The Ice Man Cometh (album)

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The Ice Man Cometh
Jerry Butler - The Ice Man Cometh.jpg
Studio album by
Jerry Butler
ReleasedNovember 1968
RecordedSeptember 1967 – September 1968
Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Soul [1] [2]
Length30:32
Label Mercury
Producer Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Jerry Butler chronology
The Soul Goes On
(1968)		The Ice Man Cometh
(1968)		Ice on Ice
(1969)
Singles from The Ice Man Cometh
  1. "Never Give You Up"
    Released: April 1968
  2. "Hey, Western Union Man"
    Released: August 1968
  3. "Are You Happy"
    Released: November 1968
  4. "Only the Strong Survive"
    Released: February 1969

The Ice Man Cometh is the eleventh album by American singer Jerry Butler, released in 1968.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Mojo favorable [2]

Reviewing for Mojo magazine, Geoff Brown describes The Ice Man Cometh as a "brilliant showcase for Butler’s often bittersweet voice", noting the production for the album by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff as being prototypical for "the Philadelphia International sound" that would be later prominent by the 1970s. [2]

Writing for AllMusic, John Bush rated the album four and a half stars and also noted Gamble and Huff's production as "the first time R&B production techniques reached a level of maturity and elegance", describing Butler as "one of the smoothest vocalists in soul history". [1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff; except where indicated.

  1. "Hey, Western Union Man" - 2:41
  2. "Can't Forget About You, Baby" (Butler, Gamble) - 2:40
  3. "Only the Strong Survive" - 2:38
  4. "How Can I Get in Touch With You" - 2:28
  5. "Just Because I Really Love You" - 2:38
  6. "Lost" - 2:40
  7. "Never Give You Up" - 2:59
  8. "Are You Happy" (Gamble, Thom Bell, Butler) - 2:41
  9. "(Strange) I Still Love You" (Butler, Mikki Farrow, Harris) - 2:53
  10. "Go Away - Find Yourself" - 2:53
  11. "I Stop by Heaven" - 3:21

Production credits

Charts

Billboard

YearChartPeak
1969R&B Albums2 [3]
1969Pop Albums29 [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bush, John. The Ice Man Cometh at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. 1 2 3 Brown, Geoff. "Disc of the Day: Jerry Butler, The Ice Man Cometh (Mojo review)". Mojo Magazine. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Joel Whitburn's Top R&B albums, 1965-1998. Menomonee Falls, WI, U.S.: Record Research Inc. p. 28. ISBN   9780898201345.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop albums, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, WI, U.S.: Record Research Inc. p. 120. ISBN   9780898201178.


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