Esther Phillips - Better Beware (1999)
Esther Phillips - Better Beware (1999)
Jazz, Blues, RnB, Soul | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 53 min | 127 MB
Label: King | Rel: 1999
Jazz, Blues, RnB, Soul | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 53 min | 127 MB
Label: King | Rel: 1999
Better Beware is a compilation of recordings from Esther Phillips's early career when she was known as 'Little Esther.' The singer had already achieved a considerable amount of success in 1951 with a string of hits recorded for the Savoy label, but she soon moved to Federal Records, where she stayed until 1953. BETTER BEWARE documents Little Esther's tenure at Federal, so while it's missing Savoy hits like "Double Crossin' Blues" it contains plenty of the bright, soulful R&B she built her name on. The charms of Phillips's distinctively girlish voice are evident on "Looking for a Man," "I'm a Bad, Bad Girl," and "The Storm," among others.
Tracklist:
01. Looking for a Man
02. Other Lips, Other Arms
03. Deacon Moves In, The
04. I'm a Bad, Bad Girl
05. Crying and Singing the Blues
06. Ring-A-Ding Doo
07. Hold Me
08. Better Beware
09. Aged and Mellow Blues
10. Ramblin' Blues
11. Storm, The
12. Hollerin' and Screamin'
13. Saturday Night Daddy
14. Mainliner
15. You Took My Love Too Fast
16. Last Laugh Blues
17. Flesh, Blood and Bones
18. Turn the Lamps Down Low
19. Cherry Wine
20. Hound Dog