Brenda Lee - All The Way (Brunswick LAT 8383, Mono) (UK 1961, 196_) (Vinyl 24-96 & 16-44.1)

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Brenda Lee - All The Way
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Cat#: Brunswick LAT 8383, Mono | Country/Year: UK 1961, 196_ (ReIssue)
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All the Way is the fifth studio album by American pop and country artist Brenda Lee. The album was released August 7, 1961 on Decca Records and was produced by Owen Bradley. It was the second of two studio albums released by Brenda Lee in 1961 and spawned the single "Dum Dum", which became a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
All the Way was recorded in four separate recording sessions at the Bradley Film and Recording Studio, beginning on August 16, 1960 and ending on May 21, 1961.[1] The album contained twelve tracks of material, seven of which were cover versions of previously-recorded songs. The album's cover versions included "Kansas City", first recorded by Little Willie Littlefield. It also included a cover version of Ray Charles's "Talkin' About You" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street". Songwriter Ronnie Self, whom had previously written other songs by Lee, co-wrote the songs "Dum Dum" and "Eventually" for the album. Allmusic's Richie Unterberger praised the album's production, calling it a "pretty good record" and "certainly well-produced". Overall, Unterberger gave the album three in a half out of five stars, explaining that while he felt the album was "pretty good", he said that it seemed to "showcase versatility", like "many albums of its time". Unterberger commented, "It seems a little strange to apply the adjective "overlooked" to a singer as popular as Lee was at this time, but the album, like so much of her early-'60s work, is further evidence of her underrated skills as a rock and pop singer. And it was appreciated by listeners at the time, the album making the Top 20, even if most of the songs are unfamiliar today even to many Brenda Lee fans."[2] All the Way was released originally as an LP record, containing six songs on each side of the record.[3] The album was reissued on a compact disc in both the United Kingdom and Russia
All the Way spawned its lead single in June 1961 entitled "Dum Dum". The song became Lee's seventh consecutive Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #4[5], while also reaching #22 on the UK Singles Chart.[6] The single's B-side "Eventually" also gained significant radio airplay and peaked at #56 on the Billboard Hot 100 around the same time of the single's release to radio.[5] All the Way was officially released on August 7, 1961 on Decca Records and peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, her first album that year to peak within the Billboard 200 Top 20.[7] The album also became Lee's first album to chart in the United Kingdom, peaking at #20 on the UK Albums Chart. wikipedia

Review

by Richie Unterberger

Like many albums of its time, Brenda Lee's All the Way was a little thin on outstanding non-45 material. A number of covers of recent rock and pop songs ("Kansas City," "Tragedy," and Ray Charles' "Talkin' Bout You") filled out an LP spearheaded by a big hit single, the organ-grinding groover "Dum Dum." Within its limitations, however, it was a pretty good record, and certainly very well produced and well sung. Ronnie Self, who'd written or co-written a couple of her big earlier hits, co-penned what was probably the most outstanding cut other than "Dum Dum," the arching orchestrated ballad "Eventually" – one of several dramatic orchestrated ballads here, actually. Lee also showed some good tough rock chops on "Talkin' Bout You," and while (again like many albums of the period) the LP seemed programmed to showcase versatility, she sang each and every number – even the less imaginative selections, like "On the Sunny Side of the Street" – with nothing less than utter panache. It seems a little strange to apply the adjective "overlooked" to a singer as popular as Lee was at this time, but the album, like so much of her early-'60s work, is further evidence of her underrated skills as a rock and pop singer. And it was appreciated by listeners at the time, the album making the Top 20, even if most of the songs are unfamiliar today even to many Brenda Lee fans.

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