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Brook Benton: Vol.2. A Rockin' Good Way - The Songwriter

(2012/EL TORO) 25 tracks - 16 page booklet.

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Interpret: Brook Benton
Album titlle: Vol.2. A Rockin' Good Way - The Songwriter
Label EL TORO
Genre R&B, Soul
Price code AH
Year of publication 2012
Artikelart CD
EAN: 8437010194634
weight in Kg 0.11

Benton, Brook - Vol.2. A Rockin' Good Way - The Songwriter CD 1
01	A Lover's Question	McPHATTER, Clyde
02	I Just Want To Love You	HUNTER, Ivory Joe
03	A Rockin' Good Way	BOWMAN, Priscilla
04	It's Just A Matter Of Time	BENTON, Brock
05	Kiddio	RANDAZZO, Teddy
06	You're For Me	THE FIVE KEYS
07	Doncha Think It's Time	PRESLEY, Elvis
08	I'm Coming To See You	BARNES, Billy
09	Come On, Baby, Let's Go	ANDERSON, Ernestine
10	I Don't Know	BROWN, Ruth
11	Cross My Heart	LOYD, Jay B.
12	Happy Years	THE DIAMONDS
13	Flat Tire	THE DEL VIKINGS
14	It's So Much Fun	FLEMMONS, Wade
15	Hurtin' Inside	BAKER, Lavern
16	Fire	JORDAN, Louis
17	What Would I Give	BROWN, Ruth
18	You Went Back On Your Word	McPHATTER, Clyde
19	Ain't Givin' Up Nothin'	WILSON, Sonny
20	What A Kiss Won't Do	OLIVER, Johnny
21	I'll Take Care Of You	BLAND, Bobby Blue
22	That's Enough For Me	McPhatter, Clyde
23	A Lover's Question	ANDERSON, Ernestine
24	Tell The Truth	THE DIAMONDS
25	My Time Will Come	BAKER, Lavern

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"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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