The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party

The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
Studio album by King Curtis and The Shirelles
Released	1962
Genre	Girl group
Length	30:01
Language	English
Label	Scepter
Producer	Luther Dixon; Bob Irwin;
King Curtis and The Shirelles chronology

The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party is a 1962 collaborative album between American blues and rhythm and blues saxophonist King Curtis and girl group The Shirelles. In 1968, the album was re-released as Eternally Soul.

Reception edit

Editors of AllMusic Guide gave this album three out of five stars, with critic Richie Unterberger characterizing the release as "respectable but not terribly exciting, and a bit schizo in concept", due to alternating tracks between the musical acts rather than having them collaborate directly.^[1] In a review of reissues for Billboard, Chris Morris called this album a "bopping session".^[2]

Track listing edit

"Mama Here Comes the Bride" (Luther Dixon and Jerome Richardson) – 2:26
"Take the Last Train Home" (Instrumental) (Dixson and Curtis Ousley) – 3:06
"Welcome Home, Baby" (Dixon) – 2:32
"I've Got a Woman" (Ray Charles) – 4:58
"I Still Want You" (Dixson and Ousley) – 2:29
"Take the Last Train Home" (Vocal) (Dixson and Ousley) – 1:56
"Love Is a Swinging Thing" (Willie Denson, Dixon, and Shirley Owens) – 2:12
"Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (Jessie Hill) – 2:19
"New Orleans" (Ousley) – 3:25
"Mister Twister" (Otis Blackwell) – 2:29
"Potato Chips" (Ousley) – 2:37

Personnel edit

King Curtis – saxophone, vocals

The Shirelles

Doris Coley – lead and backing vocals
Addie "Micki" Harris – lead and backing vocals
Beverly Lee – lead and backing vocals
Shirley Owens – lead and backing vocals

Additional personnel

Luther Dixon – engineering, production
Ira Howard – liner notes
Bob Irwin – production
Jeff Smith – design

References edit

^ Unterberger, Richie. "Give a Twist Party – King Curtis, The Shirelles". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
^ "Declarations of Independents: Catching Up on Indie Releases; an Impure Take On the Blues". Retail. Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. January 15, 1994. p. 43. ISSN 0006-2510.

External links edit

The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party at Discogs (list of releases)
The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

[amg-1] Unterberger, Richie. "Give a Twist Party – King Curtis, The Shirelles". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

[bb-2] "Declarations of Independents: Catching Up on Indie Releases; an Impure Take On the Blues". Retail. Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. January 15, 1994. p. 43. ISSN 0006-2510.

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