The Paramounts - Whiter Shades Of R 'n' B (1991)
Artist: The Paramounts
Title: Whiter Shades Of R 'n' B
Year Of Release: 1991
Label: Edsel Records
Genre: Pop Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Beat
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (image, .cue, log)
Total Time: 36:59
Total Size: 98/166 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Whiter Shades Of R 'n' B
Year Of Release: 1991
Label: Edsel Records
Genre: Pop Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Beat
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (image, .cue, log)
Total Time: 36:59
Total Size: 98/166 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
1. Poison Ivy (Leiber/Stoller)
2. I Feel Good All Over (Scott/Blackwell)
3. Little Bitty Pretty One (Byrd)
4. A Certain Girl (Neville)
5. I'm the One Who Loves You (Mayfield)
6. It Won't Be Long (Brooker/Trower)
7. Bad Blood (Leiber/Stoller)
8. Do I (Williams)
9. Blue Ribbons (Sheeley/DeShannon)
10. Cuttin' In (Watson)
11. You Never Had It So Good (Sloan)
12. Don't Ya Like My Love (Brooker/Trower)
13. Draw Me Closer (Payne/Carroll)
14. Turn on Your Lovelight (Scott/Malone)
15. You've Got What I Want (Dallon)
16. Freedom (Mingus)
Gary Brooker - vocals, piano
Mick Brownlee- drums
Chris Copping- bass
Diz Derrick- bass
Bob Scott - vocals
Robin Trower - guitar
Phil Wainman - drums
B.J. Wilson - drums
16-song compilation hunts down every last scrap recorded by the band: both sides of their six singles, a cut released only on a French EP, and three previously unreleased tracks. The group professed dislike of the pop numbers thrust upon them by their record company in 1965, but Jackie DeShannon's "Blue Ribbons" and P.F. Sloan's "You Never Had It So Good" are actually among the more memorable tunes. It also includes a surprisingly interesting 1966 version of Charles Mingus' "Freedom" (unreleased until this reissue). A modestly enjoyable collection of mostly historical significance.
