Dinah Washington The Best Of The Roulette Years

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Back to the Blues is a 1963 studio album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Fred Norman.^[1]

Explore releases from Dinah Washington at Discogs. Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from Dinah Washington at the Discogs Marketplace. Dinah Washington clearly had a real feeling for this bluesy material'. Track listing 'The Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Woman Cryin' for Her Man' (J. Mayo Williams) - 3:46 'Romance in the Dark' - 2:12 'You've Been a Good Old Wagon' (Perry Bradford) - 3:50 'Let Me Be the First to Know' (Leroy Kirkland, Dinah Washington, P.

Reception[edit]

The Best of Dinah Washington Roulette by Dinah Washington (CD, Jan-1993, Blue Note (Label)) In after she had a major pop hit in 'What a Difference a Day Makes,' the quality the her recordings declined as she was mostly backed by large anonymous studio jazz in an attempt to duplicate that song's years success. 1967: Dinah Discovered 2004: The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury (7 x 3-CDs, PolyGram, 1987–1989) 3 2004: The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Sessions (5-CDs, Mosaic Records ).

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow said that '...after her unexpected success on the pop charts, most of Washington's sessions for Mercury and Roulette during the last four years of her life were quite commercial, with string arrangements better suited to country singers and Dinah nearly parodying herself with exaggerated gestures...In general, this is a more successful date than Washington's earlier investigation of Bessie Smith material, since the backup band is more sympathetic and the talented singer is heard in prime form. Dinah Washington clearly had a real feeling for this bluesy material'.^[1]

Track listing[edit]

1. 'The Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Woman Cryin' for Her Man' (J. Mayo Williams) - 3:46
2. 'Romance in the Dark' (Lil Green) - 2:12
3. 'You've Been a Good Old Wagon' (Perry Bradford) - 3:50
4. 'Let Me Be the First to Know' (Leroy Kirkland, Dinah Washington, P. Woods) - 2:39
5. 'How Long, How Long Blues' (Leroy Carr) - 4:58
6. 'Don't Come Running Back to Me' (Johnson, Washington, Woods) - 2:23
7. 'It's a Mean Old Man's World' (Kirkland, Washington) - 3:10
8. 'Key to the Highway' (Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie Segar) - 2:39
9. 'If I Never Get to Heaven' (Napp, Washington) - 3:44
10. 'Duck Before You Drown' (Napp, Washington) - 2:11
11. 'No Hard Feelings' (Jacobs, Al Roberts) - 2:33
12. 'Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning' (Pearl Delaney, Tom Delaney) - 8:40

Personnel[edit]

• Dinah Washington - vocals
• Fred Norman - arranger
• Billy Butler - guitar
• Eddie Chamblee - tenor saxophone

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abc'Back to the Blues'. Allmusic. Retrieved March 28, 2012.

Back to the Blues is a 1963 studio album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Fred Norman.^[1]

Reception[edit]

Dinah Washington The Best Of The Roulette Years Video

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow said that '...after her unexpected success on the pop charts, most of Washington's sessions for Mercury and Roulette during the last four years of her life were quite commercial, with string arrangements better suited to country singers and Dinah nearly parodying herself with exaggerated gestures...In general, this is a more successful date than Washington's earlier investigation of Bessie Smith material, since the backup band is more sympathetic and the talented singer is heard in prime form. Dinah Washington clearly had a real feeling for this bluesy material'.^[1]

Track listing[edit]

Dinah Washington The Best Of The Roulette Years

1. 'The Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Woman Cryin' for Her Man' (J. Mayo Williams) - 3:46
2. 'Romance in the Dark' (Lil Green) - 2:12
3. 'You've Been a Good Old Wagon' (Perry Bradford) - 3:50
4. 'Let Me Be the First to Know' (Leroy Kirkland, Dinah Washington, P. Woods) - 2:39
5. 'How Long, How Long Blues' (Leroy Carr) - 4:58
6. 'Don't Come Running Back to Me' (Johnson, Washington, Woods) - 2:23
7. 'It's a Mean Old Man's World' (Kirkland, Washington) - 3:10
8. 'Key to the Highway' (Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie Segar) - 2:39
9. 'If I Never Get to Heaven' (Napp, Washington) - 3:44
10. 'Duck Before You Drown' (Napp, Washington) - 2:11
11. 'No Hard Feelings' (Jacobs, Al Roberts) - 2:33
12. 'Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning' (Pearl Delaney, Tom Delaney) - 8:40

Personnel[edit]

Dinah Washington The Best Of The Roulette Years Chords

• Dinah Washington - vocals
• Fred Norman - arranger
• Billy Butler - guitar
• Eddie Chamblee - tenor saxophone

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abc'Back to the Blues'. Allmusic. Retrieved March 28, 2012.