Ruth Brown, a top-selling artist in the 1950s, endured over two decades of relative obscurity before she began to be noticed again in 1988. Recorded live at the Cinegrill in Hollywood,
Brown is assisted by a fine quintet (which includes tenor great
Red Holloway, altoist
Charles Williams and organist
Bobby Forrester) for fresh remakes of some of her hits, along with some newer material. All of
Brown's Fantasy CDs feature a mature singer still in her prime. Highlights of this particular release (her debut for the label) include "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You," "Teardrops From My Eyes," "When I Fall in Love" and "Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean."