - W- The Leroy Kirkland Orchestra | Brook Benton | ||
17 | I Wanna Do Everything For You | Brook Benton | ||
18 | Come On, Be Nice | Brook Benton | ||
19 | If Only I Had Known | Brook Benton | ||
20 | Your Love Alone | Brook Benton | ||
21 | A Million Miles From Nowhere | Brook Benton | ||
22 | Devoted | Brook Benton | ||
23 | Because You Love Me | Brook Benton | ||
24 | Crinoline Skirt | Brook Benton | ||
25 | Crazy In Love With You | Brook Benton | ||
26 | I'm Coming Back To You | Brook Benton | ||
27 | Only Your Love | Brook Benton | ||
28 | You're For Me | Brook Benton | ||
29 | Sentimental Daddy-O | Brook Benton |
Benton, Brook - The Early Years 1953-1959 (2-CD) CD 2 | ||||
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01 | A Door That Is Open | Brook Benton | ||
02 | Ain't It Good- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
03 | One Love Too Many- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
04 | Don't Walk Away From Me- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
05 | May I- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
06 | You're Movin' Me- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
07 | Nothing In The World- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
08 | Next Stop Paradise- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
09 | Keep Me In Mind- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
10 | I'll Never Stop Trying- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
11 | Walking Together- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
12 | What A Kiss Won't Do- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
13 | Come On Let's Go- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
14 | My Love Will Last- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
15 | Come Back My Love- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
16 | A Lover's Question- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
17 | I'll Stop Anything I'm Doing- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
18 | Everything Will Be Alright- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
19 | Completely- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
20 | The Rest Of The Way- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
21 | I'll Meet You After Church Next Sunday- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
22 | This Bitter Earth- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
23 | Looking Back- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
24 | Mark My Word- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
25 | Doggone Baby Doggone- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
26 | You Can't Get Away From Me- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
27 | Ninetyûnine Percent- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
28 | Steppin' Out Tonight- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
29 | A New Love- The Demo Sessions | Brook Benton | ||
30 | Jesus Lover Of My Soul- The Bill Landford Quartet | Brook Benton | ||
31 | The Devil Is A Real Bright Boy- The Bill Landford Quartet | Brook Benton | ||
32 | I Dreamed Of A City Called Heaven- The Bill Landford Quarte | Brook Benton | ||
33 | You Ain't Got Faith- The Bill Landford Quartet | 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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