I Love Paris: Great American Songbook Goes R&B I Love Paris: Great American Songbook Goes R&B CD

2021 release. Although for many decades it was principally the domain of jazz-styled singers and musicians, The Great American Songbook has undergone a significant revival in recent years, in terms of the mass market's rediscovery of the genre. Loosely defined, these are the most popular and enduring songs from the 1920s through to the 50s, most of which were written for Broadway theatre, musical theatre and/or Hollywood musical movies. And although regular Pop Music has generally endured a somewhat difficult relationship with what has always been perceived as "serious" music, many R&B and early Soul performers dabbled in the Great American Songbook over the years. This unique compilation presents thirty memorable examples, featuring artists like Ray Charles, Big Maybelle, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, LaVern Baker, James Brown, Etta James, Bobby Bland, Timi Yuro, Ruth Brown and many more. Many of these sides are hard to find elsewhere on CD.

1. Ray Charles - You Are My Sunshine 2. Jackie Wilson - I Apologise 3. Roy Hamilton - Unchained Melody 4. Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - You Always Hurt the One You Love 5. Ketty Lester - Love Letters 6. Clyde McPhatter - These Foolish Things 7. Tony Williams - If 8. (Little) Esther Phillips - Release Me 9. Sammy Turner - Always 10. Etta James - Prisoner of Love 11. Sam Cooke - (I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons 12. Jesse Belvin - Summertime 13. Timi Yuro - Let Me Call You Sweetheart 14. Big Maybelle - All of Me 15. Varetta Dillard - What'll I Do 16. Little Willie John - Sleep 17. Lavern Baker - Wheel of Fortune 18. Frankie Lymon - Goody Goody 19. James Brown - Bewildered 20. Ben E King - at Last 21. Johnny Nash - As Time Goes By 22. Ruth Brown - I'll Get Along Somehow (Part 1) 23. Jimmy Jones - for You 24. Gene McDaniels - When I Fall in Love 25. Jerry Butler - After the Laughter 26. Marv Johnson - September in the Rain 27. Brook Benton - Blues in the Night 28. Big Joe Turner - Corrine, Corrina 29. Bobby Bland - St James' Infirmary 30. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Love Paris