Artist: Lou Rawls Rating: Release Date: February 17, 1992Total Time: 3:25Type: Compilation (best of)Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Review Besides "smooth" and "expressive," the qualifier "consistent" must be added to any list describing the
Lou Rawls sound. This anthology of previously released material includes tracks recorded as early as 1962 and as recently as 1990, and while the arrangements and surrounding styles vary with the era, the warmth, purity, and sincerity of the singing is unvarying. It is particularly interesting to hear material recorded live in 1966: the songs are introduced with stories relating to the black experience in America, told with the same engagement with which Rawls sings, and the rapport with the audience is apparent even on disc. This CD in combination with its follow-up of newly recorded material, Portrait of the Blues, comprise a full education on get-dressed-up urban(e) blues. ~ Janet Rosen, All Music Guide
Tracks
I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
Eddie Miller Lou Rawls
World of Trouble
Lou Rawls (3:25)
Tobacco Road
John D. Loudermilk Lou Rawls
Willow Weep for Me
Ann Ronell Lou Rawls
Stormy Monday
T-Bone Walker Lou Rawls
God Bless the Child
Billie Holiday , Arthur Herzog Jr. Lou Rawls
For You My Love
Paul Gayten Lou Rawls
Dead End Street
Lou Rawls , David Axelrod , Ben Raleigh Lou Rawls
Your Good Thing (Is About to End)
Isaac Hayes , David Porter Lou Rawls
Love Is a Hurtin' Thing
Ben Raleigh , Dave Linden Lou Rawls
You Can't Go Home No More
Billy Vera Lou Rawls
At Last
Mack Gordon , Harry Warren Lou Rawls
Fine Brown Frame
J. Mayo Williams , Guadalupe Cartiero Lou Rawls
Room with a View
Lowell Fulson , Billy Vera Lou Rawls
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Bennie Benjamin , Sol Marcus , Gloria Caldwell Lou Rawls
All Around the World
Titus Turner Lou Rawls
Good Morning Blues
Count Basie , Jimmy Rushing , Eddie Durham Lou Rawls
Credits Lou Rawls (Vocals), Lou Rawls (Main Performer) , Cannonball Adderley (Sax (Alto)) , Nat Adderley (Cornet) , Bob Belden (Horn Arrangements) , Bob Belden (String Arrangements) , George Benson (Guitar) , George Benson (Vocals) , Hank Crawford (Sax (Alto)) , Herb Ellis (Guitar) , Robin Eubanks (Trombone) , Barney Kessel (Guitar) , Steve Khan (Guitar) , Steve Khan (Guitar (Rhythm)) , Les McCann (Piano) , Stanley Turrentine (Sax (Tenor)) , Jack Walrath (Trumpet) , Jack Walrath (Flugelhorn) , Bobby Watson (Saxophone) , Bobby Watson (Horn Arrangements) , Gerald Wilson (Piano) , Ron Jefferson (Drums) , Howard Johnson (Saxophone) , David Axelrod (Producer) , Ralph MacDonald (Percussion) , Joe Zawinul (Piano (Electric)) , Eluriel Tinker Barfield (Bass) , H.B. Barnum (Arranger) , Benny Carter (Arranger) , Michael Cuscuna (Producer) , Michael Cuscuna (Compilation Producer) , Cornell Dupree (Guitar) , Cornell Dupree (Guitar (Rhythm)) , Teddy Edwards (Saxophone) , Victor Gaskin (Bass) , Freddie Hill (Trumpet) , Jim Horn (Saxophone) , Darrell Leonard (Horn Arrangements) , Darrell Leonard (String Arrangements) , Roy McCurdy (Drums) , Rick Margitza (Saxophone) , David "Fathead" Newman (Saxophone) , Dick Oatts (Flute (Alto)) , Earl Palmer (Drums) , Chris Parker (Drums) , Dianne Reeves (Vocals) , Richard Tee (Organ) , Richard Tee (Piano) , Richard Tee (Piano (Electric)) , Richard Tee (Horn Arrangements) , Tony Terran (Trumpet) , Steve Turre (Trombone) , Nick Venet (Producer) , Billy Vera (Producer) , Billy Vera (Horn Arrangements) , Billy Vera (String Arrangements) , Leroy Vinnegar (Bass) , Jimmy Bond (Bass) , Cynthia Cochrane (Art Direction) , Franko Caligiuri (Design) , Ron Larson (Photo Tinting) , Phil Wright (Arranger) , Tommy Strode (Piano) , Bobby Scott (String Arrangements)
