music.wikisort.org - CompositionThe Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits is a studio album released by Brook Benton in 1961 on Mercury LP record MG 20641 (mono) and SR 60641 (stereo).[3] The album appeared on Billboard's album charts in 1961 for 13 weeks, reaching position number 70.[4] The orchestrations were done by Stan Applebaum, who also conducted the orchestra on the sessions.[5]
1961 studio album by Brook Benton
The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits |
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Released | 1961 |
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Genre | R&B |
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Length | 32:03 |
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Label | Mercury |
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If You Believe (1961) |
The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits (1961) |
There Goes That Song Again (1962) |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |     [2] |
Following the significant popularity of Benton's hit "The Boll Weevil Song," Mercury quickly arranged sessions[1] which largely rely on American Caucasian folk music for material,[6] although Benton took composition credit for most of the songs.[1] The result is a mix of R&B and pop.[6] Allmusic reviews the album favorably, but its reviewer, Greg Adams, wishes the rest of the album had the "fire" contained in the title track.[1]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Brook Benton except where indicated.
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "The Boll Weevil Song" | Brook Benton - Clyde Otis | 2:35 |
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2. | "Honey Babe" | Dave Dreyer | 2:21 |
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3. | "A Worried Man" | | 3:24 |
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4. | "Careless Love" | | 2:43 |
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5. | "My Last Dollar" | | 2:40 |
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6. | "Key to the Highway" | Charles Segar - Willie Broonzy | 2:26 |
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7. | "Frankie and Johnny" | adapted by Brook Benton | 2:21 |
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8. | "The Intoxicated Rat" | | 2:42 |
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9. | "Johnny-O" | | 2:09 |
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10. | "It's My Lazy Day" | Smiley Burnette | 2:35 |
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11. | "Child of the Engineer" | | 3:35 |
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12. | "Four Thousand Years Ago" | | 2:32 |
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Total length: | 32:03 |
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References
- Brook Benton The Boll Weevil Song at AllMusic
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 549.
- Popoff, Martin (2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- The Billboard Albums, 6th edn. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 95. ISBN 0-89820-166-7.
- Brook Benton (1961). The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits (12-inch vinyl LP) (phonograph record). Mercury. MG 20641.
- Journal of American Folklore. Houghton, Mifflin, and Co. 75: 184. 1962.
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