Brook Benton
amerikansk sanger
Brook Benton (egentlig Benjamin Franklin Peay, 19. september 1931 i Camden, South Carolina – 9. april 1988 i Queens, New York City) var en amerikansk singer-songwriter, der havde sine rødder i soultraditionen og var populær i slutningen af 1950'erne og begyndelsen af 1960'erne.
| Brook Benton | |
|---|---|
 Brook Benton i 1959 | |
| Information | |
| Født |
Benjamin Franklin Peay 9. april 1988 (56 år) Lugoff, South Carolina, USA  |
| Oprindelse | Queens, New York City, USA |
| Død |
9. april 1988 (56 år) Queens, New York, USA |
| Genre | |
| Beskæftigelse | Sanger, sangskriver, skuespiller |
| Aktive år | 1948–1988 |
| Pladeselskab | Okeh, Mercury, Cotillion, RCA |
Benton begyndte i gruppen The Camden Jubilee Singers i hjembyen, men flyttede i 1948 til New York. Hans gennembrudshit It's Just A Matter Of Time ramte tredjepladsen på Billboard-listen i september 1959. Derefter fulgte over 50 hitlisteplaceringer, bl.a. Baby (You've Got What It Takes) med Dinah Washington i 1960, The Boll Weevil Song fra 1961, Hotel Happiness fra 1962 og Rainy Night In Georgia fra 1970. Mange af hans hits var han selv medforfatter til.
Diskografi redigér
Album redigér
| År | Album | Højeste hitlisteplacering | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 200 [1] |
US R&B [1] | ||||
| 1959 | It's Just a Matter of Time | — | — | ||
| Endlessly | — | — | |||
| 1960 | I Love You in So Many Ways | — | — | ||
| The Two of Us (with Dinah Washington) | — | — | |||
| Songs I Love to Sing (Verve) | — | — | |||
| 1961 | Golden Hits | 82 | — | ||
| The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits | 70 | — | |||
| 1962 | If You Believe | 77 | — | ||
| Singing the Blues – Lie to Me | 40 | — | |||
| 1963 | Golden Hits, Volume 2 | 82 | — | ||
| Best Ballads of Broadway | — | — | |||
| 1964 | Born to Sing the Blues | — | — | ||
| Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) | 156 | — | |||
| 1969 | Do Your Own Thing | 189 | — | ||
| 1970 | Brook Benton Today | 27 | 4 | ||
| Homestyle | 199 | — | |||
| 1971 | The Gospel Truth | — | — | ||
| 1972 | Story Teller | — | — | ||
| 1973 | Something for Everyone | — | — | ||
| 1976 | This is Brook Benton (released in the UK as "Mister Bartender") |
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| 1977 | Makin' Love Is Good for You | — | — | ||
| The Incomparable Brook Benton – 20 Greatest Hits (Warwick) | — | — | |||
| 1979 | Ain't No Good | — | — | ||
| So Close | — | — | |||
| 1981 | Brook Benton Sings the Standards | — | — | ||
| 1983 | 20 Golden Pieces of Brook Benton | — | — | ||
| Beautiful memories of Christmas | — | — | |||
| 1984 | Soft | — | — | ||
| 1989 | Forty Greatest Hits (compilation) | — | — | ||
| 2002 | Rainy Night in Georgia (compilation, remastered) | — | — | ||
| 2021 | Just A Matter of Time (compilation) | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Singler redigér
| År | Titel | Højeste hitlisteplacering | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [1] |
CB Pop |
US R&B [1] |
US AC [1] |
UK [2] | |||||
| 1955 | "The Kentuckian Song" b/w "Ooh" (Non-album track) |
– | – | – | – | – | Brook Benton at His Best!!! | ||
| "Some of My Best Friends" b/w "Bring Me Love" |
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| 1956 | "Love Made Me Your Fool" b/w "Give Me a Sign" |
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| 1957 | "The Wall" b/w "All My Love Belongs to You" (from The Soul of Brook Benton) |
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| "Come On, Be Nice" b/w "I Wanna Do Everything for You" (from Brook Benton) |
– | – | – | – | – | Non-album track | |||
| 1958 | "A Million Miles from Nowhere" b/w "Devoted" |
82 | – | – | – | – | Brook Benton | ||
| 1959 | "It's Just a Matter of Time" | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | It's Just a Matter of Time | ||
| "Hurtin' Inside" | 78 | – | 23 | – | – | Golden Hits | |||
| "Endlessly" | 12 | 11 | 3 | – | 28 | Endlessly | |||
