Miss Rhythm
| Miss Rhythm | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | May 7, 1954, March 1, 1955, September 25, 1956, April 15 and December 5, 1957, July 30, 1958 and March 7, 1959 NYC | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 36:03 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 8026 | |||
| Ruth Brown chronology | ||||
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Miss Rhythm is an album by vocalist Ruth Brown featuring tracks recorded between 1954 and 1959 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Ruth Brown's second LP is a minor masterpiece".[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'" (Manny Curtis, Bobby Darin) – 1:51
- "Just Too Much" (Jerry Wexler, C. Taylor) – 2:30
- "I Hope We Meet (On the Road Someday)" (Rudy Toombs) – 2:44
- "Why Me" (Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Ronald Mack) – 2:25
- "Somebody Touched Me" (Ahmet Ertegun) – 2:27
- "When I Get You Baby" (Jimmy Lewis, Ruth Brown) – 2:08
- "Jack O' Diamonds" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:33
- "I Can't Hear a Word You Say" (Leiber, Stoller) – 2:30
- "One More Time" (Rose Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton) – 2:41
- "Book of Lies" (C. Small, D. Moore) – 2:33
- "I Can See Everybody's Baby" (Leroy Kirkland, Mamie Thomas) – 3:02
- "Show Me" (Joe Shapiro, Lou Stallman) – 2:37
Personnel
[edit]- Ruth Brown – vocal with various personnel including
- Ed "Tiger" Lewis, Steve Lipkins, Joe Wilder – trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland, Richard Harris – trombone
- Jimmy Mitchell, Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone
- Arnett Cobb, King Curtis, Budd Johnson, Sam Taylor – tenor saxophone
- Sylvester Thomas – baritone saxophone
- Lee Anderson, Dick Hyman, Bu Pleasant, Mike Stoller – piano
- Mickey Baker, Al Caiola, Allen Hanlon, Mundell Lowe, Charles Macey – guitar
- Abie Baker, Percy Heath, Benny Moten, Lloyd Trotman – bass
- Connie Kay, Joe Marshall, Noruddin Zafer – drums
- Jerry Duane, Bob Harter, Artie Malvin, Bill Marine, Robert Miller, Ralph Nyland, The Rhythmakers, Maeretha Stewart – backing vocals
References
[edit]- ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M. Atlantic Album Discography, Part 4: 8000 Series (1956–1968), accessed September 29, 2015
- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 8000 series accessed September 29, 2015
- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. Miss Rhythm – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2015.