There Goes That Song Again/Singing the Blues

Brook Benton

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There Goes That Song Again/Singing the Blues Review

by Steve Leggett

With a rich baritone voice that was as smooth and smoky as deep honey, Brook Benton's creative peak as a performer and singer (excepting his 1970 comeback hit with Tony Joe White's "Rainy Night in Georgia") was arguably during his time at Mercury Records where, working with writer and producer Clyde Otis, he came up with his trademark version of lushly orchestrated R&B, particularly on the ballads, which allowed Benton's intimate vocals and phrasing to best shine. This single-disc set collects two of Benton's albums for Mercury, There Goes That Song Again (with Quincy Jones and his orchestra) and Singing the Blues, both of which originally appeared in 1962, and adds in four bonus tracks for good measure.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	When I Grow Too Old to Dream Oscar Hammerstein II / Sigmund Romberg	Brook Benton	02:20	Amazon
2	There Goes That Song Again Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne	Brook Benton	02:30	Amazon
3	All of Me	Brook Benton	02:34	Amazon
4	I Love Paris Cole Porter	Brook Benton	02:47	Amazon
5	I Didn't Know What Time It Was Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Brook Benton	02:03	Amazon
6	Trouble in Mind	Brook Benton	02:42	Amazon
7	Blues in the Night Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer	Brook Benton	02:23	Amazon
8	I Don't Know Why Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk	Brook Benton	02:32	Amazon
9	Breezin' Along with the Breeze Haven Gillespie	Brook Benton	02:41	Amazon
10	After You've Gone Henry Creamer / Turner Layton	Brook Benton	02:21	Amazon
11	I'll Get By Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk	Brook Benton	02:42	Amazon
12	Let Me Sing and I'm Happy Berlin	Brook Benton	02:30	Amazon
13	Lie to Me	Brook Benton	02:19	Amazon
14	Chains of Love Ahmet Nugetre	Brook Benton	03:14	Amazon
15	Got You on My Mind	Brook Benton	03:17	Amazon
16	Valley of Tears Dave Bartholomew / Fats Domino	Brook Benton	03:21	Amazon
17	Take Good Care of Her	Brook Benton	03:31	Amazon
18	My True Confession	Brook Benton	02:23	Amazon
19	I Got What I Wanted	Brook Benton	02:42	Amazon
20	Will You Love Me Tomorrow Gerry Goffin / Carole King	Brook Benton	03:01	Amazon
21	Pledging My Love Ned Washington	Brook Benton	02:25	Amazon
22	Tomorrow Night Sam Coslow	Brook Benton	02:39	Amazon
23	Send for Me	Brook Benton	02:21	Amazon
24	Looking Back Jon Hendricks	Brook Benton	02:21	Amazon
25	Revenge	Brook Benton	02:38	Amazon
26	Hit Record	Brook Benton	02:37	Amazon
27	Walk on the Wild Side [From Walk on the Wild Side] Leonard Bernstein	Brook Benton	02:29	Amazon
28	Somewhere in the Used to Be [From Walk on the Wild Side] Leonard Bernstein	Brook Benton	02:52	Amazon