Perhaps more than any other artist, Ruth Brown helped lead the way in bridging the gap between R&B and pop as far as female artists were concerned in the ’60s, paving the way for the likes of Mary Wells and Aretha Franklin .
So successful was she that she became known as “The Queen Of R&B” and her record company Atlantic was sometimes referred to as “the house that Ruth built”, so much did her hits contribute to the label’s commercial fortunes.
Between 1949 and 1962 she racked up 25 R&B hits, including five No.1s, with several crossing into the pop charts. This 109-track, 4CD, set features just about all the A- and B-sides of her singles on Atlantic and Philips during these years, which include the titles from her albums Rock ‘n’ Roll and Miss Rhythm, plus most of the titles from her albums Late Date With Ruth for Atlantic and Along Comes Ruth for Philips.
It features all her 25 career R&B and pop chart hits including the R&B No.1s Teardrops From My Eyes, 5-10-15 Hours, (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Oh What A Dream and Mambo Baby.
A 1993 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Brown used her influence to press for musicians' rights regarding royalties and contracts; these efforts led to the founding of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. She passed away in a Las Vegas–area hospital on November 17, 2006, from complications following a heart attack and stroke she suffered after surgery in the previous month. She was 78 years old.
Ten years later she was a recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. This is a substantial and comprehensive overview of her primary career as a chart artist, and a highly entertaining showcase for her unique talent as a pop and R&B song stylist.
TRACKS
Disc 1 |
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Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
So Long |
Ruth Brown |
2 |
It's Raining |
Ruth Brown |
3 |
I'll Get Along Somehow - Part 1 |
Ruth Brown |
4 |
I'll Get Along Somehow - Part 2 |
Ruth Brown |
5 |
Rocking Blues |
Ruth Brown |
6 |
Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe |
Ruth Brown |
7 |
Love Me Baby |
Ruth Brown |
8 |
(I'll Come Back) Someday |
Ruth Brown and the Delta Rhythm Boys |
9 |
Why? |
Ruth Brown and the Delta Rhythm Boys |
10 |
I Can Dream Can't I? |
Ruth Brown and the Delta Rhythm Boys |
11 |
Sentimental Journey |
Ruth Brown and the Delta Rhythm Boys |
12 |
Where Can I Go? |
Ruth Brown |
13 |
Dear Little Boy Of Mine |
Ruth Brown |
14 |
Teardrops From My Eyes |
Ruth Brown |
15 |
Am I Making The Same Mistake Again |
Ruth Brown |
16 |
I'll Wait For You |
Ruth Brown |
17 |
Standin' On The Corner |
Ruth Brown |
18 |
I Know |
Ruth Brown |
19 |
I Don't Want Anybody (If I Can't Have You) |
Ruth Brown |
20 |
Shine On (Big Bright Moon Shine On) |
Ruth Brown |
21 |
Without My Love |
Ruth Brown |
22 |
5-10-15 Hours |
Ruth Brown |
23 |
Be Anything But Be Mine |
Ruth Brown |
24 |
Daddy Daddy |
Ruth Brown |
25 |
Have A Good Time |
Ruth Brown |
Disc 2 |
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Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
Three Letters |
Ruth Brown |
2 |
Good For Nothing Joe |
Ruth Brown |
3 |
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean |
Ruth Brown |
4 |
R.B. Blues |
Ruth Brown |
5 |
Wild Wild Young Men |
Ruth Brown |
6 |
Mend Your Ways |
Ruth Brown |
7 |
The Tears Keep Tumbling Down |
Ruth Brown |
8 |
I Would If I Could |
Ruth Brown |
9 |
Love Contest |
Ruth Brown |
10 |
If You Don't Want Me |
Ruth Brown |
11 |
It's All In Your Mind |
Ruth Brown and the Delta Rhythm Boys |
12 |
If I Had Any Sense |