| "So Close" | 38 | 60 | 5 | – | – | I Love You In So Many Ways | |||
| "Thank You Pretty Baby" | 16 | 10 | 1 | – | – | Golden Hits | |||
| "With All of My Heart" | 82 | 66 | – | – | – | ||||
| "So Many Ways" | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | I Love You In So Many Ways | |||
| "I Want You Forever" | – | 103 | – | – | – | Non-album track | |||
| "This Time of the Year" b/w "Nothing In The World (Could Make Me Love You More Than I Do)" (first pressings) "How Many Times" (later pressings) |
66 | 65 | 12 | – | – | Non-album tracks | |||
| 1960 | "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" b/w "I Do" (Both sides with Dinah Washington) |
5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | The Two of Us | ||
| "The Ties That Bind" | 37 | 23 | 15 | – | – | Golden Hits | |||
| "Hither and Thither and Yon" | 58 | 49 | – | – | – | ||||
| "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love)" b/w "I Believe" (Both sides with Dinah Washington) |
7 | 5 | 1 | – | – | The Two of Us | |||
| "Kiddio" | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 41 | Golden Hits | |||
| "The Same One" | 16 | 16 | 21 | – | – | ||||
| "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" | 24 | 15 | 5 | – | 50 | Songs I Love to Sing | |||
| "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You" | 93 | – | – | – | – | Non-album track | |||
| "This Time of the Year" b/w "Merry Christmas, Happy New Year" |
– | – | – | – | – | Non-album tracks | |||
| 1961 | "Think Twice" | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | Golden Hits Volume 2 | ||
| "For My Baby" | 28 | 24 | 2 | – | – | Non-album track | |||
| "The Boll Weevil Song" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 | The Boll Weevil Song | |||
| "Your Eyes" | – | 115 | – | – | – | Non-album track | |||
| "Frankie and Johnny" | 20 | 16 | 14 | 6 | – | The Boll Weevil Song | |||
| "It's Just a House Without You" | 45 | 71 | – | 8 | – | Golden Hits Volume 2 | |||
| "Revenge" b/w "Really, Really" (Non-album track) |
15 | 16 | 12 | – | – | ||||
| 1962 | "Shadrack" | 19 | 29 | – | – | – | If You Believe | ||
| "The Lost Penny" | 77 | 94 | – | – | – | ||||
| "Walk on the Wild Side" b/w "Somewhere in the Used to Be" (Non-album track) |
43 | 42 | – | – | – | Golden Hits Volume 2 | |||
| "Hit Record" | 45 | 36 | 19 | – | – | ||||
| "Thanks to the Fool" | 106 | 86 | – | – | – | Non-album track | |||
| "Lie to Me" | 13 | 10 | 3 | – | – | Singing the Blues | |||
| "With the Touch of Your Hand" | 120 | 126 | – | – | – | Non-album track | |||
| "Still Waters Run Deep" | 89 | 81 | – | – | – | Golden Hits Volume 2 | |||
| 1963 | "Hotel Happiness" | 3 | 6 | 2 | – | – | |||
| "I Got What I Wanted" | 28 | 22 | 4 | 14 | – | Singing the Blues | |||
| "Dearer Than Life" | 59 | 72 | – | – | – | Non-album track | |||
| "My True Confession" | 22 | 29 | 7 | 8 | – | Singing The Blues | |||
| "Tender Years" | – | 87 | – | – | – | ||||
| "Two Tickets to Paradise" b/w "Don't Hate Me" |
32 | 30 | 15 | 8 | – | Non-album tracks | |||
| "Baby, You've Got It Made" (w/ Damita Jo) | 111 | 133 | – | – | – | ||||
| "Stop Foolin'" (w/ Damita Jo) | 108 | 87 | – | – | – | ||||
| "You're All I Want for Christmas" b/w "This Time of the Year" |
– | 59 | – | – | – | ||||
| 1964 | "Going Going Gone" b/w "After Midnight"(from Born to Sing the Blues) |
35 | 30 | 5 | 11 | – | On the Countryside | ||
| "Another Cup of Coffee" | 47 | 40 | 4 | 13 | – | Non-album track | |||
| "Too Late to Turn Back Now" | 43 | 38 | 8 | 14 | – | This Bitter Earth | |||
| "A House Is Not a Home" b/w "Come On Back" |
75 | 50 | 6 | 13 | – | Non-album tracks | |||
| "Lumberjack" b/w "Don't Do What I Did (Do What I Say)" |
53 | 47 | 11 | 15 | – | This Bitter Earth | |||
| "Do It Right" | 67 | 58 | 33 | – | – | ||||
| "Please, Please Make It Easy" | 119 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 1965 | "The Special Years" b/w "Where There's a Will (There's a Way") |
