Sound Off: The Jamie Masters

• Artist: Titus Turner
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• Release Date: 1994
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

Titus Turner's complete masters for the Jamie label (plus a few previously unreleased cuts) are collected on this single import CD. Compared to his bluesy R&B recordings for the OKeh label in the '50s, Turner's Jamie recordings are quite different, in more of a teen-oriented Bill Haley-rock'n'roll vein, including several novelties and twist numbers, as well as rocked-up versions of such standards as "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Day In Day Out." The approach works well on many tracks, including "Me and My Lonely Telephone" and "I Bet You Shut Your Big Mouth Now," and the excellent should-have-been-hit recording of "Beautiful Stranger." The title track was a minor hit for Turner, and the rest were either album tracks or non-hit singles, all of which were recorded in 1961. Although Sound Off is ultimately a collection of obscure recordings by an artist better known for his songwriting than his singing, there are several gems that will reward the inquisitive. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Never, Never Nothin'		Titus Turner	(2:23)
Sound-Off (Duckworth Chant)		Titus Turner	(2:06)
Me and My Lonely Telephone		Titus Turner	(2:02)
I Bet You Shut Your Big Mouth Now	James Lee	Titus Turner	(2:28)
Day In - Day Out	Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer	Titus Turner	(2:28)
Knock Me a Kiss	Mike Jackson	Titus Turner	(2:22)
Sweet Georgia Brown	Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey	Titus Turner	(2:12)
I'll Always Be in Love With You	Bud Green, Herman Ruby, Sam H. Stept	Titus Turner	(2:39)
Left Right Out of Your Heart	Mort Garson, Earl Shuman	Titus Turner	(2:13)
Blue Moon	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Titus Turner	(2:19)
The Glory of Love	Billy Hill	Titus Turner	(2:22)
Hey Doll Baby	Titus Turner	Titus Turner	(2:24)
I Want a Little Girl	Billy Moll, Murray Mencher	Titus Turner	(2:32)
Pony Train	Mort Garson	Titus Turner	(2:29)
Bla Bla Cha Cha Cha		Titus Turner	(2:20)
Horsin' It Around		Titus Turner	(2:13)
The Bull Run		Titus Turner	(2:23)
Chances Go Around		Titus Turner	(2:22)
You Stayed Away Too Long		Titus Turner	(2:39)
Build a Bridge		Titus Turner	(2:30)
Foolish Pride		Titus Turner	(2:26)
Beautiful Stranger	Michael Delugg	Titus Turner	(2:17)
Shake the Hand of a Fool		Titus Turner	(2:06)
Walk on the Wild Side Twist		Titus Turner	(2:15)
Twistin' Train	Titus Turner	Titus Turner	(2:04)

Credits

Titus Turner (Vocals), Titus Turner (Main Performer), Mort Garson (Producer), Mark Wilder (Disc Dub), Peter Grendysa (Liner Notes), Peter Grendysa (Biographical Information), Hoffmann Nienburg (Artwork), Rebecca Everett (Mastering), Richard Weize (Reissue Producer), Richard Weize (Discography), Hans Peter Zdrenka (Artwork), Hans Peter Zdrenka (Photography)