Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites

Artist Information

Genres: Soul, R&B, West Coast Blues, Ballads, Jazz Blues, Pop-Soul

Active: 50's, 60's, 70's

Born: December 23, 1935 in Galveston, TX

Influences

Johnny Otis, Solomon Burke, Ray Charles, Dinah Washington

Followers

Frankie Lymon, Maxine Brown, Diane Richards, Carla Cook, Kendra Foster, Lizz Wright

Overview

Discography

Biography

Links

Lyrics

Album

Album: Collectables Classics [Box Set]

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Artist: Esther Phillips
Released: April 25, 2006
Label: Collectables

Song List

Lookin' for a Mean (To Satisfy My Soul)

2:44

Heart to Heart

2:58

The Deacon Moves In

2:46

I'm a Bad, Bad Girl

2:56

Cryin' and Singin' the Blues

2:48

Tell Him That I Need Him So

2:20

Ring-A-Ding-Doo

2:55

I'll Be There

3:03

The Crying Blues

3:01

Better Beware

2:38

Somebody Knew

3:08

Bring My Lovin' Back to Me

2:48

Aged and Mellow

2:46

I Paid My Dues

2:58

Ramblin' Blues

2:34

Hollerin' and Screamin'

2:56

Saturday Night Daddy

2:36

Mainliner

2:35

You Took My Love Too Fast

2:28

Last Laugh Blues

2:46

Flesh Blood and Bones

2:15

Turn the Lamps Down Low

2:21

Cherry Wine

2:21

Love Oh Love

2:31

Hound Dog

2:33

And I Love Him

2:38

'Tis Autumn

2:26

Shangri-La

2:43

Moonglow & Theme from Picnic

2:51

Out of the Blue

2:49

People

2:25

Makin' Whoopee

2:43

Girl from Ipanema

2:45

I Wish You Love

2:59

If You Love Me, Really Love Me

3:26

Too Soon to Know

3:01

Make Believe Dreams

3:11

It's All Right with Me

3:03

The Shadow of Your Smile

2:06

Crazy He Calls Me

3:36

He Touched Me

2:43

A Taste of Honey

2:09

Let There Be Love

2:04

You Can't Go Home Again

2:36

Just Say Goodbye

2:17

I Could Have Told You So

2:43

Every Time We Say Goodbye

3:06

As Tears Go By

2:43

The Party's Over

2:04

Don't Let Me Lose This Dream [Live]

2:21

And I Love Him [Live]

6:28

Cry Me a River Blues [Live]

5:24

Release Me [Live]

4:48

Makin' Whoopee [Live]

4:00

If It's the Last Thing I Do [Live]

3:52

Shangri-La [Live]

2:37

Please Send Me Someone to Love [Live]

5:55

I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright

3:00

I Wonder

3:00

Confessin' the Blues

3:00

Romance in the Dark

3:35

C. C. Rider

2:47

Cherry Red

3:15

In the Evenin'

2:57

I Love Paris [Live]

4:08

Bye Bye Blackbird [Live]

4:45

Blow Top Blues/Jelly Jelly Blues/Long John Blues [Live]

10:39

I Really Don't Want to Know

2:02

Just out of Reach

3:07

I Can't Help It

3:05

Be Honest with Me

3:10

I've Forgotten More Than You'll Ever Know About Him

3:10

Release Me

3:19

I'd Fight the World

2:50

Am I That Easy to Forget

2:46

After Loving You

3:10

No Headstone on My Grave

3:19

Why Should We Try Anymore

2:06

Mojo Hanna

2:22

I Saw Me

3:12

Double Crossing Blues

2:40

Hello Walls

3:22

Some Things You Never Get Used To

2:24

Let Me Know When It's Over

2:19

Ups and Downs

2:44

Catch Me I'm Fallin'

2:37

I'm in Love

2:21

Brand New Day

4:15

Just Like a Fish

2:27

Tomorrow Night

3:30

Some Cats Know

3:11

Cheater Man

2:20

When a Woman Loves a Man

2:52

Fever

2:50

When Loves Comes to the Human Race

3:04

Try Me

2:50

I'm Sorry

2:31

Somebody Else Is Taking My Place

2:26

Set Me Free

4:02

100

All God Has Is Us

3:57

101

He Knows

3:41

102

Woman Will Do No Wrong

2:45

103

Crazy Love

2:39

Credits

Bill Berry:

Flugelhorn

Gary Burton:

Vibraphone

Billy Butler:

Guitar

Sonny Criss:

Sax (Alto)

King Curtis:

Arranger, Sax (Tenor), Producer

Herb Ellis:

Guitar

Leonard Feather:

Liner Notes

Oliver Nelson:

Arranger

Esther Phillips:

