LaVern Baker – LaVern Baker rock&roll

 

Atlantic  records 1957  – lp  8007

notes:
LaVern Baker is the second studio album from American
rhythm and blues singer LaVern Baker, released by Atlantic
 Records in 1957. This release was part of Atlantic Records'
8000 Series, a collection of self-titled budget albums by
R&B artists, made to allow retailers to easily introduce
audiences to popular singers.This was one of the first
 albums to collect popular singles from a single artist.

credits:

    LaVern Baker – vocals
    Mickey Baker – guitar on "That’s All I Need", "Bop-Ting-A-Ling"
    George Barnes – guitar on "Tra La La", "Get Up You Sleepy Head"
    Emmett Berry – trumpet
    Lawrence Brown – trombone
    Shad Collins – trumpet
    Walter DeVenne – instrumentation
    Ray Ellis – arrangement on "Still", conducting on "Still"
    Ahmet Ertegun – production
    The Gliders – choir/chorus vocals on "Jim Dandy", "That’s All I Need",
     "Bop-Ting-A-Ling", and "Tomorrow Night"
    Marvin Israel – cover
    Hank Jones – piano
    Connie Kay – drums on "That’s All I Need", "Bop-Ting-A-Ling", and "Tomorrow Night"
    Jimmy Lewis – guitar
    Dave McRae – baritone saxophone
    Freddie Mitchell – tenor saxophone
    Sylvester "Vess" Payne – drums
    Gene Redd – arrangement, conducting
    Guy Remark – liner notes
    Sam "The Man" Taylor – tenor saxophone on "That’s All I Need",
    "Bop-Ting-A-Ling", and "Tomorrow Night"
    Lloyd Trotman – double bass
    Jerry Wexler – production
    Pinky Williams  – baritone saxophone

 
    Recording Dates:
1953 - June 19, New York City: B5, B7.
1954 - October 20, New York City: A7, B3.
1955 - February 20, New York City: A5, A6.
--------- July 14, New York City: B2, B4.
--------- November 20, New York City: A1, B6.
1956 - January 10, New York City: A2, A4.
--------- June 14, New York City: A3, B1.



tracklist:

A1        Jim Dandy
Written-By – Lincoln Chase
2:26
A2        Tra La La
Written-By – Johnny Parker (2)
2:12
A3        I Can't Love You Enough
Written-By – Dorian Burton, Howard Plummer, LaVern Baker
2:37
A4        Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head)
Written-By – Jim Breedlove*, Joan White
2:13
A5        That's All I Need
Written-By – Howard Biggs, LaVern Baker, Lincoln Chase
2:32
A6        Bop-Ting-A-Ling
Written-By – Winfield Scott
2:55
A7        Tweedlee Dee
Written-By – Winfield Scott
2:25
B1        Still
Written-By – Dorian Burton, Howard Plummer
2:16
B2        Play It Fair
Written-By – Bill Campbell (4)
2:55
B3        Tomorrow Night
Written-By – Sam Coslow, Will Gross*
3:03
B4        That Lucky Old Sun
Written-By – Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie
2:52
B5        Soul On Fire
Written-By – Jermet*, LaVern Baker
2:51
B6        My Happiness Forever
Written-By – Doc Pomus
2:39
B7        How Can You Leave A Man Like This?
Written-By – Jerry Wexler, LaVern Baker
2:37

 

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