Since I Met You Baby: The Best of Ivory Joe Hunter

• Artist: Ivory Joe Hunter
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• Release Date: October 19, 1994
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Blues

Review

The definitive pop compilation of the urbane postwar crooner and oldest rock & roller, Since I Met You Baby: The Best of Ivory Joe Hunter compiles 25 of his sides for MGM and Atlantic from 1949 to 1958. Best of all are his two big hits, "I Almost Lost My Mind" and "Since I Met You Baby," as sheepish and love-struck a pair of pop performances as have ever been heard. Much of the rest is at a similarly high level, including his several R&B hits from the late '50s -- "It May Sound Silly," "A Tear Fell," "Love Is a Hurting Game," "Empty Arms," and "Yes I Want You" -- when he was equally comfortable in supper clubs, urban blues joints, or the rock & roll package shows that criss-crossed the nation. A few up-tempo songs like "Rockin' Chair Boogie" and "Shooty Booty" prove he could rollick with the youngsters as well. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Almost Lost My Mind	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(3:12)
S.P. Blues	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:48)
I Need You So	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(3:11)
Rockin' Chair Boogie	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(3:01)
I Feel So Good	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:41)
It May Sound Silly	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter & His Ivorytones	(2:44)
It's a Doggone Crying Shame	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:38)
I Got to Learn to Do the Mambo	Sidney Wyche	Ivory Joe Hunter & His Ivorytones	(2:42)
I Need You	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:54)
I'll Never Leave You Baby	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:41)
A Tear Fell	Eugene Randolph, Dorian Burton, Burton	Ivory Joe Hunter & His Ivorytones	(2:56)
Heaven Came Down to Earth	Edna Harris, Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:43)
I Want Somebody [*]	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:40)
I Need You by My Side [*]	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter & His Ivorytones	(3:01)
You Mean Everything to Me [*]	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter & His Ivorytones	(2:24)
Since I Met You Baby (Lyrics)	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:50)
Love Is a Hurting Game	Ollie Jones, Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:36)
Empty Arms (Lyrics)	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:46)
Worried Mind	Jimmie Davis, Ted Daffan	Ivory Joe Hunter	(1:55)
All About the Blues [*]	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:56)
If Only You Were Here With Me	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:14)
Shooty Booty	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:02)
I Just Want to Love You [*]	Clyde Otis, Brook Benton	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:23)
Yes I Want You	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:53)
You Flip Me Baby	Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter	(2:16)

Credits

Dave McRae (Sax (Baritone)), Mike Ragogna (Mastering), Ernie Caceres (Sax (Baritone)), Mark Humphrey (Liner Notes), Ralph Nyland (Vocals), Frank Rehak (Trombone), Billy Mure (Guitar), Budd Johnson (Sax (Baritone)), Jesse Powell (Sax (Tenor)), Al Caiola (Guitar), Mike Stoller (Piano), Urbie Green (Trombone), Harold Holmes (Bass), Artie Malvin (Choir, Chorus), Phil Kraus (Percussion), Kevin Gray (Assistant), Seldon Powell (Sax (Tenor)), Jimmy Breedlove (Choir, Chorus), Wild Bill Davis (Organ), Mike Leadbitter (Discography), Harold Anderson (Vocals), Ivory Joe Hunter (Piano), Dave Booth (Compilation), Allen Hanlon (Guitar), Joe Evans (Sax (Alto)), Léon Cohen (Sax (Alto)), Michael Ochs (Photography), Brigid Pearson (Art Direction), Marcia Neil (Choir, Chorus), Frank Saracco (Trombone), Everett Barksdale (Guitar), Lloyd Trotman (Bass), Sam "The Man" Taylor (Sax (Tenor)), John Anderson (Vocals), Marcia Neil (Vocals), Mickey Baker (Guitar), Ivory Joe Hunter (Vocals), Leo Williams (Tenor (Vocal)), Chuck Walker (Drums), Ollie Jones (Choir, Chorus), Mark A. Humphrey (Liner Notes), Dick Hyman (Organ), Neil Slaven (Discography), Bill Pemberton (Bass), Mike Ragogna (Mastering Coordination), Taft Jordan (Trumpet), Willie Williams (Vocals), Kevin Gray (Mixing Assistant), Budd Johnson (Sax (Tenor)), Ray Ellis (Choir Director), Romeo Penque (Sax (Alto)), Artie Malvin (Vocals), Kelly Martin (Drums), Kenny Burrell (Guitar), Pete Clark (Sax (Alto)), Dave Booth (Compilation Producer), Hayward Cheeks (Bass), Ray Ellis (Director), Miriam Workman (Choir, Chorus), Elise Bretton (Vocals), Steve Hoffman (Mastering), Elise Bretton (Choir, Chorus), Abel DeCosta (Choir, Chorus), Elmer Williams (Sax (Tenor)), Moe Wechsler (Piano), Joseph "Kaiser" Marshall (Drums), Ray Ellis (Orchestra Director), Ralph Nyland (Choir, Chorus)