Lloyd Price And His Orchestra – (You've Got) Personality / Have You Ever Had The Blues

 

 

(You've Got) Personality / Have You Ever Had The Blues – Rare 1959 Lloyd Price ABC-Paramount 45 Review

 

 

 ABC-Paramount  1959 – 10018

notes:

Released in 1959 on ABC-Paramount Records, “(You've Got) Personality” became one 
of the biggest crossover hits for Lloyd Price. Backed by “Have You Ever Had The Blues,” 
this legendary 45 RPM single perfectly captures the transition from late 1950s 
rhythm and blues into early soul and rock’n’roll. Driven by Price’s charismatic vocals, 
punchy brass arrangements and infectious piano rhythms, the record remains 
a cornerstone of classic American R&B history.



credits:

The surviving personnel information for the hit side “Personality” includes:
Lloyd Price — vocals
Bill Jones — guitar
Ted Curson — trumpet
The Ray Charles Singers — backing vocals
Merritt “Mel” Dalton — lead saxophone (identified as lead sax player 
on Price’s major ABC hits of this period)
Additional session musicians were used but remain uncredited in most available sources
Recording period: early 1959 (exact session date not firmly documented 

in major discographies)
Studio: generally cited as New York sessions for ABC-Paramount, but the exact studio has not
 been conclusively identified in readily available sources.
Apr 1959


tracklist:

Written-By – Logan, Price


A    (You've Got) Personality 2:35
Arranged By – Don Costa

B    Have You Ever Had The Blues  2:05
Written-By – Jennings, Logan, Price

 

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