Ruth Brown & Her Rhythm |
13 |
Hello Little Boy |
Ruth Brown |
14 |
Oh What A Dream |
Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers |
15 |
Please Don't Freeze |
Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers |
16 |
Mambo Baby |
Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers |
17 |
Somebody Touched Me |
Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers |
18 |
Bye Bye Young Men |
Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers |
19 |
Ever Since My Baby's Been Gone |
Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers |
20 |
As Long As I'm Moving |
Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers |
21 |
I Can See Everybody's Baby |
Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers |
22 |
It's Love Baby (24 Hours Of The Day) |
Ruth Brown |
23 |
What'd I Say |
Ruth Brown |
24 |
Love Has Joined Us Together |
Ruth Brown and Clyde Mc Phatter |
25 |
I Gotta Have You |
Clyde Mc Phatter and Ruth Brown |
26 |
Old Man River |
Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers |
Disc 3 |
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Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
I Want To Do More |
Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers |
2 |
Sweet Baby Of Mine |
Ruth Brown |
3 |
I'm Getting Right |
Ruth Brown |
4 |
I Want To Be Loved |
Ruth Brown |
5 |
Mom, Oh Mom |
Ruth Brown |
6 |
Smooth Operator |
Ruth Brown |
7 |
I Still Love You |
Ruth Brown |
8 |
Lucky Lips |
Ruth Brown |
9 |
My Heart Is Breaking Over You |
Ruth Brown |
10 |
When I Get You Baby |
Ruth Brown |
11 |
One More Time |
Ruth Brown |
12 |
Show Me |
Ruth Brown |
13 |
I Hope We Meet (On The Road Someday) |
Ruth Brown |
14 |
A New Love |
Ruth Brown |
15 |
Look Me Up |
Ruth Brown |
16 |
Book Of Lies |
Ruth Brown |
17 |
Just Too Much |
Ruth Brown |
18 |
This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' |
Ruth Brown |
19 |
Why Me |
Ruth Brown |
20 |
Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean |
Ruth Brown |
21 |
I'll Step Aside |
Ruth Brown |
22 |
5-10-15 Hours |
Ruth Brown |
23 |
Itty Bitty Girl |
Ruth Brown |
24 |
Jack O'Diamonds |
Ruth Brown |
25 |
I Can't Hear A Word You Say |
Ruth Brown |
26 |
I Don't Know |
Ruth Brown |
27 |
Papa Daddy |
Ruth Brown |
28 |
Don't Deceive Me |
Ruth Brown |
29 |
I Burned Your Letter |
Ruth Brown |
30 |
The Door Is Still Open |
Ruth Brown |
Disc 4 |
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Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
What I Wouldn't Give |
Ruth Brown |
2 |
Taking Care Of Business |
Ruth Brown |
3 |
Honey Boy |
Ruth Brown |
4 |
Sure 'Nuff |
Ruth Brown |
5 |
Here He Comes |
Ruth Brown |
6 |
Anyone But You |
Ruth Brown |
7 |
It Tears Me All To Pieces |
Ruth Brown |
8 |
Shake A Hand |
Ruth Brown |
9 |
Say It Again |
Ruth Brown |
10 |
Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean |
Ruth Brown |
11 |
Hold My Hand |
Ruth Brown |
12 |
It Could Happen To You |
Ruth Brown |
13 |
Why Don't You Do Right |
Ruth Brown |
14 |
Bewitched |
Ruth Brown |
15 |
I'm Just A Lucky So And So |
Ruth Brown |
16 |
You And The Night And The Music |
Ruth Brown |
17 |
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To |
Ruth Brown |
18 |
I'm Beginning To See The Light |
Ruth Brown |
19 |
I Loves You Porgy |
Ruth Brown |
20 |
Let's Face The Music And Dance |
Ruth Brown |
21 |
Cry, Cry, Cry |
Ruth Brown |
22 |
Why Don't You Write Me |
Ruth Brown |
23 |
It's Too Late |
Ruth Brown |
24 |
Jim Dandy |
Ruth Brown |
25 |
Sea Of Love |
Ruth Brown |
26 |
Love, Love, Love |
Ruth Brown |
27 |
Please Accept My Love |
Ruth Brown |
28 |
The Treasure Of Love |
Ruth Brown |