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"I Want To Be Loved " is a 1947 ballad written by and recorded by Savannah Churchill and The Sentimentalists. The single was Savannah Churchill's most successful release on the R&B charts, spending six months on the chart and reaching number one on the R&B Juke Box chart.
"Mistrustin' Blues" is a song written by Johnny Otis. It was sung by Little Esther and Mel Walker, accompanied by The Johnny Otis Orchestra, and released on the Savoy label. The record was the second collaboration between Johnny Otis and Little Esther. "Mistrustin Blues" was their second number one record on the R&B chart, which it topped for four weeks. It was ranked No. 10 on Billboard magazine's year-end list of R&B records for 1950 based on sales.
"Funny How Time Slips Away" is a song written by Willie Nelson and first recorded by country singer Billy Walker. Walker's version peaked at number 23 on the Hot C&W Sides chart. The tune is slightly similar to "When Two Worlds Collide", which was written by Roger Miller and Bill Anderson.
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References
- ↑ "Johnny Otis Quintette With The Robins And Little Esther / The Beale St. Gang – Double Crossing Blues / Back Alley Blues (1950, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 445.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 459.
- ↑ "Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - LITTLE ESTHER". Uncamarvy.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
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