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Brighten the Corner
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Allmusic [1]
Brighten the Corner the Great American Songbook standards on which she
had previously concentrated.
Track listing
For the 1967 LP on Capitol Records; Capitol ST 2684; ; Re-
issued in 1991 on CD, Capitol CDP 7 95151-2
Side One:
1. "Abide with Me" (Henry Francis Lyte, Arrangers; G.
Price, R. Black) - 3.24
2. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Traditional,
Arrangers; G. Price, R. Black) - 5.00
3. "The Old Rugged Cross" (George Bennard) - 3.50
4. "Brighten the Corner Where You Are" (Ina D. Ogdon,
Charles H. Gabriel ) - 2.33
Studio album by Ella Fitzgerald 5. "I Need Thee Every Hour" (Annie S. Hawks, Robert
Lowry) - 3.38
Released August 1967 6. "In the Garden" (C. Austin Miles) - 3.14
Recorded July 17 - 18, 1967 7. "God Be with You Till We Meet Again" (Jeremiah E.
Rankin, William G. Tomer) - 1.19
Genre Christian music, Popular music Side Two:
Length 27:27 1. "God Will Take Care of You" (Civilla D. Martin, W.
Stillman Martin) - 3.29
Label Capitol
2. "The Church in the Wildwood" (William S. Pitts) -
Producer Dave Dexter, Jr. 3.00
3. "Throw Out the Lifeline" (Edwin Ufford) - 3.12
Ella Fitzgerald chronology
4. "I Shall Not Be Moved" (Traditional, Arrangers; G.
Ella and Duke at the Brighten the Ella Fitzgerald’s Price, R. Black) - 2.40
Cote D’Azur Corner Christmas 5. "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" (Philip P. Bliss) -
(1966) (1967) (1967) 2.46
6. "What a Friend We Have In Jesus" (Joseph M.
Brighten the Corner is a 1967 studio album by the American Scriven, Charles Crozat Converse) - 4.02
jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, debut album on Capitol 7. "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me" (Augustus Toplady,
Records.[2] The album charted at #172 in the Billboard Thomas Hastings) - 1.58
Hot 200 album charts.[3]
Re-issued by Capitol Records on CD in 1991 and to-
gether, on one CD, with the album "Ella Fitzgerald’s
Personnel
Christmas" in 2006. • Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
The album was Ella’s first since leaving the Verve • Ralph Carmichael Choir - Vocals
label, which had seen her produce her most acclaimed • John Kraus - engineer
body of work. It marked a sharp change of direction for • Grace Price, Robert Black - arrangements
Fitzgerald, as Brighten the Corner saw Ella sing Christian
hymns, reflecting her own spirituality, and eschewing
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References [2]
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Ella Fitzgerald Brighten the Corner at Allmusic
Billboard album charts Brighten the Corner at
[1] Allmusic review Allmusic
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