Dee Dee Bridgewater (1976 album)

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Dee Dee Bridgewater
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Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1976
StudioMuscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, AL
Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA
Soundtek, New York, NY
Genre Jazz
Length36:05
Label Atlantic
Producer Gene Page, Stephen Y. Scheaffer, Jerry Wexler
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Afro Blue
(1974)
Dee Dee Bridgewater
(1976)
Just Family
(1977)

Dee Dee Bridgewater is the second studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. The record was released in 1976 via Atlantic Records label. She also released a self-titled album in 1980 via the Elektra label.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Stacia Proefrock of AllMusic wrote "Dee Dee Bridgewater's self-titled album opens with a song that sounds closer to Gloria Gaynor than Ella Fitzgerald, throwing her jazz fans for a loop. This 1976 release explores R&B and funk territories, while still employing her strong, husky voice. She shows the amazing range and emotional expression that would make her "comeback" albums of the '90s so remarkable, while apparently having a lot of fun. While this album is out of character for her stylistically, it is still a fine addition to any fan's collection." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Prayer" Georges Boulanger, Jimmy Kennedy 3:35
2."My Lonely Room" Peter Skellern 4:52
3."It Ain't Easy" Allen Toussaint 3:32
4."He's Gone" Daryl Hall, John Oates 5:56
5."Goin' Through the Motions" Tom Bahler 3:53
6."You Saved Me"Bob Bateman, LiL' Ed4:29
7."Every Man Wants Another Man's Woman" Alan O'Day 4:09
8."My Prayer" Georges Boulanger, Jimmy Kennedy 5:39
Total length:36:05

Personnel

References

  1. "Dee Dee Bridgewater". AllMusic . allmusic.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. Cook, Richard (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings : Cook, Richard : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming. Penguin. p. 163. ISBN   9780141023274 . Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  3. The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 47.
  4. "Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater [1976]". AllMusic . allmusic.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.