Blues on Broadway
Studio album by
Ruth Brown
Released1989
RecordedJune 12–13, 1989, at RCA Studio C, New York
Length58:12
LabelFantasy
ProducerRalph Jungheim
Ruth Brown chronology
You Don't Know Me
(1978)		 Blues on Broadway
(1989)		 Fine and Mellow
(1991)

Blues on Broadway is an album by the American musician Ruth Brown, released in 1989 through Fantasy Records.[1][2] The album earned Brown a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female.[3] It was produced by Ralph Jungheim.[4] Hank Crawford played saxophone on several tracks.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chicago Tribune[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

The Washington Post praised the "terrific remake of 'Good Morning Heartache'."[8] The Chicago Tribune noted the "rich, wise voice shaped by hard-won experience and filled with deliciously wicked wit."[6]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "this is a woman who describes a life lived full measure every time she sings."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out" – 5:39
  2. "Good Morning Heartache" – 5:59
  3. "If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' on It" – 5:26
  4. "Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do" – 9:25
  5. "St. Louis Blues" – 9:35
  6. "Am I Blue" – 5:58
  7. "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" – 5:54
  8. "I Don't Break Dance" – 5:23 (bonus track on CD)
  9. "Come Sunday" – 5:25 (bonus track on CD)

Personnel

  • Ruth Brown – vocals
  • Spanky Davis – trumpet
  • Hank Crawford – alto saxophone (except on 2,5,7,8)
  • Red Holloway – tenor saxophone
  • Britt Woodman – trombone
  • Bobby Forrester – leader, piano, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Rodney Jones – guitar, banjo
  • Al McKibbon – acoustic bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • George Horn – mastering

References

  1. ↑ Matthews, Carl (11 Nov 1989). "Ruth Brown: 'Blues on Broadway'". Afro-American Red Star. p. FP6.
  2. ↑ "Blues on Broadway". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ruth Brown". Recording Academy. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Stewart, Zan (30 Mar 1991). "According to Jungheim...". Los Angeles Times. p. F3.
  5. ↑ Heim, Chris (21 Feb 1990). "New Tunes". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 80.
  6. 1 2 Heim, Chris (23 Nov 1989). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 23F.
  7. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 89–90.
  8. ↑ Joyce, Mike (21 Feb 1990). "Ageless R&B from Ruth Brown". The Washington Post. p. D7.
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