Brook Benton – Home Style (1970)

Brook Benton – Home Style (1970) |Soul Album Review & Tracklist

Cotillion records 1970 ‎– SD 9028

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Brook Benton’s “Home Style” (1970) is a beautifully crafted 

country-soul album released on Cotillion Records and produced

 by Arif Mardin. Recorded shortly after Benton’s hit 

“Rainy Night in Georgia”, the album blends southern soul,

 gospel feeling and country influences, showcasing 

the singer’s deep baritone and storytelling style.

  

credits:

Arranged, conducted and produced By

Arif Mardin

Rhythm Section: The Dixie Flyers

Jim Dickinson : Guitar, Keyboards

Charlie Freeman : lead Guitar

Mike Utley: Organ,Electric Piano

Tommy Mclure: Bass

Sammy Creason : drums, percussions

George Dorsey : alto sax

King Curtis : tenor sax

pepper Adams : Baritone Sax

Joe Newman : trompet

Benny Powell : trombone

string section: Direction Gene Orloff

Background vocal: The Sweet Inpirations

vocal obligatos : Cissy Houston

recorded at: Atlantic south criteria studio Miami and

Atlantic recording studio New York

Engineers:Ron Albert,Chuck Kirkpatric, Mack Emerman,

Lewis Hahn & Gene Paul

tracklist:

A1 Whoever Finds This I Love You

Written-By – Mac Davis

4:26

A2 For Lee Ann

Written-By – Tony Joe White

3:48

A3 Willie And Laura Mae Jones

Written-By – Tony Joe White

4:08

A4 It's All In The Game

Written-By – Carl Sigman, Charles G. Dawes*

3:38

A5 Don't It Make You Wanta Go Home

Written-By – Joe South

3:20

B1 Aspen Colorado

Written-By – Tony Joe White

3:31

B2 Don't Think Twice It's All Right

Written-By – Bob Dylan

3:28

B3 Born Under A Bad Sign

Written-By – Booker T. Jones, William Bell

3:02

B4 Are You Sincere

Written-By – Wayne Walker

3:34

B5 Let Me Fix It

Written-By – Brook Benton

4:28

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