Released 1964 | Release date 1964 | |
Recorded June 7 and October 9, 1963 and March 19, 1964NYC Similar Dig These Blues, Soul of the Ballad, More Soul, The Soul Clinic, Mr Blues Plays Lady Soul |
True Blue is the fifth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford featuring performances recorded in 1963 and 1964 for the Atlantic label.
Contents
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This lesser-known Hank Crawford set has plenty of enjoyable numbers that fit into the R&Bish soul/jazz idiom."
Track listing
All compositions by Hank Crawford except as indicated
- "Shake-a-Plenty" - 2:36
- "Mellow Down" - 3:01
- "Read 'Em and Weep" - 3:15
- "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 3:50
- "Save Your Love for Me" (Buddy Johnson) - 3:57
- "Skunky Green" - 2:37
- "Two Years of Torture" (Percy Mayfield, Charles Morris) - 4:27
- "Blues in Bloom" (Norman Mapp) - 4:14
- "Got You on My Mind" (Howard Biggs, Joe Thomas) - 3:12
- "Shooby" - 4:24
Personnel
Songs
1Read 'Em And Weep3:16
2Two Years Of Torture4:27
3Save Your Love For Me3:57
References
True Blue (Hank Crawford album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA