Ben E. King - Don’t Play That Song! '1962 [1996 & 2014]

Tracks list

 Ben E. Kings third album is a little short in running time but very high in
quality, in terms of the dozen songs here. The title track was the selling
point, but couldnt help but be seduced by the exquisite production of Ecstasy
and On the Horizon, the latter making about as fine use of harps and an ethereal
chorus as one imagines possible -- and when the strings come in, violins and
cellos alternately, the sheer beauty of the track just overflows. Show Me the
Way to Your Heart isnt too far behind, and then Stand by Me shores up the
opening of the second side -- not that anything here needed shoring up, but its
good that they got the single onto a long-player so it didnt go to waste. Even
the lesser material, like Here Comes the Night and First Taste of Love (the
latter a Jerry Leiber/Phil Spector song that bears an uncanny resemblance to
Arthur Alexanders You Better Move On), is interesting to hear for the lively
production. This album, like its predecessors, dates from a period in which
producers and engineers were figuring out what one could do with soul and R&B in
terms of engineering, and the sound separation and textures are nothing if not
vibrant and alluring in their own right, separate from the music. 
:: TRACKLIST ::

1 Dont Play That Song (You Lied) 
2 Ecstasy 
3 On The Horizon 
4 Show Me The Way 
5 Here Comes The Night 
6 First Taste Of Love 
7 Stand By Me 
8 Yes 
9 Young Boy Blues 
10 The Hermit Of Misty Mountain 
11 I Promise Love 
12 Brace Yourself 

1996 - Bonus
13 Thats When It Hurts 
14 Around The Corner 
15 What Can A Man Do 
16 The Way You Shake It 
17 Not Now, Ill Tell You When

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