The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
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
. In 1968, the album was re-released as Eternally Soul.Reception
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
- "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
- 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
- engineering, production
- Ira Howard – liner notes
- Bob Irwin – production
- Jeff Smith – design
See also
- List of 1962 albums
References
- AllMusic Guide. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ISSN 0006-2510.
External links
- 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)