Английская Википедия:Blues on Broadway

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Шаблон:Infobox album Blues on Broadway is an album by the American musician Ruth Brown, released in 1989 through Fantasy Records. The album earned Brown a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female. It was produced by Ralph Jungheim. Hank Crawford played saxophone on several tracks.

Critical reception

Шаблон:Album ratings The Washington Post praised the "terrific remake of 'Good Morning Heartache'." 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

1. "Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out" – 5:39
2. "Good Morning Heartache" – 5:59
3. "If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' on It" – 5:26
4. "Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do" – 9:25
5. "St. Louis Blues" – 9:35
6. "Am I Blue" – 5:58
7. "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" – 5:54
8. "I Don't Break Dance" – 5:23 (bonus track on CD)
9. "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