Album Details
Title: Essential Recordings
Artist: Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Release Date: 8/8/2000
Label: Golden Music
Album Type(s): Greatest Hits
UPC: 741157088625
Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Style: Early R&B
Moods: Boisterous, Brash, Eccentric, Freewheeling, Fun, Gleeful, Irreverent, Manic, Bravado, Greasy, Humorous, Outrageous, Quirky, Raucous, Silly, Theatrical, Gritty, Rousing, Aggressive, Carefree, Playful, Whimsical, Exuberant
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Members Wishing: 1
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1 |
Track Listings
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Portrait of a Man
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Itty Bitty Pretty One
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Don't Deceive Me
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What's Gonna Happen on the 8th Day
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Ashes
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We Love
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It's Only Make Believe
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Please Don't Leave Me
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I Put a Spell on You
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I Don't Know
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Guess Who?
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What Good Is It, Pt. 1
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What Good Is It, Pt. 2
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Same Damn Thing
Additional Releases
| Year | Type | Label | Catalog # | | 2000 | CD | Golden Music | 886 |
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Album Review
Long before anyone had ever heard of Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Kiss, the Tubes, or W.A.S.P.'s Blackie Lawless -- let alone Marilyn Manson -- Screamin' Jay Hawkins wrote the book on theatrical rock & roll with an over the top live show that included coffins, explosions, snakes, and a flaming skull he called Henry. The late rock/R&B/blues singer wasn't without his detractors, who dismissed him as a novelty and an example of style and image over substance. But even without the wild theatrics, Hawkins would have gone down in history as a talented, versatile entertainer who could handle a variety of styles. Released in 2000, Essential Recordings looks back on Hawkins' 1950s and 1960s recordings and finds him successfully tackling everything from blues and rock & roll to doowop and soul. Hawkins' signature tune, "I Put a Spell on You," was an obvious choice, and the singer is almost as entertaining on material that ranges from the humorous doo wop item "We Love" to performances of "Little Bitty Pretty One," Fats Domino's "Please Don't Leave Me," and Little Willie Mabon's "I Don't Know." Essential Recordings isn't the last word on Hawkins; for one thing, 1956's "Little Demon" (which was the B-side of "I Put a Spell on You") is missing. And regrettably, Golden Lane fails to provide recording dates, something that collectors will find incredibly frustrating and even inexcusable. But while this CD isn't the ideal Hawkins collection, it isn't a bad introduction to his work either. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
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