Blues on Broadway | ||||
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Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | June 12–13, 1989, at RCA Studio C, New York | |||
Length | 58:12 | |||
Label | Fantasy | |||
Producer | Ralph Jungheim | |||
Ruth Brown chronology | ||||
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Blues on Broadway is an album by the American musician Ruth Brown, released in 1989 through Fantasy Records. [1] [2] The album earned Brown a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female. [3] It was produced by Ralph Jungheim. [4] Hank Crawford played saxophone on several tracks. [5]
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Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Washington Post praised the "terrific remake of 'Good Morning Heartache'." [8] The Chicago Tribune noted the "rich, wise voice shaped by hard-won experience and filled with deliciously wicked wit." [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "this is a woman who describes a life lived full measure every time she sings." [7]
Blues on Broadway | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | June 12–13, 1989, at RCA Studio C, New York | |||
Length | 58:12 | |||
Label | Fantasy | |||
Producer | Ralph Jungheim | |||
Ruth Brown chronology | ||||
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Blues on Broadway is an album by the American musician Ruth Brown, released in 1989 through Fantasy Records. [1] [2] The album earned Brown a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female. [3] It was produced by Ralph Jungheim. [4] Hank Crawford played saxophone on several tracks. [5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Washington Post praised the "terrific remake of 'Good Morning Heartache'." [8] The Chicago Tribune noted the "rich, wise voice shaped by hard-won experience and filled with deliciously wicked wit." [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "this is a woman who describes a life lived full measure every time she sings." [7]