Living the Nightlife

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Overview

Kent Records has set the standard for various-artists CDs in the U.K., displaying as much care with the packaging as they do compiling the songs, and this compilation features another sterling line-up of soul rarities and classics. Jack Montgomery's excellent "Dearly Beloved," for instance, is worth a fortune on 45, and you'll search long and hard to find a copy of Walter Johnson's obscure "Love Keeps Me Crying." Fred Hughes' "Send My Baby Back" was a mild R&B hit and Maxine Brown's "It's Torture" should have been. Big Maybelle is always magic, and the Shirelles' "Groovy Guy" is one girl group gem that you've probably never heard, featuring some male group sounds too. Living the Nightlife's 24 tracks offer plenty for the ears, and the packanging is easy on the eyes as well. ~ Andrew Hamilton

Product Details

Release Date:	11/20/1995
Label:	Kent
UPC:	0029667210423
Rank:	142854

Tracks

1. Carlena  -  Just Brothers  - Don Juan Mancha
2. Dearly Beloved  - M. Jones  - Don Juan Mancha  - Jack Montgomery
3. Black Eyed Girl  - Herschell Dwellingham  - R. Richards  - Billy Thompson
4. Livin' the Nightlife  -  Charts
5. Groovy Guy  -  Shirelles
6. It's Torture  - Maxine Brown  - Harlan Howard
7. Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got  - Benny Gordon  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
8. I Refuse to Give Up  - Clarence Reid
9. Send My Baby Back  - Lonnie Hewitt  - Freddie Hughes  - Ernest Marbray
10. Good Things Come to Those Who Wait  - J.J. Barnes  - Haran Griffin  - Chuck Jackson
11. Do You Love Me Baby  - M. Jones  -  Masqueraders  -  Rightsil
12. Please Stay  -  Georgia Tom  -  Ivories
13. The Pretty Part of You  - Tommy Hunt
14. My Sweet Baby  -  Esquires  - Gilbert Moorer
15. Love Ain't What It Used to Be  - Nickolas Ashford  -  Diplomats  - Valerie Simpson
16. Yesterday's Kisses  -  Big Maybelle  - Brenda Bruno  - Tony Bruno
17. (Happiness Will Cost You) One Thin Dime  - Bill Halley  - Bettye LaVette
18. I Want You  - Judy Clay
19. Since I Found a Love  - Sandy Hadley
20. Love Keeps Me Crying  - Walter Johnson
21. You Can't Keep a Good Man Down  -  Gentlemen Four  - James Georgantones
22. I Don't Want to Lose You  - Mel Wynn
23. Look My Way  - Maurice Williams
24. You Must Be Losing Your Mind  - Jimmie Raye

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sandy Hadley   Primary Artist
The Shirelles   Primary Artist
Benny Gordon   Primary Artist
The Esquires   Primary Artist
Maurice Williams   Primary Artist
Walter Johnson   Primary Artist
Mel Wynn   Primary Artist
The Gentlemen Four   Primary Artist
Bettye LaVette   Primary Artist
Big Maybelle   Primary Artist
The Ivories   Primary Artist
Billy Thompson   Primary Artist
The Charts   Primary Artist
Jack Montgomery   Primary Artist
Chuck Jackson   Primary Artist
Clarence Reid   Primary Artist
The Diplomats   Primary Artist
Freddie Hughes   Primary Artist
Judy Clay   Primary Artist
Just Brothers   Primary Artist
Jimmie Raye   Primary Artist
Maxine Brown   Primary Artist
The Masqueraders   Primary Artist
Tommy Hunt   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

The Masqueraders   Performer
Ady Croasdell   Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
Duncan Cowell   Post Production
Tommy Cogbill   Producer
Tommy Hunt   Performer
Buddy Killen   Producer
Georgia Tom   Composer
Harlan Howard   Composer
J.J. Barnes   Composer
The Esquires   Performer
M. Jones   Composer
Maurice Williams   Composer,Performer
Nickolas Ashford   Composer
Haran Griffin   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Dave Farrow   Design
Danny Jordan   Producer
James Georgantones   Composer
Brenda Bruno   Composer
Herschell Dwellingham   Composer
Walter Johnson   Performer
Gilbert Moorer   Composer
Herman Lewis   Producer
George Andrews   Arranger
Stan Green   Producer
Rightsil   Composer
Mel Wynn   Performer
R. Richards   Composer
Ernest Marbray   Composer
Don Juan Mancha   Composer
Barry Richards   Producer
John Terry   Producer
Andrew "Mike" Terry   Arranger
Dale Warren   Arranger
Tony Bruno   Composer,Producer
Bert DeCoteaux   Arranger
Bettye LaVette   Performer
Bill Halley   Composer
Big Maybelle   Performer
The Ivories   Performer
Billy Thompson   Performer
Jack Montgomery   Performer
Chuck Jackson   Performer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Clarence Reid   Composer,Performer
The Diplomats   Performer
Dionne Warwick   Producer
Freddie Hughes   Performer
Lonnie Hewitt   Composer,Producer
Judy Clay   Performer
Valerie Simpson   Composer
Just Brothers   Performer
Jimmie Raye   Composer
Maxine Brown   Performer
The Shirelles   Performer