Blues on Broadway
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| Blues on Broadway | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | June 12–13, 1989, at RCA Studio C, New York | |||
| Length | 58:12 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Producer | Ralph Jungheim | |||
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Blues on Broadway is an album by the American musician Ruth Brown, released in 1989 through Fantasy Records.[1][2] The album earned Brown a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female.[3] It was produced by Ralph Jungheim.[4] Hank Crawford played saxophone on several tracks.[5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Chicago Tribune |   [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
The Washington Post praised the "terrific remake of 'Good Morning Heartache'."[8] The Chicago Tribune noted the "rich, wise voice shaped by hard-won experience and filled with deliciously wicked wit."[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "this is a woman who describes a life lived full measure every time she sings."[7]