129 | 109 | – | – | – | Non-album tracks | ||
| "Love Me Now" b/w "A Sleepin' at the Foot of the Bed" |
100 | 97 | – | 37 | – | ||||
| "Mother Nature, Father Time" b/w "Where There's Life (There's Still Hope)" |
53 | 43 | 26 | 9 | – | Mother Nature, Father Time | |||
| 1966 | "Only a Girl Like You" b/w "While There's Life (There's Still Hope)" |
122 | 102 | – | – | – | Non-album tracks | ||
| "Too Much Good Lovin'" b/w "A Sailor Boy's Love Song" |
126 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| "Break Her Heart" b/w "In the Evening by Moonlight" |
– | – | – | 37 | – | ||||
| "If Only You Knew" b/w "So True in Life, So True in Love" |
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| "Our First Christmas Together" b/w "Silent Night" |
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| 1967 | "All My Love Belongs to You" b/w "Wake Up" |
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| "Keep the Faith, Baby" b/w "Going to Soulsville" |
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| "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" b/w "You're the Reason I'm Living" |
78 | 88 | – | 37 | – | Laura, What's He Got That I Ain't Got | |||
| 1968 | "Weakness in a Man" b/w "The Glory of Love" (from Laura, What's He Got That I Ain't Got) |
– | – | – | 36 | – | Non-album tracks | ||
| "Lonely Street" b/w "Instead (of Loving You)" |
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| "Do Your Own Thing" b/w "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" |
99 | 128 | – | 26 | – | ||||
| 1969 | "Touch 'Em with Love" b/w "She Knows What to Do for Me" |
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| "Nothing Can Take the Place of You" b/w "Woman Without Love" |
74 | 67 | 11 | – | – | ||||
| 1970 | "Rainy Night in Georgia" b/w "Where Do I Go from Here" |
4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | Brook Benton Today | ||
| "My Way" b/w "A Little Bit of Soap" |
72 | 48 | 25 | 35 | – | ||||
| "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" b/w "I've Gotta Be Me" (from Brook Benton Today) |
45 | 48 | 31 | 4 | – | Home Style | |||
| 1971 | "Shoes" b/w "Let Me Fix It" (from Home Style) |
67 | 52 | 18 | 18 | – | Story Teller | ||
| "Heaven Help Us All" b/w "Whoever Finds This (I Love You)" (from Home Style) |
– | 120 | – | – | – | The Gospel Truth | |||
| "Take a Look at Your Hands" b/w "If You Think God Is Dead" |
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| "Please Send Me Someone to Love" b/w "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" |
– | – | – | – | – | Story Teller | |||
| "A Black Child Can't Smile" b/w "If You Think God Is Dead" (from The Gospel Truth) |
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| "Soul Santa" b/w "Let Us All Get Together with the Lord" (from The Gospel Truth) |
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| 1972 | "Movin' Day" b/w "Poor Make Believer" |
– | – | – | – | – | Story Teller | ||
| "If You Got the Time" b/w "You Take Me Home Honey" |
104 | – | – | – | – | Something for Everyone | |||
| 1973 | "Lay Lady Lay" b/w "A Touch of Class" |
– | 107 | – | – | – | Non-album tracks | ||
| 1974 | "South Carolina" b/w "All That Love Went to Waste" |
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| 1976 | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" b/w "Weekend with Feathers" |
– | – | – | – | – | This Is Brook Benton | ||
| 1978 | "Making Love Is Good for You" b/w "Better Times" |
– | – | 49 | – | – | Makin' Love Is Good for You | ||
| "Soft" b/w "Glow Love" |
– | – | – | – | – | Soft | |||
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Referencer redigér
- ^ a b c d e "Brook Benton - Awards". AllMusic. Arkiveret fra originalen 13. oktober 2013. Hentet 28. juli 2022.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th udgave). London: Guinness World Records Limited. s. 54. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
