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Dinah Washington The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Sessions Mosaic Records 2004. Five CDs and 94 tracks from her 1962-63 recording sessions give this complete Dinah Washington collection from Mosaic ample opportunities for extended listening. Five hours of Ms. Washington's expressive way with a song tell a long and detailed. I was thrilled to find this edition of The Very best Of Dinah Washington. I am entertainer myself and often use the wonderful Dinah as an inspiration. I have been a fan for years. My mother introduced me to Dinah in the 1960's. This set has tunes that I had never heard. There are many albums out there with the same tunes on them.

Back to the Blues is a 1963 studio album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Fred Norman.^[1]

Reception[edit]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow said that '...after her unexpected success on the pop charts, most of Washington's sessions for Mercury and Roulette during the last four years of her life were quite commercial, with string arrangements better suited to country singers and Dinah nearly parodying herself with exaggerated gestures...In general, this is a more successful date than Washington's earlier investigation of Bessie Smith material, since the backup band is more sympathetic and the talented singer is heard in prime form. Dinah Washington clearly had a real feeling for this bluesy material'.^[1]

Track listing[edit]

Dinah Washington The Best Of The Roulette Years Cd

1. 'The Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Woman Cryin' for Her Man' (J. Mayo Williams) - 3:46
2. 'Romance in the Dark' (Lil Green) - 2:12
3. 'You've Been a Good Old Wagon' (Perry Bradford) - 3:50
4. 'Let Me Be the First to Know' (Leroy Kirkland, Dinah Washington, P. Woods) - 2:39
5. 'How Long, How Long Blues' (Leroy Carr) - 4:58
6. 'Don't Come Running Back to Me' (Johnson, Washington, Woods) - 2:23
7. 'It's a Mean Old Man's World' (Kirkland, Washington) - 3:10
8. 'Key to the Highway' (Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie Segar) - 2:39
9. 'If I Never Get to Heaven' (Napp, Washington) - 3:44
10. 'Duck Before You Drown' (Napp, Washington) - 2:11
11. 'No Hard Feelings' (Jacobs, Al Roberts) - 2:33
12. 'Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning' (Pearl Delaney, Tom Delaney) - 8:40

Personnel[edit]

• Dinah Washington - vocals
• Fred Norman - arranger
• Billy Butler - guitar
• Eddie Chamblee - tenor saxophone

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References[edit]

1. ^ ^abc'Back to the Blues'. Allmusic. Retrieved March 28, 2012.

Dinah Washington The Best Of The Roulette Years Dvd