Emotions (Brenda Lee album)

1961 studio album by Brenda Lee

Emotions

Studio album by

Brenda Lee

Released| April 3, 1961
Recorded| August 16, 1960 – January 19, 1961[1]
Studio| Bradley Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre|

* Rock and roll[2]
* pop[2]

Length| 33:55
Label| Decca
Producer| Owen Bradley
Brenda Lee chronology
| This Is...Brenda
(1960)  | Emotions
(1961)  | All the Way
(1961)

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Singles from  Emotions

1. "Emotions" / "I'm Learning About Love"
Released: February 1961

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
New Record Mirror| 3/5[3]

Emotions is the fourth studio album by American singer Brenda Lee. The album was released on April 3, 1961 on Decca Records and was produced by Owen Bradley. It was one of two studio albums released by Lee in 1961 and its title track became a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

## Background and content

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Emotions was recorded in seven sessions between August 16, 1960 and January 19, 1961 all at the Bradley Film and Recording Studio located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[1] Like Lee's previously released This Is...Brenda, the album's production mixed the sounds of Rockabilly with the Nashville Sound production, according to Richie Unterberger of Allmusic. Seven of the album's twelve tracks were cover versions. The album's eighth track "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" was a remake of the single by The Shirelles and the songs "Georgia on My Mind" and "Swanee River Rock" were previously recorded by Ray Charles.[citation needed] While Unterberger found that the songs seemed to be on the "filler side", he still felt that Lee "brought commitment to each and every one of her vocals." Also included on the album was two songs co-written by American country artist Mel Tillis: "Emotions" and "Crazy Talk". The album received four out of five stars from reviewer Richie Unterberger, who stated, "While it was the kind of record that could appeal to both kids and adults, it wasn't watered down, as the production on its own was pretty delightful to listen to, matched by the excellence of Lee's incredibly (for a teenager) mature vocals."[2] Emotions was issued originally as an LP record upon its initial release, with six songs on each side of the record.[4] The album has been reissued and released on a compact disc in the United Kingdom.[5]

## Release

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Prior to the album's release the tracks "Emotions" and "I'm Learning About Love" had been issued on a single in December 1960: "Emotions", written by Mel Tillis and Ramsey Kearney, had been the favored side reaching #7 in February 1961 although "I'm Learning About Love" also became a Top 40 hit peaking at #33.[6] while also reaching #45 on the UK Singles Chart.[7] The album was officially released on April 3, 1961 on Decca Records and peaked at #24 on the Billboard 200 album chart, becoming Lee's first album not to peak in the Billboard 200 Top 10.[8]

## Track listing

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Side one

1. "Emotions" – (Ramsey Kearney, Mel Tillis) - 2:51
2. "Just Another Lie" – (Ernest R. Suarez) - 3:20
3. "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" – (Marguerite Monnot, Geoff Parsons, Edith Piaf) - 2:40
4. "Crazy Talk" – (Mel Tillis, Wayne P. Walker) - 2:42
5. "When I Fall in Love" – (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) - 3:01
6. "Around the World" – (Harold Adamson, Victor Young) - 2:23

Side two

1. "Swanee River Rock" – (Ray Charles) - 2:07
2. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" – (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 2:54
3. "I'm Learning About Love" – (Louis Innis, Grady Martin) - 2:41
4. "Georgia on My Mind" – (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 3:39
5. "Cry" – (Churchill Kohlman) - 2:49
6. "I'm in the Mood for Love" – (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:48

## Personnel

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* Brenton Banks – strings
* Harold Bradley – guitar
* Howard Carpenter – strings
* Floyd Cramer – piano
* Dottie Dillard – background vocals
* Ray Edenton – guitar
* Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
* Buddy Harman – drums
* Lillian Hunt – strings
* Anita Kerr – background vocals
* Brenda Lee – lead vocals
* Grady Martin – guitar
* Bob Moore – bass
* Louis Nunley – background vocals
* Boots Randolph – saxophone
* Vernel Richardson – strings
* Bill Wright – background vocals

## Sales chart positions

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Album
Chart (1961)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard 200[8] | 24

Singles
Year  | Song  | Peak chart positions

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[6] | UK
[7]
1961  | "Emotions"  | 7  | 45
"I'm Learning About Love"  | 33  | —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

## Release history

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Release history and formats for Emotions Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref.

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North America  | April 3, 1961  | Vinyl LP  | Decca Records  | [9]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Brenda Lee's recording sessions". Praguefrank's Country Music. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
2. ^ a b c d Unterberger, Richie. "Emotions > Review". Allmusic.
3. ^ Watson, Jimmy (July 22, 1961). "Brenda Lee: Emotions" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 19\. p. 10\. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
4. ^ "Emotions by Brenda Lee". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.
5. ^ "Emotions profile". Brenda Lee.com.
6. ^ a b "Billboard chart positions > singles". Allmusic.
7. ^ a b "Brenda Lee UK chart runs". Polyhex. Archived from the original on March 10, 2010.
8. ^ a b "Emotions > charts". Allmusic.
9. ^ Lee, Brenda (April 3, 1961). "Emotions (Liner Notes)". Decca Records. DL-74104.

* v
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Brenda Lee

* Albums
* Singles

Studio albums|

* Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang! (1959)
* Brenda Lee (1960)
* This Is...Brenda (1960)
* Emotions (1961)
* All the Way (1961)
* Sincerely (1962)
* Brenda, That's All (1962)
* All Alone Am I (1963)
* ..."Let Me Sing" (1963)
* By Request (1964)
* Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee (1964)
* Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits (1965)
* The Versatile Brenda Lee (1965)
* Too Many Rivers (1965)
* Bye Bye Blues (1966)
* Coming On Strong (1966)
* Reflections in Blue (1967)
* For the First Time (with Pete Fountain) (1968)
* Johnny One Time (1969)
* Memphis Portrait (1970)
* Brenda (1973)
* New Sunrise (1973)
* The Winning Hand (with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton) (1982)
* Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends (2007)

Compilation albums|

* 10 Golden Years (1966)

Singles|

* "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
* "One Step at a Time"
* "Let's Jump the Broomstick"
* "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
* "Sweet Nothin's"
* "That's All You Gotta Do"
* "I'm Sorry"
* "I Want to Be Wanted"
* "Emotions"
* "You Can Depend on Me"
* "Dum Dum"
* "Fool #1
* "Break It to Me Gently"
* "Speak to Me Pretty"
* "Everybody Loves Me But You"
* "Here Comes That Feeling"
* "Heart in Hand"
* "It Started All Over Again"
* "All Alone Am I"
* "Your Used to Be"
* "She'll Never Know"
* "Losing You"
* "I Wonder"
* "My Whole World Is Falling Down"
* "The Grass Is Greener"
* "As Usual"
* "Think"
* "Alone with You"
* "When You Loved Me"
* "Truly, Truly True"
* "Is It True"
* "Jingle Bell Rock"
* "Too Many Rivers"
* "No One"
* "Rusty Bells"
* "Coming On Strong"
* "Ride, Ride, Ride"
* "Johnny One Time"
* "Let It Be Me"
* "Always on My Mind"
* "Nobody Wins"
* "Sunday Sunrise"
* "Wrong Ideas"
* "Big Four Poster Bed"
* "He's My Rock"
* "Tell Me What It's Like"
* "The Cowgirl and the Dandy"
* "Broken Trust"
* "Hallelujah, I Love You So"

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