5-10-15 Hours

1952 single by Ruth Brown

"5-10-15 Hours"

Single by Ruth Brown
B-side| "Be Anything (But Be Mine)"
Released| March 25, 1952 (1952-03-25)
Recorded| 1951
Genre| R&B
Length| 2:59
Label| Atlantic
Songwriter(s)| Rudy Toombs
Ruth Brown singles chronology
| "Shine On (Big Bright Moon, Shine On)"
(1951)  | "5-10-15 Hours"
(1952)  | "Daddy"
(1952)

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"5-10-15 Hours" is a rhythm-and-blues song written by Rudy Toombs in 1952 for Ruth Brown and was one of several number-one R&B hits he wrote for her.[1] When Brown was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, her induction said that "her best work was to be found on such red-hot mid-Fifties R&B sides as '5-10-15 Hours'".[2]

## Song Background

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Her recording is smooth, sophisticated blues shouting at its best, has a touch of suppliance more characteristic of the vocal qualities of popular singers than of the blues. The recording features a tenor sax solo by Willis Jackson.[3]

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Shaw, Arnold (1978). Honkers and Shouters. New York: Macmillan. pp. 406–407\. ISBN 0-02-061740-2.
2. ^ "Ruth Brown". www.rockhall.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
3. ^ Gillett, Charlie (1996). The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll (2nd ed.). New York: Da Capo Press. p. 130\. ISBN 0-306-80683-5.

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Ruth Brown

Studio albums|

* Ruth Brown
* Miss Rhythm
* Late Date with Ruth Brown
* The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown
* Blues on Broadway
* Fine and Mellow
* A Good Day for the Blues

Live albums|

* Ruth Brown '65
* Have a Good Time

Singles|

* "So Long"
* "Teardrops from My Eyes"
* "5-10-15 Hours"
* "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean"
* "Oh What a Dream"
* "Mambo Baby"
* "Lucky Lips"
* "This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'"
* "Jack o' Diamonds"

Related articles|

* Amen Corner
* Black and Blue
* Jimmy Brown
* Rhythm and Blues Foundation

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