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Post by Emerald City on Jan 4, 2005 16:21:09 GMT -5
Brenda's Anthology will finally be released February 7th :celebration:
Tracklisting:
Disc 1:
1 I've Been Good To You 2 Think It Over (Before You Break My Heart) 3 I'll Always Love You 4 Sad Song 5 Every Little Bit Hurts 6 Operator 7 I'll Be Available 8 Too Proud To Cry 9 Together 'Til The End Of Time 10 Who's Lovin' You 11 Land Of A Thousand Boys 12 Where Were You 13 I've Got To Find It 14 Suddenly 15 Embraceable You 16 How Many Time Did You Mean It 17 Unchained Melody 18 You've Changed Me 19 A Favour For A Girl (With A Love Sick Heart) 20 All I Do Is Think About You 21 (You Can) Depend On Me 22 Who Could Ever Doubt My Love 23 Can I? 24 Come Into My Palace
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Post by Emerald City on Jan 4, 2005 16:23:20 GMT -5
Disc 2:
1 He's My Kind Of Fellow 2 When I'm Gone 3 Just Look What You've Done 4 You Need Me 5 Love Woke Me Up This Morning 6 You've Made Me So Very Happy 7 I Don't Want Nobody's Gonna Make Me Cry 8 I Prayed For A Boy (Like You) 9 Don't Judge Me 10 Till Johnny Comes 11 Hurt A Little Everyday 12 I'll Always Meet You Half Way 13 Starting The Hurt All Over Again 14 You Are Very Much A Part Of Me 15 I'm On The Right Track 16 You Can Cry On My Shoulder 17 A World Without You 18 How Can You Call It Love When The Feeling's Gone 19 I See A Rainbow 20 I'll Be Alright 21 Everbody Knows 22 Play It Cool, Stay In School 23 Make Him Come To You 24 Summertime - LIVE
Brenda's EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS album and her proposed second (which was never issued), HURTIN' AND CRYIN' are in this collection in their entirety. Then vault tracks, both studio and live, fill it out the rest of the way :holla:
* Pre-ordering is now available at Amazon UK *
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Post by Diamond Girl on Jan 4, 2005 17:27:33 GMT -5
This is great, I love Ms. Brenda's vocals :rockon:
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Post by Motown Honey on Feb 9, 2005 22:16:04 GMT -5
She definitely has a lovely voice...It's sad it's just getting some real exposure :irate:
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Post by Emerald City on Feb 12, 2005 21:06:47 GMT -5
She definitely has a lovely voice...It's sad it's just getting some real exposure I hear you loud and clear *sigh*, but the Anthology is out now, so remember to pick it up! :thumbsup:
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Post by Motown Honey on Feb 14, 2005 12:01:37 GMT -5
I hear you loud and clear *sigh*, but the Anthology is out now, so remember to pick it up! :clap:
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Post by Diamond Girl on Oct 5, 2005 12:22:43 GMT -5
Brenda Holloway The Motown Anthology (Motown) Blessed with such an embarrassment of talent, it's not surprising that Motown occasionally let some truly gifted artists slip through its corporate fingers in the 1960s. And chief amongst those whose potential went unrealised was Brenda Holloway.
Despite an achingly lovely voice, mature beyond her years, Holloway's legacy at the label amounted to just three top 40 hits, a solitary US album and a British compilation. Her first, and best known, recording was "Every Little Bit Hurts" in 1964, which helped win a support slot on a Beatles' American tour. Four years later, at the age of 21, she had turned her back on the company and on the music industry, claiming that she was being offered inferior material and insufficient career development.
On the evidence of this comprehensive double-CD, she had a point. Comprising everything she recorded for Motown, including an entire second album that was never released, it's both hugely appealing and, occasionally, deeply frustrating. The inconsistency is evident in the space of two tracks from her 1964 album: covers of the standards "Embraceable You" and "Unchained Melody" the former all smoky jazz sophistication, the latter merely superfluous.
Elsewhere she takes on blues ballads, Northern Soul style stompers, finger-popping Smokey Robinson dance tracks and even echoes of the girl groups: the spoken introduction to "Hurt A Little Everyday" is pure Shangri-Las. At the time maybe it felt unfocussed, but in retrospect the diversity is tribute to her extraordinary range. And even though the songs aren't always from the top drawer, a trio of her own compositions "(Suddenly", "Land of a Thousand Boys" and "You Made Me So Very Happy", later the first hit for Blood, Sweat & Tears) suggest that her song-writing talent should have been more carefully nurtured.
If 48 tracks seems excessive, this retails at standard single-CD price and reveals unexpected depth to an often overlooked artist. Amongst the nuggets waiting to be discovered are Holloways violin solo on a live "Summertime" and an exhortation to "Play It Cool, Stay In School" with the wise advice: 'When you learn more, you're bound to earn more.'
Reviewer: Alwyn Turner
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Post by Kay on Oct 5, 2005 19:28:11 GMT -5
Brenda Holloway The Motown Anthology (Motown) Blessed with such an embarrassment of talent, it's not surprising that Motown occasionally let some truly gifted artists slip through its corporate fingers in the 1960s. And chief amongst those whose potential went unrealised was Brenda Holloway.
Despite an achingly lovely voice, mature beyond her years, Holloway's legacy at the label amounted to just three top 40 hits, a solitary US album and a British compilation. Her first, and best known, recording was "Every Little Bit Hurts" in 1964, which helped win a support slot on a Beatles' American tour. Four years later, at the age of 21, she had turned her back on the company and on the music industry, claiming that she was being offered inferior material and insufficient career development.
On the evidence of this comprehensive double-CD, she had a point. Comprising everything she recorded for Motown, including an entire second album that was never released, it's both hugely appealing and, occasionally, deeply frustrating. The inconsistency is evident in the space of two tracks from her 1964 album: covers of the standards "Embraceable You" and "Unchained Melody" the former all smoky jazz sophistication, the latter merely superfluous.
Elsewhere she takes on blues ballads, Northern Soul style stompers, finger-popping Smokey Robinson dance tracks and even echoes of the girl groups: the spoken introduction to "Hurt A Little Everyday" is pure Shangri-Las. At the time maybe it felt unfocussed, but in retrospect the diversity is tribute to her extraordinary range. And even though the songs aren't always from the top drawer, a trio of her own compositions "(Suddenly", "Land of a Thousand Boys" and "You Made Me So Very Happy", later the first hit for Blood, Sweat & Tears) suggest that her song-writing talent should have been more carefully nurtured.
If 48 tracks seems excessive, this retails at standard single-CD price and reveals unexpected depth to an often overlooked artist. Amongst the nuggets waiting to be discovered are Holloways violin solo on a live "Summertime" and an exhortation to "Play It Cool, Stay In School" with the wise advice: 'When you learn more, you're bound to earn more.'
Reviewer: Alwyn Turner I never knew she left at just 21! But she still is one of the greater female artists of her time. Incredible singer and songwriter....the woman always had IT!
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