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Reflections of Country GreatsEsther Phillips
Release Date: 03/04/2008
Original Release:
2008
# of Discs:
1
J&R Item # 1015148_CD
UPC # 026656513626
Label: Acrobat (USA)
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Disc: 1
1.
Release Me
2.
I Really Don't Want to Know
3.
Al I That Easy to Forget
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Why Should We Try Anymore
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I've Forgotten More Than You'll Ever Know About Him
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I'd Fight the World
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I Can't Help It
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Be Honest With Me
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After Loving You
10.
Just Out of Reach
11.
No Headstone on My Grave
12.
Don't Feel Rained On
Performer: Esther Phillips
Distributor: RED Distribution Notes: Originally released in 1962, shortly after Ray Charles's groundbreaking MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC, Esther Phillips' RELEASE ME: REFLECTIONS OF COUNTRY AND WESTERN GREATS isn't nearly so well known, but is a similarly impressive melding of rhythm and blues soul with country and western heartbreak. Phillips's warm voice is made for vintage songs of love lost, as heard on the title track and "Why Should We Try Anymore." And her take on even darker material such as "No Headstone On My Grave" makes the often-gloomy likes of Porter Wagoner sound comparatively lightweight.
Initially a singer with Johnny Otis's 1950s R&B revue, Esther Phillips lent tremendous conviction to her performances of the soul-meets-country songs that flourished briefly in the early '60s, but, with her Dinah Washington-influenced vocals, she was also convincing in nearly every other pop style, from blues to '70s disco.
Also Appears On:
Similar Artist:
Alexander, Arthur Brown, Ruth Burke, Solomon Carey, Mariah Charles, Ray Franklin, Aretha Houston, Whitney James, Etta Wilson, Cassandra
Influences:
Burke, Solomon Charles, Ray Fitzgerald, Ella Otis, Johnny Scott-Heron, Gil Washington, Dinah
Similar Genres:
Soul
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PID # 4217468
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