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| Artist______________ Brook Benton |
| Title_______________ Story Teller |
| Label_______________ Rhino Atlantic |
| Genre_______________ Soul |
| Year________________ 1972 |
| Release Date________ 2021-05-25 |
| Street Date_________ 1972-06-15 |
| Source______________ WEB |
| Encoder_____________ MP3 / LAME |
| Quality_____________ CBR 320kbps 44.1kHz |
| Size________________ 84.4MiB |
| Playtime____________ 0:36:40 |
| URL_________________ https://amazon.com/dp/B00GBG3TWI/ |
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| 01. Movin' Day 03:27 |
| 02. Willoughby Grove 03:27 |
| 03. Shoes 02:56 |
| 04. Poor Make Believer 03:14 |
| 05. Please Send Me Someone To Love 05:39 |
| 06. Big Mable Murphy 04:04 |
| 07. She Even Woke Me up To Say Goodbye 03:28 |
| 08. Save The Last Dance For Me 02:59 |
| 09. Sidewalks Of Chicago 03:54 |
| 10. Country Comfort 03:32 |
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| By the time he recorded Story Teller he already had long recording |
| career behind him which commenced in 1955 with "The Kentuckian Song" |
| single. Coming from a Gospel/Doo Wop background, he carved out a |
| career that took in Blues, Rock N Roll and Soul and as a gifted |
| songwriter he wrote for none other than Nat King Cole. In 1959 he had |
| number 3 hit in the US with "It's Just a Matter of Time" and from |
| there on many hits followed, especially in the early part of the 60s. |
| His star waned by the middle of the decade but his recording of Tony |
| Joe White's "Rainy Night In Georgia" put him right back in the US top |
| five in 1969 and when we catch up with Brook here he was just off the |
| back of that international success and in good shape. |
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| "Story Teller" was the follow up and his jaunty pose on the sleeve |
| with pipe in hand got me on his side already! The title does sum up |
| the Brook Benton approach at the time really, he very much was the |
| kind of singer that could bring lyrics to life - sounded like he |
| meant it, man in Johnny Rotten-speak. This record leads off with the |
| mournful "Moving Day" and does not vary too far from the format its |
| predecessor - mostly slow semi-ballads but with skilful musical |
| flourishes and Brook's deep baritone. "Shoes", his last medium sized |
| hit, is a cool, high-class funk concoction about a spurned lover and |
| Benton's voice is full, sorrowful and huge throughout this record. |
| "Please Send Me Someone To Love" (surely a proto-Morrissey title?) |
| reprises the Gospel elements of the previous LP and "Big Mabel |
| Murphy" reaches even further back merging 40s swing jazz and blues to |
| come on like an update of Cab Calloway. Oddly for such an |
| accomplished songwriter this album was all covers, but bar Pomus and |
| Shuman's well-worn "Save The Last Dance For Me" it eschews the |
| familiar ending with a version of Elton John's "Country Comfort". |
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| Chuck Rainey - bass |
| Cornell Dupree - guitar |
| Bernard Purdie, Ray Lucas, Sammy Creason - drums |
| Dave Crawford - electric piano, piano, organ |
| Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson, The Memphis Horns - horns |
| The Sweet Inspirations - backing vocals |
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| YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO BUY THIS SHIT IF YOU LIKE IT RIGHT?! |
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