Brook Benton was a singer with a smooth-as-silk baritone voice, a sort of next half-generation
Nat King Cole, and he was also a solid pop and R&B songwriter, writing or co-writing (many with writer and producer
Clyde Otis) countless hit songs in the 1950s and 1960s, for himself and others. This set, a companion of sorts to a second volume that features
Benton songs done by other singers, collects
Benton as a poised, confident vocalist, and features tracks he recorded for the OKeh, Epic, and Mercury record labels, included two fine duets with
Dinah Washington, "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)" and "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)."