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The Queen Of R&B:

Savannah Churchill & Her Groups

Dipper #214
Barcode: None

Review first published: 20.01.2002

Prepare yourselves for over 70 minutes of pure R&B enjoyment.

Savannah Churchill, the first true Queen on Rhythm & Blues. This CD encompasses recordings of Savannah and the groups that backed her. Her sultry voice is complimented By the likes of the Four Tunes, Striders, Five Kings, King Odum Four and the Ray Charles Singers. Spanning the beginning of her career in 1946, this volume contains recordings up until 1956. You will have nothing but praises for the works on this CD. The way the Savannah and these male groups work together bring thrills and chills to these Rhythm & Blues arrangements.

The only negative I find with this CD is. With all the programs available now to clean Vinyl recordings to near master tape quality, none was used on this CD. However, if you Are a purist and the sounds of the needle and record hiss are not bothersome to you. Here you have them. All in all the record noise is far from being unbearable, and the recordings are Outstanding!

When you purchase this CD you also get the great liner notes written by Lou Rallo. Made an already fantastic CD that much better.

Here now are the tracks from the Queen of R&B, Ms Savannah Churchill and her Groups.

1. I Want To Be Loved (But By Only You) w/Four Tunes ’46 Manor play

2. Foolishly Yours w/Four Tunes ’46 Manor

3. I Can’t Get Up The Nerve To Kiss You w/Five Kings ’47 Manor

4. Let’s Call A Spade A Spade w/Five Kings ’47 Manor

5. Is It Too Late w/Four Tunes ’47 Manor

6. Time Out For Tears w/Four Tunes ’48 Manor

7. I Want To Cry w/Four Tunes ’48 Manor

8. I’ll Never Belong To Anyone Else w/Four Tunes ’48 Manor

9. The Things You Do To Me w/Four Tunes ’48 Columbia play

10. The Best Of Friends w/Four Tunes ’48 Columbia

11. All Of Me w/Four Tunes ’49 Manor

12. Would You Hurt Me Now w/Four Tunes ’49 Manor

13. Savannah Sings The Blues w/Four Tunes ’49 Manor

14. I’ll Never Be Free w/Four Tunes ’49 Arco

15. Can Anyone Explain (No, No, No) w/Four Tunes ’49 Arco

16. The Devil Sat Down & Cried w/Four Tunes ’49 Arco

17. Changeable You w/Striders ’50 Arco

18. Aint’cha Glad I Love You w/Striders ’50 Arco

19. Once There Lived A Fool w/Striders ’50 Arco

20. When You Come Back To Me w/Striders ’50 Arco

21. I Don’t Believe In Tomorrow w/Four Tunes ’51 RCA

22. It’s No Sin w/Four Tunes ’51 RCA play

23. In Spite Of Everything You Do w/Four Tunes ’51 RCA

24. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry w/King Odum Four ’52 RCA

25. Last Night I Cried Over You w/Ray Charles Singers ’54 Decca

26. The Gypsy Was Wrong w/Four Tunes ’54 Decca

27. They Call Me A Fool w/Four Tunes ’56 Argo

Twenty-seven great recordings by Savannah! I know you will play this CD over and over. There’s just something very special about this lady’s voice that makes you want to hear her over and over again. Looking forward to subsequent volumes of Savannah Churchill and Her Groups.

Brand new release from late in Dec of 2001. Should be readily available at all your favorite Oldies outlets. If perchance, you have difficulty in finding this treasure, feel free to contact me for assistance.

In Harmony:

Bruce (DooWop DJ)

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