Take a Number

by Mavis Rivers

Take a Number cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: Samoa
  • Length: 37:13
  • Community rating: 2.99/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Earning her a prominent nomination for the inaugural Grammy Award for Best New Artist, this remarkably polished debut introduces a highly sophisticated, uniquely swinging vocalist from Samoa. 'Take a Number' utilizes a clever, numerically sequenced tracklist framed flawlessly by Nelson Riddle's exceptionally punchy, brass-heavy big band arrangements. Her deep, slightly husky timbre and impeccable rhythmic timing successfully carved out a distinctive identity within the highly crowded mid-century pop landscape.

Genres

Descriptors: Conscious, orchestral, time

Tracklist

  1. One Minute To One (2:37)
  2. Two Loves Have I (4:08)
  3. Three Coins In The Fountain (3:12)
  4. Four A.M. (3:05)
  5. Five O'Clock Whistle (2:39)
  6. Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga (2:57)
  7. Seven-League Boots (2:49)
  8. Dinner At Eight (3:29)
  9. About A Quarter To Nine (3:08)
  10. On The Ten O' Ten (2:20)
  11. At The Eleventh Hour (3:05)
  12. It's Twelve O'Clock (My Love) (3:39)

Credits

  • Busta Flex - primary artist, lyrics by
  • Zoxea - music by
  • Carlos Bess - music by

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