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New low price collection from smooth lounge legend

Released 4th April 2005 on Spectrum (catalogue no: 9826471)

Brook Benton’s silky smooth tones were a huge feature of the early 60s when lounge vocalists took hold of the mainstream. This new low price collection brings together eighteen outstanding tracks, including two terrific duets with Dinah Washington: ‘Baby (You've Got What It Takes)’ and ‘A Rockin' Good Way’ (both Top Ten hits in the US), as well as remarkable solo recordings such as ‘For My Baby’, ‘Shadrack’, ‘Still Waters Run Deep’, and ‘Going Going Gone’.

Born in 1931 in South Carolina, Benton learned to sing with a local gospel group. By the time he was 17, he had moved to New York and drove trucks by the day whilst singing with gospel groups such as Bill Langford’s Spiritual Singers at night. Benton wrote and recorded for key artists such as Nat King Cole and Roy Hamilton, but his break as a vocalist came when he paired with writer/producer Clyde Otis. Together they created a unique R&B sound by setting Benton’s rich intimate baritone against lush string arrangements. In the course of his career Benton enjoyed seven number one R&B hits and eight Top Tens in the US.

Track list:

1. A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) [With Dinah Washington]
2. Revenge
3. The Same One
4. For My Baby
5. My True Confession
6. Shadrack
7. I Got What I Wanted
8. So Close
9. Two Tickets To Paradise
10. The Ties That Bind
11. Hurtin' Inside
12. Hither And Thither And Yon
13. It's Just A House Without You
14. Hit Record
15. Still Waters Run Deep
16. Walk On The Wild Side
17. Going Going Gone
18. Baby (You've Got What It Takes) [With Dinah Washington]