5-10-15 Hours

"5-10-15 Hours" is a rhythm-and-blues song written by Rudy Toombs in 1952 for Ruth Brown and was one of several number-one R&B hits he wrote for her.^[1] When Brown was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, her induction said that "her best work was to be found on such red-hot mid-Fifties R&B sides as '5-10-15 Hours'".^[2]

"5-10-15 Hours"
Single by Ruth Brown
B-side	"Be Anything (But Be Mine)"
Released	March 25, 1952 (1952-03-25)
Recorded	1951
Genre	R&B
Length	2:59
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Rudy Toombs
Ruth Brown singles chronology
"Shine On (Big Bright Moon, Shine On)" (1951) "5-10-15 Hours" (1952) "Daddy" (1952)

Song Background

Her recording is smooth, sophisticated blues shouting at its best, has a touch of suppliance more characteristic of the vocal qualities of popular singers than of the blues. The recording features a tenor sax solo by Willis Jackson.^[3]