Jeannie Reynolds — Cherries, Bananas & Other Fine Things 1976 (USA, Soul/Funk)

30 Май 2021 - vovchik59

Исполнитель: Jeannie Reynolds
Откуда: USA
Альбом: Cherries, Bananas & Other Fine Things
Год выхода: 1976
Жанр: Soul/Funk
Формат: MP3 CBR 320
Размер архива: 131 МB

Singer Jeannie Reynolds, best known for «The Fruit Song,» was the sister of L.J. Reynolds of the Dramatics. Though «The Fruit Song» is her signature song, her highest-charting single was the snappy «The Phone’s Been Jumping All Day» on Casablanca Records, which went to number ten R&B on Billboard in summer 1975. Her only other R&B charting single was its follow-up, «Lay Some Lovin’ on Me.» With its «fruitful» cover, the singer’s LP Cherries, Bananas and Other Fine Things on Casablanca was issued in June 1976. One single from the LP, «The Fruit Song,» written by Lawrence Payton of the Four Tops and Fred Bridges, became a huge disco hit, a post-release collectible, and a steppers standard. Another Casablanca LP, One Wish, was produced by Don Davis (Johnnie Taylor, the Dramatics, Marilyn McCoo, and Billy Davis, Jr.). Tragically, Jeannie Reynolds took her two children’s lives before committing suicide in 1980.

Tracks:
01. The Fruit Song — 7:07
02. Hit And Run — 3:37
03. Unyeilding — 2:30
04. The Feelin’ Ain’t There — 3:01
05. I’ve Still Got My Pride — 2:51
06. You Want To Get Your Hands On A Woman — 4:18
07. Look What Love Has Done To Me Ma — 3:25
08. I’m Lonely — 4:08
09. I Come Here To Party — 3:04
Bonuses:
10. The Phone’s Been Jumping All Day (Single A-Side, 1975) — 3:31
11. Unwanted Company (Single B-Side, 1975) — 3:55
12. Lay Some Lovin’ On Me (Single A-Side, 1975) — 3:26
13. Love Don’t Come Easy For Me Now (Single B-Side, 1975) — 4:50

Personnel (original album):
Jeannie Reynolds — vocals
Glenn Goins — guitar (01, 04, 09)
Gary Shider — guitar (01, 04, 06, 09)
Bruce Nazarian — guitar (01, 04, 05, 09)
Robert White — guitar (02, 07)
Eddie Willis — guitar (02, 07)
Emmett Smith — guitar (03)
Robert Goodsite — guitar (03)
Ralph Armstrong — guitar (05)
James Talbert — guitar (06)
Paul Clark — guitar (08)
William (Bootsie) Collins — bass (01, 04, 06)
Michael Henderson — bass (02, 05, 07), producer (05)
Gregory Coles — bass (03)
Rudy Robinson — keyboards
Carl Austin, Detroit Fisher Theater Strings — horns & strings
George Worrell — keyboards (01, 04, 06, 09)
Eli Fountain — alto saxophone (01)
Eddie Robinson — keyboards (04)
Johnny Griffith — keyboards (07)
Donnie Lewis — congas (02)
Lorenzo Brown — percussion (03)
Cordell Mosson — drums (01, 04)
Richard (Pistol) Allen — drums (01-04, 07)
Jerry Jones — drums (03, 05, 09)
Leslie Daniels — drums (05)
Ramin Fulwood — drums (06)
Chuck Matthews — drums (08)
Brandy — backing vocals
Don Davis — producer (01-04, 09-13)
Tony Hester — producer (06, 07)
L.J. Reynolds — producer (08)