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Red Hot Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove

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Released
  
October 6, 1998

Red Hot + Rhapsody The Gershwin Groove(1998)
  
Optic Nerve(1999)

Release date
  
6 October 1998

Genre
  
Fusion

Length
  
71:03

Artist
  
Bobby Womack

Label
  
Red Hot

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Producers
  
Paul Heck, Sinéad O'Connor, Phil Ramone

Similar
  
Bobby Womack albums, Other albums

Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove is a compilation album produced by Paul Heck of the Red Hot Organization (RHO) to celebrate the birthday of George Gershwin. This compilation is the twelfth entry from the international organization's Red Hot Benefit Series. As with other compilations toward the series, this release serves as a fundraising tool for the RHO's AIDS awareness efforts.

Contents

Notable acts contributing to the album include: Bobby Womack, David Bowie, The Roots, Morcheeba, Duncan Sheik, Natalie Merchant, Jovanotti and a host of others. Sinéad O'Connor, who contributed on Red Hot + Blue (the first album in the benefit series), returned for this album as both a performer and co-producer.

Track listing

  1. "Summertime", performed by Morcheeba + Hubert Laws
  2. "It Ain't Necessarily So", performed by Finley Quaye
  3. "But Not for Me", performed by Natalie Merchant (featuring Chris Botti)
  4. "They Can't Take That Away From Me", performed by Smoke City
  5. "I Got Plenty 'o Nuthin'", performed by Spearhead + Ernest Ranglin
  6. "Summertime", performed by Bobby Womack + The Roots
  7. "I Was Doing All Right", performed by Davina
  8. "Embraceable You", performed by Duncan Sheik (featuring Chris Botti)
  9. "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off", performed by Clark Terry
  10. "I've Got a Crush on You", performed by Luscious Jackson
  11. "I Got Rhythm", performed by Jovanotti
  12. "Peter Sellers Sings George Gershwin", performed by Money Mark
  13. "Nice Work if You Can Get It", performed by Majestic 12
  14. "The Man I Love", performed by Sarah Cracknell + Kid Loco
  15. "'S Wonderful / Rhapsody in Blue", performed by Skylab
  16. "Someone to Watch Over Me", performed by Sinéad O'Connor
  17. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now", performed by Baaba Maal
  18. "A Foggy Day (In London Town)", performed by David Bowie + Angelo Badalamenti

Songs

SummertimeMorcheeba - Hubert Laws4:44
It Ain't Necessarily SoFinley Quaye4:39
But Not for MeNatalie Merchant

References

Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove Wikipedia
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