Have a Good Time
Live album by
Ruth Brown
Released1988
VenueCinegrill
GenreR&B
LabelFantasy Records[1]
ProducerRalph Jungheim
Ruth Brown chronology
Sweet Baby of Mine
(1987)		 Have a Good Time
(1988)		 Blues on Broadway
(1989)

Have a Good Time is a live album by the American R&B singer Ruth Brown, released in 1988.[2][3] Her first album for Fantasy Records, it was a factor in Brown's late 1980s career resurgence.[4][5]

Production

Produced by Ralph Jungheim, the album was recorded at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's Cinegrill.[6][7][8] Charles Williams, Red Holloway, and Bobby Forrester were members of Ruth's backing band.[9] "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.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD[12]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide[13]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]

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 has been replaced by someone who knows everything worth knowing about phrasing, rhythm and life its ownself."[14] The Philadelphia Inquirer called Have a Good Time "a great album: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."[6]

AllMusic wrote that "Brown is assisted by a fine quintet ... for fresh remakes of some of her hits, along with some newer material."[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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" 

Personnel

  • Ruth Brown – vocals
  • Charles Williams – alto sax
  • Red Holloway – tenor sax
  • Bobby Forrester – organ
  • Bill Williams – guitar
  • Clarence Bean – drums
  • Ralph Jungheim – producer
  • John Eargle – engineer

References

  1. ↑ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Deffaa, Chip (October 25, 1996). "Blue Rhythms: Six Lives in Rhythm and Blues". University of Illinois Press – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Heim, Chris (18 Dec 1988). "R&B REVIVAL: RUTH BROWN'S COMEBACK IS A DREAM COME TRUE". Chicago Tribune. Arts. p. 8.
  4. ↑ Harrington, Richard (5 Oct 1988). "On the Beat". The Washington Post. p. C7.
  5. ↑ Zailian, Marian (September 9, 1990). "Ruth Brown Rebuilt Her Own House – R&B queen back recording, in clubs, theater and film". San Francisco Chronicle. Sunday Datebook. p. 20.
  6. 1 2 Moon, Tom (2 Oct 1988). "FROM RUTH BROWN, SOUL LACED WITH MIGHT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D8.
  7. ↑ Stewart, Zan (21 June 1989). "Jazz Notes". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 7.
  8. ↑ Wharton, David (2 Oct 1988). "Rediscoveries: Alan Eichler Is Bringing Vintage Cabaret Stars Back to Limelight". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 90.
  9. ↑ Smith, Will (December 11, 1988). "Mel Torme's Reunion Showcases '50s". Omaha World-Herald. Entertainment. p. 17.
  10. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 89–90.
  11. 1 2 "Have a Good Time – Ruth Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  12. ↑ Hadley, Frank-John (1994). The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD. Grove Press. p. 30.
  13. ↑ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 83.
  14. ↑ Jones, Malcolm (23 Apr 1989). "Two first ladies of soul". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2F.
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