Round Midnight (Elkie Brooks album)

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Round Midnight
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Studio album by
Released1993
Recorded1993
Genre Jazz
Label Castle
Producer Elkie Brooks
Elkie Brooks chronology
Pearls III (Close to the Edge)
(1991)
Round Midnight
(1993)
Nothin' But The Blues
(1994)
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Round Midnight is an album by Elkie Brooks. [1] Released on CD and cassette in 1993 through Castle Records, Round Midnight, reached number 24 and stayed in the UK Albums Chart for four weeks. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "All Night Long"
  2. "What Kind Of Man Are You?"
  3. "Since I Fell for You"
  4. "Cry Me a River"
  5. "Don't Explain"
  6. "Just For a Thrill"
  7. "'Round Midnight"
  8. "Hard Times"
  9. "Black Coffee"
  10. "Travelling Light"
  11. "Drinking Again"
  12. "Here's That Rainy Day"
  13. "Save Your Love For Me"
  14. "Don't Smoke In Bed"
  15. "Crazy He Calls Me"
  16. "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" [1]

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Round Midnight - Elkie Brooks | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. "Elkie Brooks | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.