The Very Best of Ruth Brown

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
  2:59
• 2
  Lucky Lips
  2:07
• 3
  5-10-15 Hours
  3:13
• 4
  Cry, Cry, Cry
  2:50
• 5
  I Don't Know
  2:55
• 6
  I Want to Do More
  2:51
• 7
  Anyone but You
  2:18
• 8
  Bye Bye Young Men
  2:43
• 9
  Jim Dandy
  2:13
• 10
  The Door Is Still Open (To My Heart)
  2:46
• 11
  Teardrops From My Eyes
  2:52
• 12
  Here He Comes
  2:12
• 13
  I Know
  2:49
• 14
  Sea of Love
  2:52
• 15
  I Can't Hear a Word You Say
  2:29
• 16
  It's Love Baby (24 Hours of the Day)
  2:42
• 17
  Papa Daddy
  2:24
• 18
  Sure 'Nuff
  2:27
• 19
  Mend Your Ways
  2:49
• 20
  Itty Bitty Girl
  1:57
• 21
  Old Man River
  2:14
• 22
  Jack O'Diamonds
  2:30
• 23
  What I Wouldn't Give
  2:42
• 24
  Show Me
  2:37
• 25
  Sweet Baby of Mine
  2:32
• CD 2
• 1
  This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'
  1:46
• 2
  Mambo Baby
  2:40
• 3
  As Long as I'm Moving
  2:42
• 4
  Honey Boy
  2:10
• 5
  I Can See Everybody's Baby
  2:59
• 6
  I Burned Your Letter
  2:45
• 7
  Why Me
  2:22
• 8
  Love, Love, Love
  2:02
• 9
  Oh What a Dream
  2:53
• 10
  Please Accept My Love
  2:00
• 11
  Shake a Hand
  3:11
• 12
  I Hope We Meet (On the Road Someday)
  2:41
• 13
  Look Me Up
  2:17
• 14
  Daddy Daddy
  2:53
• 15
  Taking Care of Business
  2:18
• 16
  Wild Wild Young Men
  2:28
• 17
  Love Has Joined Us Together

  Ruth Brown with Clyde McPhatter
  2:51
• 18
  Don't Deceive Me
  2:15
• 19
  A New Love
  2:06
• 20
  So Long
  2:34
• 21
  The Treasure of Love
  2:04
• 22
  I'll Wait for You
  2:34
• 23
  Why Don't You Write Me
  2:18
• 24
  Sentimental Journey
  2:34
• 25
  (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean (1962 version 3)
  2:52

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Release credits

• Ahmet Ertegun
  producer [1.2, 1.11, 2.14, 2.16, 2.20]
• Bobby Hackett
  cornet [20]
• Budd Johnson
  tenor saxophone [11]
• Budd Johnson Orchestra
  performing orchestra [11]
• Connie Kay
  drums (drum set) [16]
• Dick Cary
  tenor horn / alto horn [20]
• Eddie Condon
  guitar [20]
• Ernie Caceres
  reeds [20]
• Freddie Mitchell
  tenor saxophone [16]
• George Duvivier
  double bass [16]
• Haywood Henry
  baritone saxophone [16]
• Herb Abramson
  producer [1.11, 2.14, 2.16, 2.20]
• Jack Lesberg
  double bass [20]
• Jesse Stone
  arranger [16]
• Joe Bushkin
  piano [20]
• Peanuts Hucko
  reeds [20]
• Rector Bailey
  guitar [16]
• Ruth Brown
  vocal [2.14, 2.16, 2.20, 1.2, 1.11]
• Sid Catlett
  drums (drum set) [20]
• Taft Jordan
  trumpet [16]
• Vann “Piano Man” Walls
  piano [16]
• Will Bradley
  trombone [20]
• Willis Jackson
  tenor saxophone [14]
• Show all credits (23)

Issues

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  The Very Best of Ruth Brown

  2x CD
  2015