Brighten the Corner
Brighten the Corner | ||||
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Studio album by Ella Fitzgerald | ||||
Released | August 1967 | |||
Recorded | July 17–18, 1967 | |||
Genre | Christian music, Popular music | |||
Length | 27:27 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Dave Dexter, Jr. | |||
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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
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, Arrangers; G. Price, R. Black) - 3.24
- "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Traditional, Arrangers; G. Price, R. Black) - 5.00
- "The Old Rugged Cross" (George Bennard) - 3.50
- "Brighten the Corner Where You Are" (Ina D. Ogdon, Charles H. Gabriel ) - 2.33
- "I Need Thee Every Hour" (Annie S. Hawks, Robert Lowry) - 3.38
- "In the Garden" (C. Austin Miles) - 3.14
- "God Be with You Till We Meet Again" (Jeremiah E. Rankin, William G. Tomer) - 1.19
Side Two:
- "God Will Take Care of You" (Civilla D. Martin, W. Stillman Martin) - 3.29
- "The Church in the Wildwood" (William S. Pitts) - 3.00
- "Throw Out the Lifeline" (Edwin Ufford) - 3.12
- "I Shall Not Be Moved" (Traditional, Arrangers; G. Price, R. Black) - 2.40
- "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" (Philip P. Bliss) - 2.46
- "What a Friend We Have In Jesus" (Joseph M. Scriven, Charles Crozat Converse) - 4.02
- "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me" (Augustus Toplady, Thomas Hastings) - 1.58
Personnel
- Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
- Ralph Carmichael Choir - Vocals
- John Kraus - engineer
- Grace Price, Robert Black - arrangements
References
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albums
- Ella Sings Gershwin
- Songs in a Mellow Mood
- Lullabies of Birdland
- For Sentimental Reasons
- Miss Ella Fitzgerald & Mr Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax
- Sweet and Hot
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
- Ella and Louis
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book
- Ella and Louis Again
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
- Like Someone in Love
- Ella Swings Lightly
- Porgy and Bess
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book
- Get Happy!
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
- Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
- Hello, Love
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from "Let No Man Write My Epitaph"
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book
- Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
- Rhythm Is My Business
- Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson
- Ella Swings Gently with Nelson
- Ella Sings Broadway
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book
- Ella and Basie!
- These Are the Blues
- Hello, Dolly!
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book
- Ella at Duke's Place
- Whisper Not
- Brighten the Corner
- Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas
- 30 by Ella
- Misty Blue
- Ella
- Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It)
- Ella Loves Cole
- Take Love Easy
- Fine and Mellow
- Ella and Oscar
- Fitzgerald and Pass... Again
- Lady Time
- Dream Dancing
- A Classy Pair
- Ella Abraça Jobim
- The Best Is Yet to Come
- Speak Love
- Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Easy Living
- All That Jazz
albums
- At the Opera House
- Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport
- Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert
- Ella Fitzgerald Live at Mister Kelly's
- Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife
- Ella in Hollywood
- Ella Returns to Berlin
- Twelve Nights in Hollywood
- Ella at Juan-Les-Pins
- Ella in Hamburg
- Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
- Sunshine of Your Love
- Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall
- The Stockholm Concert, 1966
- Ella in Budapest
- Ella à Nice
- Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72
- Ella in London
- Montreux '75
- Montreux '77
- Digital III at Montreux
- A Perfect Match
- Sophisticated Lady
albums
- Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues
- One O'Clock Jump
- Back on the Block
- The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
- Pure Ella
- The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve
- Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1
- Gold
albums
- Ride 'Em Cowboy
- Pete Kelly's Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Ray Brown (second husband)
- Ray Brown Jr. (son)
- Louis Armstrong collaborations
- A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
- Marilyn and Ella (2008 play)
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