Bad for Me (album)
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| Bad for Me | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:05 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | George Duke | |||
| Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Bad for Me | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Cashbox | (favourable)[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Bad for Me is the fourth studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, released in 1979 by Elektra Records.[4] The album reached at No. 29 on the Cashbox Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 30 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[5][6]
Overview[edit]
Bad for Me was produced by George Duke. Artists such as Sheila E., Roland Bautista, Ricky Lawson, Alphonso Johnson and Larry Dunn appeared on the album.[4]
Singles[edit]
The title track was released as the only single and peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[7]
Covers[edit]
Bridgewater covered Carole Bayer Sager's "It's the Falling in Love" on the album.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad for Me" |
| 5:36 |
| 2. | "Back of Your Mind" |
| 3:18 |
| 3. | "For the Girls" | 4:47 | |
| 4. | "Love Won't Let Me Go" | Denise Eileen Garrett | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Streetsinger" | Don Kerr | 3:35 |
| 6. | "It's the Falling in Love" | 3:36 | |
| 7. | "Tequila Mockingbird" | 4:03 | |
| 8. | "Don't Say It (If You Don't Mean It)" | Bobby Lyle | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Is This What Feelings Gets?" | 3:56 | |
| Total length: | 37:05 | ||
Personnel[edit]
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – lead vocals, backing vocals (on tracks 3, 6, 8)
- George Duke – Yamaha electric grand piano (1, 3), backing vocals (2), Fender Rhodes piano and synthesizer (9)
- Bobby Lyle – Fender Rhodes piano (2), Yamaha electric grand piano (5, 8), Minimoog and clavinet (8)
- Larry Dunn – Fender Rhodes piano (4, 7), Minimoog (7)
- Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes piano (6)
- Roland Bautista – guitar (exc. 5, 9)
- Byron Miller – bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 7)
- Robert Matthew Powell – bass (3, 8)
- Alphonso Johnson – bass (6, 9)
- Ricky Lawson – drums
- Sheila Escovedo – percussion (1, 2, 5, 6, 8)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (7)
- Lawrence Williams – tenor saxophone (exc. 4, 7)
- Don Menza – tenor saxophone (1)
- Fred Jackson – baritone saxophone (4, 7)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (exc. 2, 9), flugelhorn (2, 9)
- Bobby Bryant – trumpet (4, 7)
- Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet (4)
- Sidney Muldrow, Richard Perissi – French horn (4, 7)
- Napoleon Murphy Brock – trombone (2, 3), backing vocals (1, 2)
- Lew McCreary – trombone (1)
- George Bohanon, Louis Satterfield – trombone (4, 7)
- William Frank Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (5, 6, 8, 9)
- Maurice Spears – bass trombone (4, 7)
- Lynn Davis – backing vocals (1-4, 7, 8)
- Josie James – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 8)
- Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (4, 7)
- Carolyn Dennis, Becky Lopez, Petsye Powell – backing vocals (5)
- George Duke - producer, arrangements and orchestrations (1-3, 5), conductor (9)
- Horn arrangements (8) - George Duke, Bobby Lyle
- For tracks 4 and 7
- Vocal arrangements - George Duke, Larry Dunn
- Horn arrangements - Eduardo Del Barrio, Larry Dunn (4 only)
- Conductor of horn section - Eduardo Del Barrio
- String arrangements and conductor of string section - George Del Barrio
- Gene McDaniels - Producer
- Songwriters "Back of Your Mind" Gene McDaniels, Raye Stiles
Chart history[edit]
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Cashbox Top Jazz Albums[5] | 29 |
| US Billboard Jazz Albums[6] | 30 |
| US Billboard Top Soul Albums[8] | 57 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Bad for Me – Dee Dee Bridgewater". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Bad for Me" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Cashbox. May 26, 1979. p. 13.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 734. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b Dee Dee Bridgewater: Bad for Me. Elektra Records. 1979.
- ^ a b "Top Jazz Albums". Cashbox. June 16, 1979. p. 49.
- ^ a b Billboard's Best Selling Jazz Albums. Vol. 91. Billboard. June 2, 1979. p. 66.
- ^ "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Bad for Me (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Bad for Me (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
External links[edit]
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – Bad For Me at Discogs (list of releases)