Dee Dee Bridgewater (1976 album)

Dee Dee Bridgewater
Studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater
Released	1976
Recorded	1976
Studio	Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, AL Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA Soundtek, New York, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:05
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Gene Page, Stephen Y. Scheaffer, Jerry Wexler
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Afro Blue (1974) Dee Dee Bridgewater (1976) Just Family (1977)

Dee Dee Bridgewater is the second studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. The record was released in 1976 via Atlantic Records label. She also released a self-titled album in 1980 via the Elektra label.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[3]

Stacia Proefrock of AllMusic wrote "Dee Dee Bridgewater's self-titled album opens with a song that sounds closer to Gloria Gaynor than Ella Fitzgerald, throwing her jazz fans for a loop. This 1976 release explores R&B and funk territories, while still employing her strong, husky voice. She shows the amazing range and emotional expression that would make her "comeback" albums of the '90s so remarkable, while apparently having a lot of fun. While this album is out of character for her stylistically, it is still a fine addition to any fan's collection."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Prayer"	Georges Boulanger, Jimmy Kennedy	3:35
2.	"My Lonely Room"	Peter Skellern	4:52
3.	"It Ain't Easy"	Allen Toussaint	3:32
4.	"He's Gone"	Daryl Hall, John Oates	5:56
5.	"Goin' Through the Motions"	Tom Bahler	3:53
6.	"You Saved Me"	Bob Bateman, LiL' Ed	4:29
7.	"Every Man Wants Another Man's Woman"	Alan O'Day	4:09
8.	"My Prayer"	Georges Boulanger, Jimmy Kennedy	5:39
Total length:			36:05

Personnel

Band Dee Dee Bridgewater – primary artist, vocals Barry Beckett – keyboards Harry Bluestone – concertmaster Herb Bushler – bass guitar Pete Carr – guitar Vivian Cherry – backing vocals Merry Clayton – backing vocals Gary Coleman – percussion Henry Davis – bass guitar Wilton Felder – bass guitar Jerry Friedman – guitar Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals Ed Greene – drums Loni Groves – backing vocals Bobbye Hall – congas Roger Hawkins – drums

Tom Hensley – keyboards David Hood – bass guitar Augie Johnson – backing vocals Jimmy Johnson – guitar John Lehman – backing vocals Marti McCall – backing vocals Cliff Morris – guitar Linda November – backing vocals Ray Parker Jr. – guitar Dean Parks – guitar Melvin Ragin – guitar Joe Sample – keyboards David T. Walker – guitar Jackie Ward – backing vocals Carolyn Willia – backing vocals Harold Wheeler – horn arrangements, keyboards, string arrangements Gene Orloff – concertmaster

Production Bob Defrin – art direction Lewis Hahn – mixing Gregg Hamm – engineer David Hassinger – engineer Jerry Masters – engineer Steve Melton – engineer Billy Page – vocal arrangement Gene Page – arranger, producer Stephen Y. Scheaffer – mixing, producer Paula Scher – art direction Jon Vogel – mastering Jerry Wexler –producer

References

1. "Dee Dee Bridgewater". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
2. Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings : Cook, Richard : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming. p. 163. ISBN 9780141023274. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
3. The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 47.
4. "Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater [1976]". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

External links

• Official website