Clyde Otis - Looking Back - Bandleader, Songwriter, Producer 1955-1962 [2CD]

Cat. no: JASCD890
Format: CD2
Barcode: 604988089028
Release Date: 27 Jan 2023
Genre: Soul/R&B

Although you will doubtless read elsewhere that Quincy Jones was the frst black man to hold down a senior executive position in a major record company, the mighty Clyde Otis (he stood 6'4") beat him to it by a good few years

Perhaps best known for his long, hugely rewarding collaboration with Brook Benton, songwriter / bandleader / arranger / producer, Otis possessed perfect ears and was a wildly successful writer and producer.

At the outset of his career he was active as a recording artist, Clyde Otis And His Orchestra; Disc 1 of this unique compilation comprises tracks from his own LPs and 45rpms.

Disc 2 presents Otis as a songwriter, arranger and producer,  juxtaposing a handful of key hits and million sellers against a selection of collectors' rarities. Much of the material on Disc 1 is unavailable elsewhere on CD, as are several of the more esoteric, collectable sides on Disc 2.

Tracks: Sentimental Journey / Stars Fell On Alabama / Tenderly / The Stroll / The Third Man Theme / Basin Street / Squeegie / Stardust / That Old Feeling / Rat Tat Tat / Idaho / Boogie Woogie / Sleepy Lagoon / Blackberry Blue And Rose Blossom Pink / Mariquita / Out Of Bounds / On Green Dolphin Street / Friendly Enemies / A Place In The Sun / Your Eyes / Love Letters / Ruby / Jungle Drums / The Peanut Vendor / High On A Cloud / You Stepped Out Of A Dream / Love Theme From El Cid / May Your Blessings Be Many / Faye Adams - My Greatest Desire / Nat "King" Cole & The Four Knights - That's All There Is To That / The Cues - Crackerjack / The Five Keys - Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind / Varetta Dillard - I Miss You Jimmy / Elvis Presley - Any Way You Want Me / Georgia Gibbs - Silent Lips / The Diamonds - The Stroll / Lavern Baker n Substitute / Nat "King" Cole - Looking Back / Roy Hamilton - In A Dream / Johnnie Ray n Endlessly / The Impressions Featuring Jerry Butler - Come Back My Love / Priscilla Bowman - A Rockin' Good Way / The Ellis Brothers - Sneaky Alligator / Ruth Brown - I'll Step Aside / The Del Vikings - Flat Tire / Brook Benton - It's Just A Matter Of Time / Ben Hewitt - I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin' (If I Can't Get Something From You) / Ivory Joe Hunter - I Just Want To Love You / Sarah Vaughan - Smooth Operator / Brook Benton & Dinah Washington - Baby (You've Got What It Takes) / Patti Page - Promise Me, Thomas / Cindy Deveraux - Sing On Baby / Dinah Washington - This Bitter Earth / Brook Benton n Kiddio / Jack Scott n Patsy / Clyde Mcphatter - You're Movin' Me / The Chord Spinners - Call Me / Timi Yuro - Count Everything / Jay Miller - Big Daddy, You Gotta Go / Timi Yuro - What's A Matter Baby / Maxine Brown - If You Have No Real Objections