Brook Benton - The Best of Brook Benton: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection
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Artist: Brook BentonEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2000-08-29
Music Label: Island / Mercury
Soundtracks:
- It's Just A Matter Of Time
- Endlessly
- Thank You Pretty Baby
- So Many Ways
- Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
- Kiddio
- A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)
- Fools Rush In
- The Boll Weevil Song
- Lie To Me
- Hotel Happiness
- Rainy Night In Georgia
Music reviews of The Best of Brook Benton: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection
Music Review: Brook, you've still got what it takes !!!
Rating: 4 Stars
Brook Benton's voice had a potency and intimacy all its own. When Brook sang, you listened. Moreover, you listened carefully, because his voice invariably expressed the slightest of nuances in each and every word he sang. This CD offers us a great opportunity to become more familiar with some of Brook's greatest hits.
The CD showcases Brook as a crooner with the opening number entitled "It's Just A Matter Of Time." His voice is vibrant and displays his broad vocal range. As with many other Benton hits, Clyde Otis' musical arrangement stuns you with its memorable string section. Awesome!
The CD speeds up for the next hit, "Endlessly." Brook professes his undying love for his woman and again Clyde Otis' musical arrangement complements Brook's performance flawlessly. "Thank You Pretty Baby" has a great beat to it and Brook's voice conveys all the affection he feels for his woman. "Thank You Pretty Baby" possesses a masculine strength to it at the same time, too.
Brook shares the spotlight twice with Dinah Washington on this CD. Together they sing the playful and romantic numbers "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" and "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)." While Dinah maintained that she and Brook didn't exactly get along too well; but you would never guess it on these two tracks. Their chemistry is very convincing--I wish they had done an entire album together!
Brook even sings a novelty song on this album entitled "The Boll Weevil Song." This track charms you with its playfulness and it enhances the quality of this CD.
Other great songs on this CD include the romantic "Fools Rush In" and "Lie To Me" which Brook sings with The Merry Melody Sisters on backup vocals.
The CD ends with the classic "Rainy Night In Georgia" performed by Brook with Cold Grits. This memorable ballad features Brook's voice from his more seasoned years and the melody is beautiful, too.
The liner notes have both color and black and white photos of Brook; and you get an excellent picture of Brook and Dinah Washington rehearsing together. Stu Hackel contributes an informative essay about Brook as well. You get the song credits, too.
I ordinarily complain that the 20th Century Masters label never puts enough material on their CDs. Their CDs are budget priced; this is true. However, they once again had more time to add at least one or two more Brook Benton songs to this CD. Unfortunately, I must take off a star for this flaw. This will be a four star review.
Brook Benton shared his gift with us and we are all better off because of his wonderful contributions to the arts. I highly recommend this CD for Benton fans and people who want to get a strong introduction to Brook's artistry. People who enjoy pop and R&B music from the 1960s cannot afford to pass over this CD. Great job, Brook!
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