Arranger, Vocals

Jack Wilson:

Piano, Piano (Electric)

Dud Bascomb:

Trumpet

Seldon Powell:

Sax (Tenor)

Chuck Rainey:

Bass (Electric)

Onzy Matthews:

Arranger, Conductor

Ira Schulman:

Sax (Tenor)

Bobby Gregg:

Drums

Teddy Randazzo:

Arranger, Producer

Jimmy Ricks:

Vocals

Dee Dee Warwick:

Vocal Group

Jimmy Wisner:

Arranger

George Duvivier:

Bass

Dan Penn:

Producer

Al Porcino:

Trumpet

Don Arnone:

Guitar

Donald Bailey:

Drums

Everett Barksdale:

Guitar, Mandolin

Bert Berns:

Producer

Louise Blackburn:

Trombone

Estelle Brown:

Vocal Group

Bob Bushnell:

Bass

Don Butterfield:

Tuba

Charles Chalmers:

Sax (Tenor)

Gene Chrisman:

Drums

Louis Ciotti:

Sax (Tenor)

Cissy Houston:

Vocal Group

Selby Coffeen:

Engineer

Tommy Cogbill:

Arranger

Ben Couley:

Trumpet

Al DeRisi:

Trumpet

Charles DeAngelis:

Sax (Tenor)

Walter DeVenne:

Audio Supervisor

Cornell Dupree:

Guitar, Guitar (Electric)

George Devens:

Percussion

The Dixie Flyers:

Accompaniment

Tom Dowd:

Producer

Teddy Edwards:

Sax (Tenor)

Ray Ellis:

Arranger, Conductor

Bobby Emmons:

Organ

Ahmet Ertegun:

Liner Notes, Executive Producer

Nesuhi Ertegun:

Producer

Fred Ford:

Sax (Tenor)

Charlie Freeman:

Guitar

Eric Gale:

Guitar

Mort Garson:

Arranger, Conductor

Joe Gentle:

Flute

Leroy Glover:

Organ, Arranger

Rodgers Grant:

Piano

Charles Grant:

Drums

Paul Griffin:

Organ, Piano

Sol Gubin:

Drums

Ernie Hayes:

Organ

Haywood Henry:

Sax (Baritone)

Wally Heider:

Engineer

Phil Kross:

Percussion

Mike Leech:

Bass

Richard Leith:

Trombone

Herb Lovelle:

Drums

Ray Lucas:

Drums

Carl Lynch:

Guitar

Charles Macey:

Guitar, Mandolin

Arif Mardin:

Organ

Tommy McClure:

Bass

Carmen McRae:

Liner Notes

Jay Migliori:

Sax (Baritone)

Jimmy Mitchell:

Sax (Baritone)

Chips Moman:

Producer

Melvin Moore:

Trumpet

Peter Myers:

Trombone

Jimmy Nottingham:

Trumpet

Spooner Oldham:

Piano

Bob Porter:

Reissue Producer

Bernard "Pretty" Purdie:

Drums

Albert Richmond:

Trombone

Bob Rolontz:

Liner Notes

Margaret Ross:

Harp

Art Ryerson:

Mandolin

Sylvia Shemwell:

Vocal Group

Warren Smith:

Percussion

Tony Studd:

Trombone

Bill Suyker:

Guitar

Richard Tee:

Organ

Brooks Tillotson:

Trombone

Ray Triscari:

Sax (Alto)

James Tyrell:

Bass

Francis Vaz:

Guitar

Victor Venegas:

Bass

Jerry Wexler:

Producer

Snooky Young:

Trumpet

Reggie Young:

Guitar

Jim Dickensen:

Keyboards

Norbert Hess:

Liner Notes

Jack Walker:

Liner Notes

Frank Bruno:

Bass

Philip Elwood:

Liner Notes

Ralph J. Gleason:

Liner Notes

Moe Weschler:

Piano

Roland Myers:

Trombone

Robert Rolfe:

Trumpet

Dave Crawford:

Producer

Joe Newman Quartet:

Trumpet

Stephen Innocenzi:

Digital Transfers

Artie Kaplan:

Reeds

Cliff Parman:

Arranger, Conductor

Jack Hooke:

Liner Notes

Lamar Wright:

Trumpet

Al Chernet:

Mandolin

Sam Feldman:

Mastering

Loring Eutemey:

Cover Design

Lee Friedlander:

Cover Photo

Al Scackman:

Guitar

Anita Wexler:

Liner Notes

Ike Isaacs Trio:

Bass (Acoustic)

Victor Pearlin:

Liner Notes, Compilation

Jimmy Lewis:

Bass

James "Hal" Smith:

Trumpet

Gabriel Camacho Baltazar:

Sax (Alto)

Bill Clark:

Trumpet