The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
| type = studio
| artist = King Curtis and The Shirelles
| cover = King Curtis and The Shirelles - The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party.jpg
| alt = A photo of the musicians dancing
| released = {{Startdate|1962}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Girl group
| length = {{Duration|m=30|s=01}}
| language = English
| label = Scepter
| producer =
- Luther Dixon
- Bob Irwin
| prev_title = The Shirelles Sing to Trumpets and Strings
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = Baby It's You
| next_year = 1962
| misc =
}}
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
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. In a review of reissues for Billboard, Chris Morris called this album a "bopping session".
Track listing
- "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
- 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
See also
References
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{{Cite web |title=Give a Twist Party – King Curtis, The Shirelles |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/give-a-twist-party-mw0000103844/ |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |authorlink=Richie Unterberger |accessdate=2023-05-04 |lang=en-US |publisher=AllMusic Guide}}
{{Cite magazine |magazine=Billboard |date=1994-01-15 |lang=en-US |title=Declarations of Independents: Catching Up on Indie Releases; an Impure Take On the Blues |department=Retail |page=43 |volume=106 |issue=3 |issn=0006-2510}}
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External links
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Category:1962 collaborative albums