Mercury Records Collection: MG-20619: If You Believe

MG-20619: If You Believe / Brook Benton

Label Type :	black Mercury type B
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 20619A MS2 FF
	SIDE-B	MG 20619B MS4 FF

Comments

Inside The Groove

A true awesome spiritual songs by a gifted singer.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

It may be called a “concept album” as all tunes are “spiritual” songs to praise God. Most songs are sung in a slow tempo, and the backing arrangement (including gospel-choirs) of each song is in a solemn tone. His singing is nothing but beautiful and spiritual.

I feel this album is absolutely awesome and fascinating, even though I am not a Christian. Great.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	Go Tell It On The Mountain (Arranged and adapted by Brook Benton & Malcolm Dodds)	2:33
A-2	He'll understand and say well done (Arranged and adapted by Brook Benton & Malcolm Dodds)	3:49
A-3	Just A Closer Walk With Thee (Arranged and adapted by Brook Benton & Malcolm Dodds)	3:40
A-4	Only Believe (Arranged and adapted by Brook Benton & Malcolm Dodds)	2:58
A-5	Remember Me (Arranged and adapted by Brook Benton & Malcolm Dodds)	3:56
SIDE-B
B-1	Going Home (Arranged and adapted by Brook Benton & Malcolm Dodds)	3:12
B-2	Shadrack (Arranged and adapted by Brook Benton & Malcolm Dodds)	2:20
B-3	Steal Away (Arranged and adapted by Brook Benton & Malcolm Dodds)	4:40
B-4	The Lost Penny (J. T. Adams)	3:30
B-5	Deep River (Arranged and adapted by Brook Benton & Malcolm Dodds)	3:08

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Brook Benton (vo).
Arranged & conducted by Malcolm Dodds.

Recorded maybe in 1961 (needs confirmation).

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Mercury MG-20602 / SR-60602 : Songs I Love To Sing
Mercury MG-20607 / SR-60607 : Brook Benton Golden Hits
Mercury MG-20619 / SR-60619 : If You Believe
Mercury MG-20641 / SR-60641 : Boll Weevil Song And 11 Other Great Hits
Mercury MG-20673 / SR-60673 : There Goes That Song Again
Mercury MG-20740 / SR-60740 : Lie To Me / Singing The Blues
Mercury MG-20774 / SR-60774 : Golden Hits Volume 2
Mercury MG-20830 / SR-60830 : Best Ballads Of Broadway
Mercury MG-20886 / SR-60886 : Born To Sing The Blues
Mercury MG-20918 / SR-60918 : On The Countryside
Mercury MG-20934 / SR-60934 : This Bitter Earth

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Mercury MG-20826 / SR-60826 : Original Golden Hits Of The Great Blues Singers / Various Artists