The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party

The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
Studio album by King Curtis and The Shirelles
Released	1962 (1962)
Genre	Girl group
Length	30:01
Language	English
Label	Scepter
Producer	Luther Dixon Bob Irwin
King Curtis and The Shirelles chronology
The Shirelles Sing to Trumpets and Strings (1961) The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party (1962) Baby It's You (1962)

The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party is a 1962 collaborative album between American blues and rhythm and blues saxophonist King Curtis and girl group The Shirelles. In 1968, the album was re-released as Eternally Soul.

Reception

Editors of AllMusic Guide gave this album three out of five stars, with critic Richie Unterberger characterizing the release as "respectable but not terribly exciting, and a bit schizo in concept", due to alternating tracks between the musical acts rather than having them collaborate directly. ^[1] In a review of reissues for Billboard , Chris Morris called this album a "bopping session". ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Mama Here Comes the Bride" (Luther Dixon and Jerome Richardson) – 2:26
2. "Take the Last Train Home" (Instrumental) (Dixson and Curtis Ousley) – 3:06
3. "Welcome Home, Baby" (Dixon) – 2:32
4. "I've Got a Woman" (Ray Charles) – 4:58
5. "I Still Want You" (Dixson and Ousley) – 2:29
6. "Take the Last Train Home" (Vocal) (Dixson and Ousley) – 1:56
7. "Love Is a Swinging Thing" (Willie Denson, Dixon, and Shirley Owens) – 2:12
8. "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (Jessie Hill) – 2:19
9. "New Orleans" (Ousley) – 3:25
10. "Mister Twister" (Otis Blackwell) – 2:29
11. "Potato Chips" (Ousley) – 2:37

Personnel

• King Curtis  – saxophone, vocals

The Shirelles

• Doris Coley  – lead and backing vocals
• Addie "Micki" Harris – lead and backing vocals
• Beverly Lee  – lead and backing vocals
• Shirley Owens  – lead and backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Luther Dixon  – engineering, production
• Ira Howard – liner notes
• Bob Irwin – production
• Jeff Smith – design

See also

• List of 1962 albums

References

1. Unterberger, Richie. "Give a Twist Party – King Curtis, The Shirelles". AllMusic Guide . Retrieved May 4, 2023.
2. "Declarations of Independents: Catching Up on Indie Releases; an Impure Take On the Blues". Retail. Billboard . Vol. 106, no. 3. January 15, 1994. p. 43. ISSN   0006-2510.

External links

• The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party at MusicBrainz (list of releases)