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Lou Rawls - Shades Of Blue

Musician: Lou Rawls
Album title: Shades Of Blue
Style: Soul, Modern Electric Blues
Released: 1980
Country: Venezuela
Size MP3 version: 1408 mb
Size APE version: 1275 mb
Size WMA version: 1605 mb
Rating ✫: 4.1
Votes: 906
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Genre: Funk / Blues

Lou Rawls - Shades Of Blue mp3 album

Lou Rawls - Shades Of Blue mp3 album

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Did You Ever Love A Woman
Arranged By – Joel DornBacking Vocals – Emily Houston*, Altesa Weathersby*, Whitney HoustonDrums – Casey Jones Guitar – Lee Baker, Jr.Harmonica – William BranchKeyboards – Allen BattsSaxophone – Hank CrawfordWritten-By – D. Moore*
3:30
A2 Cottage For Sale
Arranged By – Hank Crawford, Leon PendarvisBass – Anthony JacksonDrums – Grady TateGuitar – William Butler*, Carnall Dupree*Organ – Shirley ScottSaxophone – David Newman*, Hank CrawfordWritten-By – L. Conley*, W. Robinson*
A3 Be Anything (But Be Mine)
Arranged By – Leon PendarvisBass – Ron CarterDrums – Grady TateGuitar – Billy Butler , Bucky Pezzarelli*Keyboards – Thommy Flanagan*Organ – Shirley ScottSaxophone – David Newman*Written-By – I. Gordon*
3:45
A4 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Arranged By [Background Vocals] – Cissy HoustonArranged By, Keyboards – Leon PendarvisBacking Vocals – Emily Houston*, Altesa Weathersby*, Whitney HoustonBass – Anthony JacksonDrums – Barry LazarowitzGuitar – Steve KhanWritten-By – B. Mann*, C. Weil*, P. Spector*
5:19
B1 I Go Crazy
Arranged By – Leon PendarvisBass – Francisco CentenoDrums – Barry LazarowitzGuitar – Hyram Bullock*, Hugh McCrackenKeyboards – Leon PendarvisPercussion – Jimmy MaclenWritten-By – P. Davis*
3:45
B2 Think
Arranged By, Keyboards – Le Grade CopleyBacking Vocals – Emily Houston*, Altesa Weathersby*, Whitney HoustonDrums – John RossiSaxophone – David Newman*, Douglas James Schlecht, Gregory Piccolo*, Richard Lataille*Trombone – Zolman Martin Cohen*Written-By – A. Franklin*, T. White*
B3 Hoochie Coochie Man
Arranged By – Joel DornDrums – Casey Jones Guitar – Lee Baker, Jr.Harmonica – William BranchKeyboards – Allen BattsSaxophone – David Newman*, Hank CrawfordWritten-By – W. Dixon*
7:50
B4 Baby What You Want Me To Do
Arranged By – Joel DornBacking Vocals – Benny Diggs, Clyde Gamble, Kevin Owens, Phillip BallouDrums – Casey Jones Guitar – Lee Baker, Jr.Harmonica – William BranchKeyboards – Allen BattsSaxophone – David Newman*, Hank CrawfordWritten-By – J. Reed*
3:34

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – CBS Records
  • Distributed By – CBS Inc.
  • Manufactured By – CBS Records
  • Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
  • Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.

Credits

  • Coordinator [A & R] – Jean Scott
  • Design [Cover] – Allen Weinberg
  • Engineer – Gene Paul
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Chris Tergerson
  • Musician [Additional] – Daniel Motta*, John Wimpheimer, Johnny Gayden, Lawrence Burton*, Ronald Earl Horwath*
  • Photography By [Back Cover] – Michael J. Britto*
  • Photography By [Front Cover] – James Van Der Zee
  • Producer – Joel Dorn

Notes

Cissy Houston appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Ron Carter appears courtesy of Milestone Records

Recorded at the Hit Factory, New York City
Mastered at Frankford / Wayne Recording Labs, New York City, N.Y.
℗ © 1980 CBS Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (A Side): AL 36774
  • Matrix / Runout (B Side): BL 36774

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
P-30.016 Lou Rawls Shades Of Blue ‎(LP, Album) Philadelphia International Records P-30.016 Venezuela 1980
LNS-17336 Lou Rawls Shades Of Blue ‎(LP, Album) Epic LNS-17336 Mexico 1980
6319 Lou Rawls Shades Of Blue ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial) 747 6319 Saudi Arabia Unknown
JZ 36774 Lou Rawls Shades Of Blue ‎(LP, Album, TP) Philadelphia International Records JZ 36774 US 1980
PIR 84572 Lou Rawls Shades Of Blue ‎(LP, Album) CBS PIR 84572 Netherlands 1980



Fek
More blues and less soul than my other Rawls albums, which is nice to have. The background vocals aren't particularly notable on listening, but yes it is that Whitney Houston (16 or 17 at the time of the record's release). Her mother, Emily "Cissy" Houston gets special mention in the thanks on the back cover. This was a good addition to my collection.