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Bangkok Post - Mar 12, 2010
His early performance inspiration came from Solomon Burke, Little Richard, Jackie Wilson, Brook Benton, Big Bill Broonsy and many other blues and R&B greats ...

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Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 24, 2010
But in both the tenor of his lived-in voice, which is near-treacly warm, and the temperament of covers such as Brook Benton's I'll Take Care of You ...

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Great American Country (blog) - Feb 28, 2010
And, after singing the Brook Benton classic “A Rainy Night In Georgia” numerous times in past months, it's clear he finally owns it completely. ...

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The Best of Brook Benton: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection

I was able to listen to portions of the CD before I ordered. This allowed me to know what I was getting. I was very impressed with the ordering process. It was very easy to order and the shipping time was extremely quick. The product arrived in top quality.

Titles:
    1. It's Just a Matter of Time
    2. Endlessly
    3. Thank You Pretty Baby
    4. So Many Ways
    5. Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Brook Benton, Dinah Washington
    6. Kiddio
    7. Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love) - Brook Benton, Dinah Washington
    8. Fools Rush In
    9. Boll Weevil Song
    10. Lie to Me
    11. Hotel Happiness
    12. Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton, Cold Grits
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You've Got What It Takes

Just Fabulous! This set definitely has "got what it takes." Three CD set of both artist's work and their duets. It's a keeper.

Titles:
    1. Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Brook Benton, Dinah Washington
    2. What a Diff'rence a Day Made - Dinah Washington
    3. It's Just a Matter of Time - Brook Benton
    4. This Bitter Earth - Dinah Washington
    5. Fools Rush In - Brook Benton, Dinah Washington
    6. Love Walked In - Dinah Washington
    7. Hotel Happiness - Brook Benton
    8. Teach Me Tonight - Dinah Washington
    9. Shadrack - Brook Benton
    10. It Could Happen to You - Dinah Washington
    11. Thank You Pretty Baby - Brook Benton
    12. Early Every Morning - Dinah Washington
    13. Ties That Bind - Brook Benton
    14. We Have Love - Dinah Washington
    15. Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love) - Brook Benton, Dinah Washington
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Endlessly--The Best Of Brook Benton

This is a Rhino collection of a silky & smooth soul-singing pioneer that I knew very little about. His voice is a mixture of Elvis, Nat and Ben E. King. Between 1959 (It's Just A Matter of Time) to 1970 (Rainy Night in Georgia) he had 16 top 40 hits, of which 8 went Top Ten! This 20 song collection also includes two hit duets with Dinah Washington and his biggest hit, The Boll Weevil Song. But for my money, this collection could have been so much better if the early songs didn't have the corny string arrangements attached to them, a successful ploy in the 50's and early 60's to help R&B crossover to a white audience.

Titles:
    1. It's Just a Matter of Time
    2. Hurtin' Inside
    3. Endlessly
    4. So Many Ways
    5. Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Brook Benton, Dinah Washington
    6. Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love) - Brook Benton, Dinah Washington
    7. Kiddio
    8. Fools Rush In
    9. Think Twice
    10. Boll Weevil - Brook Benton, , Mike Stewart Singers
    11. It's Just a House Without You
    12. Frankie and Johnny
    13. Revenge
    14. Shadrack
    15. Hit Record
    16. Lie to Me - Brook Benton, Merry Melody Singers
    17. Hotel Happiness
    18. Still Waters Run Deep - Brook Benton, Merry Melody Singers
    19. Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton, Cold Grits
    20. Don't It Make You Wanna Go Home - Brook Benton, The Dixie Flyers
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The Best of Brook Benton

I consider Brook Benton to be one of the great voices of my time--his sound is smooth, like Nat King Cole. If I remember correctly, Mr. Benton worked in medical research along with Dr. Sulk to develop the Sulk Vaccine for Polio.

Titles:
    1. Boll Weevil Song
    2. It's Just a Matter of Time
    3. So Many Ways
    4. Kiddio
    5. Hotel Happiness
    6. Think Twice
    7. Endlessly
    8. Thank You Pretty Baby
    9. Same One
    10. Frankie and Johnny
    11. Lie to Me
    12. House Is Not a Home
    13. Another Cup of Coffee
    14. Fools Rush In
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