Released 1963 Length 37:02 | Recorded 1962 Back to the Blues(1963) Dinah '63(1963) Release date 1963 | |
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Dinah washington romance in the dark
Reception
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".
Track listing
- "The Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Woman Cryin' for Her Man" (J. Mayo Williams) - 3:46
- "Romance in the Dark" (Lil Green) - 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. Woods) - 2:39
- "How Long, How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) - 4:58
- "Don't Come Running Back to Me" (Johnson, Washington, Woods) - 2:23
- "It's a Mean Old Man's World" (Kirkland, Washington) - 3:10
- "Key to the Highway" (Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie Segar) - 2:39
- "If I Never Get to Heaven" (Napp, Washington) - 3:44
- "Duck Before You Drown" (Napp, Washington) - 2:11
- "No Hard Feelings" (Jacobs, Al Roberts) - 2:33
- "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning" (Pearl Delaney, Tom Delaney) - 8:40
Personnel
Songs
1The Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Woman Cryin' for Her Man3:49
2Romance in the Dark2:15
3You've Been a Good Old Wagon3:53
References
Back to the Blues (Dinah Washington album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA