Black-Eyed Blues

by Esther Phillips

Black-Eyed Blues cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Kudu
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:53
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Backed by the elite session players of the Kudu label, the remarkable vocalist delivers a searing, incredibly poignant masterclass in sophisticated soul-blues. Combining her signature, highly emotive, almost conversational singing style with lush, impeccably arranged brass and string sections, the album flawlessly modernizes the grit of classic rhythm and blues for the 1970s adult contemporary market.

Genres

Descriptors: bluesy, soulful, vocal, ballad, piano

Tracklist

  1. Justified (5:38)
  2. I've Only Known A Stranger (3:30)
  3. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (6:40)
  4. Black-Eyed Blues (6:00)
  5. Too Many Roads (4:35)
  6. You Could Have Had Me, Baby (7:30)

Credits

  • Esther Phillips - primary artist
  • Jerry Dodgion - alto saxophone
  • Pee Wee Ellis - alto saxophone, arranged by, conductor [conducted by]
  • Bob James - arranged by [strings]
  • Carl Caldwell - backing vocals [vocal background]
  • Jo Armstead - backing vocals [vocal background]
  • Lani Groves - backing vocals [vocal background]
  • Tasha Thomas - backing vocals [vocal background]

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