Jerry Butler

• EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION COPIES

• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL

• INCLUDES 3 BONUS TRACKS

This release includes one of Jerry Butler’s most overlooked albums from the onset of his solo career on the Vee-Jay label: Moon River. It was originally issued in 1962, and has been long unavailable on vinyl. These wonderful songs mark the best starting point to explore the full scope of Chicago's smoothest soul singer. The Riley C. Hampton and Phil Moore arrangements accent Jerry's unique voice while creating a distinctive mood. Here Butler delivers splendid readings of well known standards, such as Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer’s “Moon River,” George & Ira Gershwin’s “Someone to Watch Over Me,” Jerome Kern’s “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” and Kurt Weill’s “September Song,” among others. Additional highlights include Luther Dixon’s “Rainbow Valley,” the self-penned "Butterfly" and the classic Butler/Curtis Mayfield tune "I Found Love".

In addition to the original album, this limited collector’s edition includes 3 bonus tracks from the same period: “Aware of Love,” “I’m a Telling You” (both co-written by Butler and Curtis Mayfield) and a beautiful reading of Brook Benton and Clyde Otis " One by One".

PERSONNEL:

• JERRY BUTLER, lead vocals, plus:
• Orchestras arranged and conducted by Riley C. Hampton and Phil Moore.

Recorded in Chicago, 1961-1962.

TRACKS:

• A1. MOON RIVER
• A2. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
• A3. SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
• A4. RAINBOW VALLEY
• A5. WHERE DO I TURN
• A6. I FOUND A LOVE
• A7. AWARE OF LOVE *

• B1. COULDN'T GO TO SLEEP
• B2. BUTTERFLY
• B3. THE CHALLENGE
• B4. NO END OR TIME
• B5. LOST WITHOUT YOU
• B6. SEPTEMBER SONG
• B7. I'M A TELLING YOU
• B8. ONE BY ONE *