Have a Good Time | ||||
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Released | 1988 | |||
Venue | Cinegrill | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Producer | Ralph Jungheim | |||
Ruth Brown chronology | ||||
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Have a Good Time is a live album by the American R&B singer Ruth Brown, released in 1988.[1][2] Her first album for Fantasy Records, it was a factor in Brown's late 1980s career resurgence.[3][4]
Produced by Ralph Jungheim, the album was recorded at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's Cinegrill.[5][6][7] Charles Williams, Red Holloway, and Bobby Forrester were members of Ruth's backing band.[8] "5-10-15 Hours", "Have a Good Time", "Teardrops from My Eyes", and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" are remakes of four of Brown's Atlantic hits.[9]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD | [11] |
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | [12] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
The St. Petersburg Times thought that "the sheer giddiness that drove '5-10-15 Hours' or '(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean' in the originals (almost 40 years old!) has been replaced by someone who knows everything worth knowing about phrasing, rhythm and life its ownself."[13] The Philadelphia Inquirer called Have a Good Time "a great album: history without the history books," writing that Brown "tailors mighty vocal wails to the intimate environment of a jazz session, all the while playing off the charged, fiercely rhythmic accompaniment of organist Bobby Forrester."[5]
AllMusic wrote that "Brown is assisted by a fine quintet ... for fresh remakes of some of her hits, along with some newer material."[10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" | |
2. | "You Won't Let Me Go" | |
3. | "5-10-15 Hours" | |
4. | "Have a Good Time" | |
5. | "Teardrops from My Eyes" | |
6. | "Always on My Mind" | |
7. | "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" | |
8. | "When I Fall in Love" | |
9. | "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" | |
10. | "What a Wonderful World" |