Brenda Lee - All The Way '1961

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Like many albums of its time, Brenda Lee's All the Way was a little thin on
outstanding non-45 material. A number of covers of recent rock and pop songs
("Kansas City," "Tragedy," and Ray Charles' "Talkin' Bout You") filled out an LP
spearheaded by a big hit single, the organ-grinding groover "Dum Dum." Within
its limitations, however, it was a pretty good record, and certainly very well
produced and well sung. Ronnie Self, who'd written or co-written a couple of her
big earlier hits, co-penned what was probably the most outstanding cut other
than "Dum Dum," the arching orchestrated ballad "Eventually" -- one of several
dramatic orchestrated ballads here, actually. Lee also showed some good tough
rock chops on "Talkin' Bout You," and while (again like many albums of the
period) the LP seemed programmed to showcase versatility, she sang each and
every number -- even the less imaginative selections, like "On the Sunny Side of
the Street" -- with nothing less than utter panache. It seems a little strange
to apply the adjective "overlooked" to a singer as popular as Lee was at this
time, but the album, like so much of her early-'60s work, is further evidence of
her underrated skills as a rock and pop singer. And it was appreciated by
listeners at the time, the album making the Top 20, even if most of the songs
are unfamiliar today even to many Brenda Lee fans.

Tracks:

 1. Brenda Lee - Lover, Come Back To Me 
 2. Brenda Lee - All The Way 
 3. Brenda Lee - Dum Dum (Single Version) 
 4. Brenda Lee - On The Sunny Side Of The Street 
 5. Brenda Lee - Talkin' 'Bout You 
 6. Brenda Lee - Someone To Love Me (The Prisoner's Song) 
 7. Brenda Lee - Do I Worry? 
 8. Brenda Lee - Tragedy 
 9. Brenda Lee - Kansas City 
 10. Brenda Lee - Eventually 
 11. Brenda Lee - Speak To Me Pretty 
 12. Brenda Lee - The Big Chance

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