Clyde Otis Looking Back Bandleader Songwriter Producer 1955 1962 New CD

Clyde Otis Looking Back Bandleader Songwriter Producer 1955 1962 New CD

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Although you will doubtless read elsewhere that Quincy Jones was the first black man to hold down a senior executive position in a major record company, the mighty CLYDE OTIS (he stood 6'4") beat him to it by a good few years. Perhaps best known for his long, hugely rewarding collaboration with Brook Benton, songwriter / bandleader / arranger / producer, Otis possessed perfect ears and was a wildly successful writer and producer. At the outset of his career he was active as a recording artist, Clyde Otis And His Orchestra; Disc 1 of this unique compilation comprises tracks from his own LPs and 45rpms. Disc 2 presents Otis as a songwriter, arranger and producer, juxtaposing a handful of key hits and million sellers against a selection of collectors' rarities. Much of the material on Disc 1 is unavailable elsewhere on CD, as are several of the more esoteric, collectable sides on Disc 2.

- Disc 1 - 1 Sentimental Journey 2 Stars Fell on Alabama 3 Tenderly 4 The Stroll 5 The Third Man Theme 6 Basin Street 7 Squeegie 8 Stardust 9 That Old Feeling 10 Rat Tat Tat 11 Idaho 12 Boogie Woogie 13 Sleepy Lagoon 14 Blackberry Blue and Rose Blossom Pink 15 Mariquita 16 Out of Bounds 17 On Green Dolphin Street 18 Friendly Enemies 19 A Place in the Sun 20 Your Eyes 21 Love Letters 22 Ruby 23 Jungle Drums 24 The Peanut Vendor 25 High on a Cloud 26 You Stepped Out of a Dream 27 Love Theme from El Cid 28 May Your Blessings Be Many - Disc 2 - 1 Faye Adams - My Greatest Desire 2 Nat "King" Cole & the Four Knights - That's All There Is to That 3 The Cues - Crackerjack 4 The Five Keys - Out of Sight, Out of Mind 5 Varetta Dillard - I Miss You Jimmy 6 Elvis Presley - Any Way You Want Me 7 Georgia Gibbs - Silent Lips 8 The Diamonds - the Stroll 9 Lavern Baker - Substitute 10 Nat "King" Cole - Looking Back 11 Roy Hamilton - in a Dream 12 Johnnie Ray - Endlessly 13 The Impressions Featuring Jerry Butler - Come Back My Love 14 Priscilla Bowman - a Rockin' Good Way 15 The Ellis Brothers - Sneaky Alligator 16 Ruth Brown - I'll Step Aside 17 The Del Vikings - Flat Tire 18 Brook Benton - It's Just a Matter of Time 19 Ben Hewitt - I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin' (If I Can't Get Something from You) 20 Ivory Joe Hunter - I Just Want to Love You 21 Sarah Vaughan - Smooth Operator 22 Brook Benton & Dinah Washington - Baby (You've Got What It Takes) 23 Patti Page - Promise Me, Thomas 24 Cindy Deveraux - Sing on Baby 25 Dinah Washington - This Bitter Earth 26 Brook Benton - Kiddio 27 Jack Scott - Patsy 28 Clyde McPhatter - You're Movin' Me 29 The Chord Spinners - Call Me 30 Timi Yuro - Count Everything 31 Jay Miller - Big Daddy, You Gotta Go 32 Timi Yuro - What's a Matter Baby 33 Maxine Brown - If You Have No Real Objections