Bad for Me (album)
Bad for Me is the fourth studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, released in 1979 on Elektra Records.[5] The album reached at No. 29 on the Cashbox Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 30 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[6][7]
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:05 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | George Duke | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Cashbox | (favourable)[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [4] |
Overview
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.[5]
Singles
The title track was released as the only single and peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[8]
Covers
Bridgewater covered Carole Bayer Sager's It's the Falling in Love on the album.[9]
Track listing
| 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
- 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 and Richard Perissi – french horn (4, 7)
- Napoleon Murphy Brock – trombone (2, 3), backing vocals (1, 2)
- Lew McCreary – trombone (1)
- George Bohanon and 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 and 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
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Cashbox Top Jazz Albums[6] | 29 |
| US Billboard Jazz Albums[7] | 30 |
| US Billboard Top Soul Albums[10] | 57 |
References
- "Bad for Me – Dee Dee Bridgewater". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Bad for Me" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 41. Cashbox. May 26, 1979. p. 13.
- Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 734. Retrieved 21 August 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: Bad for Me. Elektra Records. 1979.
- "Top Jazz Albums". Vol. 41 no. 3. Cashbox. June 16, 1979. p. 49. Cite magazine requires
|magazine=(help) - Billboard's Best Selling Jazz Albums. 91. Billboard. June 2, 1979. p. 66.
- "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Bad for Me (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- "Bad for Me by Dee Dee Bridgewater". secondhandsongs.com.
- Dee Dee Bridgewater: Bad for Me (Top Soul Albums). billboard.com. Billboard.
External links
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – Bad For Me at Discogs (list of releases)
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