From a Whisper to a Scream

by Esther Phillips

From a Whisper to a Scream cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1972
  • Label: Kudu
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 59:45
  • Community rating: 3.88/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Brilliantly guided by Creed Taylor's polished production, the seasoned vocalist delivered a gripping, emotionally intense masterpiece of modern R&B. The artist's piercing, jazz-inflected delivery infuses both original material and contemporary pop covers with devastatingly raw emotional depth, most notably on the searing, Grammy-nominated Gil Scott-Heron composition 'Home Is Where the Hatred Is.'

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, conscious, rhythmic, soulful, vocal, groove-laden, velvety, bluesy

Tracklist

  1. Home Is Where the Hatred Is (3:25)
  2. From a Whisper to a Scream (4:23)
  3. To Lay Down Beside You (5:00)
  4. That's All Right with Me (3:16)
  5. 'Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone (6:10)
  6. Sweet Touch of Love (3:34)
  7. Baby, I'm for Real (4:17)
  8. Your Love Is so Doggone Good (4:23)
  9. Scarred Knees (6:18)
  10. How Blue Can You Get? (5:08)
  11. Brother, Brother (2:54)
  12. Don't Run and Hide (5:58)
  13. A Beautiful Friendship (4:53)

Credits

  • Esther Phillips - primary artist, lead vocals [uncredited]
  • Hank Crawford - alto saxophone
  • Jack Wilson - arranged by [rhythm]
  • Don Sebesky - arranged by [strings]
  • Pee Wee Ellis - arranged by, conductor
  • David Liebman - baritone saxophone, flute
  • Gordon Edwards - bass
  • Alan Shulman - cello

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