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| name = Brighten the Corner
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Brighten the Corner
| type = studio
| Type = studio
| artist = [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
| Artist = [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
| cover = Ella-Fitzgerald-Brighten The Corner.jpg
| Cover =
| alt =
| Released = 1967
| released = August 1967
| Recorded = July 17 - 18, 1967
| recorded = July 17–18, 1967
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| venue =
| Length = 27:27
| studio =
| Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| genre = [[Christian music]], [[Popular music]]
| Producer = [[Dave Dexter, Jr.]]
| length = 27:27
| Reviews =
| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| producer = [[Dave Dexter, Jr.]]
| Last album = ''[[Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur]]''<br />(1966)
| prev_title = [[Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur]]
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| This album = '''''Brighten the Corner'''''<br />(1967)
| prev_year = 1966
| Next album = ''[[Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas]]''<br />(1967)
| next_title = [[Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas]]
| next_year = 1967
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r138690|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 77
}}</ref>
}}
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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>


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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'''''Brighten the Corner''''' is a 1967 studio album by the American [[jazz]] singer [[Ella Fitzgerald]].<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r138690 Ella Fitzgerald}}</ref>


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 spirituallity, and eschewing the [[Great American Songbook]] standards on which she had previously concentrated.
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.


==Track listing==
== Track listing ==
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]], [[Arranger]]s; G. Price, R. Black) - 3.24
# "[[Abide with Me]]" ([[Henry Francis Lyte]], [[Arranger]]s; G. Price, R. Black) - 3.24
# "[[Just a Closer Walk with Thee (song)|Just a Closer Walk with Thee]]" ([[Traditional music|Traditional]], [[Arranger]]s; G. Price, R. Black) - 5.00
# "[[Just a Closer Walk with Thee (song)|Just a Closer Walk with Thee]]" ([[Traditional music|Traditional]], [[Arranger]]s; G. Price, R. Black) - 5.00
# "[[The Old Rugged Cross]]" ([[George Bennard]]) - 3.50
# "[[The Old Rugged Cross]]" ([[George Bennard]]) - 3.50
# "[[Homer Rodeheaver#Recording career|Brighten the Corner Where You Are]]"
# "[[Homer Rodeheaver#Recording career|Brighten the Corner Where You Are]]" (Ina D. Ogdon, Charles H. Gabriel ) - 2.33
# "I Need Thee Every Hour"
# "[[I Need Thee Every Hour]]" (Annie S. Hawks, Robert Lowry) - 3.38
# "In the Garden"
# "[[In the Garden (1912 song)|In the Garden]]" ([[C. Austin Miles]]) - 3.14
# "God Be with You Till We Meet Again"
# "God Be with You Till We Meet Again" (Jeremiah E. Rankin, William G. Tomer) - 1.19
Side Two:
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# "The Church In the Wildwood"
# "God Will Take Care of You"
# "God Will Take Care of You" (Civilla D. Martin, W. Stillman Martin) - 3.29
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# "[[The Church in the Wildwood]]" (William S. Pitts) - 3.00
# "Throw Out the Lifeline"
# "Throw Out the Lifeline" (Edwin Ufford) - 3.12
# "I Shall Not Be Moved"
# "[[I Shall Not Be Moved]]" ([[Traditional music|Traditional]], [[Arranger]]s; G. Price, R. Black) - 2.40
# "[[Let the Lower Lights Be Burning]]"
# "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" (Philip P. Bliss) - 2.46
# "What a Friend We Have In Jesus"
# "[[What a Friend We Have In Jesus]]" ([[Joseph M. Scriven]], [[Charles Crozat Converse]]) - 4.02
# "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me"
# "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me" (Augustus Toplady, Thomas Hastings) - 1.58


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
* [[Ella Fitzgerald]] - Vocals
* [[Ella Fitzgerald]] - Vocals
* Ralph Carmichael Choir - Vocals
* Ralph Carmichael Choir - Vocals
* John Kraus - engineer
* John Kraus - engineer
* Grace Price, Robert Black - arrangements
* Grace Price, Robert Black - arrangements

==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Ella Fitzgerald}}
{{Ella Fitzgerald}}

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Latest revision as of 03:27, 11 January 2021

Brighten the Corner
Studio album by
Ella Fitzgerald
ReleasedAugust 1967
RecordedJuly 17–18, 1967
GenreChristian music, Popular music
Length27:27
LabelCapitol
ProducerDave Dexter, Jr.
Ella Fitzgerald chronology
Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
(1966) 		Brighten the Corner
(1967) 		Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

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:

  1. "Abide with Me" (Henry Francis Lyte, Arrangers; G. Price, R. Black) - 3.24
  2. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Traditional, Arrangers; G. Price, R. Black) - 5.00
  3. "The Old Rugged Cross" (George Bennard) - 3.50
  4. "Brighten the Corner Where You Are" (Ina D. Ogdon, Charles H. Gabriel ) - 2.33
  5. "I Need Thee Every Hour" (Annie S. Hawks, Robert Lowry) - 3.38
  6. "In the Garden" (C. Austin Miles) - 3.14
  7. "God Be with You Till We Meet Again" (Jeremiah E. Rankin, William G. Tomer) - 1.19

Side Two:

  1. "God Will Take Care of You" (Civilla D. Martin, W. Stillman Martin) - 3.29
  2. "The Church in the Wildwood" (William S. Pitts) - 3.00
  3. "Throw Out the Lifeline" (Edwin Ufford) - 3.12
  4. "I Shall Not Be Moved" (Traditional, Arrangers; G. Price, R. Black) - 2.40
  5. "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" (Philip P. Bliss) - 2.46
  6. "What a Friend We Have In Jesus" (Joseph M. Scriven, Charles Crozat Converse) - 4.02
  7. "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]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 77. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Ella Fitzgerald Brighten the Corner at AllMusic
  4. ^ Billboard album charts Brighten the Corner at AllMusic
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