The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party explained

The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
Type:	studio
Artist:	King Curtis and The Shirelles
Cover:	King Curtis and The Shirelles - The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party.jpg
Alt:	A photo of the musicians dancing
Genre:	Girl group
Language:	English
Label:	Scepter
Producer:	Luther Dixon Bob Irwin
Prev Title:	The Shirelles Sing to Trumpets and Strings
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Baby It's You
Next Year:	1962

The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party is a 1962 collaborative album between American blues and rhythm and blues saxophonist King Curtis and girl group The Shirelles. In 1968, the album was re-released as Eternally Soul.

Reception

Editors of AllMusic Guide gave this album three out of five stars, with critic Richie Unterberger characterizing the release as "respectable but not terribly exciting, and a bit schizo in concept", due to alternating tracks between the musical acts rather than having them collaborate directly. In a review of reissues for Billboard, Chris Morris called this album a "bopping session".

Track listing

1. "Mama Here Comes the Bride" (Luther Dixon and Jerome Richardson) – 2:26
2. "Take the Last Train Home" (Instrumental) (Dixson and Curtis Ousley) – 3:06
3. "Welcome Home, Baby" (Dixon) – 2:32
4. "I've Got a Woman" (Ray Charles) – 4:58
5. "I Still Want You" (Dixson and Ousley) – 2:29
6. "Take the Last Train Home" (Vocal) (Dixson and Ousley) – 1:56
7. "Love Is a Swinging Thing" (Willie Denson, Dixon, and Shirley Owens) – 2:12
8. "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (Jessie Hill) – 2:19
9. "New Orleans" (Ousley) – 3:25
10. "Mister Twister" (Otis Blackwell) – 2:29
11. "Potato Chips" (Ousley) – 2:37

Personnel

• King Curtis – saxophone, vocals

The Shirelles

• Doris Coley – lead and backing vocals
• Addie "Micki" Harris – lead and backing vocals
• Beverly Lee – lead and backing vocals
• Shirley Owens – lead and backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Luther Dixon – engineering, production
• Ira Howard – liner notes
• Bob Irwin – production
• Jeff Smith – design

See also

• List of 1962 albums