Dee Dee Bridgewater (1980 album)

Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater
Released	1980
Studio	Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:49
Label	Elektra
Producer	Thom Bell
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
Tom Hull	B−^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	^[5]

Dee Dee Bridgewater is a studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. Released in 1980 by the Elektra label, it is her second self-titled album. Two singles were released: "One in a Million (Guy)" and "When Love Comes Knockin'".^[6] The album was re-released on CD in 2006.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lonely Disco Dancer"	Thom Bell, Joseph Jefferson, Richard Roebuck	4:57
2.	"When Love Comes Knockin'"	Thom Bell, Joe Ericksen, Dennis Caldirola	4:21
3.	"One in a Million (Guy)"	Thom Bell, Joe Ericksen	4:43
4.	"Gunshots in the Night"	Leroy Bell, Casey James	6:28
5.	"When You're in Love"	Casey James	6:28
6.	"That's the Way Love Should Feel"	Preston Glass, Alan Glass	4:28
7.	"Give in to Love"	Thom Bell, Linda Creed	5:11
8.	"Jody (Whoever You Are)"	Joseph Jefferson	4:13

Personnel[edit]

Band

Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
Thom Bell, Casey James – keyboards
Don Renaldo and His Strings and Horns – horns, strings
Grant Reeves – saxophone
Bobby Eli, Bill Neale – guitar
Bob Babbitt – bass
Charles Collins – drums
Leroy Bell, Larry Washington – percussion
Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Frankie Bleu, Carl Helm, George Merrill – backing vocals

Production

Thom Bell – producer, conductor
Dirk Devlin, Jim Gallagher, Ron Gangnes – recording engineers
Ron Coro – art direction, design
David Alexander – photography

References[edit]

^ "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Dee Dee Bridgewater". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 734. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ Hull, Tom. "Penguin Guide to Jazz Diffs: 4th vs. 5th Editions". Tom Hull. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Dee Dee Bridgewater". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ "Dee Dee Bridgewater (1980)". oldies.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Dee Dee Bridgewater". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[2] Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 734. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[TH-3] Hull, Tom. "Penguin Guide to Jazz Diffs: 4th vs. 5th Editions". Tom Hull. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[4] "Tom Hull: Grade List: Dee Dee Bridgewater". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[5] Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[6] "Dee Dee Bridgewater (1980)". oldies.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

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v t e Dee Dee Bridgewater
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader	Afro Blue (1974) Dee Dee Bridgewater (Atlantic, 1976) Just Family (1977) Bad for Me (released 1979) Dee Dee Bridgewater (Elektra, 1980) Live in Paris (1986) Victim of Love (released 1989) In Montreux (1990) Keeping Tradition (1992) Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (1994) Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album (1996) Dear Ella (1997) Live at Yoshi's (1998) This Is New (2001) J'ai deux amours (2005) Red Earth (2006) Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater (2009) Dee Dee's Feathers (2015) Memphis... Yes, I'm Ready (2016)
Compilations	Midnight Sun (released 2011)
With others	Children of Forever (Stanley Clarke, 1972) The Loud Minority (Frank Foster, 1972) Black Love (1974) Mutima (Cecil McBee, 1974) Conversations with Christian (Christian McBride, released 2011) Genesis (Charles Sullivan, 1974) Lean on Him (Buddy Terry, 1972)
Soundtracks	Coffy (Roy Ayers, 1973)