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  • REVIEW - Ruth Brown: "5-10-15 Hours" - ATLANTIC 962; FEBRUARY 1952

    From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 30 07:40:53 2022
    Ruth Brown: "5-10-15 Hours" - ATLANTIC 962; FEBRUARY 1952


    https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/ruth-brown-5-10-15-hours-atlantic-962/


    YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcZxigLf3KU


    SPONTANEOUS LUNACY VERDICT: 8/10

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 30 07:46:11 2022
    Samp has his head far up his ass with this review. NOBODY cares about the meaning of the lyrics because it was 5-10-15 Hours rather than 5-10-15 minutes. In fact, "hours" fits better than "minutes" sonically IMO.

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  • From Roger Ford@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 30 15:59:21 2022
    On Wed, 30 Nov 2022 07:40:53 -0800 (PST), Bruce <SavoyBG@aol.com>
    wrote:

    Ruth Brown: "5-10-15 Hours" - ATLANTIC 962; FEBRUARY 1952


    https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/ruth-brown-5-10-15-hours-atlantic-962/


    YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcZxigLf3KU


    Here's how Ruthie did with this one in the 1952 Battle

    R1
    5 Wynonie Harris - Keep On Churnin'- King 4526
    18 Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours - Atlantic 962

    R2
    5 T-Bone Walker - Street Walkin' Woman - Imperial 5202
    18 Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours - Atlantic 962

    R3
    7 Dinah Washington - Trouble In Mind - Mercury 8269
    18 Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours - Atlantic 962

    R4
    6 Marie Adams - I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks - Peacock 1583
    20 Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours - Atlantic 962

    R5
    16 Little Willie Littlefield - K.C. Loving - Federal 12110
    10 Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours - Atlantic 962

    And in the later Fabulous Femmes Battle

    R1
    2 Patti Page -- Detour -- Mercury 5682 -- 1951
    12 Ruth Brown -- 5-10-15 Hours -- Atlantic 962 -- 1952

    R2
    9 Ruth Brown -- 5-10-15 Hours -- Atlantic 962 -- 1952
    6 Brenda Lee -- That's All You Gotta Do -- Decca 31093 -- 1960

    R3
    8 Ruth Brown -- 5-10-15 Hours -- Atlantic 962 -- 1952
    9 The Ikettes -- I'm Blue -- Atco 6212 -- 1961

    SPONTANEOUS LUNACY VERDICT: 8/10

    One of her best! High 8 for me

    ROGER FORD
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