Blues on Broadway explained
| Blues on Broadway |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Ruth Brown |
| Cover: | Blues on Broadway.jpg |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Recorded: | June 12–13, 1989, at RCA Studio C, New York |
| Label: | Fantasy |
| Producer: | Ralph Jungheim |
| Prev Title: | You Don't Know Me |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Fine and Mellow |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
Blues on Broadway is an album by the American musician Ruth Brown, released in 1989 through Fantasy Records.[1] [2] The album earned Brown a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female.[3] It was produced by Ralph Jungheim.[4] Hank Crawford played saxophone on several tracks.[5]
Critical reception
The Washington Post praised the "terrific remake of 'Good Morning Heartache'."[6] The Chicago Tribune noted the "rich, wise voice shaped by hard-won experience and filled with deliciously wicked wit."
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "this is a woman who describes a life lived full measure every time she sings."
Track listing
- "Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out" – 5:39
- "Good Morning Heartache" – 5:59
- "If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' on It" – 5:26
- "Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do" – 9:25
- "St. Louis Blues" – 9:35
- "Am I Blue" – 5:58
- "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" – 5:54
- "I Don't Break Dance" – 5:23 (bonus track on CD)
- "Come Sunday" – 5:25 (bonus track on CD)
Personnel
- Ruth Brown – vocals
- Spanky Davis – trumpet
- Hank Crawford – alto saxophone (except on 2,5,7,8)
- Red Holloway – tenor saxophone
- Britt Woodman – trombone
- Bobby Forrester – leader, piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- Rodney Jones – guitar, banjo
- Al McKibbon – acoustic bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- George Horn – mastering
Notes and References
- News: Matthews . Carl . Ruth Brown: 'Blues on Broadway' . Afro-American Red Star . 11 Nov 1989 . FP6.
- Web site: Blues on Broadway. AllMusic. July 26, 2011.
- Web site: Ruth Brown . Recording Academy . 16 March 2023.
- News: Stewart . Zan . According to Jungheim... . Los Angeles Times . 30 Mar 1991 . F3.
- News: Heim . Chris . New Tunes . Chicago Tribune . 21 Feb 1990 . Friday . 80.
- News: Joyce . Mike . Ageless R&B from Ruth Brown . The Washington Post . 21 Feb 1990 . D7.
