Dry Your Eyes

by Brenda & the Tabulations

Overview

As was the custom of the day, Brenda & the Tabulations' debut album was overstuffed with familiar cover versions, which were done respectably; actually, the sultry, drawn-out reading of "Summertime" is really good, as is the calypso-ish take of the Marvelettes' "Forever." There are also a few more originals by the Brenda Payton-Maurice Coates team responsible for "Dry Your Eyes," including the low-charting single "Just Once in a Lifetime"; this has a similar marriage of doo wop-type vocals with the lush orchestration for which Philadelphia soul was famous. The album had yet two more small soul hits in "Stay Together Young Lovers" and Smokey Robinson's "Who's Loving You?" The CD reissue adds two bonus tracks, including "When You're Gone," a minor 1968 hit in which the vibes and trembling violins brought the group closer to the mainstream of symphonic Philly soul production. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	12/30/1997
Label:	Jamie/Guyden
UPC:	0647780400127
Rank:	2603

Tracks

1. Dry Your Eyes
2. Walk on By
3. God Only Knows
4. Who's Lovin' You
5. Summertime
6. Where Did Our Love Go
7. Just Once in a Lifetime
8. Forever
9. Stay Together Young Lovers
10. Hey Boy
11. Oh Lord, What Are You Doing to Me
12. The Wash
13. That's in the Past
14. When You're Gone

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Brenda & the Tabulations   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Bob Finiz   Producer,Engineer,Composer
Freddie Gorman   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Brenda Payton   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Brian Wilson   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Luther Dixon   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Maurice Coates   Composer
Tony Asher   Composer
Samuel Bell   Composer
Bert Keyes   Composer