Ballads

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Producers: James Brown, Hal Neely. Compilation producer: Harry Weinger. Includes liner notes by Cliff White. Digitally remastered by Suha Gur. A very interesting compilation that makes, in more or less chronological order, a convincing case that James Brown has always been about more than just the funk. (An alternate title could well have been JAMES BROWN WITH STRINGS, since all but a few cuts have orchestral backing). The songs here are a neat mix of older pop standards and R&B, and some of them are tributes to singers Brown admires; his version of Gershwin's "I Loves You Porgy," is clearly modeled after Nina Simone, while "Cottage For Sale" is a tribute to Little Willie John. It all makes for occasionally schizophrenic listening--the gritty Brown original "Try Me" nestled against the urbane, Tony Bennett inspired "I Wanna Be Around"--but there's nary a track here that doesn't demonstrate Brown's total mastery as a balladeer.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)