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| artist = [[Ella Fitzgerald]] |
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| cover = Ella-Fitzgerald-Brighten The Corner.jpg |
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| released = August 1967 |
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| recorded = July 17–18, 1967 |
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| genre = [[Christian music]], [[Popular music]] |
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| length = 27:27 |
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| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] |
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| producer = [[Dave Dexter, Jr.]] |
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| prev_title = [[Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur]] |
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| prev_year = 1966 |
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| next_title = [[Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas]] |
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| next_year = 1967 |
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{{Album ratings |
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|rev1 = [[Allmusic]] |
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|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r138690|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |
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|rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]'' |
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| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book |
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| year = 1985 |
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| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
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| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone |
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| location = USA |
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| isbn = 0-394-72643-X |
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| pages = 77 |
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'''''Brighten the Corner''''' is a 1967 studio album by the American [[jazz]] singer [[Ella Fitzgerald]], debut album on [[Capitol Records]].<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r138690 Ella Fitzgerald}}</ref> The album charted at #172 in the Billboard Hot 200 album charts.<ref>{{AllMusic|artist=ella-fitzgerald|id=p6503 Billboard album charts}}</ref> |
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The album was reissued by Capitol Records on CD in 1991 and together, on one CD, with the album "[[Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas]]" in 2006. |
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The album was Ella's first since leaving the Verve label, which had seen her produce her most acclaimed body of work. It marked a sharp change of direction for Fitzgerald, as ''Brighten the Corner'' saw Ella sing [[Christian]] hymns, reflecting her own |
The album was Ella's first since leaving the Verve label, which had seen her produce her most acclaimed body of work. It marked a sharp change of direction for Fitzgerald, as ''Brighten the Corner'' saw Ella sing [[Christianity|Christian]] hymns, reflecting her own spirituality, and eschewing the [[Great American Songbook]] standards on which she had previously concentrated. |
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==Track listing== |
== Track listing == |
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For the 1967 LP on Capitol Records; Capitol ST 2684; ; Re-issued in 1991 on CD, Capitol CDP 7 95151-2 |
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# "[[Abide with Me]]" |
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# "I Need Thee Every Hour" |
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# "In the Garden" |
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# "God Will Take Care of You" |
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# "I Shall Not Be Moved" |
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# "What a Friend We Have In Jesus" |
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Side One: |
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# "[[Abide with Me]]" ([[Henry Francis Lyte]], [[Arranger]]s; G. Price, R. Black) - 3.24 |
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# "[[I Need Thee Every Hour]]" (Annie S. Hawks, Robert Lowry) - 3.38 |
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# "[[In the Garden (1912 song)|In the Garden]]" ([[C. Austin Miles]]) - 3.14 |
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# "God Will Take Care of You" (Civilla D. Martin, W. Stillman Martin) - 3.29 |
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# "[[I Shall Not Be Moved]]" ([[Traditional music|Traditional]], [[Arranger]]s; G. Price, R. Black) - 2.40 |
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# "[[What a Friend We Have In Jesus]]" ([[Joseph M. Scriven]], [[Charles Crozat Converse]]) - 4.02 |
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* [[Ella Fitzgerald]] - Vocals |
* [[Ella Fitzgerald]] - Vocals |
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* Ralph Carmichael Choir - Vocals |
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* John Kraus - engineer |
* John Kraus - engineer |
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* Grace Price, Robert Black - arrangements |
* Grace Price, Robert Black - arrangements |
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== References == |
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Released | August 1967 | |||
Recorded | July 17–18, 1967 | |||
Genre | Christian music, Popular music | |||
Length | 27:27 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Dave Dexter, Jr. | |||
Ella Fitzgerald chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
Brighten the Corner is a 1967 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, debut album on Capitol Records.[3] The album charted at #172 in the Billboard Hot 200 album charts.[4]
The album was reissued by Capitol Records on CD in 1991 and together, on one CD, with the album "Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas" in 2006.
The album was Ella's first since leaving the Verve label, which had seen her produce her most acclaimed body of work. It marked a sharp change of direction for Fitzgerald, as Brighten the Corner saw Ella sing Christian hymns, reflecting her own spirituality, and eschewing the Great American Songbook standards on which she had previously concentrated.
Track listing[edit]
For the 1967 LP on Capitol Records; Capitol ST 2684; ; Re-issued in 1991 on CD, Capitol CDP 7 95151-2
Side One:
- "Abide with Me" (Henry Francis Lyte, Arrangers; G. Price, R. Black) - 3.24
- "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Traditional, Arrangers; G. Price, R. Black) - 5.00
- "The Old Rugged Cross" (George Bennard) - 3.50
- "Brighten the Corner Where You Are" (Ina D. Ogdon, Charles H. Gabriel ) - 2.33
- "I Need Thee Every Hour" (Annie S. Hawks, Robert Lowry) - 3.38
- "In the Garden" (C. Austin Miles) - 3.14
- "God Be with You Till We Meet Again" (Jeremiah E. Rankin, William G. Tomer) - 1.19
Side Two:
- "God Will Take Care of You" (Civilla D. Martin, W. Stillman Martin) - 3.29
- "The Church in the Wildwood" (William S. Pitts) - 3.00
- "Throw Out the Lifeline" (Edwin Ufford) - 3.12
- "I Shall Not Be Moved" (Traditional, Arrangers; G. Price, R. Black) - 2.40
- "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" (Philip P. Bliss) - 2.46
- "What a Friend We Have In Jesus" (Joseph M. Scriven, Charles Crozat Converse) - 4.02
- "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me" (Augustus Toplady, Thomas Hastings) - 1.58
Personnel[edit]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
- Ralph Carmichael Choir - Vocals
- John Kraus - engineer
- Grace Price, Robert Black - arrangements
References[edit]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 77. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Ella Fitzgerald Brighten the Corner at AllMusic
- ^ Billboard album charts Brighten the Corner at AllMusic