Esther Phillips - Confessin' The Blues FLAC album

Tracklist

1	Jelly Jelly Blues Written-By – Earl Hines, Billy Eckstine
2	Medley:	(10:42)
3	Romance In The Dark Written-By – Lil Green	3:35
4	Bye Bye Blackbird Written-By – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson	4:47
5	Blow Top Blues Written-By – Jane Feather, Leonard Feather
6	I Wonder Written-By – Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen	2:57
7	Long John Blues Written-By – Tommy George
8	In The Evenin' Written-By – Don Raye, Leroy Carr	2:54
9	Confessin' The Blues Written-By – Jay McShann, Walter Brown	2:58
10	Cherry Red Written-By – Bill Lazarus, Jack Moon	3:12
11	I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright Written-By – Bobby Sharp, Charles Singleton	2:57
12	I Love Paris Written-By – Cole Porter	4:06
13	C. C. Rider Written-By – Chuck Willis	2:45
14	It Could Happen To You Written-By – Johnny Burke-Jimmy Van Heusen	4:00

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SD 1680	Esther Phillips	Confessin' The Blues ‎(LP, Album, RI)	Atlantic	SD 1680	US	1976
TP 1680	Esther Phillips	Confessin' The Blues ‎(8-Trk, Album, Pin)	Atlantic	TP 1680	US	1976
WPCR-27196	Esther Phillips	Confessin' The Blues ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM)	Atlantic	WPCR-27196	Japan	2012
W 50222	Esther Phillips	Confessin' The Blues ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	W 50222	Italy	1976
K 50222	Esther Phillips	Confessin' The Blues ‎(LP, Album, W/Lbl)	Not On Label	K 50222	UK	1976

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Gabriel Baltaza (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6), Raymond Triscari (tracks: 2, 4, 7), Sonny Criss (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Arranged By – Onzy Matthews (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Art Direction – Bob Defrin
• Baritone Saxophone – Jay Migliori (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: 8 to 11), Ike Isaacs (tracks: 8 to 11), Victor Venegas (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Drums – Charles Grant (tracks: 1 to 7), Donald Bailey (tracks: 8 to 11)
• Engineer [Recording] – Jimmy Lockhart (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Engineer [Remix] – Wally Heider (tracks: 8 to 11)
• Guitar – Francois Vaz (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6), Herb Ellis (tracks: 2, 4, 7)
• Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
• Photography By – Chuck Stewart
• Piano – Jack Wilson (tracks: 8 to 11), Rodgers Grant (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Producer – King Curtis (tracks: 8 to 11), Nesuhi Ertegun (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Tenor Saxophone – Ira Schulman (tracks: 1 to 7), Louis Ciotti (tracks: 1 to 7), Teddy Edwards (tracks: 2, 4, 7)
• Trombone – Louis Blackburn (tracks: 1-7), Peter Myers (tracks: 1 to 7), Richard Leith (tracks: 1 to 7), Roland Myers (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Trumpet – Al Porcino (tracks: 2, 4, 7), Bill Clark (tracks: 1 to 7), Robert Rolfe (tracks: 1 to 7), James Smith (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6), Melvin Moore (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Vocals – Esther Phillips

Notes

Tracks 1-7: Recorded on October 7, 1966 at Western Recorders, Hollywood, California with the exception of I Wonder, Romance In The Dark & In The Evenin' which were recorded on October 14, 1966, at United Studio, Los Angeles, California.

Tracks 8-11: Recorded live on January 31, 1970, at Freddie Jett's Pied Piper Club, Los Angeles, California.

First released in 1975 as Atlantic SD 1680.

Companies

• Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Made By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.

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