Black Night (Charles Brown song)

"Black Night" is a 1951 blues song by Charles Brown. A slow minor-key blues, it is performed in the West Coast blues-style.[1] Brown, on vocal and piano, is backed by a small combo with the addition of Maxwell Davis on saxophone.[2]

"Black Night"
Single by Charles Brown Trio
B-side"Once There Live a Fool"
ReleasedJanuary 1951 (1951-01)
RecordedDecember 21, 1950 (1950-12-21)
StudioRadio Recorders, Los Angeles
GenreBlues
Length3:07
LabelAladdin (no. 3076)
Songwriter(s)Jessie Mae Robinson
Charles Brown Trio singles chronology
"My Baby's Gone"
(1950)
"Black Night"
(1951)
"I'll Always Be in Love with You"
(1951)

"Black Night" was Brown's second single to reach number one on Billboard's R&B chart.[3] It remained at the top position for 14 weeks, longer than any other single.[1] In 2005, it was inducted into the Blues Foundation Blues Hall of Fame as a "Classic of Blues Recording  Single or Album Track".[1]

Brown re-recorded the song for his 1972 Blues 'n' Brown album. James Booker covered the song on his albums King of the New Orleans Keyboard[4]and Live from Belle Vue.[5] Dr. John covered it on his album In a Sentimental Mood. Buddy Guy covered the song on his album Damn Right, I've Got the Blues. Joe Bonamassa also covered the song on his album Sloe Gin.

References

  1. Blues Foundation (November 10, 2016). "2005 Hall of Fame Inductees: Black Night, by Charles Brown (Aladdin, 1951)". The Blues Foundation. Retrieved February 7, 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Hannusch, Jeff (1992). Driftin' Blues: The Best of Charles Brown (Album notes). Charles Brown. Hollywood, California: Aladdin Records. p. 5. CDP-7-97989-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 82.
  4. "King of the New Orleans Keyboard". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  5. "Live from Belle Vue". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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