The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Girl group | |||
| Length | 30:01 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Scepter | |||
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The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party is a 1962 collaborative album between American blues and rhythm and blues saxophonist King Curtis and girl group The Shirelles. In 1968, the album was re-released as Eternally Soul.
Reception
[edit]Editors of AllMusic Guide gave this album three out of five stars, with critic Richie Unterberger characterizing the release as "respectable but not terribly exciting, and a bit schizo in concept", due to alternating tracks between the musical acts rather than having them collaborate directly.[1] In a review of reissues for Billboard, Chris Morris called this album a "bopping session".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Mama Here Comes the Bride" (Luther Dixon and Jerome Richardson) – 2:26
- "Take the Last Train Home" (Instrumental) (Dixson and Curtis Ousley) – 3:06
- "Welcome Home, Baby" (Dixon) – 2:32
- "I've Got a Woman" (Ray Charles) – 4:58
- "I Still Want You" (Dixson and Ousley) – 2:29
- "Take the Last Train Home" (Vocal) (Dixson and Ousley) – 1:56
- "Love Is a Swinging Thing" (Willie Denson, Dixon, and Shirley Owens) – 2:12
- "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (Jessie Hill) – 2:19
- "New Orleans" (Ousley) – 3:25
- "Mister Twister" (Otis Blackwell) – 2:29
- "Potato Chips" (Ousley) – 2:37
Personnel
[edit]- King Curtis – saxophone, vocals
The Shirelles
- Doris Coley – lead and backing vocals
- Addie "Micki" Harris – lead and backing vocals
- Beverly Lee – lead and backing vocals
- Shirley Owens – lead and backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Luther Dixon – engineering, production
- Ira Howard – liner notes
- Bob Irwin – production
- Jeff Smith – design
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Give a Twist Party – King Curtis, The Shirelles". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Declarations of Independents: Catching Up on Indie Releases; an Impure Take On the Blues". Retail. Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. January 15, 1994. p. 43. ISSN 0006-2510.
External links
[edit]- The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
