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･ ORIGINAL RECORDINGS
･ 12-PAGE BOOKLET - CONTAINING RARE PHOTOS ORIGINAL ART COVER AND BOTH NEW AND THE ORIGINAL LINER NOTES.

Lou Rawls’ magnificent second album Black and Blue (Capitol Records ST 1824) in its entirety. It showcases the singer performing a collection of well-known standards backed with dynamic arrangements by Onzy Matthews. Fifteen pop songs recorded by Rawls between 1959 and 1962 originally issued on singles have been added here as a bonus.

LOU RAWLS vocals
Orchestra conducted & arranged by ONZY MATTHEWS
Collective personnel: Bobby Bryant Bud Brisbois Bob Rolfe George Graham (tp) Lou Blackburn Les Robertson Horace Tapscott Charles Wilson (tb) Bob Knight (bass tb) Charlie Kennedy Alexander Nelson (as) Curtis Amy (ss ts) Jay Migliori Lou Ciotti (ts) Jack Nimitz (bar) Richard “Groove” Holmes Joe Sample (organ) Onzy Matthews (p) Irving Ashby Gene Edwards (g) Jim Crutcher Curtis Counce (b) Leroy Henderson Frank Butler (d). Capitol Studios Los Angeles October-November 1962. Original sessions produced by Nick Venet.
*BONUS TRACKS (14-28): Lou Rawls pop singles recorded between 1959 and 1962.

1. ROLL ‘EM PETE
2. I’D RATHER DRINK MUDDY WATER
3. HOW LONG HOW LONG BLUES
4. EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES
5. ST. JAMES INFIRMARY
6. (WHAT DID I DO TO BE SO) BLACK AND BLUE
7. GLOOMY SUNDAY
8. KANSAS CITY
9. GOIN’ TO CHICAGO BLUES
10. TROUBLE IN MIND
11. WORLD OF TROUBLE
12. SIX COLD FEET OF GROUND
13. STRANGE FRUIT
BONUS TRACKS:
14. WALKIN’ (FOR MILES)
15. KIDDIO
16. IN MY LITTLE BLACK BOOK
17. JUST THOUGHT YOU’D LIKE TO KNOW
18. 80 WAYS
19. WHEN WE GET OLD
20. ONCE IN A LIFETIME LOVE
21. THAT LUCKY OLD SUN
22. IN MY HEART
23. NINE POUND HAMMER
24. ABOVE MY HEAD
25. THE BRIDE
26. THE BIGGEST LOVER IN TOWN
27. TRUST ME
28. PLEASE LET ME BE THE FIRST ONE TO KNOW