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Lou Rawls: The Very Best presents a very minute slice of the great singer's long and varied career. The first two tracks are from Rawls' late-'60s stay with Capitol: the monologue "Southside Blues" and his stunning take on "Tobacco Road" from his legendary live album from 1966, and a funky take on Mable John's Southern soul classic "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)." The rest are from the late '80s and early '90s. This misses a whole bunch of his career. His voice is still in fine shape, but the music he is surrounded with is overly slick and perfunctory, especially the Billy Vera-penned tunes. ~ Tim Sendra, Rovi
The Very Best (Blue Note)
2005
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The Very Best (Blue Note) Track Listing
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Credits of The Very Best (Blue Note)
- Gordon H. Jee
- Creative Director
- Al J. Neiburg
- Composer
- Dick Oatts
- Flute (Alto)
- Clyde Otis
- Composer
- Earl Palmer
- Drums
- Chris Parker
- Drums
- Tom Pomposello
- Slide Guitar
- David Porter
- Composer
- Dianne Reeves
- Vocals
- Richard Tee
- Organ, Horn Arrangements, Piano, Piano (Electric)
- Billy Vera
- Composer, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Producer
- Harry Warren
- Composer
- Jimmy Williams
- Composer
- Francis Wolff
- Photography
- Jimmy Bond
- Bass
- Donald Elfman
- Liner Notes
- Peter Darmi
- Engineer
- Henri Woode
- Composer
- Phil Wright
- Arranger
- Kurt Lundvall
- Mastering
- Tommy Strode
- Piano
- Sol Marcus
- Composer
- Gloria Caldwell
- Composer
- Karen Thomas
- Package Design
- Bobby Scott
- String Arrangements
- Bobby Ray Watson
- Sax (Alto), Horn Arrangements
- David Axelrod
- Producer
- Ralph MacDonald
- Percussion
- Bennie Benjamin
- Composer
- Michael Cuscuna
- Producer, Reissue Producer
- Cornell Dupree
- Guitar
- Eddie Durham
- Composer
- Benny Golson
- Horn Arrangements
- Mack Gordon
- Composer
- Isaac Hayes
- Composer
- Darrell Leonard
- Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- John D. Loudermilk
- Composer
- Brook Benton
- Composer
- Lou Rawls
- Composer
- Phoebe Snow
- Vocals
- Titus Turner
- Composer
- Count Basie
- Composer
- Bob Belden
- Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- George Benson
- Guitar, Voices, Soloist
- Hank Crawford
- Sax (Alto)
- Herb Ellis
- Guitar
- Steve Khan
- Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Joe Lovano
- Flute
- Lucky Millinder
- Composer
- Jimmy Rushing
- Composer
- Stanley Turrentine
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jack Walrath
- Trumpet
- Willie Dixon
- Composer
- Lowell Fulson
- Composer
- Junior Wells
- Harmonica
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