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Brook Benton took Tony Joe White’s “Rainy Night in Georgia” to an elevated plane on both the pop charts and in a spiritual sense. The tinkling piano and sentiment-stroking strings support Benton’s world-weary vocal beautifully, and phrases such as “I feel like it’s raining all over the world” resonate in ways that only Benton could deliver. Other tunes such as “My Way” and “I Gotta Be Me” are given incredible soul-countrified arrangements here, and in Benton’s hands each has a certain existential quality and depth. Benton’s two self-penned tunes—the tender-eyed “Baby” and the R&B popping “Where Do I Go From Here”—swing and sway on Benton’s rich, warm, and confident voice. Bert Berns’ soul-blues classic “A Little Bit of Soap” transcends its novelty tag, and the scorching Little Milton hit “We’re Gonna Make It” is a real treat here with its stinging horns and hard-blues guitars. This Arif Mardin–produced 1970 album was a stunning comeback for man who’d already defined what an R&B masterpiece was, on many yesteryear hits such as “Endlessly” and the once-ubiquitous “The Boll Weevil Song.”

1. Rainy Night in Georgia

by Brook Benton

Primary Artist: Brook Benton; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Harold Cowart; Performer
Drums: Tubby Ziegler; Performer
Guitar: Cornell Dupree
Jimmy O'rourke; Performer
Organ: Billy Carter; Performer
Piano: Dave Crawford; Performer
Vocals: Brook Benton; Performer
Arranger: Arif Mardin; Composer
Composer: Tony Joe White; Composer
Composer: Tony Joe White; Composer
Author: Tony Joe White; Production

2. My Way

by Brook Benton

Primary Artist: Brook Benton; Main Performer
Performer: Brook Benton; Performer
Composer: Jacques Revaud
Paul Anka
Claude François
Gilles Thibaut; Composer
Author: Claude François
Gilles Thibaut
Jacques Revaud
Paul Anka; Production

3. Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs

by Brook Benton

Primary Artist: Brook Benton; Main Performer
Composer: Rich; Composer
Author: Rich; Production

4. Can't Take My Eyes off You

by Brook Benton

Primary Artist: Brook Benton; Main Performer
Performer: Brook Benton; Performer
Composer: Bob Crewe
Bob Gaudio; Composer
Author: Bob Crewe
Bob Gaudio; Production

5. We're Gonna Make It

by Brook Benton

Primary Artist: Brook Benton; Main Performer
Composer: Billy Davis
Gene Barge
Carl Smith
Raynard Miner; Composer
Author: Billy Davis
Carl Smith
Gene Barge
Raynard Miner; Production

6. A Little Bit of Soap

by Brook Benton

Primary Artist: Brook Benton; Main Performer
Composer: Bert Russell; Composer
Author: Bert Russell; Production

7. Baby

by Brook Benton

Primary Artist: Brook Benton; Main Performer
Composer: Brook Benton; Composer
Author: Brook Benton; Production

8. Where Do I Go from Here

by Brook Benton

Primary Artist: Brook Benton; Main Performer
Composer: Brook Benton
James Shaw; Composer
Author: Brook Benton
James Shaw; Production

9. Desertion

by Brook Benton

Primary Artist: Brook Benton; Main Performer
Composer: Dorian Burton
Herman Kelly; Composer
Author: Dorian Burton
Herman Kelly; Production

10. I've Gotta Be Me

by Brook Benton

Primary Artist: Brook Benton; Main Performer
Composer: Walter Marks; Composer
Author: Walter Marks; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

38 minutes and 19 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

8/10 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

3/10 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, R&B, Soul, Contemporary R&B

Label

Rhino Atlantic

Music Distribution Service

WMG Mora

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Feb 7, 2005

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

81227881061