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Dee Dee Bridgewater (1980 album)

Dee Dee Bridgewater is a studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. Released in 1980 by the Elektra label, it is her second self-titled album. Two singles were released: "One in a Million (Guy)" and "When Love Comes Knockin'".[6] The album was re-released on CD in 2006.

Dee Dee Bridgewater
Studio album by
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Released1980
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreJazz
Length40:49
LabelElektra
ProducerThom Bell
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Bad for Me
(1979)		 Dee Dee Bridgewater
(1980)		 Live in Paris
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[2]
The Penguin Guide to JazzStarStarStar[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of JazzStarStarStar[4]
Tom HullB−[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lonely Disco Dancer"Thom Bell, Joseph Jefferson, Richard Roebuck4:57
2."When Love Comes Knockin'"Thom Bell, Joe Ericksen, Dennis Caldirola4:21
3."One in a Million (Guy)"Thom Bell, Joe Ericksen4:43
4."Gunshots in the Night"Leroy Bell, Casey James6:28
5."When You're in Love"Casey James6:28
6."That's the Way Love Should Feel"Preston Glass, Alan Glass4:28
7."Give in to Love"Thom Bell, Linda Creed5:11
8."Jody (Whoever You Are)"Joseph Jefferson4:13

Personnel

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Band

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
  • Thom Bell, Casey James – keyboards
  • Don Renaldo and His Strings and Horns – horns, strings
  • Grant Reeves – saxophone
  • Bobby Eli, Bill Neale – guitar
  • Bob Babbitt – bass guitar
  • Charles Collins – drums
  • Leroy Bell, Larry Washington – percussion
  • Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Frankie Bleu, Carl Helm, George Merrill – backing vocals

Production

  • Thom Bell – producer, conductor
  • Dirk Devlin, Jim Gallagher, Ron Gangnes – recording engineers
  • Ron Coro – art direction, design
  • David Alexander – photography

Original release history

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Release history and formats for Dee Dee Bridgewater
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America 1980
  • LP
  • cassette
 Elektra Records [7]

References

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  1. ↑ "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Dee Dee Bridgewater". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 734. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ Hull, Tom. "Penguin Guide to Jazz Diffs: 4th vs. 5th Editions". Tom Hull. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Dee Dee Bridgewater". Tom Hull. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Dee Dee Bridgewater (1980)". oldies.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ Bridgewater, Dee Dee (1980). Dee Dee Bridgewater. Elektra Records (Media notes). 6E-306 (LP); TC-5306 (Cassette).
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