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Sings the Million Sellers + Fantastic Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price
Hoo Doo Records
8436542012591
HOO 135397
263433
RHYTHM AND BLUES
1
2 ALBUMS ON 1 CD
INCLUDES 7 BONUS TRACKS
An underrated vocalist who possessed incredible power and clarity, Lloyd Price was one of the great pioneers that transformed blues singing, and expanded rhythm & blues with a swing-band orchestration into rock & roll. Not entirely content with being a 1950s R&B star on the strength of his immortal New Orleans classic “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”, Price (also known as “Mr. Personality”, a nickname copped from one of his most popular hits) yearned for massive pop acceptance. He found it, too, with a storming rock & roll reading of the ancient blues “Stagger Lee”, followed by a string of splendid LPs for the ABC-Paramount label.
This quintessential release presents two of his finest albums: Sings the Million Sellers (1961) and The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960). Long unavailable, both records have finally been remastered and packaged together in this very special collector’s edition, which also includes 7 bonus tracks from the same period. Most of these great songs – recorded in crystal clear stereo sound – were produced and arranged by Sid Feller and the future Motown staffer Gil Askey, who gave Price’s interpretations full-bodied support.
PERSONNEL:
LLOYD PRICE, lead vocals, plus:
His Great Orchestra:
featuring Ernest McClean, Bill Jones (guitar), Clarence Johnson (bass), William Brown (piano),
Claude Green, Charles McClendon, Eddie Saunders (tenor saxophone), Joseph Harris (alto saxophone),
Ted Curson (trumpet). Unidentified string section and backing vocals, additional sidemen information is unknown.
All tracks recorded between 1960 and 1961.
Arranged by Sid Feller / Gil Askey. Original recordings produced by Sid Feller.
Except: Track 28 (recorded in 1958) and track 29 (recorded in 1959).
Both tracks arranged by Don Costa.
Also including:
16-PAGE BOOKLET - RARE PHOTOS - VINTAGE MEMORABILIA - DETAILED LINER NOTES
TRACKS:
SINGS THE MILLION SELLERS
01. AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN 2:26
02. WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW 2:42
03. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME 2:26
04. SHOP AROUND 2:21
05. AT LAST 2:44
06. CORRINA, CORRINA 2:29
07. THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE COO 2:24
08. HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART 2:44
09. I COUNT THE TEARS 2:11
10. SPANISH HARLEM 2:47
11. ONCE IN A WHILE 2:41
12. C’EST SI BON 2:25
THE FANTASTIC LLOYD PRICE
13. WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? 2:39
14. BLUE SKIES 2:40
15. BECAUSE OF YOU 2:36
16. UNDECIDED 2:38
17. LET’S FALL IN LOVE 2:42
18. DON’T BLAME ME 2:16
19. IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN 2:11
20. MEAN TO ME 2:26
21. DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME 2:57
22. JEEPERS CREEPERS 2:22
23. LITTLE VOLCANO 2:26
24. FIVE FOOT TWO 2:15
BONUS TRACKS
25. LADY LUCK 2:17
26. QUESTION 2:28
27 STAGGER LEE (alt. version) 2:14
28 SUCH A MESS 2:24
29 THREE LITTLE PIGS 2:40
30 FOR LOVE 2:06
31 THAT’S WHY THE TEARS COME AND GO 2:45
TOTAL TIME: 77:18
“Lloyd Price is definitely a most important figure in the pantheon of New Orleans music, sharing the same pedestal with Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew and Allen Toussaint.” – Offbeat magazine
INCLUDES 7 BONUS TRACKS
An underrated vocalist who possessed incredible power and clarity, Lloyd Price was one of the great pioneers that transformed blues singing, and expanded rhythm & blues with a swing-band orchestration into rock & roll. Not entirely content with being a 1950s R&B star on the strength of his immortal New Orleans classic “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”, Price (also known as “Mr. Personality”, a nickname copped from one of his most popular hits) yearned for massive pop acceptance. He found it, too, with a storming rock & roll reading of the ancient blues “Stagger Lee”, followed by a string of splendid LPs for the ABC-Paramount label.
This quintessential release presents two of his finest albums: Sings the Million Sellers (1961) and The Fantastic Lloyd Price (1960). Long unavailable, both records have finally been remastered and packaged together in this very special collector’s edition, which also includes 7 bonus tracks from the same period. Most of these great songs – recorded in crystal clear stereo sound – were produced and arranged by Sid Feller and the future Motown staffer Gil Askey, who gave Price’s interpretations full-bodied support.
PERSONNEL:
LLOYD PRICE, lead vocals, plus:
His Great Orchestra:
featuring Ernest McClean, Bill Jones (guitar), Clarence Johnson (bass), William Brown (piano),
Claude Green, Charles McClendon, Eddie Saunders (tenor saxophone), Joseph Harris (alto saxophone),
Ted Curson (trumpet). Unidentified string section and backing vocals, additional sidemen information is unknown.
All tracks recorded between 1960 and 1961.
Arranged by Sid Feller / Gil Askey. Original recordings produced by Sid Feller.
Except: Track 28 (recorded in 1958) and track 29 (recorded in 1959).
Both tracks arranged by Don Costa.
Also including:
16-PAGE BOOKLET - RARE PHOTOS - VINTAGE MEMORABILIA - DETAILED LINER NOTES
TRACKS:
SINGS THE MILLION SELLERS
01. AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN 2:26
02. WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW 2:42
03. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME 2:26
04. SHOP AROUND 2:21
05. AT LAST 2:44
06. CORRINA, CORRINA 2:29
07. THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE COO 2:24
08. HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART 2:44
09. I COUNT THE TEARS 2:11
10. SPANISH HARLEM 2:47
11. ONCE IN A WHILE 2:41
12. C’EST SI BON 2:25
THE FANTASTIC LLOYD PRICE
13. WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? 2:39
14. BLUE SKIES 2:40
15. BECAUSE OF YOU 2:36
16. UNDECIDED 2:38
17. LET’S FALL IN LOVE 2:42
18. DON’T BLAME ME 2:16
19. IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN 2:11
20. MEAN TO ME 2:26
21. DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME 2:57
22. JEEPERS CREEPERS 2:22
23. LITTLE VOLCANO 2:26
24. FIVE FOOT TWO 2:15
BONUS TRACKS
25. LADY LUCK 2:17
26. QUESTION 2:28
27 STAGGER LEE (alt. version) 2:14
28 SUCH A MESS 2:24
29 THREE LITTLE PIGS 2:40
30 FOR LOVE 2:06
31 THAT’S WHY THE TEARS COME AND GO 2:45
TOTAL TIME: 77:18
“Lloyd Price is definitely a most important figure in the pantheon of New Orleans music, sharing the same pedestal with Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew and Allen Toussaint.” – Offbeat magazine