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The Queen Of R&B: The Singles & Albums Collection 1949-61

Ruth Brown
Styles: Pop, R&B
Catalogue Number: ACQCD7158

Perhaps more than any other artist, Ruth Brown helped lead the way in bridging the gap between R&B and pop as far as female artists were concerned, paving the way for the likes of Mary Wells and Aretha Franklin in the ‘60s. So successful was she that she became known as “The Queen Of R&B” and her record company Atlantic was sometimes referred to as “the house that Ruth built”, so much did her hits contribute to the label’s commercial fortunes. Between 1949 and 1962 she racked up 25 R&B hits, including five No. 1s, with several crossing into the pop charts. This great-value 109-track 4-CD set comprises just about all the A & B sides of her singles on Atlantic and Philips during these years, which include the titles from her albums “Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “Miss Rhythm”, plus most of the titles from her albums “Late Date With Ruth” for Atlantic and “Along Comes Ruth” for Philips. It features all her 25 career R&B and pop chart hits including the R&B No. 1s “Teardrops From My Eyes”, “5-10-15 Hours”, “(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean”, “Oh What A Dream” and “Mambo Baby”. It’s a substantial and comprehensive overview of her primary career as a chart artist, and a highly entertaining showcase for her unique talent as a pop and R&B song stylist.

Disk 1:
Track	Title	Artist
1	So Long	Ruth Brown
2	It's Raining	Ruth Brown
3	I'll Get Along Somehow - Part 1	Ruth Brown
4	I'll Get Along Somehow - Part 2	Ruth Brown
5	Rocking Blues	Ruth Brown
6	Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe	Ruth Brown
7	Love Me Baby	Ruth Brown
8	(I'll Come Back) Someday	Ruth Brown and the Delta Rhythm Boys
9	Why?	Ruth Brown and the Delta Rhythm Boys
10	I Can Dream Can't I?	Ruth Brown and the Delta Rhythm Boys
11	Sentimental Journey	Ruth Brown and the Delta Rhythm Boys
12	Where Can I Go?	Ruth Brown
13	Dear Little Boy Of Mine	Ruth Brown
14	Teardrops From My Eyes	Ruth Brown
15	Am I Making The Same Mistake Again	Ruth Brown
16	I'll Wait For You	Ruth Brown
17	Standin' On The Corner	Ruth Brown
18	I Know	Ruth Brown
19	I Don't Want Anybody (If I Can't Have You)	Ruth Brown
20	Shine On (Big Bright Moon Shine On)	Ruth Brown
21	Without My Love	Ruth Brown
22	5-10-15 Hours	Ruth Brown
23	Be Anything But Be Mine	Ruth Brown
24	Daddy Daddy	Ruth Brown
25	Have A Good Time	Ruth Brown
Disk 2:
Track	Title	Artist
1	Three Letters	Ruth Brown
2	Good For Nothing Joe	Ruth Brown
3	(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean	Ruth Brown
4	R.B. Blues	Ruth Brown
5	Wild Wild Young Men	Ruth Brown
6	Mend Your Ways	Ruth Brown
7	The Tears Keep Tumbling Down	Ruth Brown
8	I Would If I Could	Ruth Brown
9	Love Contest	Ruth Brown
10	If You Don't Want Me	Ruth Brown
11	It's All In Your Mind	Ruth Brown and the Delta Rhythm Boys
12	If I Had Any Sense	Ruth Brown & Her Rhythm
13	Hello Little Boy	Ruth Brown
14	Oh What A Dream	Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers
15	Please Don't Freeze	Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers
16	Mambo Baby	Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers
17	Somebody Touched Me	Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers
18	Bye Bye Young Men	Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers
19	Ever Since My Baby's Been Gone	Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers
20	As Long As I'm Moving	Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers
21	I Can See Everybody's Baby	Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers
22	It's Love Baby (24 Hours Of The Day)	Ruth Brown
23	What'd I Say	Ruth Brown
24	Love Has Joined Us Together	Ruth Brown and Clyde Mc Phatter
25	I Gotta Have You	Clyde Mc Phatter and Ruth Brown
26	Old Man River	Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers
Disk 3:
Track	Title	Artist
1	I Want To Do More	Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers
2	Sweet Baby Of Mine	Ruth Brown
3	I'm Getting Right	Ruth Brown
4	I Want To Be Loved	Ruth Brown
5	Mom, Oh Mom	Ruth Brown
6	Smooth Operator	Ruth Brown
7	I Still Love You	Ruth Brown
8	Lucky Lips	Ruth Brown
9	My Heart Is Breaking Over You	Ruth Brown
10	When I Get You Baby	Ruth Brown
11	One More Time	Ruth Brown
12	Show Me	Ruth Brown
13	I Hope We Meet (On The Road Someday)	Ruth Brown
14	A New Love	Ruth Brown
15	Look Me Up	Ruth Brown
16	Book Of Lies	Ruth Brown
17	Just Too Much	Ruth Brown
18	This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'	Ruth Brown
19	Why Me	Ruth Brown
20	Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean	Ruth Brown
21	I'll Step Aside	Ruth Brown
22	5-10-15 Hours	Ruth Brown
23	Itty Bitty Girl	Ruth Brown
24	Jack O'Diamonds	Ruth Brown
25	I Can't Hear A Word You Say	Ruth Brown
26	I Don't Know	Ruth Brown
27	Papa Daddy	Ruth Brown
28	Don't Deceive Me	Ruth Brown
29	I Burned Your Letter	Ruth Brown
30	The Door Is Still Open	Ruth Brown
Disk 4:
Track	Title	Artist
1	What I Wouldn't Give	Ruth Brown
2	Taking Care Of Business	Ruth Brown
3	Honey Boy	Ruth Brown
4	Sure 'Nuff	Ruth Brown
5	Here He Comes	Ruth Brown
6	Anyone But You	Ruth Brown
7	It Tears Me All To Pieces	Ruth Brown
8	Shake A Hand	Ruth Brown
9	Say It Again	Ruth Brown
10	Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean	Ruth Brown
11	Hold My Hand	Ruth Brown
12	It Could Happen To You	Ruth Brown
13	Why Don't You Do Right	Ruth Brown
14	Bewitched	Ruth Brown
15	I'm Just A Lucky So And So	Ruth Brown
16	You And The Night And The Music	Ruth Brown
17	You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To	Ruth Brown
18	I'm Beginning To See The Light	Ruth Brown
19	I Loves You Porgy	Ruth Brown
20	Let's Face The Music And Dance	Ruth Brown
21	Cry, Cry, Cry	Ruth Brown
22	Why Don't You Write Me	Ruth Brown
23	It's Too Late	Ruth Brown
24	Jim Dandy	Ruth Brown
25	Sea Of Love	Ruth Brown
26	Love, Love, Love	Ruth Brown
27	Please Accept My Love	Ruth Brown
28	The Treasure Of Love	Ruth Brown