Baby, Baby, Baby (Jimmy Witherspoon album)

1963 studio album by Jimmy Witherspoon

Baby, Baby, Baby

Studio album by

Jimmy Witherspoon

Released| 1963
Recorded| May 6, 1963, and July 8, 1963
New York City and Los Angeles
Genre| Blues
Length| 35:23
Label| Prestige
PRLP 7290
Producer| Ozzie Cadena and David Axelrod
Jimmy Witherspoon chronology
| Roots
(1962)  | Baby, Baby, Baby
(1963)  | Evenin' Blues
(1963)

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Baby, Baby, Baby is an album by blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Prestige label.[1] The title track, "Baby Baby Baby" with music by Jerry Livingston and lyrics by Mack David, was written in 1950 but first sung by Teresa Brewer in the film Those Redheads from Seattle (1953),[2] and then became title track of the album Baby, Baby, Baby by Mindy Carson.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings| [4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "the music is enjoyable if not classic, and should please Witherspoon's many fans".[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon except where noted.

1. "Mean Old Frisco" (Arthur Crudup) – 3:10
2. "Rocks in My Bed" (Duke Ellington) – 2:40
3. "Bad, Bad Whiskey" (Amos Milburn) – 3:05
4. "Baby, Baby, Baby" (Mack David, Jerry Livingston) – 3:00
5. "Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On" (Amos Easton) – 2:45
6. "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer" (Rudy Toombs) – 3:00
7. "Lonely Boy Blues" (Walter Brown, Jay McShann) – 2:47
8. "Blues and Trouble" – 2:52
9. "Endless Sleep" (Dolores Nance, Jody Reynolds) – 2:11
10. "I'll Go on Living" – 3:44
11. "I Can't Hardly See" – 2:39
12. "It's a Lonesome Old World" (Traditional) – 3:30

Note

* Recorded in New York City on May 6, 1963 (tracks 1–8) and in Los Angeles on July 8, 1963 (tracks 9–12)

## Personnel

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* Jimmy Witherspoon – vocals
* Bobby Bryant – trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 9–12)
* Leo Wright – alto saxophone, tambourine (tracks 1–8)
* Jimmy Allen – tenor saxophone (tracks 9–12)
* Arthur Wright – harmonica (tracks 9–12)
* Ernie Freeman (tracks 9–12), Gildo Mahones (tracks 1–8) – piano
* Kenny Burrell (tracks 1–8), Herman Mitchell (tracks 9–12) – guitar
* Jimmy Bond (tracks 9–12), George Tucker (tracks 1–8) – bass
* Jimmy Miller (tracks 9–12), Jimmie Smith (tracks 1–8) – drums

## References

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1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 14, 2013
2. ^ Popular Music – Volume 1 – Page 4 1950 Baby, Baby, Baby Words by Mack David, music by Jerry Livingston. Famous Music Corp. Introduced by Teresa "
3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 14, 2013
4. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 726\. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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Jimmy Witherspoon

Albums|

* Goin' to Kansas City Blues (with Jay McShann, 1958)
* Feelin' the Spirit (1959)
* Baby, Baby, Baby (1963)
* Evenin' Blues (1964)
* Blues Around the Clock (1964)
* Blue Spoon (1964)
* Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues (1964)
* Spoon in London (1965)
* Blues for Easy Livers (1966)
* Guilty! (with Eric Burdon, 1971)
* Midnight Lady Called the Blues (1986)

Singles|

* "Ain't Nobody's Business" (1947)

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