Lou Rawls

• INCLUDES 15 BONUS TRACKS

This release presents Lou Rawls’ magnificent second album, Black and Blue (Capitol Records ST 1824) in its entirety. It showcases the singer performing a collection of well-known standards backed with dynamic arrangements by Onzy Matthews. Fifteen pop songs recorded by Rawls between 1959 and 1962, originally issued on singles, have been added here as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

• LOU RAWLS, vocals
• Orchestra conducted & arranged by ONZY MATTHEWS

• COLLECTIVE PERSONNEL:
• Bobby Bryant, Bud Brisbois, Bob Rolfe, George Graham (tp) Lou Blackburn, Les Robertson, Horace Tapscott, Charles Wilson (tb) nBob Knight (bass tb), Charlie Kennedy, Alexander Nelson (as), Curtis Amy (ss, ts) Jay Migliori, Lou Ciotti (ts), Jack Nimitz (bar), Richard “Groove” Holmes, Joe Sample (organ) Onzy Matthews (p), Irving Ashby, Gene Edwards (g), Jim Crutcher, Curtis Counce (b), Leroy Henderson, Frank Butler (d).

Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, October-November 1962.

• BONUS TRACKS (14-28): Lou Rawls pop singles recorded between 1959 and 1962.

TRACKS:

• 01 ROLL ‘EM PETE
• 02 I’D RATHER DRINK MUDDY WATER
• 03 HOW LONG, HOW LONG BLUES
• 04 EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES
• 05 ST. JAMES INFIRMARY
• 06 (WHAT DID I DO TO BE SO) BLACK AND BLUE
• 07 GLOOMY SUNDAY
• 08 KANSAS CITY
• 09 GOIN’ TO CHICAGO BLUES
• 10 TROUBLE IN MIND
• 11 WORLD OF TROUBLE
• 12 SIX COLD FEET OF GROUND
• 13 STRANGE FRUIT
• 14 WALKIN’ (FOR MILES)
• 15 KIDDIO
• 16 IN MY LITTLE BLACK BOOK
• 17 JUST THOUGHT YOU’D LIKE TO KNOW
• 18 80 WAYS
• 19 WHEN WE GET OLD
• 20 ONCE IN A LIFETIME LOVE
• 21 THAT LUCKY OLD SUN
• 22 IN MY HEART
• 23 NINE POUND HAMMER
• 24 ABOVE MY HEAD
• 25 THE BRIDE
• 26 THE BIGGEST LOVER IN TOWN
• 27 TRUST ME
• 28 PLEASE LET ME BE THE FIRST ONE TO KNOW

• TOTAL TIME: 79:10 Min.